Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...

Ray Shelton is a retired Nassau County Police officer, but he has been working on the railroad for 40 years. Shelton’s Hicksville backyard is landscaped with bushes like a large, blooming prickly pear ...

Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962. They are on display in his home near Port Huron and include an operating layout.

There’s a striking mountain scene in Colorado called Eagle Pass. But this particular Eagle Pass, and the entirety of its western-style surroundings, exists only in a building behind Arthur Houston’s ...

Looking for a unique gift for the train aficionado in your life? An Oliver, B.C., resident is selling his model railway layout, a one-of-a-kind design that took hundreds of hours to create. “Holy ...