We (club members) all come from the coal fields of West Virginia," explained Bill Beatty, president of the HObo Model Railroad Club. "We will have a lot of hopper cars.

Among the early coal haulers used by Western Maryland were the two-bay U-channel hopper cars. The 50-ton cars replaced the railroad's GLa-style cars, many of which were used for parts in the WM's ...

A moving train fills the frame of a shaky video. A ladder looms, and hands grip the rungs. A blur of movement, and you're inside an open train car piled with coal, trees whipping by on either side.

It took 20 people a few hours to set up one of the world's largest mobile model train displays inside the Railroad Museum of ...

Model railways are a deep and rewarding hobby, and the mechanisms involved can be both surprisingly intricate and delightful. A great example that may surprise the unfamiliar is that of model train… ...

Depending on the model, one coal car can hold around 100 tons of coal. After some back-of-the-envelope math, it’d take around 331 full trains passing through Colorado to service W.A. Parish alone.

Hitching rides on the railroad is an American tradition. It's dangerous, illegal and uncomfortable — but train hoppers ride the rails anyway | WWNO Content creators hop trains with their GoPros.

Train enthusiasts from around the region met today as they gear up for the holiday season. The Carbon Model Railroad Society hosted one of their four yearly events.