Pacific Grove >> “This is what happens when the boys’ toys get out of hand,” said Ken Burns, while standing next to a miniature live steam locomotive Sunday at the American Tin Cannery. A retired ...

Model train connoisseurs have a great opportunity to share that passion with others at the N.C. Transportation Museum. Steam Over Spencer: A Live Steam Model Train event is taking place on March 6-8 ...

WINSTED >> Looking to share a love of model trains and introduce people to the hobby, RR Model & Hobby Supply held a steam train show Saturday in the Laurel Room at Whiting Mills. The event included ...

As a 17-year-old student, I can offer a few suggestions as to why model railroading may be dying (“As Model Trains Near Line’s End, Aging Hobbyists Trundle On,” page one, Feb. 11). First, the price of ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Hundreds of engineers of all ages gathered Saturday to celebrate all things trains at the Albany Polish Community Center. Organizers say there was something for everyone at the ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Victorian era is making a comeback at the Mitchell Park Domes. Saturday, Jan. 18 was the first day of their new exhibit called Golden Age of Steam. The display has trains ...

Pete Waterman has sold some of his collection of model steam trains for more than £600,000 at auction. The record producer is using most of the money to pay for engineering apprenticeships to work on ...

Charles Lester III knew from a very early age that his grandfather’s seven-foot wooden model of a steam locomotive was something to be looked at, not played with. “My father used to pile things up in ...

Rick Bartko remembers waking up to the sound of the Freedom Train in the late 1940s, blaring its loud horn as it roared by his childhood home. "It woke me out of a deep sleep," he said. "I said 'Woah!