First, Harold Jordheim tried to win his sons' interest in the merits of model trains. No thanks, Dad. But one of those race car sets sure would be nice. Later, when the grandkids came along, he got a ...

Experience a ride like no other on Bruce Zaccagnino's model train railroad. 'Iron Valley' model railroad scene at Northlandz in Flemington, New Jersey. Adam Rivera/ABC News — -- Less than 90 ...

For more than a decade, Rob Caves has invited the public to his Altadena backyard to experience an ever-growing model train universe built by him and his fellow hobbyists in the Christmas Tree Lane ...

Here are some numbers that help explain why jaws drop at the first sight of the model-train set that tech entrepreneur Peter Hambling is having built in the basement of his Medina family home: • The ...

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Very few toys are as mesmerizing as a train set. Whether it is the little engine racing around the track or assembling miniature buildings, a train set for kids is a great way to expand your little ...

LE MARS, Ia. – Years ago, as a young boy, Merle Schipper wished for a model train set. He also realized, growing up in a small house with six children, that wasn't going to happen. But he never gave ...