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 think of ...

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 ...

HOLTS SUMMIT - The ninth annual Christmas train layout opened to the public Thursday. Arthur Kristofik, owner of Americas Best Value Inn Hotel, begins setting up his trains in January. It takes him ...

STAUNTON — Miniature trains and small-scaled landscaped settings have been packed up and distributed throughout the many members of the Augusta County Railroad Museum. The museum lost its location ...

Back before air travel and the rise in popularity of automobiles, trains were the country's main source for delivering goods. Families often chose train travel for the holidays and our nation's ...

Model trains and toy trains, including some free exhibits, are featured throughout Delaware and nearby states. See several ideas where visitors can get on track at exhibits in November and December.

A group of people who gathered in 1994 at Chicago’s historic Union Station weren’t there to take the train. They were there to talk trains, and ended up making a bit of history themselves. It was the ...