This had been tried in several different countries before the U.S., but amid World War II, while our nation looked for every opportunity to ship war materials from coast to coast, we dabbled in the ...

Note: This article originally appeared in the September 2000 issue of Classic Toy Trains. In celebration of Lionel’s 125th ...

I hope you enjoy them. –Rene Schweitzer, Editor of Classic Toy Trains Lionel’s postwar No. 97 Coal Elevator Over the years, Lionel made a variety of different coal loaders. Although none of them ...

Nene Valley Railway says it will switch to diesel over the weekend to reduce the risk of fires.

Jim Gates, founder of the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA), celebrated his 90th birthday on June 25. Jim began working on the real railroad as a senior in high school in 1953.