It all started with a few trains, a couple of plastic houses, and a big lawn. Eight years later, Richard and Connie Banko have about nine different locomotives, 40 cars, about 60 hand-crafted wooden ...

Thomas Murphy is enjoying his retirement from the New York State Police, which started in 1993, but don’t think he’s spending his free time on the golf course. Instead, you can find him outside in his ...

Train fans and garden appreciators can crisscross the greater Portland area to see compact engines chugging through tunnels, across bridges and on trestles at 14 different model railroad layouts ...

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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, ...

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 ...