JANESVILLE, Wis.—More than half of Mike Bubrick’s basement is filled with model railroading. There’s a staging yard with a mainline loop and more than a dozen tracks operated by a digital control with ...

It’s shows like the one at Mt. Ararat and the annual holiday train show at the Maine State Museum in Augusta — set for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 — that keeps Mainers interested in model railroading, which is ...

One of the greatest strengths of model railroading is the diverse, multifaceted nature of the hobby. History, woodworking, electrical engineering, and many other disciplines can all be pursued toward ...

These Reading Company model locomotives and boxcar are among Managing Editor Roger DuPuis’ recent acquisitions. It’s not entirely a thought experiment. As editor Roger DuPuis outlined in Sunday’s page ...

In a room off the detached garage of a home in southeast Cedar Rapids, it's always the early 1950s in central Pennsylvania, in miniature. Steam locomotives haul coal from area mines to rail yards ...

The biggest model railroad club in the Northwest has hand-built everything from Union Station to Multnomah Falls in meticulous detail — with the occasional whimsical flourish (we see you, Bigfoot).

John: Our American Flyer S Gauge layout is the largest in the world at over 1,700 square feet. The oldest piece that we have in the museum is from 1918. It’s made by Lionel and it still runs. Tell me ...

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 ...

Transporting enthusiasts into a miniature world of locomotives, landscapes, and intricate details, the Tallahassee Model Railroad Show and Sale chugs into the North Florida Fairground for two days, ...