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

The business park exterior of the Twin City Model Railroad Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota is fairly unremarkable. But once inside, visitors of all ages are in for a magical, immersive experience—the ...

Ray Shelton is a retired Nassau County Police officer, but he has been working on the railroad for 40 years. Shelton’s Hicksville backyard is landscaped with bushes like a large, blooming prickly pear ...