Did you know Milwaukee is the birthplace of model railroading and continues to dominate in the hobby today? It's true, thanks to W. Walthers, Inc., a family-owned local business that was started in ...

Youngstown Model Railroad Association officer Bruce Silvernail handles the switching operations at one of the large yards on the HO layout. The YMRA HO layout will appear in the national magazine, ...

Milwaukee and model railroading share deep, historic ties. Model Railroader Magazine, Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., and the National ...

The model railroad industry, along with other hobby sectors, faces an existential crisis as Trump administration tariffs of up to 145% on Chinese imports dramatically increase costs for manufacturers, ...

October 1944. A Modesto barbershop. Bob Brown, 12, falls in love for the first time -- with model trains. As he waits to get his hair cut, he's captivated with the cover of the magazine, "Model ...

A plastic-and-paper replica of Great Falls' magnificent old Milwaukee Road railroad depot graces the glossy cover of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine in its March issue. It's a spectacular-looking ...

ZANESVILLE — The members of the Zane Trace and National Trail Model Railroad Club have transformed a vast empty room into a empire of tiny trains. They will show it off to the public this weekend.

MONACA — Walt Steiner positions himself near the entrance to Beaver County Model Railroad and Historical Society in Monaca, awaiting visitors – especially children – who come to view the club’s train ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...