While plenty of people dabble with model trains . . . a fellow outside Philadelphia ... because he just assumed there were just a lot of other closet collectors like him," said Melissa.

But living among us is an entire subculture of model train collectors whose fascination with railroads is full of life. The trains they collect are symbols of times when railroads dominated ...

“With the remote control, everyone can have fun operating the model trains.” As part of our ongoing Collectors’ Spotlight series, we caught up with Lakomy to find out more. What do you ...

The Main Line, an online chat room for model train collectors, is not known for hosting emotional debates. Discussions typically revolve around the aesthetic merits of this die-cast diesel engine ...

LIMA — Hundreds of model train collectors and enthusiasts visited the Allen County Fairgrounds Saturday for the National Model Railroad Association’s train show and swap meet fundraiser. There ...

The rattling of model trains clacking over tracks filled the Rock Quarry House on Saturday, as the Central Missouri Chapter of the Train Collectors Association held their model train show.

A long line of model train railroaders and collectors formed at Lakeland Community College for the Railfest Ohio Train Show. The show, scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 15 ...

Now a retired airline pilot living in Lakewood Ranch, he has been an avid model train collector ever since. Because the one-bedroom New York apartment was so small, the tracks had to be packed ...

"Collectors are looking for whole sets, while some are just looking for pieces." Frye's passion for trains really took off in 1990, when he helped form the Riverbend Model Railroad Club in ...

The National Model Railroad Association held a show and sale at the Holy Family Parish Saffin Center on Poplar Level Road. Around 800 people were expected to attend the event. Many dealers were ...

But then the love affair hit a snag. Thorpe liked making models of trains, but whereas there were plenty of sets of famous engines such as The Flying Scotsman, nobody sold them for ones like Princess.

A day before the start of the Great Train Show, the Indiana State Fairgrounds bustled with activity. Members of the Conductors of Indiana Train Club, along with clubs from Connecticut, Ohio and ...