Creating realistic scenery transforms a model train layout from a simple track loop into a miniature world full of life and storytelling. From shaping terrain with foam and plaster to adding weathered ...

From restoring historic rail equipment to building realistic layouts and creating heritage train simulator mods, rail enthusiasts are finding creative ways to keep history alive. These projects ...

James Crist is a local train enthusiast and craftsman living in Westminster. Crist first got interested in trains when he came out of the Navy in 1966. About the same time, he purchased a set of HO ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series about Westmoreland County residents who have been honored as Hometown Heroes. The program honors local military and non-military heroes by displaying photos on ...

A modular train display produced by Harford Community College alumni is open to the public at the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company. The community college has offered model train classes ...

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YORK COUNTY, Pa. — The York Train Fair returns this October, and organizers say it remains one of the largest toy train events in the United States. But as the hobby continues to grow older, there’s ...

Train enthusiasts got to show off their model trains this weekend. The Tulsa Garden Railroad Club opened its yards with model train set-ups to the public. Tim Jurek, a participant, says it makes him ...