This story originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. How many of us found something we loved as a ...

A model crafted by a 92-year-old man to mark the 200th anniversary of a rail line is the "star of the show" at a model rail ...

ROCK ISLAND -- Jacob Narup and Brian Rebney may be from different places and are at different times in their lives, but they both love model trains. Jacob, 3 1/2, came with his mother, Jenny Narup, ...

When you’re clearing out old hobby supplies, it’s easy to think many of those items have outlived their usefulness. However, ...

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 ...

A Financial Analyst and late Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Duke shared a passion for creating joy with vintage trains While they both worked at Duke, Travis Washburn and Dr. Thomas Kinney ...

Elaborate tracks, vintage locomotives and quaint villages — train displays can evoke feelings of wonder in young and old ...

The story drew hundreds of thousands of views online, and a couple from New Hampshire decided they wanted to buy the set.

GRAND ISLAND -- During the 2014 Nebraska State Fair, the model railroad in the Nebraska Building was a favorite with many fairgoers. The model railroad is back at the 2015 State Fair but not in the ...

FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) -- In the past year, Patricia Ethell has seen a lifetime's worth of train wrecks and derailments, some of them set to songs like ``I've Been Workin' on The Railroad.'' As the ...

Near Felton, the First State Model Railroad Club is hosting train displays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 29 and 30. The club’s headquarters is the Willow Grove Community Center at 624 Horsepen Road, a ...