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 ...

HAGERSTOWN — Hagerstown was nicknamed the “Hub City” during the heyday of coal and steam, a history that one can see in small scale at the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum. The roundhouse, which once ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — If you stepped into any one of four buildings on the grounds of Eastern States Exposition on Saturday, you found yourself surrounded by Lilliputian cities, each with its own rail ...

Unlike the other train layouts in his home, Jonathan Wichter’s latest project — an N-scale layout — is small enough that the ...

Model railroad clubs in the Treasure Valley allow train enthusiasts to let off steam and find a community that shares their ...

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, ...

Invariably, playing with toy trains, like collecting dolls or miniature cars, is something you're expected to grow out of -- just don't try telling that to Gerald McClellan. Every morning over coffee ...

Indiana’s largest model train show and swap will be held on Aug. 27 and 28 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds (250 Fraiground Drive, Franklin, IN). The show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat. and 10 a ...