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The Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum has three miles of track, and 18 to 24 trains are running at the same time. To see the trains in action, watch the video above.
"Everybody had Christmas trees and trains running underneath them," said the president of the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum.
During the mid- to late-1800s, the Canfield Fair saw the use of trains bringing fairgoers to Canfield to enjoy the event.
Dale Desser, of Erie, doesn't want visitors to simply watch his spectacular model railroad. He invites people to operate it.
Attendance is booming Attendance over the first four days of the 2025 Canfield Fair is up by about 19,000 from the same time frame in 2024. Daily data: DAY 2024 2025 Wednesday 22,610 27,916 Thursday ...
The show is part of the Railroad Museum's fundraising effort to apply for a matching grant from the state to build a pavilion structure over the trains on display outside ...
Historian David Wendell of Marion holds a model of an early steam locomotive like those from the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, the first railroad in Iowa, which was founded 170 years ago. The ...
In the September 2025 episode of Cody’s Office, we check out three new products, offer tips on upgrading road signs, and answer viewer mail.
HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading history, and we can partially credit the overall popularity of model trains with the rise of a convenient, tabletop scale like HO ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A special train ride sponsoring ‘Kids on Track’ in Springfield is kicking off its first day this weekend. On Saturday, ‘Kids on Track’ participants were able ...