Dale Desser, of Erie, doesn't want visitors to simply watch his spectacular model railroad. He invites people to operate it.

Hugh Keen of Tulsa is a retired mechanical engineer. Now he's the engineer on his own model railroad layout. He has been building it for about 30 years and still going.

Society members recently displayed two highly detailed scale model train layouts at the National Model Railroad Association Convention held Aug. 5-12 in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Southern New England Model Railroad Club, which is always open to new members, meets Wednesday nights at United Methodist Church, 161 Chestnut St. The O scale club is a rare find, indeed.

The Impractical Jokers comedian purchased a $1.3 million New Jersey property to preserve a 60-year-old miniature train layout maintained by a local nonprofit club.

The Model Railway Village will feature up to 20 trade stands, with products and displays from leading names such as Hornby, Bachmann, Accurascale, Heljan, Revolution Trains, and Cavalex Models.

If you go What: Ford’s Colony Model Railroad Show When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 4; and 1-5 p.m. Dec. 5 Where: James City County Library on Croaker Road Cost: Free ...

The Bergen County Model Railroad Club holds an annual train show in Pearl River, NY. The display consists of various layouts and takes nearly a month to set up. Every year from mid-February to ...

A family tradition of setting up the train for the holidays turned into a lifelong passion for Swartz. After many years of setting up and tearing down the layout, Swartz built a permanent 210 ...