EVERETT — Mike Scheerens has been a model train enthusiast his entire life. When he was about 10 years old, he watched his father, James, build tracks for HO-scale trains, one of the largest models ...

Love affairs with trains typically begin like this: A tyke watching in awe as a Lionel train set choo choos around a Christmas tree. Fast forward some number of decades, and you have John Campbell, ...

There’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? You may not be thinking small ...

LYNNWOOD — Jim Noonan filled a garage-size building in back of his suburban rambler with a masterpiece in miniature. Over 15 years, he re-created Colorado’s famed Rio Grande Southern railroad, a ...

WOODEN TOY TRAIN PLAY DAYS. Railroad Museum of Long Island, 416 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, 631-727-7920, rmli.org. Tracks and train play area for kids, ride the Pumpkin Patch Train, pumpkin painting.