Gary Thimsen is consumed with trains, both miniature and massive. One of Thimsen’s earliest memories is of a model train chugging around his family’s Christmas tree. Today, he customizes his own model ...

A historic British firm which produced model steam trains for 87 years has been forced to close its doors after getting hamstrung by red tape. Mamod this month closed down production in its factory ...

One of the world’s largest steam locomotives stopped in Covina on Sunday as it embarked on a journey to be restored as a living piece of history. Hundreds of train enthusiasts greeted and sent off the ...

I thought I knew the meaning of the word “envy”. That was before I clapped eyes on Pete Waterman’s unique collection of model steam engines. I turned as green as my Yorkshire miners’ tie gazing at ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The ¾ inch to 1 foot scale model of the 2-6-2 Baldwin Locomotive built by ...

The Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad came to Sanford in 1870 along with a new depot. Trains stopped and passed through Sanford for the next 100 years. The antique depot was taken out of service in 1947 ...

A dispute with the East Bay Regional Parks District over a lease agreement is jeopardizing one of the most beloved children's ...

Before there was a Disneyland Railroad, Walt Disney had his own miniature live steam railroad at his home in Holmby Hills. The Carolwood Pacific Railroad, named after the street where the home was on, ...

Doug Mayes’ love of garden railroads started innocently enough: with a model train that went around his Christmas tree. “After Christmas I didn’t want to put it away, so I made it bigger in our rec ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...

It’s obviously a wrench for Pete, but he’s doing it to keep his fleet of five full-size engines in steam on heritage lines around the country. They’re all “out of ticket” and renovation costs hundreds ...