Steam locomotive operations on a switching layout

Q: I’m getting up in years and the combination of Bachmann’s offering of the Western Maryland (WM) I1 Russian Decapod and your 2024 Freemont Mills module series has me considering an HO project that ...
Ever After in the Woods

8 Old-School Illinois Hobby Shops Where Trains And Kits Still Line The Shelves

Somewhere in Illinois right now, a little engine is chugging around a tiny track while a kid presses their nose against the ...
The Montgomery News

‘Impractical Jokers’ Celebrity Hosts 47th Annual Holiday Train Show in Rocky Hill for First Responders

Comedian James Murray, a star and executive producer of the hidden-camera comedy series Impractical Jokers on truTV/TBS, is a ...
Family Destinations Guide

You Can Retire On Under $1,600 A Month In This Quaint Maryland Town

This small, genuinely charming town in Frederick County has figured out something that the rest of Maryland seems to have ...
The Autopian

I’ve Become Obsessed With Model Trains, And It’s Already More Expensive Than Some Car Repairs Are

I'm taking my love for trains to the small scale. I am building a train set on a table, and it's already more expensive than ...

Modeling rural America in N scale: The Glenwood & Sierra RR layout

Modeler Sy Diamond is a veteran builder who takes a great deal of pride and satisfaction from what he has accomplished during more than six decades of model railroading. His various layouts have ...