First, Harold Jordheim tried to win his sons' interest in the merits of model trains. No thanks, Dad. But one of those race car sets sure would be nice. Later, when the grandkids came along, he got a ...

Here are some numbers that help explain why jaws drop at the first sight of the model-train set that tech entrepreneur Peter Hambling is having built in the basement of his Medina family home: • The ...

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LE MARS, Ia. – Years ago, as a young boy, Merle Schipper wished for a model train set. He also realized, growing up in a small house with six children, that wasn't going to happen. But he never gave ...

Very few toys are as mesmerizing as a train set. Whether it is the little engine racing around the track or assembling miniature buildings, a train set for kids is a great way to expand your little ...