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A Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 diesel locomotive, based on a Phase III prototype, is now available from Rapido Trains. The HO scale ...
Tearing model trains apart is a big element of what Hull's team does here. That's because, he told me, the major source of the parts they use to fix the thousands of locomotives, freight and ...
Dale Desser, of Erie, doesn't want visitors to simply watch his spectacular model railroad. He invites people to operate it.
The centerpiece of the West Island Model Railroad, located in Hicksville, is the incredibly detailed Allentown, Pennsylvania train station. Compare the model to the actual station, pictured in 1960.
Rhenn Zumwalt, 4, watches a miniature freight train pass through a miniature town layout during the Train Show and Open House ...
The locomotive burns and his partner, Kim Beard of Seaside, built is a 2½-inch scale model. It is based on the narrow gauge Rio Grande Southern locomotive that operates at Knotts Berry Farm.
This is not your grandfather’s electric train set. “In the old days, you had a dial,” said Steve Riegel, who oversaw the ...
By Scott Matthews A train show chugs into town next weekend. It’s the Tidewater Division of the National Model Railroad Association’s Train Show and Sale on Saturday and Sept. 18 at the… ...
Holiday model railroad displays aren't just locomotives, they're miniature worlds TOM KNAPP Staff Writer Dec 9, 2010 Updated Sep 12, 2013 ...
Some pieces from Young’s huge train collection will go on sale from Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles on December 9, giving fans a chance to own a few pieces of both music and model train history.
Stacey Walthers Naffah, CEO and president of family–owned and operated model train company Walthers Trains, joins Asking for a Trend host Josh Lipton to discuss how small businesses are being ...
Visitors pack the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, during the season, nearly 10,000 each year. "Trains were always affiliated with Christmas," said ...