The Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club is hosting a special open house on Feb. 23 and 24 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Honey, I Shrunk The Gorge! Model Railroad Re-Creates Iconic Region ...

PLAINS, Pa. — Depending on your point of view, model railroad scenery can easily make you feel like you're somewhere you've seen before. "A danger sign on the fence is sort of like, 'What's the ...

Dale Desser, of Erie, doesn't want visitors to simply watch his spectacular model railroad. He invites people to operate it.

When a model train enthusiast gets to assembling a landscape in his basement, he or she wants that realism. Cheap plastics and shortcuts will not do.

Model railroading is holding its own, with about 20,000 members in the NMRA, said Walt Gabehart, who has a model railroad in the basement of his Springfield home.

Randy Bittick of the 45-member Lubbock Model Railroad Association, said the displays' scenery comes from a variety of materials, including plaster cloth and plaster of Paris, among others.

There will be more than 200 tables of model trains, train sets, parts and accessories, scenery items, books, videos, DVDs, prints, railroad memorabilia and related items for sale.

The Great Train Show is at the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are online at trainshow.com.

KENNEBUNKPORT — A new home for a real Maine model railroad is under construction. The Seashore Trolley Museum recently broke ground on a new building to house the Harold and Helen Beal HO-scale ...