A train enthusiast has spent five years building a fully working miniature railway in his back garden. James Ardin, 36, from ...

“A steam train!” a young boy exclaimed, shaking his hands with wild enthusiasm. “Look at that one!” He sat cross-legged on the ground in the backyard of Alan and Nola Olsen, literally shaking with ...

Tucson Garden Railway Society members say John Fennema has one of the best layouts on the nonprofit’s March tour. Credit: Holly Harris G-scale train collectors are opening their gardens to the public ...

Railroad enthusiasts are getting a return trip this year to the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. In addition to the annual Railroad Hobby Show held there each year in January by the ...

On this train line, one car is dedicated to Mark Oles’ family, another is lined with photos of his wife Mary Beth’s family, and a third is dedicated to the couple on their wedding day. Elsewhere, ...

Trains and tracks are found in many childhood toy boxes and are a source of delight for young and old. From Lionel classics to today’s Thomas the Train collections, railroads provide more than ...

SANTA CRUZ — The Fern Creek and Western Garden Railroad, a model railroad layout first built by Eric Child and Trevor Park around Child’s home about a decade ago, will run its final loop around the ...

Doug Connelly took a long look a few years ago when he saw a next-door neighbor winding an old garden hose around the backyard. That garden hose marked the path of his neighbor Frank Stellar’s grand ...

A train buff has spent more than five years building a stunning working miniature railway track – in his own back garden.