Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newer Huntsville-area tradition is taking shape in an unexpected spot: a quiet suburban backyard in Owens Cross Roads. For ...

Take a tour of my backyard train layout and explore its unique design, creative details, and custom features. This video showcases the craftsmanship and imagination behind a one-of-a-kind outdoor ...

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 ...

When David and Sherry Kirchheimer purchased their La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., home in 2008, they found the rusted remnants of train tracks where a previous owner had built a backyard railroad. It ...

When Rick Cartwright talks about trains, the excitement in his voice evokes that of a young child receiving his first toy train. Cartwright makes a living building backyard and garden railroads, and ...

There’s something magical about a train, whether you call it a railway or a railroad, plenty of us have hankered after our own little piece of line on which to shunt wagons or chuff around our domain.

HOLBROOK – Wearing a conductor’s cap, John Smythe flipped a switch, and the loud train crossing signal came to life with bells and flashing red lights. But Smythe wasn’t warning people of an actual ...