After 6-7 inches of snow buried his backyard on Jan. 3, a rail fan in northern Germany fired up a model diesel engine to plow ...

The smiling engineer, with a coal car behind him filled to the brim, makes sure his train chugs along the track, spouting smoke as it weaves through the tunnels and in and out of stately conifers.

A train enthusiast has spent more than five years building a stunning working miniature railroad track – in his own backyard. James Ardin, 36, created the 660-yard line that circles his three-acre ...

WINDSOR, Vt. (WCAX) - A miniature train is hard at work in Windsor hauling old engines and scraps of metal. Though small in size, the Mill Brook Railroad proves it’s the little engine that could. “The ...

There is no doubt it exists because its tracks twist and turn right through Dick Maddock's yard. "To me there's nothing that smells better than coal when it's burning," said Maddock. Maddock is the ...

Ray Shelton is a retired Nassau County Police officer, but he has been working on the railroad for 40 years. Shelton’s Hicksville backyard is landscaped with bushes like a large, blooming prickly pear ...

SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you might find along the way — not just the scenery but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.

Building and operating a full-scale railroad in your backyard would be a dream come true for many devoted railfans, and renowned Disney animator Ward Kimball lived that dream for more than 60 years at ...

The biggest railroad layout in North Little Rock belongs to Union Pacific, but one of the biggest little railroads toots around Bernie and Christy Alsbrook's backyard. Bernie, 59, is a Union Pacific ...