Kughn kept his $3.5 million private collection of model trains, cars, vintage automobiles and other antiques and collectibles at Carail, a 50,000-square-foot museum at 17455 Grand River Ave.

The beautifully crafted model railroad layout was built by Helen and Harold “Buz” Beal in Jonesport, Maine. For decades, the couple opened their home to guests from all over the world to view ...

As if Miniatur Wunderland wasn't already big enough, Drechsler said the plan is to double the layout by the year 2020. To make that a reality, they've already rented another 10,700 square feet of ...

As if Miniatur Wunderland wasn't already big enough, Drechsler said the plan is to double the layout by the year 2020. To make that a reality, they've already rented another 10,700 square feet of ...

John: Our American Flyer S Gauge layout is the largest in the world at over 1,700 square feet. The oldest piece that we have in the museum is from 1918. It’s made by Lionel and it still runs ...

O-gauge refers to the scale of the layout, which is 1:48. Hunterdon County's Northlandz, which claims to be the largest model layout in the world, is HO, is about half of O-scale, at 1:87.

Lyle Dumont and his wife, Helen, share a laugh as they look over the new 40-by-90 foot Lionel model train layout at their Dumont Museum south of Sigourney. Photo was taken Friday, Nov. 30, 2012.

But in talking to the model railroaders, he learned there is big trouble ahead for the little railroad. The city has received a $5.6 million grant to renovate the museum.

"It's the largest model-train layout ever assembled," said Centreville's Brian Brendel, a Fairfax County fire captain and paramedic and a founding member of Northern Virginia NTRAK, whose members ...

Coles Roundhouse layout crew member Jim Ruef gives an overview of the work yet to do Thursday afternoon (October 31, 2013) on the model railroad layouts to be set up in the former Sam Goody store ...