If you're a fan of both boats and trains, building a model railroad involving both can be a rewarding experience. A rail-marine layout allows you to practice and utilize a variety of techniques and ...

There’s nothing quite like that feeling of running a “first train” on a new model railroad. Although the scenery is still ...

Both O scale and the smaller HO scale layouts will be on display. A steel mill complex is being completed for the HO layout along with upgrades to lighting and buildings, while the O scale is ...

Starting at Union Station in Los Angeles, it takes about 20 to 25 minutes to reach the end of the line at the Bakersfield rail yards. “Close to an hour round trip,” Paul Koehler said. “That’s assuming ...

Youngstown Model Railroad Association officer Bruce Silvernail handles the switching operations at one of the large yards on the HO layout. The YMRA HO layout will appear in the national magazine, ...

Some build them in their basements. But Dick Shellenberg's train set takes up most of his backyard. The retired elementary school principal has turned model train conductor in the town of Corning.