Railroads are a big part of the history. They take us back to an earlier time where once trains were the fastest way to cross a huge land. Model Railroading could take you back to those more good old ...

JANESVILLE, Wis.—More than half of Mike Bubrick’s basement is filled with model railroading. There’s a staging yard with a mainline loop and more than a dozen tracks operated by a digital control with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bruce Zaccagnino built this 8-mile long train but says he's never ridden a real one. Annie Wermiel/NY Post For nearly five years in the 1990s, Bruce Zaccagnino spent 19 hours each day outfitting the ...