There are about nine model train clubs on Long Island, but apparently only the West Island Model Railroad Club in Hicksville allows visitors to run its trains at open houses. And at this year’s ...

Q: In Model Railroader product reviews, locomotive speed is often measured and compared with the prototype. I was wondering how this is done so I can run my trains at prototypical speeds. - George ...

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The Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders group will hold its annual Trainfest and open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at its headquarters on the grounds of the Republic of West Florida ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Northeast Large Scale Train Show, sponsored by the Amherst Railway Society is coming to the Eastern State Exposition fairgrounds April 28 and 29. Just like ...

We want to hear about what you collect and why. Email Cindy Hval at dchval@juno.com or call Voices editor Kimberly Lusk at (509) 459-5457. Are you an autograph collector? If you reached out to me ...

Members of the Central Missouri Chapter of the Train Collectors Association displayed their personal collections of model and toy locomotives during a meetup Saturday at the Rock Quarry House in ...

SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum is offering a unique opportunity for visitors this week called Steam Over Spencer: A Live Steam Model Train Event. Guests are invited to experience several ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

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