In Daniela Egan’s family, the perfect Portland day can cost less than $3 per person. The secret is focusing less on where you’re going and more on how you plan to get there — a habit her 9-year-old ...

Between 1991 and 2008, Golden couple Alan and Ruth Warwick worked on a model train layout. The diarama-like project depicts parts of Colorado during a period starting in the 1930s when steam gave way ...

Did you know that model railroads are nearly as old as rail travel itself? America's first passenger and freight line, The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was founded in 1827. By the 1860s, wooden and ...

Chris France’s neighbor looked out the window of her Beltsville home recently and saw something in Mr. France’s yard that startled her. “She thought it was an animal at first,” Mr. France remembers.

Model trains and toy trains, including some free exhibits, are featured throughout Delaware and nearby states. See several ideas where visitors can get on track at exhibits in November and December.