The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s famed 4,000-square-foot model train layout was broken up again, this time for good.

LYNNWOOD — Jim Noonan filled a garage-size building in back of his suburban rambler with a masterpiece in miniature. Over 15 years, he re-created Colorado’s famed Rio Grande Southern railroad, a ...

Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

Deep in Frisco’s Discovery Center, a man’s life is laid out in model train tracks in a 3,000-square-foot room. When no one is around, the room is quiet and dark. As the project nears completion, the ...

When designing their layouts, many model railroaders gravitate towards the 1960s. It’s easy to understand why - to many in the hobby, the 1960s represents one of the most dynamic decades in American ...

The new space for RPI Students’ Railroad layout was actually not big enough to fit the layout as it was, which would have required wholesale rebuilding. Some sections would have had to be replaced ...

A hiss of steam, then a loud whistle blast, shatters the calm as the locomotive prepares to depart from the station. A set of orders from the dispatcher is given to the engineer and the last of the ...