The Toy Train Depot at 1991 North White Sands Boulevard, in the heart of Alamogordo, had seen its fair share of wear and tear throughout the years. Luckily, a volunteer team with Casa Big Give was ...

A Financial Analyst and late Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Duke shared a passion for creating joy with vintage trains While they both worked at Duke, Travis Washburn and Dr. Thomas Kinney ...

This story originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. How many of us found something we loved as a ...

Elaborate tracks, vintage locomotives and quaint villages — train displays can evoke feelings of wonder in young and old ...

Near Felton, the First State Model Railroad Club is hosting train displays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 29 and 30. The club’s headquarters is the Willow Grove Community Center at 624 Horsepen Road, a ...

The Shelburne Museum’s model train set can be operated by museum visitors at the push of a button, without staff present. Credit: James Buck Morning light streamed through the antique windows of the ...

All aboard for a journey back in time —train lovers can wander through a display of classic model trains and intricate scenes ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

The fancy model trains produced by renowned toymaking company Maerklin were a hit with GIs in the aftermath of World War II when U.S. forces set up shop around the German town of Goppingen. Nowadays, ...

“We reached Darjeeling a couple of days ago and had booked our return tickets to NJP by a toy train,” said Md Sheikh, a resident of Calcutta who arrived with three family members. “After the ...