Submitted photo A large Lionel model railroad collection that was once owned by a longtime North Lima resident who owned several Dairy Queens is being auctioned by Basinger Auction Service. A public ...

NEW YORK – Metro-North Railroad is commemorating its 25th anniversary with a limited-edition model train set from Lionel. The first-ever O-scale model of the railroad’s M-7 electric train features one ...

Children know that when Bob Shultz’s sign is at the end of his driveway, this model train enthusiast is open for business. Parents can simply call “Choo Choo Bob’s” number and make an appointment for ...

The Rev. John Morris has never forgotten how much he loved that first Lionel model train he shared as a boy with his older brother. It carried over to the one he gave his son in the 1960s and the two ...

As my colleagues Joann Muller, Zack O’Malley Greenburg and Christopher Helman reported earlier this year, the United States is heading towards its second railroad boom here at the beginning of the ...

No one can say with certainty when the first Lionel model train was set up to chug around a Christmas tree and surprise children on Christmas morning, but it’s a safe bet that the idea and the ...

Two-year-old Matteo Volpi’s eyes sparkled as he looked at a Lionel Train setup at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday. As Thomas the Tank Engine passed in front of him on a miniature train track, Volpi ...

Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young rocked the auction block, selling some of the most cherished pieces of his model train set. More than 230 pieces of Young’s collection of Lionel model trains ...