"But since it's Christmas, I'm heavy on the gingerbread this time of year." A Lionel Thomas the Tank Engine train set enters a tunnel at TrainLand. It's one of the many brands Lionel licenses.

Lionel has revived its classic O gauge model of the Pennsylvania RR S2 Steam Turbine. I recently shared the story behind the outstanding versions cataloged by Lionel during its golden age of the 1940s ...

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 ...

“The common power source was a child pushing a toy train or pulling it on a tether.” An inventor named Joshua Lionel Cowen started Lionel in 1900 and came up with a battery-powered ...

Lionel's No. 773 4-6-4 Hudson steam engine and tender from 1950 look fantastic on the O gauge layout built by Walt Urban Jr. (featured in the September 2023 issue of Classic Toy Trains ).

“This is a lot of fun, and we’re all 12 years old again playing with trains.” Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club members Joe Smolinski, left, and Thomas Zettergren take a shift operating the ...

Only a few months earlier, Dr. Kinney’s collection of 1940s-era Lionel O-scale trains ... Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Thomas Kinney Washburn was moved by Brenda’s stories about Dr. Kinney’s trains and ...

When one of his oldest engines began to give out, he sought out replacement pieces for the antique Lionel train at the 33rd annual Tri-State Rail Sale. “The engine that I am restoring right now ...

When you think of Christmas, you might think of model trains around a Christmas tree. And there's a good chance it's a Lionel. The iconic American toy train company is celebrating its 125th ...