CROCKETT — Extensive model railroad layouts will be operating and on display to the public during the fourth annual Crockett Railroad Days fom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 and 25. Two model train clubs ...
Model Railroader staff completed three custom bridges for the HO scale East Troy Industrial Park layout, combining kit-built and kitbashed designs to fit complex track and scenery needs. Using ...
TULSA, OK -- Model railroading is a year-round hobby, but it takes on a special significance at Christmas time. Hugh Keen of Tulsa is a retired mechanical engineer. Now he’s the engineer on his own ...
A hiss of steam, then a loud whistle blast, shatters the calm as the locomotive prepares to depart from the station. A set of orders from the dispatcher is given to the engineer and the last of the ...
EVERETT — Mike Scheerens has been a model train enthusiast his entire life. When he was about 10 years old, he watched his father, James, build tracks for HO-scale trains, one of the largest models ...
MEDINA, Washington — EDITOR'S NOTE: A version of this story first aired in January 2019. The owners are now looking for a new home for the model train layout -- ideally an organization that could take ...
Many model railroaders have the mindset of looking at items not for what they are but what they might become. I count myself ...
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As part of its new railroad-themed exhibit, On the Right Track, the Elmhurst History Museum hosted a model train show Saturday in cooperation with Chicagoland T-Trak, an informal group of model ...