Model railroading connects us with history in a very tangible way. The railroad changed the US forever by connecting our coasts. It helped create our American identity. Model railroaders recreate an earlier time and place with painstaking detail.
To learn more about model railroading, follow any of the train hobby news links below.
18 September, 2011, 5:35 pm
Do you think it would be a good idea to bring the joy and challenge of Radio Controlled Cars and exhibits to kids in hospitals and special needs camps? So does Art Roper. He has set up a non-profit organization to gather funding for such a project and has qualified with the Pepsi Refresh Project. [...]
14 September, 2011, 4:47 pm
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – This annual event organized by the Mainline Model Railroaders Fellowship, an umbrella group for the Edmonton region’s many train clubs, gives modellers a chance to show off their collections and learn new tricks about how to make and run tiny trains. (Click Here) for more info.
9 May, 2011, 4:14 pm
Mentor, Ohio – The Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum has lost much of its funding and is appealing to the general public for donations to keep its 18,000 square foot facility open. The museum is the largest of its kind in the world. It features 26 different scales of trains. The smallest train will fit [...]
23 April, 2011, 10:35 pm
Though it will not be officially verified by officials of the Guinness World Record Board for a few months yet, model railroaders have built a model railroad train that measured over 925 feet and ran under its own power for over 750 feet. This beats the record held by Miniatur Wunderland of Hamberg, Germany with [...]
12 October, 2010, 9:44 am
Railroads or their predecessors have been around for hundreds of years. Take a look at this page for fun facts for kids about railroads.
2 October, 2010, 12:38 pm
Twin brothers in Germany have created the World’s Largest Model Train layout. This train set covers 12,380 square feet and has more than 700 trains.
22 May, 2009, 11:08 am
As with a real railroad, the track a model train runs on is a critically important component. The model railroader needs a track cutter that is effortless to use and delivers a precise cut each and every time. Xuron’s 2175M Track Cutter does both.
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