A full restoration of a Lionel train, transforming a rusty piece into a fully running model. Step-by-step repair, cleaning, ...

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 ...

Trains run the tracks in their faraway land, where the world's problems are traded for Christmas morning. And it's always Christmas morning when the Old Hickory Railroad Museum's doors give way to ...

People who love model trains are on the right track if they visit Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland this weekend. That’s because Farmpark, located at 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, is hosting Railroads ...

For one day on Saturday, hundreds of visitors in La Grange got a chance to take a peek into the past at the annual All American Railroad Show, a sprawling display of bustling downtowns, classic cars ...

Every holiday season, Christmas Tree Lane turns into a must-stop destination for model train lovers, all thanks to one man who took his hobby to new levels. Rob Caves started building model train sets ...

Nobody looks bored at a model train show. Some people stare intently at crisscrossing objects in motion. Others build or fix things with the analytical skills of an engineer. Still others explain the ...

Franklin Trumann, 11, of Bridgton, corrects a train that derailed during the Great Falls Model Railroad Club's ExTRAINaganza 2025 on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. Franklin has been a member of the club for ...

MANY TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS DREAM OF DRIVING A REAL TRAIN, BUT THEY CAN’T. SO THE NEXT BEST THING IS TO PRETEND BY OPERATING A TRAIN AND A LIFE IMITATING MODEL RAILROAD EXHIBIT. AND WHAT BETTER TIME TO ...