Peter Dolimpio is the owner and creator of a massive double HO Scale Model Railroad layout in the basement of his home in Leominster, Massachusetts. Both this layout and others can occasionally be ...

I spent 30 hours in a bedroom on an Amtrak Viewliner train and 53 hours in an Amtrak Superliner bedroom. The key difference ...

As Brightline’s self-proclaimed No. 1 fan, I’ve been waiting impatiently for its Orlando extension. Being a travel writer and central Florida native living in West Palm Beach, I feel like this modern ...

Designing a model railroad layout blends creativity with structured planning, whether you’re crafting a compact shelf line or a multi-deck design. Choosing a suitable scale, track arrangement, and ...

For travellers with time on their side and a thirst for adventure, America’s old-school train network offers a charming way to see the country. Brought together under the banner of Amtrak services in ...

After three decades of riding trains all over the world—rural China, the Swiss Alps, Latin American jungles—I am still thrilled by a classic rail journey. Take The Canadian, where passengers can spend ...

The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many ...

On May 10, 1869, as the last spike was driven in the Utah desert, the blows were heard across the country. Telegraph wires wrapped around spike and sledgehammer transmitted the impact instantaneously ...

Created in partnership with the National Railway Museum, part of the Science Museum Group. Over time, the way we’ve travelled has changed, and so has the way we power our transport. From using coal to ...

The Danville Model Railroad Club has club engines for members to use, although most have their own and bring them to run on the club layout. Photo by Grace Mamon. Clickety-clacks and the occasional ...

Dr. Nicholas Muff believes three primary forces guide a person’s life: who your God is, who your partner is and what your life’s work is. But, for him, there is arguably a fourth: trains, whose tracks ...