♪ >> PETER DOES WORK A FULL-TIME JOB SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. THIS IS IS NONPAYING ONE, THE ONE HE HAS WORKED AT FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. >> IT IS A HOBBY THAT HELPS ME KEEP THE LITTLE SANITY I HAVE. IT’S ...

FORTVILLEWhen John Kitterman was looking for a workshop where he could house a business building model train layouts, the concrete building available for rent wasn\'t what he wanted.Nestled on a quiet ...

Jim Jacob has railroad tracks running right through his back yard. He isn’t kept awake by the commotion of passing trains, though. He just turns the power off. Jacob is the proprietor of the Roaring ...

Known as “The Train Lady,” North Barrington resident Elaine Silets is the owner and operator of the Harvey M. Silets Memorial O-Scale Model Railroad Museum, which is named after her late husband. The ...