Of the 18 museums in Balboa Park, only one is in a basement. The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is the successor to a rich history of model railroading in the park. That history began in 1935, when a ...

After a devastating wildfire and a move by its operators to sever ties, the historic Swanton Pacific Railroad in the Santa Cruz Mountains is finally steaming toward its new home — out of the Bay Area.

Don Norman hopped over a snowy train track and onto a caboose outside the Toppenish Depot and the Northern Pacific Railway Museum. After taking photos for visiting families and a booming “All aboard!” ...