Chris Thorpe wants to create a replica of trains using lasers. Like any serious hobby, model trains offer the enthusiast any number of rabbit holes to travel down. There are dozens of scales and ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee has been a hub for model railroading since the 1930s. It's been home to a major supplier of model railroad kits and model railroad magazines. To this day, it's still ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It only took 2 minutes. On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Bricks & Minifigs, a Lego-themed store in Portland, put limited-edition TriMet MAX Light Rail Train kits up for sale. They were ...

In a nondescript building in an industrial part of town, Bill Schneider lives the model train buff’s dream every day. As chief researcher for Branchline Trains, a nationally recognized maker of model ...

A model railroad junkie, Ron Rosenberg is always hoping to track down the "holy grail of trains." "When I see it, it'll know me!" said the Harrison, N.Y., resident. Rosenberg might have some luck ...

The rattle of tiny train tracks clicked through the air of the Blue Water Convention Center. Small engines pulled pretend cargo through bustling downtowns and peaceful countrysides at the Blue Water ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...