EVERETT — Mike Scheerens has been a model train enthusiast his entire life. When he was about 10 years old, he watched his father, James, build tracks for HO-scale trains, one of the largest models ...

Love affairs with trains typically begin like this: A tyke watching in awe as a Lionel train set choo choos around a Christmas tree. Fast forward some number of decades, and you have John Campbell, ...

Rapt and in a model train moment all his own, Owen Rash of Tacoma looks over an HO scale model layout during the 2014 Model Train Festival show at the Washington State History Museum. This year’s show ...

Christmas and trains go hand in hand, whether it’s a few cars chugging around the family tree or a basement layout complete with elaborate towns and scenery. Lucky for train enthusiasts of all ages, ...

From the art of creating scenery to detailing miniature people that enhance a layout, model train aficionados will gather this weekend to host the ninth annual Model Train Show Saturday and Sunday at ...

The business park exterior of the Twin City Model Railroad Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota is fairly unremarkable. But once inside, visitors of all ages are in for a magical, immersive experience—the ...

Looking for the perfect gift for the railfan or modeler in your life? Check out the Trains.com Holiday Gift Guide 2025 and ...

When members of the Four County Society of Model Engineers decided to enter their modular train layout in the largest train show in North America, they expected to have fun. They did not expect to ...

The beloved model-train layouts in the basement of Union Station have reached the end of the line. Back when two developers were competing for the contract to redevelop the facility, both promised ...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- The 18th annual Fairhope model train show sponsored by South West Alabama Railroad Modelers will be held Saturday and Sunday during the 58th annual Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival ...

A woman with a child dashes to board a passenger train, their coats flying in the breeze. A man sits crossed-legged on a bench, waiting for another train to arrive on the next track. Across the rail ...