My 15-month-old nephew says “choo-choo” about a thousand times a day, so it seemed like a no-brainer to take him to a local restaurant bearing that name: The Choo-Choo in Des Plaines. The tiny diner ...

STRASBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Lancaster County’s 1700 square foot model train layout got its start with just one train under a Christmas tree in 1945. Shortly after returning home to Strasburg from World ...

For a children's book, the cover art is decidedly scary. The jacket of "Charlie and the Choo-Choo" by Beryl Evans (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99) also carries a blurb from Stephen ...

Five ideas for weekend family fun: Eco-Choo Choo: San Francisco’s mini-Golden Gate Express Garden Railway was such a holiday hit last year, it’s back for an encore. Starting tomorrow, tiny trains, ...

The first ever “Zoo Choo” Train began boarding its first zoo guest passengers today. The Zoo Choo Train is a trackless train that features multiple wagons to hold up to 20 children at one time, sound ...

Sunday's sold-out ride on the North Shore Scenic Railroad was a joyful and "pretty chill" celebration of Pride. Most riders came from outside the Twin Ports area, estimated the station manager. Josh ...

The year was 2005 and the first signs of the economic downturn, coupled with funding cuts to a Minnesota Film Board program that had brought movie jobs to Minnesota, were making it hard for Bob ...

Chugga chugga, choo choo! Trains have long been part of Cincinnati’s fabric. Entertrainment Junction, which has celebrated all things trains since 2008, recently announced it will close permanently in ...