EVERETT — Mike Scheerens has been a model train enthusiast his entire life. When he was about 10 years old, he watched his father, James, build tracks for HO-scale trains, one of the largest models ...

Building an elaborate model railroad looks like a legitimately relaxing and rewarding hobby, but if you don’t have an entire basement to dedicate to a sprawling countryside layout, take inspiration ...

Pieces of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s 4,000-square-foot model train layout are ready to be taken away by volunteers working with the National Model Railroad Association’s northeast region ...

When the Museum of Science and Industry unveils its model railroad exhibit this fall, Chicagoans will be able to look down on a miniature Loop, complete with operating elevated trains clattering over ...

Tom Galvin, background, shows his grandchildren the model railroad layout at the Metro East Model Railroad Club’s annual open house Saturday. A replica of the mid-20th century Glen Carbon water tower ...