Point-to-point layouts replicate realistic railroad operations, focusing on the journey of moving a train from an origin to a destination rather than simply watching it circle endlessly. How ...

This is where dedicated volunteers have spent decades building and operating miniature trains that actual humans can ride, ...

Which engine? I have been an American Flyer guy since 1948, starting when I was just three years old. I’ve developed quite a large collection of Flyer engines. I enjoy both postwar Gilbert products ...

When the woman’s brother first saw the photo, he zoomed in on the only uncovered face. In the photo, a Black woman sits alone on a seat inside a Metro train on July 4 looking in the direction of the ...

Tempered hardboard has long been a staple in the hobby. The material is sold in 4 x 8-foot panels (as well as smaller 2 x 4- and 4 x 4-foot handi-panels) in various thicknesses, including 1/8″, 3/16″, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of the special-interest publications developed by Classic Toy Trains have been historical in nature. They have, in other ...

Classic Toy Trains — its outstanding editorial and art teams — will be paying tribute to toy trains from the post-World War II era later this year. The magazine will do so with the debut of its ...

Dr. Nicholas Muff believes three primary forces guide a person’s life: who your God is, who your partner is and what your life’s work is. But, for him, there is arguably a fourth: trains, whose tracks ...