Let's face facts: Not all of us have the deep pockets required to build a large, elaborate model railroad. And that's perfectly fine, as even the most creative ideas for a layout can stem from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate ...

Shelf layouts, especially ones in tighter spaces, are usually synonymous with switching operations. They’re the type of puzzle solving that’ll keep you entertained for hours, attempting to move a ...

Modeler Sy Diamond is a veteran builder who takes a great deal of pride and satisfaction from what he has accomplished during more than six decades of model railroading. His various layouts have ...

Pieces of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s 4,000-square-foot model train layout are ready to be taken away by volunteers working with the National Model Railroad Association’s northeast region ...

Model railroad magazines from the 1950s sit just a few feet from brand-new, high-tech locomotives in one small Washington shop. Plenty of people stop in planning a quick errand ...