Harold “Buz” and Helen Beal spent years creating the model railroad in an outbuilding beside their home in the Washington County town of Jonesport. The layout depicts downtowns and log drives ...

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 ...

Today, the whistle blows as many as 40 times a day, inspiring Kitterman to create elaborate landscapes for model trains.His company, Kittworks, primarily designs O-scale modular train layouts.

When designing their layouts, many model railroaders gravitate towards the 1960s. It’s easy to understand why — to many in the hobby, the 1960s represents one of the most dynamic decades in ...

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 ...

The design of the railroad is intentionally old-fashioned. All the trains are 1/32 models of real trains from the 1940s and 1950s, and the miniature buildings are designed after the same period.

Looking for a unique gift for the train aficionado in your life? An Oliver, B.C., resident is selling his model railway layout, a one-of-a-kind design that took hundreds of hours to create ...