On this train line, one car is dedicated to Mark Oles’ family, another is lined with photos of his wife Mary Beth’s family, and a third is dedicated to the couple on their wedding day. Elsewhere, ...

There’s something magical about a train, whether you call it a railway or a railroad, plenty of us have hankered after our own little piece of line on which to shunt wagons or chuff around our domain.

There’s something magical about a train, whether you call it a railway or a railroad, plenty of us have hankered after our own little piece of line on which to shunt wagons or chuff around our domain.

Model trains and gardens. They are two of our favorite hobbies. And people love putting the two together. There are small garden railroads that run past daisies and hostas, and there are elaborate ...

That first small oval grew into a rail line that began to climb the terraces of their back yard. A short siding was added. Then a trolley car line, and a cog train for a particularly steep slope.