The San Diego Model Railroad Museum, located in Balboa Park, is drawing train enthusiasts and families alike as the largest ...

Model railroading has been around for more than a century, but even with all those trains whose sole purpose is to circumnavigate Christmas trees, the hobby has receded somewhat from the public eye.

The biggest model railroad club in the Northwest has hand-built everything from Union Station to Multnomah Falls in meticulous detail — with the occasional whimsical flourish (we see you, Bigfoot).