You never know where change will lead you. What started out as an attempt to fine-tune my existing HO scale layout ended with a new house and a 2,600 square-foot, four-deck model railroad – the Sunset ...

Looking for the perfect gift for the railfan or modeler in your life? Check out the Trains.com Holiday Gift Guide 2025 and ...

For two months, three friends have had one goal: to make a real-life historically accurate HO scale layout of the Abingdon ...

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 ...

The open house runs from noon until 5 p.m. each day. The donation is $5 at the door. Children 10 and under are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

There’s nothing quite like that feeling of running a “first train” on a new model railroad. Although the scenery is still ...

Billed as the largest monthly event of its kind in the world, the Great Midwest Train Show lived up to its name Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. With more than 500 tables of new ...

Did you know that Oak Park has its own model railroad club in the basement of Dole Center and, in fact, the Park District of Oak Park helped with the founding of said club in 1964 and is one of the ...

If you love trains, there’s a local event rolling into town this weekend that you won’t want to miss. The Zane Trace National ...

Sunlight glints off the chrome of classic cars parked outside Frank’s Diner. A cat pads past a green and yellow building.