PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Great American Train Company, LLC (GATC), a Minnesota-based manufacturer of backyard riding trains and accessories, announced today it is now shipping its first ...

All aboard the Cory Mohl Railroad! — -- All aboard the Cory Mohl Railroad! Mohl, of West Valley City, Utah, has spent $17,500 building his very own working backyard train because he “just got a ...

“My only criticism of your train set is I think you deserve a better one,” said John Oliver to on Sunday night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight.” He unveiled a large train set featuring a number of ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — When it comes to landscaping projects, some people love doing it while others hate doing it. A man from Jenison had no vision or plan for his landscaping when he started it, but ...

SCRANTON -- The backyard train given to WNEP by HBO's "Last Week Tonight" with John Oliver is taking shape in its new home in Lackawanna County. WNEP's backyard train will be kept at the Electric City ...

When Rick Cartwright talks about trains, the excitement in his voice evokes that of a young child receiving his first toy train. Cartwright makes a living building backyard and garden railroads, and ...

RICHARDSON (CBS 11 NEWS) - All Joel Occhuizzo planned to build years ago was a little toy train to go around the tree outside his home in Richardson, but his simple idea kept growing. "The kids wanted ...

Eight-year-old John Bui waits to ride the Holiday Express Riding Train in Richardson. RICHARDSON — In his 81 years, Joel Occhiuzzo has been a traveling band leader, an Army sergeant, a chef and a car ...

Some build them in their basements. But Dick Shellenberg's train set takes up most of his backyard. The retired elementary school principal has turned model train conductor in the town of Corning.

A Springfield, Mo man known for his community volunteering and his backyard train display is battling a serious illness. Despite fighting colon cancer, Bill Hickory is finding the time and energy to ...