John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. There are hundreds of ...

Franklin Trumann, 11, of Bridgton, corrects a train that derailed during the Great Falls Model Railroad Club's ExTRAINaganza 2025 on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. Franklin has been a member of the club for ...

DESHLER, Neb. (KOLN) - Spring Creek Model Trains attracts “serious railroaders” from all over the world to Deshler - a town with a population of about 800 people. This business was born from high ...

For years, many families have a model train display as part of the Christmas season’s decorations. Do you have fond memories ...

Thousands of model train enthusiasts once again made the pilgrimage to West Springfield for the “Railroad Hobby Show” put on by the Amherst Railway Society. Big trains, little trains, diesel, freight ...

In Daniela Egan’s family, the perfect Portland day can cost less than $3 per person. The secret is focusing less on where you’re going and more on how you plan to get there — a habit her 9-year-old ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...