The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club will keep the tradition of toy trains at Christmas alive with two family-oriented ...

When I cut a hole in the living room wall in order to expand my N scale railroad into the hallway beyond, I thought that was ...

The beloved model-train layouts in the basement of Union Station have reached the end of the line. Back when two developers were competing for the contract to redevelop the facility, both promised ...

Here are some numbers that help explain why jaws drop at the first sight of the model-train set that tech entrepreneur Peter Hambling is having built in the basement of his Medina family home: • The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - ELTINGVILLE - Though Al Palma retired from the city Transit Authority more than 10 years ago, he continues to have trains on the brain. The Eltingville resident and Brooklyn ...

Hours: Saturdays (This month: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; After: 9 a.m.–2 p.m.) ...

APPLETON - If you’ve been to Pierce Park or Jefferson School, you’ve glimpsed my model railroad. If you’ve been to the History Museum at the Castle, you’ve walked where my little people walk. If ...

When engineer Gary Brown designed his house in Brooklyn Center 20 years ago, he had to overcome one tricky requirement. There could be no plumbing running through the exterior walls, he explains, "so ...

For many people, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a toy train set, the whir of the wheels on the tracks, the lights and whistles and steam. And then when the new year rolls around, and the ...

This story originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. How many of us found something we loved as a ...

While plenty of people dabble with model trains . . . a fellow outside Philadelphia pursues his hobby with a one-track mind. Martha Teichner has a ticket to ride: Words can't describe it, but the ...