Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate ...

Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

The Kanab Train Show returns January 16–17, 2026, with model railroad displays, vendors, and activities for kids and adults ...

Building an elaborate model railroad looks like a legitimately relaxing and rewarding hobby, but if you don’t have an entire basement to dedicate to a sprawling countryside layout, take inspiration ...

Most of us would be pretty happy with ourselves if we made one of those neat “epoxy river” types of art for our home. Not so with prolific maker [Peter Waldraff]. [Peter] is a skilled craftsman with a ...

Tom Baughman is part modeler, part artist, part engineer. It is the latter — both in design and in trains — that makes him a master at what he does. The proof is in his model railroads. “He is a ...