The recently announced Round 2 Lionel acquisition could reshape the model train industry, potentially changing the toy train hobby.

"There are no bad train days." That's how collector Craig Chidester feels when he escapes down to his basement and spends time with his electric trains. The 56-year-old Westmont resident is an avid ...

For many people, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a toy train set, the whir of the wheels on the tracks, the lights and whistles and steam. And then when the new year rolls around, and the ...

Model trains are a serious hobby for three Willow Valley residents. George Baile, Chuck Jones and Don "Santa Claus" Williams spend many hours of their time working with the model train display at ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Leah Goodman, 10, and her mother Carrie, right, look at a detailed train and town diorama on display at Caboose Hobbies ...

Though I've been in the hobby for more than 70 years, I'm still amazed at the number of new products being released. Gone are the days when the Lionel or American Flyer "wish books" would fill our ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) — Thousands of railroad enthusiasts traveled to the Eastern States Exposition on Sunday for the very popular Annual Railroad Hobby Show. Model trains may sound like a ...