REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM SHOW US HOW THAT TRADITION CONTINUES TO GROW. ALL ABOARD. >> FRANK WICHMANN’S LOVE FOR MODEL TRAINS STARTED WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS FIRST TRAIN SET FOR CHRISTMAS. HE WAS ...

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 ...

Train enthusiasts can enjoy the Peoria Train Fair this weekend, featuring model train parts, videos, books, and refreshments, ...

I’ve never really appreciated the whole model train thing until I took my kids to Northlandz, a 52,000 square foot facility in Flemington, New Jersey. It’s a wonderful place with more than 100 trains ...

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 ...

Train enthusiasts gathered at Cal Expo over the weekend to celebrate National Model Train Month during the International Railfair, which featured train demonstrations, activities for children, and an ...

Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962. They are on display in his home near Port Huron and include an operating layout.

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It looked like it could have been a page out the history book for the old Union Station in 1980. Inside onlookers young and ...

MANY TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS DREAM OF DRIVING A REAL TRAIN, BUT THEY CAN’T. SO THE NEXT BEST THING IS TO PRETEND BY OPERATING A TRAIN AND A LIFE IMITATING MODEL RAILROAD EXHIBIT. AND WHAT BETTER TIME TO ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Longtime New Mexico State Fair goers will tell you there is a lot to explore on Main Street but the real magic happens in the buildings. Tucked away behind the concession stands ...