The livingroom coffee table has long been a favorite realm of the model railroad. But what to do when you actually want to have coffee? [Peter Waldraff] has come up with a most eloquent answer to the ...

For some, the allure of a real, physical world that you create and control is overwhelming. Combine that with a love of trains, and you get the model railroad. Some are incredibly detailed, and it ...

The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society's famed 4,000-square-foot model train layout is breaking up again, this time for good.

A hamburger restaurant has taken fast food to the next level by using miniature trains on a model railway track to deliver orders to tables. Fritz's Railroad Restaurant in Kansas City has been in ...

If you’ve always dreamt of building a miniature model railway but don’t quite have the space for one, Peter Waldraff came up with a solution by building a complete four-season N-scale layout that ...

The Conductor’s Notes on the snake-oil salesman lead you to the big plant on the table. Look in the dirt to find a Key to open his briefcase nearby. Olive’s Oils Notebook in the snake-oil salesman’s ...

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 ...

When children first walk up to the model railroad exhibit at the Washington County Museum they might be holding their parent's hand, maybe bouncing around a bit in the new environment. Then a funny ...