The United States’s Semiquincentennial is inspiring manufacturers to pull out all the stops with upcoming commemorative ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...

Perhaps there was a demand for a game that would help old timers relive the glory days on the bustling railroad era. That would explain why Black Lantern Studios decided to develop Lionel Trains on ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

After more than seven years of legal fighting, Lionel LLC reached a tentative deal with rival MTH Electric Trains to settle their long-running, trade-secrets battle and to put the 107-year-old, ...

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.