But collecting trains doesn’t have to cost ... for the Rio Grande and Southern Pacific railroads. Rio Grande model trains are Conley’s favorite. He has a collection of 14 model train engines ...

‘‘He had trains throughout his whole apartment,’’ Snyder said. ‘‘It looked like five huge cities in the different rooms.’’ Bitten by the train bug, Snyder started collecting sets ...

I started about 10 years ago with the village I had some original trains from the 40s that my Dad purchased for me. Lionel transformers from the 1940s. His wife says that it’s really taken over ...

The model train is controlled by conductor and collector - John Blomenberg. The trainset is only a fraction of his collection of about 1,800 planes, trains, automobiles, farm equipment and boats.

Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962. They are on display in his home near Port Huron and include an operating layout.

He points towards the model trains. "This layout here has three ... Sponsor Message Jack Martinek has been collecting for over fifty years, even though his Queens, N.Y. apartment is too small ...

“My grandfather gave me my first train set, and I started collecting toy trains ... s premier service center for all toy or scale model trains,” Hunnewell said. For his part, “I love ...