John Vavra, whose Santa Fe Lines layout was featured in the December 2021 issue of Model Railroader, died on April 17, 2026.

Bobby This unassuming location houses the largest indoor train display in all of Minnesota, and it’s so much more impressive ...

The Paper Valley Model Railroad Club will celebrate 80 years of operation with an open house for the community on May 16.

Fresh product lineup: Athearn, Rapido, Kato, and others revealed new locomotives, rolling stock, and kits across multiple scales, with prices and release dates through 2027. Busy exhibition month: UK ...

Peter Dolimpio is the owner and creator of a massive double HO Scale Model Railroad layout in the basement of his home in Leominster, Massachusetts. Both this layout and others can occasionally be ...

Here’s a fun fact that might surprise you: Minnesota’s most impressive train display isn’t at a major museum or tourist attraction. The Twin City Model Railroad Museum in St. Paul houses the largest ...

Model Railroader staff completed three custom bridges for the HO scale East Troy Industrial Park layout, combining kit-built and kitbashed designs to fit complex track and scenery needs. Using ...

Louis Schaefer, left, and Dennis Montgomery are pictured in Montgomery’s basement train layout room. When people retire, a lot of them enjoy having more time to spend on their favorite hobbies. For ...

At this celebration of toy trains and scale model railroading, guests will “marvel at the minis” while exploring the Museum’s impressive small-scale railroads, including the extensive on-site layouts ...

Small Wonders Weekend at the Colorado Railroad Museum, May 2-3, 2026 – At this celebration of toy trains and scale model railroading, guests will “marvel at the minis” while exploring the Museum’s ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...

There are hundreds of feet of model train tracks running through the southern Minnesota town of St. James, and the city's model railroad club keeps chugging along. St. James is a smaller town with a ...