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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The owners of a historic La Cañada Flintridge estate with a near-amusement park in the backyard have accepted an offer from an unidentified buyer just four days after listing the property for $8.5 ...

MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — The whirling sound of a remote control vehicle fills John Fennema's backyard. It's because he has three trains traveling on the 700 feet of railroad that he built around the ...

SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you might find along the way — not just the scenery but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.