Richard Fifield’s Epsom basement is a bustling depot. “Jug City Railway,” the miniature railroad he began building in 1981, now boasts a Walmart loading dock, an oil refinery, a wood pulp plant and ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

With today’s technology, the relatively low cost of laser cutting tool equipment and the ease of on-demand production has made it possible for small retailers to enter the model kit business. Among ...

Chris France’s neighbor looked out the window of her Beltsville home recently and saw something in Mr. France’s yard that startled her. “She thought it was an animal at first,” Mr. France remembers.

Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by ...

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 ...

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — On Sunday, visitors to the Kalamazoo County Expo Center can explore more than 175 vendor tables at the Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society‘s annual show and ...

On Sunday Nov. 9 the 2025 Lansing Train Show and Sale took place at the Farm Bureau Pavilion. Sponsored by the Lansing Model Railroad Club (LMRC), the event hosted over 500 tables of new and used ...

Looking for a unique gift for the train aficionado in your life? An Oliver, B.C., resident is selling his model railway layout, a one-of-a-kind design that took hundreds of hours to create. “Holy ...