As my colleagues Joann Muller, Zack O’Malley Greenburg and Christopher Helman reported earlier this year, the United States is heading towards its second railroad boom here at the beginning of the ...

Jerry Calabrese readily admits he's not a "fan boy" when it comes to Lionel trains; he doesn't own every locomotive, freight car or caboose Lionel ever made. But Calabrese, a Montclair resident who is ...

When you think of Christmas, you might picture a model train looping around a Christmas tree, and there's a good chance the train is made by Lionel. The company is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

His father always set up an elaborate network of Lionel model trains late on Dec. 24, so when Frank Winner and his little brother, Jim, got up Christmas mornings, they’d find the living room of the ...

EATONTOWN - Growing up in Long Branch and the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, Remsen “Rem” Hunnewell collected toy trains and loved operating them on the tracks he designed. And now he helps ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The National Toy Hall of Fame is paying homage to the electric age. The Easy-Bake Oven and Lionel model trains joined Mr. Potato Head, the Frisbee and 32 other classic but watt-free ...

A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary. When you think of ...