Eddie Degan’s fascination with toy trains started when he was a kid playing with wooden Lionel sets. Though he first gave up ...

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 history of model railroading in the park. That history began in 1935, when a ...

REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM SHOW US HOW THAT TRADITION CONTINUES TO GROW. ALL ABOARD. >> FRANK WICHMANN’S LOVE FOR MODEL TRAINS STARTED WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS FIRST TRAIN SET FOR CHRISTMAS. HE WAS ...

It was the most unlikely of detours. Wisconsin residents Paul Olson and Samantha May made a beeline to Powell Wednesday on their way to visiting family in the mid-state area. Their destination: Dan’s ...

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 ...

NORTH EAST, Md. (AP) -- The mere sight of a model-train display can overwhelm people. Just ask George Boatwright, who has co-owned Mile Post 114 model train supply shop in North East with his wife, ...

TRADITION. REPOER:RT HISTORIANS SAY MODEL TRAINS GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1891 THEY’RE STILL POPULAR 130 YEARS LATER. THIS ONE IS THE MINIATURE RAILROAD & VILLAGE AT THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER AND IT ...

When it comes to model railroads, 7-year-old Stamford resident Devan McClean isn't picky. "I like everything," Devan said at Sunday's Westchester Model Railroad Club Fall Train Meet at the Eastern ...

This September, Stacey Walthers Naffah will become the fourth President - and the first female president - of Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., an 86-year-old model railroad company based in Milwaukee. (Cue ...