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 ...

REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM SHOW US HOW THAT TRADITION CONTINUES TO GROW. ALL ABOARD. >> FRANK WICHMANN’S LOVE FOR MODEL TRAINS STARTED WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS FIRST TRAIN SET FOR CHRISTMAS. HE WAS ...

A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary. When you think of ...

TRADITION. REPOER:RT HISTORIANS SAY MODEL TRAINS GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1891 THEY’RE STILL POPULAR 130 YEARS LATER. THIS ONE IS THE MINIATURE RAILROAD & VILLAGE AT THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER AND IT ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LORAIN, Ohio (WJW) — A lot of people have ...

Gordon, a character from Thomas the Train, along with many of the other characters were a featured part of the model train display at the Anthracite Model Railroad Society’s open house on Sunday. Tony ...

VAN ALSTYNE, Texas (KTEN) — For nearly three decades, the sound of model trains running under the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree was a beloved tradition for the Thompson family. Now, after ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. I met Rob Caves three weeks ago as a guy who had built a giant toy train layout with his buddies behind his ...

HANOVER, Pa. — The holidays are upon us, and there's plenty to do and see across central Pennsylvania for those in the festive spirit! The Greater Hanover Area Fire Museum and the Hanover Area ...

Concealed in the basement of a downtown Wauconda coffee shop is something that would amaze any child, or adult for that matter — a complete landscaped small-gauge train layout, with familiar sites and ...