WOODEN TOY TRAIN PLAY DAYS. Railroad Museum of Long Island, 416 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, 631-727-7920, rmli.org. Tracks and train play area for kids, ride the Pumpkin Patch Train, pumpkin painting.

“Railroads in the Park” is coming June 3 and 4 to Lake Metroparks Farmpark. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day attendees can celebrate railroads as the event will feature operating model train display ...

For many baby boomers, and some younger folks as well, the December holidays are synonymous with model trains. Many in the postwar generation grew up with Lionel or American Flyer rolling stock ...

We are working on a new special issue! Classic Toy Trains' next special interest publication features 14 layouts you can visit across the United States, from the The Choo Choo Barn, the Chicagoland ...

Looking for a way to spend some quality time with the kids in an age when computer games seem to steal their spare moments? Some area hobbyists say model train layouts are a great alternative to ...

A group of people who gathered in 1994 at Chicago’s historic Union Station weren’t there to take the train. They were there to talk trains, and ended up making a bit of history themselves. It was the ...