The 126-year-old Lionel toy train company has been acquired by private equity-owned collectibles company Round 2, to form the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Read a commentary from Classic Toy Trains’ Editor Rene Schweizer about thoughts on the future of Lionel products under Round ...

(News Release) They lurk beneath the rafters in dusty attics. They hide behind boxes in basements. Or they might be stored away in closets only to reappear once a year for their owners to gaze with ...

WATSONTOWN — When he was 3 years old, Bill McCollin, of Watsontown, was given his first Lionel train set, complete with an engine, track and transformer. For Christmas that year, his dad purchased the ...

As kids for generations have done, Landon Tennant looks longingly at a streamlined Lionel Santa Fe engine as it chugs around a tiny display with houses, mountains and bridges at TrainLand, a hobby ...

From pre-war models to whimsical holiday sets, vintage train sets have chugged their way into the spotlight. These coveted collectors items have surpassed their status as toys and are now nostalgic ...

Lionel trains turns 125, celebrating more than a century of holiday magic. From historic models to smartphone-controlled locomotives, these iconic... Trains, tracks, and tradition: Lionel celebrates ...