NORTH EAST, Md. (AP) -- The mere sight of a model-train display can overwhelm people. Just ask George Boatwright, who has co-owned Mile Post 114 model train supply shop in North East with his wife, ...

Go past the railroad crossing sign, descend a flight of stairs and there, in a basement store in Manhattan, crammed with as many as 100,000 items, Allan J. Spitz can usually be found behind the ...