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

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FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (WNEM) - This year’s Bavarian Festival in Frankenmuth will have a look at the old country. The Great Lakes Chapter of European Train Enthusiasts will be showing off their H0 gauge ...

The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society's famed 4,000-square-foot model train layout is breaking up again, this time for good.

MEDINA, Washington — EDITOR'S NOTE: A version of this story first aired in January 2019. The owners are now looking for a new home for the model train layout -- ideally an organization that could take ...

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, ...

As part of its new railroad-themed exhibit, On the Right Track, the Elmhurst History Museum hosted a model train show Saturday in cooperation with Chicagoland T-Trak, an informal group of model ...

MADISON — Dr. Alan Friedler loves spending countless hours perfecting his model train layout. And this is a passion he never outgrew from when he was a kid. An onlooker might feel like a kid again ...

JAMES CITY — Thousands of model railroad lovers are expected this weekend at the James City County Library to watch — and help operate — trains set up for the holidays. Visitors will get to see seven ...

Model trains and toy trains, including some free exhibits, are featured throughout Delaware and nearby states. See several ideas where visitors can get on track at exhibits in November and December.