One of the world’s largest steam locomotives stopped in Covina on Sunday as it embarked on a journey to be restored as a living piece of history. Hundreds of train enthusiasts greeted and sent off the ...

A historic British firm which produced model steam trains for 87 years has been forced to close its doors after getting hamstrung by red tape. Mamod this month closed down production in its factory ...

From the choo-choo that goes around the Christmas tree to fanciful displays and seasonal train rides like The Polar Express, trains have long been associated with the holidays. For the ultimate ...

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 ...

I thought I knew the meaning of the word “envy”. That was before I clapped eyes on Pete Waterman’s unique collection of model steam engines. I turned as green as my Yorkshire miners’ tie gazing at ...

In a photograph dated April 26, 1908, with arms crossed and a stern expression, a young Howard Folker, conductor and engineer, stood with a railroad crew in front of the Shay No. 7 steam engine that ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The ¾ inch to 1 foot scale model of the 2-6-2 Baldwin Locomotive built by ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Doug Mayes’ love of garden railroads started innocently enough: with a model train that went around his Christmas tree. “After Christmas I didn’t want to put ...

The Mount Edgcumbe Railway and Model Society (MERMS) has been running since 2017 A group of model railway enthusiasts have said they are hoping to inspire a new generation of creatives after the ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...