Modeling a railroad is hard. Railroads are large, linear pieces of civil engineering. So many modelers are drawn to the smallest scale they can use. Recently a new scale, named T, at 1:450 has been ...

When I was a very little boy, my Nana used to hold me by the hand and walk me a few blocks up the street to the Queen Lane railroad station in Philadelphia. It may seem tame, but on a warm summer ...

There are about nine model train clubs on Long Island, but apparently only the West Island Model Railroad Club in Hicksville allows visitors to run its trains at open houses. And at this year’s ...

Detroit may be the birthplace of the Model T — but it's also a special place for lovers of model trains. They go together, in a way. Kids at heart who love industrial design, engineering and the ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...