Model railroaders are deeply devoted. Hobbyists, who include rock singer Rod Stewart, spend hours and thousands of dollars meticulously constructing elaborate layouts with train routes running ...

They are in attics or basements, anywhere there is space to set up elaborate model train sets complete with villages that support homes, banks and churches. Cats are strictly prohibited (they have ...

In Dix Hills, nearly 80 members of the TMB (Train Masters of Babylon) Model Train Club meet regularly to bring their own ...

And for true model railroad enthusiasts, the layouts and trains become more elaborate, more expansive and offer worlds and scenes that we dreamed of riding through when we played with our model ...