A train enthusiast has spent five years building a fully working miniature railway in his back garden. James Ardin, 36, from ...

As a little boy in Maryland, Don Mathis couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a miniature steam engine on a model train that blew actual steam. Watching that engine huff and puff made a lasting ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

Here’s the thing: America’s largest miniature train circuit isn’t a theme-park ride, it’s a landscape-scale hobbyist railroad built and maintained by people who treat railroading like a craft. Train ...

As the 2025 holiday season gets underway, multiple cities are celebrating the festive season using trains -- from classic model trains to subways -- as a means to light up the season. Multiple train ...

Hella Cool Gigs: Little Puffer steam train operator San Francisco Zoo's historic miniature steam train conductor Johnny Salas runs the popular zoo attraction, “Little Puffer.” Johnny road the 1904 ...

The Redwood Valley Railway in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley hills will reopen on Saturday after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Operating hours for the miniature steam train, a ...

Train aficionados and miniatures collectors may be interested to know that a Los Angeles-area mansion with its own railroad and rideable steam engine will soon be available for sale for nearly $20 ...