But children had special reason to love trains. “Trains brought everything from visiting relatives to all the goods in town,” says Tony Cook, editor of Model Railroad News.

In the end, according to Ed Van Leer, a model railroader then living in Rochester who participated in the construction of Model Railroad Heaven, Lionel donated about $5,000 worth of equipment.

Lovers of model trains eagerly walk through their doors. "When people put up a Christmas tree, they always want to put a train up around it," said Jack Cohen, owner of SW Randall Toyes & Gifts ...

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum on South Street in Roslindale is a non-profit that's run entirely by unpaid volunteers. Inside, you'll find some of the most detailed and intricate model ...

Explore LA Mega model train set Altadena backyard houses massive toy train world By Fiona Ng Updated January 4, 2025 12:59 AM Published December 28, 2024 5:00 AM ...

It takes a lot of work, but we can get it accomplished," said Tony Gutteridge, the president of the Bluegrass Model Railroad Club. We have a mixture of scales. N-scale, O-scale, G-scale and HO-scale.

In non-model train speak, he explained, think of one scale mile as "if you were a tiny figure on the layout, and you walked 30 miles on the layout." Basically, a lot.

The McKeesport Model Railroad Club is a holiday tradition, with 2,200 square feet of displays to explore. Many people who visited as kids now bring their grandchildren.

Model Railroad Show rolls into Richmond with train displays, programs by: Marysa Tuttle Posted: Nov 30, 2024 / 02:26 PM EST Updated: Nov 30, 2024 / 02:26 PM EST ...