MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — The whirling sound of a remote control vehicle fills John Fennema's backyard. It's because he has three trains traveling on the 700 feet of railroad that he built around the ...

The smiling engineer, with a coal car behind him filled to the brim, makes sure his train chugs along the track, spouting smoke as it weaves through the tunnels and in and out of stately conifers.

Jack Raines is living the adult child’s dream. He has built at least a quarter of a mile of railroad tracks and 12 miniature trains in his very own backyard. These ride on trains have made him a hit ...

There’s something magical about a train, whether you call it a railway or a railroad, plenty of us have hankered after our own little piece of line on which to shunt wagons or chuff around our domain.