Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962. They are on display in his home near Port Huron and include an operating layout.

Here are some numbers that help explain why jaws drop at the first sight of the model-train set that tech entrepreneur Peter Hambling is having built in the basement of his Medina family home: • The ...

If you know the right people, it’s possible to travel by train from Oakland to Sparks, Nevada in about 25 minutes. The catch is that the entirety of the trip exists inside a single, open-air room.

It’s a measure of success that youngsters playing in the updated model train exhibit unveiled Monday at the DuPage Children’s Museum were way too busy to talk to any reporter. Their parents, though, ...