model trains

Frank Gehry Architects a Model Train Museum

October 19, 2017

The rural New England town of North Adams, Massachusetts has had its share of attention from the international art world….

Damin Keenan’s Chicago Commuter Railroad Trains and Steeplecabs

June 5, 2017

Damin Keenan lives near Chicago, and “that is why so many of my designs are Chicago-based,” he says. Damin has…

Roy Stevens of Ryd Trains and His N Scale Krauss-Maffei

May 25, 2017

Roy Stevens runs the Ryd Trains Shapeways shop. Most of his model trains are N scale, but he’s dabbled in Nn3 and…

At James’ Train Parts, a Childhood Dream Comes to Life

May 17, 2017

James Norris is a second-generation model railroader and a professional CAD modeler, so 3D printing opened up for him “the amazing…

Streetcar Style: Model Trams From Around the World

May 11, 2017

Electric streetcars — or trams, as they say in British English — used to be a primary form of public transportation in…