It all started with a few trains, a couple of plastic houses, and a big lawn. Eight years later, Richard and Connie Banko have about nine different locomotives, 40 cars, about 60 hand-crafted wooden ...

In their backyard, Al and Bev Mann have 550 feet of model-railroad tracks that run past a pond, a waterfall, a market and a used-car dealership, among many other landmarks. But in 2005, the first year ...

Tucson Garden Railway Society members say John Fennema has one of the best layouts on the nonprofit’s March tour. Credit: Holly Harris G-scale train collectors are opening their gardens to the public ...

“A steam train!” a young boy exclaimed, shaking his hands with wild enthusiasm. “Look at that one!” He sat cross-legged on the ground in the backyard of Alan and Nola Olsen, literally shaking with ...

In the world of garden railways, lilliputian locomotives run through dwarf forests and chamomile meadows. Their miniature tracks circle bogs of carnivorous plants, glide over handmade wooden and stone ...

Train fans and garden appreciators can crisscross the greater Portland area to see compact engines chugging through tunnels, across bridges and on trestles at 14 different model railroad layouts ...

Take a look at the membership of the Tucson Garden Railway Society and you’ll see couples who share the hobby of model trains running through the landscape. Creating a garden railroad layout often ...

On this train line, one car is dedicated to Mark Oles’ family, another is lined with photos of his wife Mary Beth’s family, and a third is dedicated to the couple on their wedding day. Elsewhere, ...

Trains and holiday traditions go together for several in the East Valley and across the Phoenix metro area. Each year, train lovers and model train enthusiasts who are members of the Arizona Big Train ...

Experience the agony and ecstasy of model making with Mark Found as he designs and builds an ambitious layout in his own back garden. To obtain the knowledge and expertise needed, he visits some of ...