ROCK ISLAND -- Jacob Narup and Brian Rebney may be from different places and are at different times in their lives, but they both love model trains. Jacob, 3 1/2, came with his mother, Jenny Narup, ...
The Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience is a way to expose people young and old to the hobby as well as ...
A miniature world revolves around 12-year-old Tristan Eberle in the basement of his grandparents’ Harrison home. His train display fills up half the room, and even then, it’s only just enough space ...
GRAND ISLAND -- During the 2014 Nebraska State Fair, the model railroad in the Nebraska Building was a favorite with many fairgoers. The model railroad is back at the 2015 State Fair but not in the ...
FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) -- In the past year, Patricia Ethell has seen a lifetime's worth of train wrecks and derailments, some of them set to songs like ``I've Been Workin' on The Railroad.'' As the ...
Just about the only thing separating the adults from the kids Friday at the 28th Model Train Festival was height. Young or old, they all stared in rapture as trains disappeared into tunnels, went over ...
DISPLAY. THEY TOOK JEAN MACKIN BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEE HOW THE MAGIC COMES TO LIFE. YOU CAN HEAR IT COMING ROUND THE BEND. THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACKS. ARRIVING JUST IN TIME FOR ...