AVON LAKE — For Ray Litten, model trains are more than just a business. In the back warehouse of Uncle Ray’s Trains, 32961 Pin Oak Parkway, Avon Lake, the faint and pleasant smell of liquid smoke ...

When catching public transport, it’s very helpful if the bus or train in question has a large display indicating the route or destination. While many transit lines now rely on flipdot or LED displays, ...

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 ...

For Bob Davey of Valparaiso browsing the tables of model train engines, cars and components Saturday at the 3rd annual Thanksgiving Weekend Model Train Show was a trip down memory lane. “When I was a ...

The annual show in Amsterdam drew locomotive enthusiasts, who marveled at train-set designs, model engines and more.

Jeff Jamison still has the first model train engine he received when he was 6 or 7. "It was a little Tyco diesel engine," he said, that his father gave him. Like most model-railroading hobbyists, ...

Sunday was the Model Railroad & Toy Train Flea Market at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center.

Astrid Buss, 2, of Mill Valley and other young volunteers paint sections of a life sized model of the historic No. 9 locomotive at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard in Mill Valley on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.

Harry Buhler showed children how to run a model train around a track. Eliza Empey, 8, backed up the train and then raced it around the rails past a model train station with tiny people on benches. Her ...

Very few toys are as mesmerizing as a train set. Whether it is the little engine racing around the track or assembling miniature buildings, a train set for kids is a great way to expand your little ...

Sep. 27—Outside the hangar, the morning sun bounced off polished chrome as families wandered between rows of gleaming classic cars. Inside, the air buzzed with excitement, the low hum of model train ...