Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

The Kanab Train Show returns January 16–17, 2026, with model railroad displays, vendors, and activities for kids and adults ...

It has always been, and will always be, July 10, 1975 in Ralph S. DeBlasi’s basement. The basement, which DeBlasi of Camden County refers to as his “time machine,” is home to his prototype model ...

Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Doug Lanphear's hobby requires a jeweler's eyes and a surgeon's hands. But as he holds up his ...

The Waynesboro Model Railroad Club is hosting its annual Holiday Open House through the end of January. The club, located in a former grain elevator, features four different scale model railroads ...

Tom Baughman is part modeler, part artist, part engineer. It is the latter — both in design and in trains — that makes him a master at what he does. The proof is in his model railroads. “He is a ...

Enjoying our photo galleries? NJ.com is offering a new benefit to subscribers: Free, high-res photo downloads — as well as the option to purchase keepsakes at a 50% discount. In some households where ...