In their backyard, Al and Bev Mann have 550 feet of model-railroad tracks that run past a pond, a waterfall, a market and a used-car dealership, among many other landmarks. But in 2005, the first year ...

Train enthusiasts got to show off their model trains this weekend. The Tulsa Garden Railroad Club opened its yards with model train set-ups to the public. Tim Jurek, a participant, says it makes him ...

A move to a new home gave me a chance to start fresh with a new layout. This would be my third layout and – at 30′-6″ x 40′-0″ – my most ambitious model railroad undertaking to date. I really wanted ...

TROY - The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society's famed 4,000-square-foot model train layout, which inspired generations of model train builders across the world and fueled the hobby's red-hot popularity ...

An Oxford couple is among those opening their backyard this weekend to showcase elaborate model railroad layouts. Allan and Liz Pantle have been working on the Midwestern and Rainbow Tunnel Railroad ...

The 40th National Garden Railway Convention will a spectacular model train show, by featuring operating model train layouts, displays, merchandise, and free kids make and take workshops. The ...

December is holiday train garden season. These elaborately constructed, epic layouts created by model train enthusiasts are a long-standing Christmastime custom dating from the early 20th century.

It started as a one-shot deal — a seven-track train layout at the Chicago Botanic Garden that was intended for a five-month run in 2000. “But it was so popular,” says Dave Rodelius, a lifelong train ...

Love affairs with trains typically begin like this: A tyke watching in awe as a Lionel train set choo choos around a Christmas tree. Fast forward some number of decades, and you have John Campbell, ...

As the holidays approach, days and nights are all about trips. That’s not hard to imagine, really. There are trips to the mall, to the grocery store, trips to the Christmas plays and holiday concerts, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society's model train layout of the fictional New England, Berkshire & Western Railroad has been ...