Jeff Jamison still has the first model train engine he received when he was 6 or 7. "It was a little Tyco diesel engine," he said, that his father gave him. Like most model-railroading hobbyists, ...

In Detroit last week assembled more than 200 people united by a common passion—the construction and operation of model railroads with such elaborate attention to detail and conformity to scale that ...

Kalmbach Media, a 90-year-old Wisconsin publisher, has sold its Model Railroader, Trains, Astronomy, and other magazines to a Tennessee publisher. The sale to Firecrown Media, of Chattanooga, also ...

IN MCKEESPORT. THE MCKEESPORT MODEL RAILROAD CLUB IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND. FAMILIES CAN EXPLORE 2200FT OF MODEL TRAINS. THE ELABORATE DISPLAYS CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND ...

2025 marked another great year for new releases in model railroading. Whatever your scale or discipline in the hobby, odds are good that there was a new release that caught your eye and had you ...

His third wife, a professor of family studies, seems to understand. His hours in the basement don't threaten her. Howard Zane, 65, decided when he sold his industrial design company nearly 20 years ...

What led you to photograph model trains? Some grow up liking girls and beer—I also liked trains. In terms of photography, that was my father’s hobby—he had lots of nice cameras. Popular Photography ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- As of December 1st, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed 3,313 people in Wisconsin. They not statistics. They are partners, parents, children and friends. They all have a story, ...

WEBVTT AMAJOR MILESTONE.>> STEVE, YOU WANT TO HELP MEHERE GET THIS OPEN?>> EDITOR NEIL BESOUGLOFF ANDTHE STAFF AT KALMBACH PUBLISHINGIN WAUKESHA ARE CELEBRATING AMAJOR MILESTONE.>> THIS IS THE KIND OF ...

When Bill Wheeler first joined the Southwest Washington Model Railroaders in 1998, he recalled how he and fellow train enthusiasts met in a small room behind Safe Harbor Church on East Mill Plain ...