FILER • The little girl with the painted face smiled as her father, Rod Anderson, held her up to see the model railroad. “Trains are good,” 5-year-old Ashley said. “They move.” Anderson ...

Collecting model trains is a hobby that keeps folks young at heart Dina Gerdeman For many people, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a toy train set, the whir of the wheels on the tracks ...

What do I collect? I collect the General Mills era of Lionel production (1969-1986), with a focus on the Model Products ...

Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962. They are on display in his home near Port Huron and include an operating layout.

John Blomenberg estimates that he's collected anywhere between 1,500 to 2,000 models of trains, planes, automobiles and farm equipment. He displays the items throughout his home near Seward.

Ryan Kristafer shows you a local Milford man’s massive model train collection, and assortment of cars and collectibles he’s been growing since the 1940’s.

“My grandfather gave me my first train set, and I started collecting toy trains, primarily Lionel trains, in high school,” ...

Ron Snyder of Stoughton estimates he has spent at least $200,000 on train cars, transformers, tracks, miniature buildings and other accessories since his hobby-turned-obsession began several years ...

Collecting model trains is a hobby that keeps folks young at heart Dina Gerdeman For many people, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a toy train set, the whir of the wheels on the tracks ...

“My grandfather gave me my first train set, and I started collecting toy trains, primarily Lionel trains, in high school,” recalled Hunnewell, 70, a Toms River resident.