On July 4, 1835, Richard Jones placed a miniature steam engine inside a 61/2-foot-long wooden boat with side wheels and launched it in the Wilkes-Barre canal basin. Jones, a local mill worker, had ...

To those who ride the tooting miniature steam trains at Berkeley's Tilden Park, the Redwood Valley Railway is a landmark almost as timeless as the Golden Gate Bridge. But to the initiated, the Tilden ...

, is an unmarked red warehouse. No sign indicates what’s inside: an expansive space where miniature train tracks crisscross and steam engines chug along. The place is , owned by Larry Staver and Amy O ...

Although Disney constructed his locomotive many years ago, Gillory's prize possession is quite a bit newer, and it's only the start of a collection, he said. It took Gillory two years to build and ...

Several miniature steam vehicles on display and running, plus, weather permitting, miniature live steam train rides. Weather permitting, the resident miniature steam engine will be hauling trains on ...

A Winnipeg icon that's been chugging along for 60 years celebrated its birthday on Monday. Tim Buzunis, owner and operator of the miniature, coal-powered steam train at Assiniboine Park since 1988, ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio--Whenever Josh Frank sees a train, he thinks of his grandfather. The 14 year-old says some of his first memories are of riding a train around grandpa Skip Frank's home. "I've been ...

A MINIATURE steam gala event will be held in Basingstoke this weekend for the 14th year, offering visitors the chance to ride trains, see steam vehicles and more. The Basingstoke and District Model ...

A train enthusiast has spent more than five years building a stunning working miniature railroad track – in his own backyard. James Ardin, 36, created the 660-yard line that circles his three-acre ...