Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

BRANDON, Wis. (WBAY) - Watching trains go by as a young boy inspired a life-long hobby for a Fond du Lac County man. Later in life, he spent nearly four decades creating a massive model train layout.

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 ...

Most men of a certain age can remember playing with model train sets, perhaps received from under the Christmas tree or as a ...

A long line of model train railroaders and collectors formed at Lakeland Community College for the Railfest Ohio Train Show. The show, scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 15 and 16 ...

The TMB Model Train Club will open its doors to the public this holiday season, showcasing its ever-expanding 6,500-square-foot O-scale model railroad layout in Dix Hills featuring a newly added ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Along the B&A Trail sits a historic train depot on Riggs Avenue. Inside, the Severna Park Model ...

Multiple generations of adults can vividly recall waking up on Christmas morning to find a model railroad train set circling around the holiday tree. The allure of model trains followed the growth of ...

BRANDON, Wis. (WBAY) - As a young boy, he loved to watch trains. That passion inspired a Fond du Lac County man’s life-long hobby. Jim Kuik has spent nearly four decades creating a massive model train ...