The fantasy plays out every night, just off the basement floor in homes all over America. With a set-up - a kid, or, more likely, a grown man - can pretend to be master of his own railroading universe ...

GREEN VALLEY, Arizona (KGUN) — A Green Valley man has inherited a cherished family tradition that has captivated his heart for years — a massive model train collection and setup passed down from his ...

"There are no bad train days." That's how collector Craig Chidester feels when he escapes down to his basement and spends time with his electric trains. The 56-year-old Westmont resident is an avid ...

More than a century after they were invented, toy trains remain popular Christmas toys. Showing a Lionel train set in motion with smoke and train sounds at the Pittston Train Shop, owner John Merlino ...

For many people, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a toy train set, the whir of the wheels on the tracks, the lights and whistles and steam. And then when the new year rolls around, and the ...

WEBVTT PITTSBURGHERS. REPORTER: A TRAIN SET UNDER THE TREE AT CHRISTMAS. IT'S A TRADITION MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD. >> OH YEAH. WE HAD A TRAIN SET GROWING UP. STILL HAVE IT IN FACT MY BASEMENT.

For most involved in the hobby, model trains involve buying track from off-the-shelf suppliers, and lots of delicate painting and finishing. Conversely, [Ivan] just wanted to make something fast and ...

SEATTLE — In the Holler Lake neighborhood, a Seattle man's passion project is picking up steam. Manny Reale has brought to life a realistic model train town in his yard. He shares this niche hobby ...

Here are some numbers that help explain why jaws drop at the first sight of the model-train set that tech entrepreneur Peter Hambling is having built in the basement of his Medina family home: • The ...

GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — A Green Valley man has inherited a cherished family tradition that has captivated his heart for years — a massive model train collection and setup passed down from his ...