RARITAN TWP. — Northlandz is a phenomenon by any standard, but to a 5-year-old boy, it's a mind-blower. A Route 202 roadside attraction, Northlandz bills itself as the world’s largest model railroad.

ST. JAMES — Laurence Lau sounds an electronic whistle as children study a fictionalized version of an urban train interchange. The gesture causes him to smile. He sports a traditional railroad ...

Danica Luehr and Brec Gibson stand beside the model train display they helped create at the Northwest Montana History Museum in Kalispell on Tuesday, April 15. Luehr hand-painted each building on the ...