Robert Jacobsen wrote a nice piece of software for everyone with a Lionel set in their garage and released it under an open-source license. Fine and dandy. But after a company jacked his code and ...

Nobody looks bored at a model train show. Some people stare intently at crisscrossing objects in motion. Others build or fix things with the analytical skills of an engineer. Still others explain the ...

PALMETTO -- Steven Haber got into model railroading in an unusual manner. Upon his retirement, his wife gave him an ultimatum. "She kicked me out of the house and said don't come back until you've got ...

The pandemic has helped Märklin, a 162-year-old company that makes model trains, discover a new audience. Märklin, the 162-year-old German maker of model trains, produces nearly all of its components ...