Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate ...

The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society's famed 4,000-square-foot model train layout is breaking up again, this time for good.

On the North Side of Chicago, a little boy looked out on a neighborhood scene. A car had crashed into a fire hydrant, water spurting out, the lights on a police car flickering. And then a nearby train ...