A recent gift of a stash of old model trains provided a true N scale nostalgia trip. It’s hard to believe that N scale has been around for more than six decades, first appearing in Model Railroader in ...

Earlier this week we received a small box at the Model Railroader offices. What was inside? Two N scale MR&T EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives. The models, produced by Atlas Model Railroad Co., are ...

There’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? You may not be thinking small ...

Model railroaders typically observe their project from high above. It would be neat to see what the world looks like to the residents of your little town, but getting down to their point of view is ...

Richard Dobler is a railroad baron in the manner of Henry Flagler, though on a less ostentatious scale. Adjacent to his home between Lake Wales and Dundee lies an 18-acre model train domain that he — ...

Not all of us have the deep pockets required to build a large, elaborate model railroad. And that’s perfectly fine, as even ...

BOISE, Idaho — Chugging through Idaho’s history, model railroad clubs in the Treasure Valley serve as places of community. The smaller-than-life trains at the Old Boise Model Railroad Club and ...

You wouldn’t think the town of Pueblo, Colorado, would fit into a 2,500-square-foot building in North Fort Myers. But it does. And so does San Bernardino, Castle Rock, Denver and several other ...

The Speedy Creek Model Railroad Club welcomed train enthusiasts from across Saskatchewan this week during a public train show ...