The model train is controlled by conductor and collector - John Blomenberg. The trainset is only a fraction of his collection of about 1,800 planes, trains, automobiles, farm equipment and boats.

Model train collecting is a hobby that families have shared together over the generations — dating back to the time the popular model train manufacturer, Lionel Corporation, started producing ...

Line, Menards, and other 3-rail O gauge trains? Do you like big trains but have a small budget? This is the channel for you!

Rio Grande model trains are Conley’s favorite. He has a collection of 14 model train engines at his Kimberly home. “None of my kids are interested in them,” he said. “But my grandkids are.” ...

John Basile, of Stillwater, has been collecting model trains since age 4. His collection contains many trains made before WWII.

Mann traced the sleek lines on one of his model locomotives. “It’s been said that the 1947 streamlined Empire Builder is one of the most beautiful trains,” he said.

ALTAMONT, N.Y. (NEWS10) – You might know James Gardner Jr. better under his alter-ego, “The Train Doctor.” The Altamont resident has been collecting model trains since he was a little boy. Fr… ...

Line, Menards, and other 3-rail O gauge trains? Do you like big trains but have a small budget? This is the channel for you! Novices are welcome here! I received my first Lionel set when I was two ...

Interest in model trains has varied over decades, even during Christmas. Since the 1950s, television, slot cars, plastic models and other diversions have diluted the attraction of model trains.

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.

What model railroaders do As with any human endeavor, model rail activity, which began in the 1840s, comes with its own language. A crucial set of the railroading terms deal with scale. Hobbyists ...

After almost four decades working out of a sleepy Detroit suburb, Lionel, the toy train and model railroad manufacturer, is back on Madison Avenue, and trying to bring model trains out of the hobbyist ...