Of the 18 museums in Balboa Park, only one is in a basement. The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is the successor to a rich history of model railroading in the park. That history began in 1935, when a ...

Eddie Degan’s fascination with toy trains started when he was a kid playing with wooden Lionel sets. Though he first gave up ...

The Great New York State Model Train Fair has been bringing memories from childhood back to life for fifty years now. It’s ...

Train enthusiasts could enjoy time with their favorite hobby on Sunday. It was an annual event that always draws big crowds. Rainbow Gardens was bustling with the sounds of train engines, horns, and ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Organizers with the Lionel Collectors Club of America are setting up model railroads inside the Hilton in downtown Scranton. They're getting ready for the 55th annual Lionel Collectors ...

A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary. When you think of ...

As kids for generations have done, Landon Tennant looks longingly at a streamlined Lionel Santa Fe engine as it chugs around a tiny display with houses, mountains and bridges at TrainLand, a hobby ...

At The Heritage of Green Hills in Cumru Township, Berks County, there’s a special room where hundreds of little people cheer on the racers at the Reading Fairgrounds, tiny sightseers visit the Reading ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Longtime New Mexico State Fair goers will tell you there is a lot to explore on Main Street but the real magic happens in the buildings. Tucked away behind the concession stands ...

HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) — Model trains are putting people in the holiday spirit in Hanover. The Greater Hanover Area Fire Museum is operating model train layouts ranging from N-scale trains to outdoor ...