Did you know Milwaukee is the birthplace of model railroading and continues to dominate in the hobby today? It's true, thanks to W. Walthers, Inc., a family-owned local business that was started in ...

Youngstown Model Railroad Association officer Bruce Silvernail handles the switching operations at one of the large yards on the HO layout. The YMRA HO layout will appear in the national magazine, ...

Local model railroad group, collectors and enthusiasts gathered Sunday at a Model Railroad & Toy Train Flea Market in ...

October 1944. A Modesto barbershop. Bob Brown, 12, falls in love for the first time -- with model trains. As he waits to get his hair cut, he's captivated with the cover of the magazine, "Model ...

MONACA — Walt Steiner positions himself near the entrance to Beaver County Model Railroad and Historical Society in Monaca, awaiting visitors – especially children – who come to view the club’s train ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...