Many Tri-Staters have enjoyed the model trains on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center during the holidays, but did you know they played a key role for the U.S. Army in World War II? In 1936, B ...

The 19th annual edition will feature a model train display, WWII planes and one of the largest annual car shows in Illinois.

His favorite train is the post-WWII streamlined Empire Builder. “I have 18 of the streamlined passenger cars that made their debut in 1947,” he said.

The ingenious Platform1346 proves it. You don’t need to be a fan of railroad history to be able to appreciate the unique nostalgic charm of an old train car that goes back to World War II.

The trains were used by a number of nations in World War II: Poland took advantage of them extensively, Nazi Germany reacted and began using them, the Russians kept their fleet up, and even Canada ...