Mechanicville man spends nearly 50 years building intricate model railroad

You’d probably expect caskets to be in the basement of a typical funeral home — but not this one. Hidden beneath a trap door sits an expansive model railroad th ...
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Our Town: Model railroad layout honors Grinnell’s history on a smaller level

GRINNELL, Iowa (KCRG) - About 20 years ago, a Grinnell couple bought the depot building across from the south side of Central Park. It sits right along railroad tracks, and not far from where the two ...
Times Union

RPI’s famed model train layout will be reimagined

Pieces of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s 4,000-square-foot model train layout are ready to be taken away by volunteers working with the National Model Railroad Association’s northeast region ...
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An elaborate scale model railroad layout chugs its engine in a Leominster, Mass. home

FULL TIME JOB TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. THIS IS HIS NON PAYING ONE, THE ONE HE’S WORKED AT FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. IT’S A HOBBY THAT HELPS ME KEEP WHAT LITTLE SANITY I HAVE. IT’S A GREAT ESCAPE FROM THE ...
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I Want Micro-Scale Model Railroads Hidden In Every Room of My House

Building an elaborate model railroad looks like a legitimately relaxing and rewarding hobby, but if you don’t have an entire basement to dedicate to a sprawling countryside layout, take inspiration ...
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Long Island model railroad hobbyists build mini worlds in their backyards

Ray Shelton is a retired Nassau County Police officer, but he has been working on the railroad for 40 years. Shelton’s Hicksville backyard is landscaped with bushes like a large, blooming prickly pear ...
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Seashore Trolley Museum celebrates opening of model railroad building

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Seashore Trolley Museum celebrated the opening of the Maine Central Model ...