When designing their layouts, many model railroaders gravitate towards the 1960s. It’s easy to understand why - to many in the hobby, the 1960s represents one of the most dynamic decades in American ...

In 1960, one item sat atop my Christmas wish list: a model train set. Somehow, Santa got the message. Waiting for me under the tree was a Lionel Trains starter set. It contained a forward-only ...

EATONTOWN - Growing up in Long Branch and the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, Remsen “Rem” Hunnewell collected toy trains and loved operating them on the tracks he designed. And now he helps ...

There are about nine model train clubs on Long Island, but apparently only the West Island Model Railroad Club in Hicksville allows visitors to run its trains at open houses. And at this year’s ...