Although Disney constructed his locomotive many years ago, Gillory's prize possession is quite a bit newer, and it's only the start of a collection, he said. It took Gillory two years to build and ...

The Gage Park Mini Train has given Colleen Horn many fond memories. It was even part of her daughter's wedding. So Horn couldn't help but stop Monday when, while driving past the park, she noticed ...

COSTA MESA The whistle blew as the steam-powered locomotive barreled down the track, with children and parents sitting on top of the railroad cars enjoying the ride. That’s right, on top. The train ...

To those who ride the tooting miniature steam trains at Berkeley's Tilden Park, the Redwood Valley Railway is a landmark almost as timeless as the Golden Gate Bridge. But to the initiated, the Tilden ...

, is an unmarked red warehouse. No sign indicates what’s inside: an expansive space where miniature train tracks crisscross and steam engines chug along. The place is , owned by Larry Staver and Amy O ...

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 ...

You never know what impact a small gesture of encouragement may have on a child. Take Patrick Duling, 43, whose childhood love of trains has become both a career and a calling. Duling first visited ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Doug Mayes’ love of garden railroads started innocently enough: with a model train that went around his Christmas tree. “After Christmas I didn’t want to put ...

When Nancy Eliason was a young mother in Elmhurst in the late 1960s, she and her husband were always looking for ways to entertain their three sons on a limited budget. When Eliason’s father mentioned ...

The revived steam locomotive was showcased during the Matheran Station Mahotsav, a tribute to 118 years of the Matheran Light ...