The idea of a custom run product - a manufacturer creating a special item for a retailer not sold in its catalog - is nothing new. Custom toy train products have existed for more than 100 years.

Along with fir trees wrapped in strings of red and candy canes stuffed in long red stockings, toy trains are timeless images associated with Christmas. Earlier this year, a store specializing in those ...

Fall Train Show Chairman Tom Ratkovich poses in front of the Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club’s logo sign. Ratkovich will be serving as chairman for the final time on Saturday. (Photo by Mark Suek) ...

Train-watching basics: Among the ways in which people participate in the railroad hobby, the simple act of watching trains is the most popular. Some railfans thrill to the power of thousands of tons ...