Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962. They are on display in his home near Port Huron and include an operating layout.

Model train collecting is a hobby that families have shared together over the generations — dating back to the time the popular model train manufacturer, Lionel Corporation, started producing them in ...

Model trains and toy trains, including some free exhibits, are featured throughout Delaware and nearby states. See several ideas where visitors can get on track at exhibits in November and December.

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by ...

DISPLAY. THEY TOOK JEAN MACKIN BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEE HOW THE MAGIC COMES TO LIFE. YOU CAN HEAR IT COMING ROUND THE BEND. THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACKS. ARRIVING JUST IN TIME FOR ...

DESHLER, Neb. (KOLN) - Spring Creek Model Trains attracts “serious railroaders” from all over the world to Deshler - a town with a population of about 800 people. This business was born from high ...

Just about the only thing separating the adults from the kids Friday at the 28th Model Train Festival was height. Young or old, they all stared in rapture as trains disappeared into tunnels, went over ...