Model train fans were in hobbyist heaven Sunday as dozens of fellow enthusiasts, experts and vendors filled the DuPage County Fairgrounds for The Great Midwest Train Show. More than 170 exhibitors ...

The Midwest Trains Model Railroad Club will be hosting an Open House for public viewing from 1:00PM to 5:00PM on Saturday, November 17th, and Sunday, November 18th. The club layout, The River Terminal ...

(Editor's note: This story appeared in the Bettendorf News in 2008.) See video from the Nov. 20-21 open house of how and why trains rumble through the restroom. The black steam locomotive whistled ...

Is your child experiencing the typical train obsession? Whether they always go crazy at the sight of a real train, love to play with model trains or want to be a train conductor one day, there are ...

The background for all three events can be found on Amtrak’s map of the Midwest, which has not changed much since the 1970s and early 1980s, at least as far as routes are concerned. There are more ...