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 ...

DID YOU KNOW?• Actor/singer Mandy Patinkin and singer/songwriter Neil Young are Lionel train collectors/operators.• Frank Sinatra built a special building on his Palm Springs, Calif., compound to ...

Bruce Pfeifer’s O gauge layout From the moment we glimpsed this photo shared by Bruce Pfeifer on the popular Classic Toy Trains forum, we knew it would be the perfect addition to Photo Album. Bruce, ...

Classic Toy Trains — its outstanding editorial and art teams — will be paying tribute to toy trains from the post-World War II era later this year. The magazine will do so with the debut of its ...

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 ...

Submitted photo A large Lionel model railroad collection that was once owned by a longtime North Lima resident who owned several Dairy Queens is being auctioned by Basinger Auction Service. A public ...

Cindy and Jim Herbein, Fleetwood, welcome the public for the fifth year to come see their Model Railroad Holiday Open Freight Station. ‘We hope people enjoy taking a trip down memory lane, tracking ...