MANY TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS DREAM OF DRIVING A REAL TRAIN, BUT THEY CAN’T. SO THE NEXT BEST THING IS TO PRETEND BY OPERATING A TRAIN AND A LIFE IMITATING MODEL RAILROAD EXHIBIT. AND WHAT BETTER TIME TO ...

IN MCKEESPORT. THE MCKEESPORT MODEL RAILROAD CLUB IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND. FAMILIES CAN EXPLORE 2200FT OF MODEL TRAINS. THE ELABORATE DISPLAYS CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND ...

Early in his boyhood, Red Lion’s Tristan Mundis faced a choice: games or rails. Video games, that is, versus model railroads. He chose the latter and gained a close partner in that hobby: his father, ...

A portion of what was once the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad curves around a former flour mill in York County. Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state’s rail these days, but a network of train lovers ...

STRASBURG, Pa. — Hobbies come in all shapes and sizes. But for the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society, their massive mobile model is a passion. “It’s fun because we try to portray the old ...

Pennsylvania's rich railroad history is being preserved by dedicated train enthusiasts and organizations. Numerous museums across the state, both large and small, showcase railroad history and ...

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