The holiday tradition of model railroad displays helped get Ray Mueser hooked on the hobby. “My dad had two Lionels he put around the Christmas tree, and he had houses. One time they went out,” Mueser ...

MANY TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS DREAM OF DRIVING A REAL TRAIN, BUT THEY CAN’T. SO THE NEXT BEST THING IS TO PRETEND BY OPERATING A TRAIN AND A LIFE IMITATING MODEL RAILROAD EXHIBIT. AND WHAT BETTER TIME TO ...

Lionel's No. 671 Pennsylvania RR S2 steam turbine is one of the classic O gauge locomotives of the postwar era. Lionel released it for the first full product line of the post-World War II era in 1946.

GIBSONIA, Pennsylvania (WJW) – Just north of Pittsburgh is one of the finest model train museums you’ll ever find anywhere. You have to see it to believe it. The tracks at the Western Pennsylvania ...

STRASBURG, Pa. — Hobbies come in all shapes and sizes. But for the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society, their massive mobile model is a passion. “It’s fun because we try to portray the old ...

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HAZLETON, Pa. — In an area with a rich railroad past, trains have become a big part of the holiday season. Jon Meyer takes us on a journey through our area, all in miniature. Come aboard this ride on ...