A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary. When you think of ...

SALEM — The model railroad layout under the main Christmas trees in the Oregon Capitol rotunda every year is the brainchild of the late former Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh and, in part, is the handiwork of ...

MANSFIELD, Texas -- A train and three rail cars sit in the tiny shadow of a water tower in Don Hughes' workshop, causing him to smile. "That was the train that started it all," he said, "the train on ...

Figurines in an outdoor wintery scene on the train layout by the Mason Dixon Large Scale Railroad Society on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The society’s 32nd annual model train display is setup in the ...

HOLTS SUMMIT - The ninth annual Christmas train layout opened to the public Thursday. Arthur Kristofik, owner of Americas Best Value Inn Hotel, begins setting up his trains in January. It takes him ...

After a two-year absence, America's Best Value Inn in Holts Summit is bringing back its Christmas train layout for the 14th year. The layout will be open 1-7 p.m. Saturday through Dec. 23 and Dec.

What is Christmastime without model trains? Many years ago, as a routine part of the holiday festivities, train sets — large American Flyer or Lionel — were set up in homes to run on tracks underneath ...

A group of people who gathered in 1994 at Chicago’s historic Union Station weren’t there to take the train. They were there to talk trains, and ended up making a bit of history themselves. It was the ...

Concealed in the basement of a downtown Wauconda coffee shop is something that would amaze any child, or adult for that matter — a complete landscaped small-gauge train layout, with familiar sites and ...

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 ...