For some people, the aroma of Christmas is freshly baked cookies or a newly cut pine. For me, it’s the oily burn of my 71-year-old Lionel sparking across equally ancient tracks. The train is one of ...

The Blue Comet. The Hudson. The F-3 Santa Fe. If you are a toy train enthusiast, these names no doubt produce the same rush of nostalgia that the Caterpillar, Cyclone and Whip do for roller coaster ...

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 ...

All aboard for model train fun. Model trains have been running around the Edinboro Area Historical Society's Doucette House this holiday season at 126 Water St. in Edinboro. The antique Lionel trains ...

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.

CANFIELD, Ohio -- Lionel is one of the best-known model train makers in the world. It has fans (and customers) just about everywhere, and its products can sell for hundreds of dollars. In the last 113 ...