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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Choo choo! It's officially train garden season on the Eastern Shore. Here's where to go this year to catch a glimpse of holiday-themed model trains chugging along on their faux snow-dusted tracks in ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Green Bay area club wants more children to experience the joy of model trains.The "O" Gaugers Model Railroad Club and the Salvation Army have teamed up again to give some area kids starter train ...