ALTOONA — Excitement is brewing in this railroad city as the date draws near for the arrival of Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive and the estimated 100,000 visitors expected to be on hand to view the behemoth between July 8-11. But, with that excitement comes a lot of caution, as ...

For many, the sight of a model train racing around the base of a Christmas tree is an indelible holiday memory. As collecting and building model railways has become an increasingly niche hobby, however, it has become a less common sight for younger generations. The Train Gang of Washington ...