There are about nine model train clubs on Long Island, but apparently only the West Island Model Railroad Club in Hicksville allows visitors to run its trains at open houses. And at this year’s ...

Peter Hambling is building a model-train set in the basement of his Medina home that will use 4,000 feet of track and be one of the largest in the country.

It features a wrecked train dangling over a bridge and toy people — one of them dressed in a bathing suit, a swim cap and goggles — standing on its shell, looking down at the water below.

The model train collection is "amazing, in a 'Being John Malkovich' kind of way," and will soon be moved to a new home.

Model train sets have been around since the 1840s and have stood the test of time, but chances are you haven't seen a set like the one in Coon Rapids. It covers 5,000 square feet and connects 12 ...

A model train enthusiast uses a wireless handset to control one of the trains circling the rails at the Napa Valley Model Railroad Historical Society during the club’s annual Christmastime open ...

Detroit may be the birthplace of the Model T — but it's also a special place for lovers of model trains. They go together, in a way. Kids at heart who love industrial design, engineering and the ...