Explore the fascinating history of Lionel Searchlight Cars and how they have illuminated model train layouts for over nine decades. From early designs to later innovations, discover what makes these ...

Jerry Calabrese readily admits he's not a "fan boy" when it comes to Lionel trains; he doesn't own every locomotive, freight car or caboose Lionel ever made. But Calabrese, a Montclair resident who is ...

DID YOU KNOW?• Actor/singer Mandy Patinkin and singer/songwriter Neil Young are Lionel train collectors/operators.• Frank Sinatra built a special building on his Palm Springs, Calif., compound to ...

As kids for generations have done, Landon Tennant looks longingly at a streamlined Lionel Santa Fe engine as it chugs around a tiny display with houses, mountains and bridges at TrainLand, a hobby ...

For many baby boomers, and some younger folks as well, the December holidays are synonymous with model trains. Many in the postwar generation grew up with Lionel or American Flyer rolling stock ...

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC• Train layout, Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel lobby Wednesday, July 17, through Friday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.• Train Show (sale), Track 29 BuildingTrading hall to contain 150 ...

Get an exclusive look at the expansive Lionel train collection and model layout that once belonged to the Chairman of the Board himself, Frank Sinatra, with this entry in TM's popular "Celebrity Train ...

Wilkes-Barre Township resident John Cunius is seen with the 4-by-8-foot Lionel train layout he has been working on at night during the pandemic. Nick Pittman works on his New Jersey-themed 4-by-8-foot ...