Trains and tracks are found in many childhood toy boxes and are a source of delight for young and old. From Lionel classics to today’s Thomas the Train collections, railroads provide more than ...

Ray Shelton is a retired Nassau County Police officer, but he has been working on the railroad for 40 years. Shelton’s Hicksville backyard is landscaped with bushes like a large, blooming prickly pear ...

Back gardens typically contain grass lawns, furniture, sheds, and if you're lucky, a gnome. However, one train enthusiast has taken it a step further by meticulously creating a fully functioning ...

Thomas Murphy is enjoying his retirement from the New York State Police, which started in 1993, but don’t think he’s spending his free time on the golf course. Instead, you can find him outside in his ...

Take a look at the membership of the Tucson Garden Railway Society and you’ll see couples who share the hobby of model trains running through the landscape. Creating a garden railroad layout often ...

There’s nothing like an intricate model train display to transport you to another time in a magical place. Take the front yard of the foothills home of John Carmichael and Philip Pappas. The Tucsonans ...

Nick and Bonnie Roark pose with their grandson, Kyle Hobbs, 5, in their garden railway in Augusta on Wednesday. (Sept. 6, 2017) Fernando Salazar The Wichita Eagle The train gives a whistle and starts ...