Lionel’s No. 2159W GG1 Freight Set for 1950 often has received criticism from collectors for being less than outstanding. In ...

I found this manuscript from the late John Grams in our manuscript files. There was no date on the envelope but it’s likely ...

For thirty years Angela Trotta Thomas has been the only artist licensed by Lionel to paint their trains and the memories of model train enthusiasts in America.

Ever since the first kid played with Lionel’s first toy train in 1900, kids have loved Lionel trains until the present day.

Two-year-old Matteo Volpi’s eyes sparkled as he looked at a Lionel Train setup at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday. As Thomas the Tank Engine passed in front of him on a miniature train track, Volpi ...

Lionel trains turns 125, celebrating more than a century of holiday magic. From historic models to smartphone-controlled locomotives, these iconic toy trains continue to captivate kids and ...

Train setups range from a simple loop of track on a snowy white bedsheet to handcrafted villages with painstakingly detailed churches, railroad stations, water towers and other features.

For some people, the aroma of Christmas is freshly baked cookies or a newly cut pine. For me, it’s the oily burn of my 71-year-old Lionel sparking across equally ancient tracks. The train is … ...