HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading history, and we can partially credit the overall popularity ...

The following is a series of edited excerpts from an interview conducted by David Popp with Jason Shron, owner of Rapido Trains on March 25, 2025. You can find the complete interview on Trains.com ...

Other model train shops in San Francisco include Chan's Trains & Hobbies at 2450 Van Ness Ave. and the Hobbies Co. at 5150 Geary Blvd. Only last week, a third store, R.C.Tech at 1745 Taraval St ...

Model train company Hornby is to re-register as a private company to help with its ongoing overhaul - Danny Lawson/PA. Model train maker Hornby is to quit the ailing London stock market after ...

According to Hunnewell, “Lionel dominated the toy train market prior to the 1970s because no other manufacturer compared to them. Lionel has since changed hands several times, but while the ...

A Long Island model railroad club is all aboard for its largest-sized open house yet. The group spent 16 months crafting a 6,500-square-foot display from scratch, placed alongside an iconic, blood ...

Ohio Valley Model Lines. Where: 1225 Merchant St., Ambridge. When: Noon to 5 p.m., Nov. 26-27; Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 31; Jan. 1, 7-8 What you'll see: Pulling out all the (train) stops for its ...

In non-model train speak, he explained, think of one scale mile as "if you were a tiny figure on the layout, and you walked 30 miles on the layout." Basically, a lot.

The McKeesport Model Railroad Club is a holiday tradition, with 2,200 square feet of displays to explore. Many people who visited as kids now bring their grandchildren.

Running on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 29 to Dec. 15, the show will feature more than 200 model train cars on a 40×40-ft. layout. The layout will tell the story of New Jersey ...