IN MCKEESPORT. THE MCKEESPORT MODEL RAILROAD CLUB IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND. FAMILIES CAN EXPLORE 2200FT OF MODEL TRAINS. THE ELABORATE DISPLAYS CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND ...

Growing up in the 1950s in Duncan, Okla., south and west of Oklahoma City, Keith Johnson watched the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway — the Rock Island Line — pass through town. The Rock ...

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Train lovers of all ages can enjoy the Great Northeast Model Train Show at the Holiday Inn Scranton East, 200 Tigue St., Dunmore, on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. hosted by Bernie Macavage, owner of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by ...

If you think model trains are just child's play, think again. A Gwinnett County man has turned a lifelong fascination with locomotives into a global online community, connecting train enthusiasts from ...