As a young boy, LaMonte Thomas watched in awe as locomotives passed by his middle school. He dreamed of jumping aboard and taking off for destinations unknown. His fascination with trains has stuck ...

Years of dust cover the vista of train tracks, railroad stations, village stores and tiny figures peopling the miniature landscape. Multiple control boards, which at one time could order five trains ...

Train enthusiasts and families can enjoy a weekend of excitement at the large train show at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, Mo., featuring a wide range of trains, both new and used, for ...

A Financial Analyst and late Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Duke shared a passion for creating joy with vintage trains While they both worked at Duke, Travis Washburn and Dr. Thomas Kinney ...

Thomas -- that famous little blue tank engine -- hits retirement age this year, but the plucky, imaginary locomotive shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. Thomas the Tank Engine had humble ...

Did you know that model railroads are nearly as old as rail travel itself? America's first passenger and freight line, The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was founded in 1827. By the 1860s, wooden and ...

The Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience is a way to expose people young and old to the hobby as well as ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...