The Model Railroad Club’s Holiday Train Show and Open House in Union County is set to transport visitors back in time to the railroads of the 1950s. Running on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Nov.

DANVILLE — Murphy O’Brien points to the trains chugging along the tracks — whistles blowing, steam billowing from the engines — and smiles from ear to ear. Murphy O’Brien is 4. “She loves trains and ...

CROCKETT — Extensive model railroad layouts will be operating and on display to the public during the fourth annual Crockett Railroad Days fom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 and 25. Two model train clubs ...

Gallery: Auburn native Robert Vince's model train track of his hometown Downtown Auburn is featured in a sprawling model train setup in Wisconsin by Auburn native Robert Vince. Provided ...

A freight train chugs past the blast furnaces of the once-mighty Bethlehem Steel, taking visitors at the Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum in Bethlehem on a journey back to America’s ...

APPLETON - If you’ve been to Pierce Park or Jefferson School, you’ve glimpsed my model railroad. If you’ve been to the History Museum at the Castle, you’ve walked where my little people walk. If ...

AUSTINTOWN — This holiday season, return in time to 1950s Youngstown, and visit that period’s Christmas tree on the downtown square. Not too far away, a steel mill will be aglow with two blast ...

Love affairs with trains typically begin like this: A tyke watching in awe as a Lionel train set choo choos around a Christmas tree. Fast forward some number of decades, and you have John Campbell, ...

Why the 1950s?: The decade’s blend of steam and diesel, suburban growth, and colorful freight liveries make it a favorite for historically accurate layouts. Weathering for realism: Techniques like ...

It’s not often you get to see someone’s childhood memories brought to life. But, visitors to Liberty Science Center will get to experience just that thanks to a New Jersey man who fell in love with ...