The Northeast Large Scale Train Show is open 9 to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Young Building at the Eastern States. Admission is $10. Children 15 and younger accompanied by an adult get in free.

No one knows precisely when the train custom started, but it has been a part of Christmas in the U.S. since the early 1900s, rooted in nostalgia and passed down from one generation to the next.

And there's a good chance it's a Lionel. The iconic American toy train company is celebrating its 125th anniversary starting this Christmas season and running through 2025. "Everybody likes Lionel.

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