In the news: Steve Brenneisen, owner of Ross Custom Switches, has been selected by Rose City Renaissance for its annual Downtown Life Award. He will be honored with other award recipients on Dec. 15.

The little town of Oram has an old ice house, a Boraxo plant, a slaughterhouse, a corner store, a police station, a newspaper, a pet shop and a supermarket. Like most places, it also has its more ...

The biggest model railroad club in the Northwest has hand-built everything from Union Station to Multnomah Falls in meticulous detail — with the occasional whimsical flourish (we see you, Bigfoot).

Railroads are a big part of the history. They take us back to an earlier time where once trains were the fastest way to cross a huge land. Model Railroading could take you back to those more good old ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...