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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club’s Christmas Open House will be held from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday in the basement of NOE Office Equipment, 610 Green St., Parkersburg. Prize drawings for “Polar ...

Back before air travel and the rise in popularity of automobiles, trains were the country's main source for delivering goods. Families often chose train travel for the holidays and our nation's ...

Usually around this season the Polar Express is reserved to only make stops at various homes and invite children for a peek at life on the rails, and the North Pole. It’s all aboard for the members of ...

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 ...

THROOP, Pa. — For some families, it's not Christmas without a train running under the tree. A Lackawanna County man has some running in his home, but his train enthusiasm is on display all year. Jon ...

As model trains come out of storage to circle the Christmas tree, groups across Lancaster County open their doors to share their elaborate displays with the public. Many of these model train set-ups ...