A model train and toy show, dozens of museums on display, a daddy-daughter dance, adult pinewood derby and art exhibit are among the event highlights this weekend in the Illinois Valley.

I constructed my first N scale layout in a coffee table in 1976 based on the East Glasstop project railroad series that appeared in Model Railroader from December of 1970 to April of 1971. However, it ...

Which Thomas & Friends toy is best? Thomas is a little tank engine that lives on the fictional island of Sodor. He’s not just an engine, though; he’s an engine with a human face. Thomas and his other ...