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).

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 ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...

Model railroading clubs will be cranking up the steam engines and diesels in late spring and summer. The Back Mountain Railroad Club and the Anthracite Model Railroad Society in the Hazleton area have ...

The Lake County Model Railroad Club will celebrate 52 years of model railroading with its spring open house. The club was formed by six model railroaders who were frustrated with the lack of space ...