Wilkes-Barre Township resident John Cunius is seen with the 4-by-8-foot Lionel train layout he has been working on at night during the pandemic. Nick Pittman works on his New Jersey-themed 4-by-8-foot ...

TRADITION. REPOER:RT HISTORIANS SAY MODEL TRAINS GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1891 THEY’RE STILL POPULAR 130 YEARS LATER. THIS ONE IS THE MINIATURE RAILROAD & VILLAGE AT THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER AND IT ...

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As a little boy in Maryland, Don Mathis couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a miniature steam engine on a model train that blew actual steam. Watching that engine huff and puff made a lasting ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X HAZLETON – Trains chug through anthracite coal land in Eckley, into downtown Hazleton and make stops in Carbon and ...

Like gingerbread houses and snowmen, model trains are a staple in many traditional holiday scenes — and you can jump into the magical miniature world of model trains at Washington State History Museum ...

What is Christmastime without model trains? Many years ago, as a routine part of the holiday festivities, train sets — large American Flyer or Lionel — were set up in homes to run on tracks underneath ...

AWAY. THEY ARE GETTING READY. THE BILTMORE HOUSE IS VERY MUCH A HOME THAT RAILROADS HELPED TO THE RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS COUNTRY BUILT THE FAMILY FORTUNE. MIKE: A BIG FORTUNE. SO, IT IS ...

BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) -- Police are investigating after four miniature trains were stolen from a local model railroad club. Starting after Thanksgiving, the Ohio Valley Lines Model Railroad Club runs a ...

Ashes of a model railway enthusiast were placed inside a model coal car as a unique way of honoring a man who dedicated his life to miniature railroads. Peter Hurst, of Leeds, England, spent 40 years ...