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 ...
HOLTS SUMMIT - The ninth annual Christmas train layout opened to the public Thursday. Arthur Kristofik, owner of Americas Best Value Inn Hotel, begins setting up his trains in January. It takes him ...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - This December, the Grand Valley Model Railroad Club (GVMRC) brings back a beloved winter tradition — the 37th Annual Christmas Train Show. For decades, club members have ...
Back before air travel and the rise in popularity of automobiles, trains were the country's main source for delivering goods. Families often chose train travel for the holidays and our nation's ...
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, ...
Concealed in the basement of a downtown Wauconda coffee shop is something that would amaze any child, or adult for that matter — a complete landscaped small-gauge train layout, with familiar sites and ...
The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club’s annual Christmas Open House will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 3 in the rear basement of NOE Office Equipment, 610 Green St. The family-oriented event is ...
A group of people who gathered in 1994 at Chicago’s historic Union Station weren’t there to take the train. They were there to talk trains, and ended up making a bit of history themselves. It was the ...
The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club’s Christmas Open House will be held from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday in the basement of NOE Office Equipment, 610 Green St., Parkersburg. Prize drawings for “Polar ...
As model trains come out of storage to circle the Christmas tree, groups across Lancaster County open their doors to share their elaborate displays with the public. Many of these model train set-ups ...