Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After 6-7 inches of snow buried his backyard on Jan. 3, a rail fan in northern Germany fired up a model diesel engine to plow the ...

Some build them in their basements. But Dick Shellenberg's train set takes up most of his backyard. The retired elementary school principal has turned model train conductor in the town of Corning.

With permits, inspectors, and construction keeping him close to home, he turns an unexpected pile of reclaimed wood and scrap metal into something ambitious—a DIY railway through the woods. Connecting ...

The smiling engineer, with a coal car behind him filled to the brim, makes sure his train chugs along the track, spouting smoke as it weaves through the tunnels and in and out of stately conifers.

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 ...