Q: What layout is behind Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno when he hosts “Cody’s Office” on Trains.com? — James Macko A: The layout in the background is the Winston-Salem Southbound Tar ...

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 ...

There’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? You may not be thinking small ...

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 ...

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, ...

Dec. 4—Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Multiple generations of adults can vividly recall waking up on Christmas morning to find a model railroad train set circling around the holiday tree.

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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Seashore Trolley Museum’s new Maine Central Model Railroad building is now open year-round. Stop by to visit this new exhibit Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ...