Tour the HO scale (1:87.1) Chicago, Peoria & Western, John Brennan’s masterfully designed model railroad depicting the flatlands of Illinois in September 1940. Housed in a dedicated 35 x 45-foot ...

For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as an occasional feature on Trains.com. Here’s a recap of some of the ...

Q: While thinking through the operating scheme for my World War II-era (1944) model railroad, I wondered where troop trains sat in timetable priority. Obviously they were extras, but were they bumped ...

Model railroaders convene each year to celebrate their hobby. But this year they're wondering about the impact of tariffs on the foreign companies that make a lot of the products they collect. The ...

Clifton Park, New York — In the spring of 2004, a truck driver named Joe Macken descended his basement stairs in Clifton Park, New York, with a simple idea: to see if he could build something cool out ...

To attract and retain workers after the holiday, numerous companies have offered salary, bonus, and allowance packages, with ...

The GO Transit train derailment that disrupted service to thousands of commuters going to and from Union Station earlier this month was due to loose screws on the track. Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay ...

It will be the first time the tournament is held in the Illinois Quad-Cities, bringing top cue sports competitors to the region, ...

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With the release of excerpts from his upcoming book, “Young Man in a Hurry,” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s qualifications to be president are a hot topic with the national media. A recent commentary in The ...

Within a few hours of returning to South Florida in November 2021, after a 20-month hiatus during the pandemic, Brightline was already off to a rough start. On November 8, 2021, the “higher-speed” ...