Abstract: The operational environment characterized by ultrahigh-speed friction in electromagnetic launching causes the armature with a low melting point to melt. A portion of the liquid film is ...

Model railroaders convene each year to celebrate their hobby. But this year they're wondering about the impact of tariffs on the foreign companies that make a lot of the products they collect. The ...

HEBER SPRINGS -- Amid the tensions and turmoil of 2026, Ruland Junction Toy Train Museum promises "a trip back in time to a simpler era." Its elaborate model-train layout "recreates a world before ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The 58th annual Railroad Hobby Show is set for this weekend at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield. Eastern States Exposition offers free ...

John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. There are hundreds of ...

I've met a lot of model railroaders over the years, and I've seen their outstanding layouts inside their homes. I'm in Oil City and I'm going to meet another model railroader. His layout is not inside ...

Pieces of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s 4,000-square-foot model train layout are ready to be taken away by volunteers working with the National Model Railroad Association’s northeast region ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Train enthusiasts and families can enjoy a weekend of excitement at the large train show at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, Mo., featuring a wide range of trains, both new and ...

APPLETON, Maine (WABI) - For more than 20 years, there’s been a secret above Stone’s Auto and Truck Service in Appleton. The entire second floor is taken up by a model train village. Now, Dave Stone ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, head to the Historic Pullman Foundation’s Exhibit Hall for a one-of-a-kind model train experience. It’s an interactive event the ...

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (PIX11) — For all who enter, it’s a Christmas gift to their inner child. “My philosophy is I’ll never hit my second childhood, I’m not growing out of my first,” said Mike Gelesky. “If ...