Ed Gibson, son of the late train hobbyist and toy store owner Thomas E. Gibson, organizes trains in a warehouse where his father stored his collectibles Tuesday. The family of Thomas Gibson, who died ...

HAMBURG, Germany--Sure, Miniatur Wunderland is the world's largest collection of model trains, but to describe it that way would do it a serious injustice. What it really is is a beyond-belief ...

Submitted photo A large Lionel model railroad collection that was once owned by a longtime North Lima resident who owned several Dairy Queens is being auctioned by Basinger Auction Service. A public ...

Like most train collectors, Ken caught the disease when he was a youngster. His dad had Lionel O gauge. In the early 1950s, Ken was still in school while working at his first job doing deliveries for ...

When Matt Padgett’s grandparents couldn’t find him, they always knew where to look — a couple blocks down the road by the train tracks. “As a little kid, when I was about 3 or 4, and I’d go to my ...

Folk rock legend and Renaissance man Neil Young has an eclectic repertoire that spans beyond his discography; beyond being known as a singer-songwriter, he's a director, producer, environmental ...

WATSONTOWN — When he was 3 years old, Bill McCollin, of Watsontown, was given his first Lionel train set, complete with an engine, track and transformer. For Christmas that year, his dad purchased the ...

WHITE PLAINS - Walk into a collectible toy and train show, and inevitably time catches up with you. At the Westchester Toy and Train Show on Sunday, which has been held since 1983, some vendors ...

If we are fortunate enough to have good genes, avoid fatal accidents, and escape catastrophic illness, it will come to all of us: old age. Model railroaders with huge layouts face a unique set of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Daniela Egan’s family, the perfect Portland day can cost less than $3 per person. The secret is focusing less on where you’re ...

Mt. Juliet incorporated in 1972. Mt. Juliet has established Hibbett Hall that is a city historical museum with a model train set the centerpiece. An elaborate model train display depicting Mt. Juliet ...