Lionel Trains are the iconic electric train set. One of the first electric toys to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame they have been a popular part of American culture for over 100 years.

We recently visited a “pop-up” store in Manhattan, just across the street from Bryant Park. A pop-up store is a store that pops up seasonally to sell specific items that will be in demand during that ...

The idea of a custom run product — a manufacturer creating a special item for a retailer not sold in its catalog — is nothing new. Custom toy train products have existed for more than 100 years.

More than a century after they were invented, toy trains remain popular Christmas toys. Showing a Lionel train set in motion with smoke and train sounds at the Pittston Train Shop, owner John Merlino ...

Tucked between a residential neighborhood and a school athletic field in Malden is a large, red brick building that looks a little like an old train depot. That’s fitting. Four words in large ...

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 ...

Each November, Small Business Saturday spotlights smaller companies. With that in mind, we talked with Kenneth Bianco Jr., director of sales and marketing and third-generation member of the family ...

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 ...

Join me as we dive into the world of Lionel and Marx trains, exploring the anomalies, curiosities, and oddballs that make these iconic brands so fascinating! From rare models to quirky designs, we’ll ...

Never mind the trains, they want the bricks. Yes, the bricks. Forget that they’re no more unusual than any one of a million rail spikes securing a length of track anywhere in America. Doesn’t matter ...