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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The World of Trains exhibit at the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge will feature an active miniature amusement park where mice ride the rides, jitterbug on stage and walk the tight rope while a ...

Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Lionel has been making ...

In 1952 alone, Lionel Corp. had produced 622,209 toy train engines and 2,460,764 miniature cars, which, as historian Ron Hollander noted, eclipsed “the nation’s railroads, which then had a mere 43,000 ...