Two years ago, Randy Hackman and his father, Kenneth, set out to create the second-largest outdoor model railroad that's open to the public. They overshot their goal. "We are definitely the world's ...

A waterfall trickling into a lily pond sets the scene for the landscaped miniature world that Beitler created. A small village overlooks a valley and the pond where a pair of partially submerged ...

Richard Dobler is a railroad baron in the manner of Henry Flagler, though on a less ostentatious scale. Adjacent to his home between Lake Wales and Dundee lies an 18-acre model train domain that he — ...

One of the greatest strengths of model railroading is the diverse, multifaceted nature of the hobby. History, woodworking, electrical engineering, and many other disciplines can all be pursued toward ...