A General Electric U33B is the latest diesel locomotive to join the Master Line from Atlas Model Railroad Co. The ...

If you’ve followed Model Railroader’s Facebook page, you’ll probably know that periodically over the past several years, I’ve made posts called “Lunchtime Reading,” which are simply my musings on ...

Building an elaborate model railroad looks like a legitimately relaxing and rewarding hobby, but if you don’t have an entire basement to dedicate to a sprawling countryside layout, take inspiration ...

There’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? You may not be thinking small ...

A scale test car was recently released by Wm. K. Walthers Inc. The HO scale model, part of the manufacturer’s Proto range, features die-cast metal construction, prototype-specific details, and ...

Model railroading's cross-generational appeal takes center stage at the San Antonio Model Railroad Association's 50th Annual ...

Most of us would be pretty happy with ourselves if we made one of those neat “epoxy river” types of art for our home. Not so with prolific maker [Peter Waldraff]. [Peter] is a skilled craftsman with a ...

Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads. For me, I can honestly say that my N scale Naugatuck Valley RR started with ...

In Detroit last week assembled more than 200 people united by a common passion—the construction and operation of model railroads with such elaborate attention to detail and conformity to scale that ...

Robert Whiffen’s love affair with model railroading began in childhood. “Like a lot of kids, we had a train around the Christmas tree, and I liked it,” Whiffen said. “I fiddled with it, and got a ...

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum is a haven for a growing number of fans eager for scaled-down versions of favorite trains. The Bay State Model Railroad Museum is a haven for a growing number of ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Learn all about the history of railroads in Fort Wayne with a model train presentation this weekend. “The Great Train Connection” is at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical ...