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A Labor of Love for Trains
For decades, planes, trains and automobiles have had a way of luring collectors. But for one local resident, trains aren't just a hobby, they're a labor of love.
Nov 1, 2013 - 8:20:00 AM
Keeping her life on track
Petaluman Hope Stewart finds her garden train hobby therapeutic in the midst of tough times
Oct 24, 2013 - 3:30:46 PM
Man Pieces Together Historic Train Cars for High-Speed Cross-Country Journey
The cars on the Station to Station train were built between 1916 and 1953
Oct 9, 2013 - 8:00:00 AM
Home with model railroad wins Marysville award
The yellow trilevel on the corner lot in Sherwood Forest subdivision won the 2013 Pride of Marysville Neighborhood Award.
Oct 8, 2013 - 8:00:00 AM
John Scully's $400,000 Playground
For John Scully, there is one childhood memory that stands above all others.
Oct 3, 2013 - 10:00:00 AM
Would you do this?
This may seem silly to the uninitiated but I'm sure we can all agree it's a great idea.
Sep 27, 2013 - 9:00:00 AM
Dr. Dave's Garden Railway
Eventually, the model train set around his Christmas tree exploded into an incredible backyard railroad.
Sep 25, 2013 - 6:00:00 AM
Conductor Bud's railway is a miniature marvel in Eagan
In his backyard garden railway, Lutz has re-imagined Bowman as a bustling railroad stop.
Sep 9, 2013 - 8:00:00 AM
Braidie's Tavern beer garden idea not such a loco motive
When Bob Braidie saw an old locomotive shell in a railway yard he had just one thought - to transform it into a bar.
Aug 29, 2013 - 6:00:00 AM
Bachmann Announces New Senior VP
Bachmann Trains has announced the promotion of Rich Janyszek to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Jul 22, 2013 - 8:42:31 AM
Riding the Rails in their Canton back yard
Jane Franko said the railway and the garden help bring "a lot of interest" to the back yard
Jul 16, 2013 - 6:00:00 AM
Backyard railroad a scene straight out of rural America
The smiling engineer, with a coal car behind him filled to the brim, makes sure his train chugs along the track.
Jul 11, 2013 - 6:00:00 AM
Landscaping Collective Builds Backyard Railway Gardens
In the Minnesota summertime, there's a new trend families can get on board with.
Jul 4, 2013 - 3:00:00 PM
Gallery shows art of the railroad
Wayne County Council for the Arts will open a new exhibit Friday. A display of model trains by Robert Thon and "Trains" drawings by Sam Ferrara.
Jun 14, 2013 - 11:00:00 AM
Frank Hornby: the man who put the world in a box
It is safe to say that no one had such a lasting impact on British childhood in the 20th century as Frank Hornby.
May 16, 2013 - 6:00:00 AM
Marcia Fluer's beautiful garden in Golden Valley
Marcia Fluer, of TV news fame, now gets her hands dirty in her Golden Valley garden, a collaboration with her husband, a train hobbyist
May 2, 2013 - 6:00:00 AM
Train enthusiast goes all natu-rail
The model trains in Joe Stephens' layouts don't run along molded plaster hills
May 1, 2013 - 8:00:00 AM
All aboard the train home!
Train firm executive, Charles Howeson, is selling his 'perfect' family home .It features a 400ft working model railway, perfect for rail enthusiasts.
Apr 1, 2013 - 10:00:00 AM
One Man's Garden Railroad
Jim & Sandi Brandenburg started Garden Railroading without a garden. These are their accounts of the early days of their Garden Railroading from a motorhome. Jim promises more updates!
Feb 28, 2013 - 10:00:00 AM
Landscaping enhances garden railway
Glenn and Janet Mitchell's G-gauge setup demonstrates a balance between landscape and layout.
Feb 25, 2013 - 8:07:05 AM
Marion man's family keeps trains running
"We ran the Halloween Train in tribute to Craig," she says. "We're going to try to do that every year."
Jan 10, 2013 - 10:00:00 AM
Out in the yard, it's "all aboard!"
In Walt Pauli's world, the Columbia Hotel retains much of its magnificence, the station in Railroad Square still looks as it did in 1906.
Jan 3, 2013 - 10:00:00 AM
Model train exhibit to open at the Tahawus Lodge
Au Sable Forks, NY - Two trains will make their rounds in the Tahawus Lodge Center this holiday season.
Dec 3, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Walthers Press Release - Wolfgang Richter
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. has released information regrading the contributions made by LGB's Wolfgang Richter.
Nov 27, 2012 - 7:30:01 PM
Dunedin Man Turns Model Train Hobby Into Art
Don Kohler has been known for many things over the course of his 80 years. But the one thing he would really like to be known as is an artist.
Nov 27, 2012 - 8:00:00 AM
Wolfgang Richter of LGB dies
Information from Europe's G Scale Central reports that Wolfgang Richter of LGB has passed away.
Nov 23, 2012 - 11:35:59 AM
Eagle Scout on track
A keen interest in railroads led a Nansemond-Suffolk Academy sophomore to spearhead a spruce-up of the old station on North Main Street for his Eagle Scout project.
Nov 21, 2012 - 1:00:00 PM
Canadian Man Excavates His Basement Using R/C Trucks Over 7 Years!
Need more room for your indoor trains? Here is somone who found a fun way to create more room in his house.
Nov 16, 2012 - 10:00:00 AM
Do you remember Minic trains in back gardens?
Did you have a train set at the bottom of your garden? If so, Mike Slatter wants to hear from you. He is collecting memories of the Tri-ang Minic Narrowgauge Railway system which was made in Canterbury 50 years ago.
Nov 12, 2012 - 7:00:00 AM
Durango; A Model Train Mecca
Durango's most passionate subpopulation is model train "maniacs," who say Durango is their mecca.
Nov 9, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Chapple's Train-Arama Show
What happens when one person strikes a match of enthusiasm for Model Railroading in his small town? Read about what LSOL member Dick Chapple Sr has done to light a fire in Hardin, MT.
Nov 5, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Gotta catch a train
For more than a year now, Herzog has been refurbishing and creating some of the buildings that line the tracks of the Southern Oregon Live Steamers train ride in the park.
Oct 29, 2012 - 10:00:00 AM
Mount Airy man builds ride-along train in backyard
The entire railroad track was installed just a few years after Jack began, he said, but he continued to rearrange the tracks and landscaping.
Oct 15, 2012 - 9:00:00 AM
In the Garden of Trains - Dave Maynard
The highlight of Maynard's layout is a reverse loop, which takes a train around a tree in the far end of his yard, and then reverses back the other direction.
Oct 11, 2012 - 7:39:22 AM
Upper Milford Garden Railroad Grows in Popularity
The Fritz family opens its wonderland to friends and acquaintances twice a year to smiles and looks of amazement from appreciative visitors.
Sep 28, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
In Fair Haven, a Fantasy World On Rails
Humphreys' toy train collection, 20 years in the making, came to fruition eight years ago when he moved his family to Fair Haven.
Sep 21, 2012 - 8:00:00 AM
Off the Beaten Track
Mr. Rose is a "rare mileage" collector, one of about 300 in the country. Such collectors strive to ride as much of the U.S. rail system as they can
Sep 20, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
'Children's railway' a training ground for future rail personnel
The children's railway is a fully functional, passenger-carrying narrow gauge rail line running through the city.
Sep 10, 2012 - 8:00:00 AM
The A-track-tive Garden of David Bodnar
The cover story of the Fall 2012 issue of "In Mt. Lebanon" magazine features the Garden Railroad of our very own Dave Bodnar.
Aug 31, 2012 - 10:00:00 AM
Salem man is building bridges with scale model train hobby turned business
Preparations are being made, in a backyard 2,100 miles away, to install a 10-foot-long replica of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Aug 7, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Maintaining a high quality of life
We have several beds in our 3/4-acre lot: two train gardens and miniature villages named for our grandchildren.
Aug 6, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Retired middle school teacher crafts outdoor model trains
Foster, 65, a retired middle school industrial arts teacher from Sheldon, Iowa, spent three years perfecting this, his garden railroad.
Jul 27, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Garden train 'A hobby in progress'
The Plano couple also has 800 feet of large scale railroad tracks running through a myriad of wooden miniature buildings, tunnels and bridges.
Jul 23, 2012 - 1:52:14 PM
Bill's back garden railway is a labour of love
Mr Barritt, aged 80, spent more than three years getting the miniature railway pieced together and has spent thousands of pounds on his labour of love.
Jul 16, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
All aboard in the backyard garden
The miniature railroad town materialized five years ago in Alison and Jerry Ogden's backyard.
Jul 10, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Rockome garden railroad brings family together, gets back on track
At one time, this was the biggest garden railroad in the Midwest. Now they are trying to bring this back to like it used to be.
Jun 26, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
North Barrington amazing garden of trains on rare display
"Train Lady" Elaine Silets and her private model railroad gardens and museum will be open to the public June 23, 2012.
Jun 19, 2012 - 11:00:00 AM
Lewis Polk: Seminar on Growing the Hobby
At this year's East Coast Large Scale Train Show, Louis Polk shared his ideas on how we could each play a part in expanding our hobby. Watch this exclusive video and hear what Louis thinks you can do.
Jun 15, 2012 - 11:00:00 AM
Mini-Disneyland in his Backyard Garden
All aboard the Casey Jr. Train and welcome to Disneyland! Well, not exactly. Welcome to architect Dave Sheegog's backyard.
Jun 4, 2012 - 6:00:00 AM
Ian builds railway line that never was
"It really is more between the model engineering side of things and the model railways, but I'm more into the artistic and the landscape side. It is physically hard work doing it."
May 14, 2012 - 8:10:22 AM
Someone will be chuffed with this lot
A train buff's stunning collection of model steam engines that he used to drive around his back garden is set to sell for 250,000 GBP.
Apr 27, 2012 - 6:48:11 AM
Family working on the railroad store because son has passion for trains
One reason to become the owner of a small business is because you can't bear to see a place you've grown attached to close its doors.
Apr 26, 2012 - 6:41:17 AM
Homeowner builds model railroad in basement
Rogers was inspired to create his own railroad after visiting a former colleague's home in San Diego.
Mar 30, 2012 - 3:44:12 AM
Scott H. Polk is named President of Polk's Model Craft Hobbies Inc.
Effective January 1st, 2012 Scott H. Polk, former Executive Director of the Hobby Industry Association has been appointed the new President of Polk's Hobby; Aristo-Craft Trains and RMT by AristO.
Jan 2, 2012 - 8:06:36 AM
Trains, trams and miniatures
So far the 7 1/4 inch gauge track features a bridge over a dry creek bed and a tunnel under the driveway to their home.
Dec 22, 2011 - 12:00:00 PM
This science professor tells why the miniature trains he builds definitely aren't toys
The green Owain Glyndwr locomotive that gleams on the windowsill in the dining room is just one part of an extensive collection.
Nov 22, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Model train travels to 'Deadwood'
Wayne Asbury doesn't mind having a railroad running through his Vandenberg Village backyard - after all, he put it there.
Nov 18, 2011 - 8:00:00 AM
Landscaping on the right track
An 80-by-80-foot vegetable garden was transformed into two miniature villages with a river, waterfall and battery-operated train.
Nov 16, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Model railroader also has passion for the real thing
Model train lovers have been known to be enthusiastic about their hobby, but Andrew Blackburn takes his love of the rail to a whole new level.
Oct 17, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
"All aboard!" the Cinder Curve and Northern Railroad.
Beginning with 1,000 feet of track, Tom has added another 700 feet. The layout includes loops at each end with manually-operated switches.
Oct 5, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Movie Projectionist Switches Tracks to Become Railroad Mogul
Wilkinson devised elaborate track layouts, then invested in hardware and toiled in his spare time to build working scale models.
Sep 15, 2011 - 12:00:00 PM
Garden railway runs through family's joined yards
All three backyards off Pawnee and Southeast Boulevard form one unbroken territory of trains running in between them at will.
Sep 12, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Phillip LaCoste, 16, wins the My Alberta SouthWest Video Contest with his submission, "Ultimate Trains"
A video contest promoting the Alberta SouthWest Regional Alliance is a feather in the cap for a local videographer and for Ultimate Trains.
Sep 8, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Imaginative gardeners build tracks through backyards
Spokane is a railroad town. While trains are a common daily sight, some of the most scenic lines run right through local gardens.
Sep 6, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Irene makes tracks through railroad display
The fallen oak damaged some of the miniature buildings the Browns have collected over the years of their shared railroading project.
Sep 2, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
The Brickyard Railroad
I have been a Model Railroader forever. My father built my brother and me a train room in the back yard where we made many HO railroads over the years. I joined the Bay Area Garden Rail Society (BAGRS); And so it started...
Aug 11, 2011 - 8:00:00 AM
Working On The Railroad
A sizable chunk of his rural Saline County property has been taken over by the North Ohio Central Railroad, but don't expect to inquire about freight rates unless the shipment is really tiny.
Aug 8, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Caboose is Official Start of the Train Garden
The Train Garden is the current priority project of the Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park. Thanks to a generous $100,000 gift from the Friends of the Arboretum, Phase I is now underway.
Jul 28, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Wedding day on miniature railway is just the ticket!
For most people, choosing the perfect wedding venue can be a nightmare. But if you both love trains...
Jul 23, 2011 - 7:00:00 AM
Best small garden: Glen Stegmiller, Sykesville
Stegmiller says he used to have a train garden in his basement, but he never had time to play with it. Now he can play with his trains while he's outside mowing the grass and working in the yard.
Jul 16, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Carl Arendt - A Tribute to a Micro Modeler
Webmaster Carl Arendt has put together a collection of the most ingenious small area layouts for all scales, Z to G.
Jul 11, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
All aboard the Garden Railroad
When Jay Root moved to Fuquay-Varina, N.C. from Mich. he took on the daunting task of building a new garden railroad in his back yard.
Jul 9, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
German rail fan is milestone Spike visitor
The 100,000th visitor was Franc Gerhardt, who lives on the island of Reichanau in southern Germany. Mr. Gerhardt is also a Garden Train modeler.
Jun 30, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Chugging Through the Barr's Backyard
Ra Barr, a retiree and former Powder Springs city councilman, and his wife Barbara, an area nurse, recently completed a miniature railway system in their home's backyard.
Jun 22, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Garden Trains a hobby for all ages
Paul Vecker has been interested in trains since he was 10 years old and he is always looking for a new hobby to work on and garden trains make for the perfect project.
Jun 14, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
Amarillo, TX - Mother sticks by pledge
This story will tug at your heartstrings. The love of a mother for her son lives on after EVRYTHING else is gone.
Jun 2, 2011 - 9:15:00 AM
Helena, AL - Railroad Tycoon
The shrill cry of a train whistle and the soft chugging of train cars along the track can often be heard in an unlikely spot in Helena... in a neighborhood backyard.
Apr 28, 2011 - 6:00:00 AM
VIDEO: Garden Trains: ( 4 Parts) Lewis Polk, Aristo-Craft-Past, Present & Future of Large Scale Trains
Come watch this exclusive video of Lewis Polk's (President of Aristo-Craft Trains) Saturday afternoon talk at the 2011 East Coast Large Scale Train Show.
Apr 7, 2011 - 3:32:40 PM
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