Model Railroading Was an ‘Underground’ Hobby for Years. Collectors Explain Why It’s Been Picking Up Steam
When Robin Claxton was seven years old, his father built him and his little brother a model train layout with a 4' by 8' sheet of plywood and some old…
The Star →Model Railroading As Simple Or Complicated As You Want It To Be
John Hanske watches a model train running on his elaborate layout in the basement of his Syracuse home. He is holding a digital command control module that allows him to…
InkFreeNews.com →Model Train Restored and Back on Track at Polk County Historical Museum
Dick Drecksler of Crookston began collecting model trains in 1940. This model was 20 years in the making. For 14 years it was on display in the Great Northern depot.
KROX →Ozarks Model Railroad Association Hosts First Show Since 2019
People from around the Ozarks came out for the Ozarks Model Railroad Association's model train show at the Oasis Convention Center in Springfield.
KOLR - OzarksFirst.com →San Diego Model Railroad Museum Opens New Exhibit
The exhibit centers on the scale of model trains and has a special section dedicated to award-winning radio and TV host Shotgun Tom Kelly.
KUSI News →HiRailers Club Preserves Model Railroading
FCTT HiRailers Inc. in Rochester, New York, is working to preserve the hobby. A modular, Hi-Rail model train club, the HiRailers members build and display layouts at events across the…
Lancaster Farming →Huge Model Train Set Draws Crowds at Montana State Fair
There's not much that captures the attention of kids like a toy train. For members of the Great Falls Model Railroad club, sharing their passion at the Montana State Fair…
KRTV Great Falls News →Model Train Enthusiasts Flock to New Haven for Annual Show
When Paul Sturgeon was a young boy, his father worked on the mail car that transported mail via the railroad from Louisville to Chicago. That's where his love of trains…
KYStandard.com →Visitors Welcome at North Florida Model Railroad Club
This HO scale layout features fully automated train operations controlled by a computer using special traffic control software. See 10 trains run across a detailed miniature landscape.
Alachua Chronicle →PHOTO FEATURE — Model Trains Run Through Port Arthur Library
The East Texas and Gulf Rail Modelers Association is presenting the miniature fun at the library, 4615 9th Avenue. Two detailed model layouts will be on display.
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