MANSFIELD, Texas -- A train and three rail cars sit in the tiny shadow of a water tower in Don Hughes' workshop, causing him to smile. "That was the train that started it all," he said, "the train on ...

There’s nothing quite like that feeling of running a “first train” on a new model railroad. Although the scenery is still ...

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BUFFALO, NY (WKBW-TV} — In 1990 a group of model train enthusiasts convinced The Buffalo History Museum to let them install a model train layout. John Percy is the last remaining original member of ...

The beloved model-train layouts in the basement of Union Station have reached the end of the line. Back when two developers were competing for the contract to redevelop the facility, both promised ...

The Ligonier Valley Rail Road is rolling over the track once more — in railroad historian and hobbyist Bob Stutzman’s Latrobe basement. The original railroad operated from 1877 to 1952, hauling ...

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 ...

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, ...