For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

Q: What layout is behind Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno when he hosts “Cody’s Office” on Trains.com? — James Macko A: The layout in the background is the Winston-Salem Southbound Tar ...

Railroads are a big part of the history. They take us back to an earlier time where once trains were the fastest way to cross a huge land. Model Railroading could take you back to those more good old ...

The first computer wizards who called themselves hackers started underneath a toy train layout at MIT’s Building 20 Just why Peter Samson was wandering around in Building 26 in the middle of the night ...

At the heart of South Central Wisconsin is Madison, both a college town and the capital city of the Badger State. When it comes to model railroad clubs, what are the options both in and around “Mad ...

The massive model railroad layout members of the Springfield Model Railroad Club created in their meeting space isn’t a toy. Named “Springfield Terminal Railway Association,” the club’s model railroad ...

In Kelly Russell's world, there are two types of trains -- the kind you can play with and those you can't. "Professionally, I work in the rail-asset management group for a major oil company. We manage ...

For people who build their own model trains there are a range of manufacturers from whom a power bogie containing the motor and drive can be sourced. But as [Le petit train du Berry] shows us in a ...

Taunton's Mass Model Railroad Club will be for all ages passionate about model trains, but the owner wants it to become an ...

If you know the right people, it’s possible to travel by train from Oakland to Sparks, Nevada in about 25 minutes. The catch is that the entirety of the trip exists inside a single, open-air room.