There are many different skills that go into model railroading, said nearly lifelong train enthusiast Dave Peterson I.

Painting is one of my favorite aspects of the hobby, though I guess that shouldn’t come as a big surprise. My father and ...

News & Products for the week of November 3rd 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by ...

Billed as the largest monthly event of its kind in the world, the Great Midwest Train Show lived up to its name Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. With more than 500 tables of new and ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – An iconic staple at Roberson Museum has moved locations. The model railroad layout has relocated to the former welcome center. The train moved to make room for a new ...

Miniature model trains rolled through Rock Quarry Park House on Saturday for the fourth annual Train Show and Open House. The event, hosted by the Central Missouri Chapter of the Train Collectors ...

We are working on a new special issue! Classic Toy Trains’ next special interest publication features 14 layouts you can visit across the United States, from the The Choo Choo Barn, the Chicagoland ...

In 2000, nightclub owners and twins Frederik and Gerrit Braun went from the neon lights of a Hamburg nightclub to building the world’s largest model trainset. Miniatur Wunderland is now a top tourist ...

Track selection is among the first decisions you’ll have to make when you get started in model railroading, second only to scale. In HO (1:87.1), the two most commonly used track sizes are code 100 ...

The raging trade war that has rocked the country may derail a beloved business in Northeastern Pennsylvania. With costs from their suppliers set to spike, several model train and hobby shop owners in ...

Chris Miller, the company’s owner, told me he began selling lighted model railroad accessories of the Mill Mountain Star, H & C Coffee sign and the Dr Pepper signs as railroad layout accessories, and ...

A terminally ill retired railway engineer is auctioning his beloved model steam train to raise money in tribute to his wife. Dennis Herbert's Great Western Railway King Class No. 6011 King James took ...