Scheerens earlier this month published a book, “ Apartment Model Trains: Two Examples, ” to share what he’s learned about building model train layouts in small apartments.

Barry Swartz of Springettsbury Township has built his model railroad layout for 77 years, ever since his father bought him his first O gauge Lionel train when he was just months old. Unfortunately ...

Dale Desser, of Erie, doesn't want visitors to simply watch his spectacular model railroad. He invites people to operate it.

A 2004 story in Railroad Model Craftsman magazine features Noonan’s 19-by-23-foot layout and describes how he got early exposure to model railways through a club.

Six years ago, when I stopped here for the first time, Lyle had satisfied his childhood dream of owning a model railroad by building a 25-by-30 foot layout in the front room.

As the years went by, Steve Sanders’ model train layout got bigger and bigger. It was originally constructed in a room about the garage in the Sanders' home off Royal Lane in Dallas.