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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...