The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...

Discover the step-by-step creation of a stunning miniature landscape, combining detailed diorama techniques and realistic model building. Follow along as each element—road, railway, river, and ...

You’d probably expect caskets to be in the basement of a typical funeral home — but not this one. Hidden beneath a trap door sits an expansive model railroad th ...

The Clinton Central Model Railroad Club in Castanea is prepping for its annual Spring Train Meet. The event, open to the ...

Twenty years ago, a group of fellows stripped out an old laundromat and UPS office and transformed the place into a ...

Inside the former Holly Theater more than a mile of hand-laid track carries the railroad legacy of this small town.

For 35 years, Columbian Model & Exhibit Works has given the city glimpses of the future. The River West company designed and built architectural models for developers and architects that provided an ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Tom Crosthwait, John Lowrance and Alan Vincent with the San Antonio Model Railroad Association at the Bob Clarke Rail ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...

An explosion in Bear caused damage to multiple homes and businesses on Nov. 1. According to fire officials, a 500 lbs propane tank on a railroad maintenance car exploded on the tracks near East Moyer ...

A 500 pound propane tank exploded on the rail road tracks in the area of Wrangle Hill Road in Bear, Delaware, on Saturday left several nearby buildings damaged, New Castle County officials said. The ...