For more than a decade, Rob Caves has invited the public to his Altadena backyard to experience an ever-growing model train universe built by him and his fellow hobbyists in the Christmas Tree Lane ...

The cold sweats are gone. The nightmares have subsided. Nearly six months after the Eaton Fire, Rob Caves is finding his bearings. Nearly six months after defending his home from the January windstorm ...

The holiday tradition of model railroad displays helped get Ray Mueser hooked on the hobby. “My dad had two Lionels he put around the Christmas tree, and he had houses. One time they went out,” Mueser ...