Which Lionel train sets are best? Lionel has been making trains for kids, adults and model railroading hobbyists for more than 120 years. Ever since the first kid played with Lionel’s first toy train ...

All aboard! The Lionel Polar Express LionChief 5.0 O Gauge Train Set brings the magic of the holidays to life with authentic ...

Fun and fancy in Lionel 2025 Catalog Volume 1. Roger Carp discusses Star Wars, history, and more in this article.

For many baby boomers, and some younger folks as well, the December holidays are synonymous with model trains. Many in the postwar generation grew up with Lionel or American Flyer rolling stock ...

Love affairs with trains typically begin like this: A tyke watching in awe as a Lionel train set choo choos around a Christmas tree. Fast forward some number of decades, and you have John Campbell, ...

Q -I would appreciate an estimate of the value of a Lionel train set that dates back to 1928-32. It is Outfit No. 296 and is O gauge scale. The train set consists of Engine No. 253, two No. 207 ...

MOOSIC — As a kid Dave Sage couldn’t afford to buy a Lionel train set. As an adult, he’s making up for it. The 60-year-old police officer came to Grzyboski’s Trains for National Lionel Train Day with ...

Appraisal: Lionel Girls Train Set, ca. 1957, from Minneapolis Hour 1. Watch Noel Barrett's appraisal of a Lionel girls train set, ca. 1957.

No one can say with certainty when the first Lionel model train was set up to chug around a Christmas tree and surprise children on Christmas morning, but it’s a safe bet that the idea and the ...

Detroit may be the birthplace of the Model T — but it's also a special place for lovers of model trains. They go together, in a way. Kids at heart who love industrial design, engineering and the ...