Q: Many of Model Railroader's articles, reviews, and advertisements focus on products representing the "modern" era, say the 1940s to the present. That's OK, and much of your audience obviously ...

Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962.

By the 1960s, model trains began shifting from toys to collectibles and scale models for serious hobbyists. Enthusiasts focused on replicating real-world railroads in exquisite detail. This era ...