Patrick Durand received his first American Flyer train set with his three brothers in about 1950 and has never stopped upgrading. Now he's working with a band of 26 brothers to rebuild a full-size ...
PLAINS, Pa. — Depending on your point of view, model railroad scenery can easily make you feel like you're somewhere you've seen before. "A danger sign on the fence is sort of like, 'What's the point ...
When members of the Four County Society of Model Engineers decided to enter their modular train layout in the largest train show in North America, they expected to have fun. They did not expect to ...
Way back when, before diesel-electric locomotives were a thing, trains weren’t really able to go backwards too well. Also it’s sometimes necessary to turn carriages around in a small space. For that, ...
WHEN I WALK into a “make-and-take” clinic at a meeting of model-railroad enthusiasts at Tacoma Community College, everyone is seated at long tables, deep in concentration, building structures they’ll ...