Of the 18 museums in Balboa Park, only one is in a basement. The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is the successor to a rich ...

Model railroading has been around for more than a century, but even with all those trains whose sole purpose is to circumnavigate Christmas trees, the hobby has receded somewhat from the public eye.

Train enthusiasts were in their element Saturday — but in small scale. The National Model Railroad Association’s Mid Central ...

The Peoria Train Fair drew families, collectors, and rail enthusiasts to Illinois Central College this weekend, offering ...

The first computer wizards who called themselves hackers started underneath a toy train layout at MIT’s Building 20 Just why Peter Samson was wandering around in Building 26 in the middle of the night ...

ROCKLEDGE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "Well, a model railroad is never finished," said Andrew Koniers, recalling a famous phrase from the 1930s. Koniers grew up with a passion for trains and carried into ...

The biggest model railroad club in the Northwest has hand-built everything from Union Station to Multnomah Falls in meticulous detail — with the occasional whimsical flourish (we see you, Bigfoot).

Bruce Zaccagnino built this 8-mile long train but says he's never ridden a real one. Annie Wermiel/NY Post For nearly five years in the 1990s, Bruce Zaccagnino spent 19 hours each day outfitting the ...

The Nacogdoches Railroad Depot’s annual holiday train display will have a special Veteran’s Day Open House this weekend.