For those of you who haven’t spent time in North America around this time of year, you may be unaware of two things: one, the ...

Get a first look at the brand-new Lionel September 2025 catalog! Join the live reaction as we explore the latest model trains, exciting new releases, and must-have additions for collectors.

Many companies come and go, but one that always stays on track in the toy industry is Lionel Trains. Running on innovation and craftsmanship, the model train company rides the rails of success while ...

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 ...

The nine-time Grammy winner has turned her wide-ranging string of hits, including “Umbrella” and “Work,” into a business empire worth an estimated $1.4 billion, placing her high on last year's Forbes ...

Lionel’s 2024 Catalog Volume II honors the past and present with some superb sets and locomotives operators and even collectors are sure to like. I discovered a number of impressive and desirable new ...

Jeff Haertlein wandered around the La Crosse Center on Saturday with a pile of papers, listing the parts he needed to repair one of his first-ever model trains. When one of his oldest engines began to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.