Tips for keeping your model railroad layout clean: A clean layout is fun to run, fun to work on, and fun to look at.

They then built displays housed inside — complete with train tracks, scenic backdrops, landscapes, structures and whatever else you can think of. "The whole idea behind the layout was to model ...

‘I can save this for the Christmas layout.’ It’s like your Christmas tree when you add new ornaments. In that way, trains always got tied to the holiday.” Model train manufacturers took ...