Articles Ring True One of the reasons I enjoy Numismatic News is that your articles often ring true with my own personal collecting experience. This happened once again with ...
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - Calling all model train enthusiasts, an event celebrating the hobby is coming to the Heartland. The event is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 7 at the Pavilion in ...
Model railroaders convene each year to celebrate their hobby. But this year they're wondering about the impact of tariffs on the foreign companies that make a lot of the products they collect. The ...
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In memoriam: John Olson

John Olson, a popular Model Railroader magazine author and photographer from the 1970s through the 1990s, died on Dec. 28, 2025. He was 78 years old. His first MR article, "A day at Mule Shoes Meadows ...
From tiny trains to big history- one model railroad museum in our area is helping visitors discover a new hobby, while also learning about the region's past. 69 News Reporter Sydney Kay visits the ...
Open house at the Lehigh/Keystone Model Railroad Museum on Linden Street in Bethlehem is a true treat for railroad enthusiasts of all ages. The featured trains Dec. 14 were Thomas the Tank Engine and ...
The Carbon Model Railroad Society held its annual Spring Train Meet and Sale at the Diamond Fire Company Bingo Hall in Walnutport on Sunday. The room was filled with vendors selling train sets, train ...
World leaders have been responding cautiously amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the death of its supreme leader and fears of a wider war.
HO scale Electro-Motive Division F-series diesel locomotives. Athearn has added a colorful assortment of cab units to its Genesis series. Road names on the HO scale diesels include Monon (F3A); ...
John Olson carved the “red desert” scenery for his Mescal Lines RR from blocks of polyurethane foam. He wrote about modeling the 4-4-0 steam locomotive Mescalero in the May 1977 issue of Model ...
BOONVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A Boonville man is turning his lifelong passion for building model trains over to the Warrick County Museum. Watch 14 News interview with model train collector Randy Bailey in ...