Lionel has been making trains for kids, adults and model railroading hobbyists for more than 120 years. Ever since the first kid played with Lionel’s first toy train in 1900, kids have loved ...

Joshua Lionel Cowen invented the first Lionel train in 1900. At the turn of 20th century, railroads were in their heyday until World War II.

Lionel has been making and selling model trains since 1900, and recently the company decided to do something different to rejuvenate the brand — release an iPad game.

It often starts with “My dad gave me a Lionel train, which we put under the tree,” says Eric White, editor of Model Railroader. It continues with: “I got older and I bought scale trains.

The 56-year-old Westmont resident is an avid collector of Lionel toy trains from the post-war era -- 1945 to 1969 -- and has one of the largest collections in the Chicago area.

A hobby shop isn’t something you want to travel 20 or 30 miles to get to at 2:30 on a Saturday afternoon when, smack in the middle of assembling your model airplane or Lionel train, you find you ...

There is the 2055 Baby Hudson, a shiny black locomotive that Salnick has owned for 25 years, longer than any of his other trains. And the 1957 Lady Lionel freight train Salnick received as a 10th ...

“We became a smaller business that catered just to the hobby world.” The market is narrowed also by cost. Lionel trains sell for $189 and up. Now Mr. Cabrese talks of moving business into the fast ...

Now as an adult, he collects them and has assembled a collection of about 200 Lionel trains and accessories, in new or like new condition. "This was my hobby," he said.

House Of Trains Hobby Shop in Omaha Offers Model Trains, Model Aircraft, Slot Cars & Much Much More. Leonard Mrsny opened Kenwood Model Railroad Supply in May of 1936 in ...