The fancy model trains produced by renowned toymaking company Maerklin were a hit with GIs in the aftermath of World War II when U.S. forces set up shop around the German town of Goppingen. Nowadays, ...

Tucked between a residential neighborhood and a school athletic field in Malden is a large, red brick building that looks a little like an old train depot. That’s fitting. Four words in large ...

The Shelburne Museum’s model train set can be operated by museum visitors at the push of a button, without staff present. Credit: James Buck Morning light streamed through the antique windows of the ...