The average age of the model-train enthusiast is typically over fifty. He’s part of a legion, mainly male, of WWII-era kids and early boomers whose childhood dream it was to unwrap a Lionel train set ...

The Colorado ModelRailroad Museum’s largest artifact – the 1919 C&S Caboose 10583 turned 100years old on Saturday. Dozens of peoplegathered at the museum to celebrate the milestone with cake, card ...

LAKEWOOD — Certainly, a store for train enthusiasts named Caboose should have a genuine, 27-ton caboose parked in a lot outside the business. And so it does. On cold days, smoke can be seen streaming ...

MANCHESTER — The Manchester Model Railroad Association and other train and local history buffs are looking to add a caboose to the Manchester Railroad Memorial Park — but not just any caboose. The ...

Though cabooses have all but disappeared from today’s railroads, they’re still front and center for hobby manufacturers.

David Ware would like to own a Cotton Belt caboose. A railroad enthusiast from a young age, he is the former Arkansas State Capitol historian and former secretary of the Crooked Rails Model Railroad ...

If folks can turn ambulances or army trucks into welcoming mobile homes, couldn’t they do the same with old train cars? Yes, they can. Instead of abandoning these cabooses with historical value, some ...

NORTHPORT | The City Council is making a facelift possible for the little red caboose near the Northport Train Depot. City leaders voted Monday to spend more than $43,000 to renovate the former ...