Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

MEDINA, Washington — EDITOR'S NOTE: A version of this story first aired in January 2019. The owners are now looking for a new home for the model train layout -- ideally an organization that could take ...

Wye Bridge Hobbies has a massive model railroad inside the store. Everyone is invited to use the layout and to help with its expansion. Beginners welcome!

You never know where change will lead you. What started out as an attempt to fine-tune my existing HO scale layout ended with a new house and a 2,600 square-foot, four-deck model railroad – the Sunset ...

When members of the Four County Society of Model Engineers decided to enter their modular train layout in the largest train show in North America, they expected to have fun. They did not expect to ...

MADISON — Dr. Alan Friedler loves spending countless hours perfecting his model train layout. And this is a passion he never outgrew from when he was a kid. An onlooker might feel like a kid again ...

GRAND MEADOW — Wheels chug into motion. Steam pumps through model cylinders. A “piercing” bell switches tracks to “whistle talk.” It’s Wednesday morning train time with the Rail Runners Model Railroad ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...