What do I collect? I collect original prewar trains in Standard and Wide Gauge, i.e. 2 1/8”. Lionel created the gauge in 1906 ...

Like most train collectors, Ken caught the disease when he was a youngster. His dad had Lionel O gauge. In the early 1950s, Ken was still in school while working at his first job doing deliveries for ...

The public is invited to celebrate all things train related at Railroads in the Park on June 1 and 2 at Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland. This event, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each ...

Lionel’s Star Wars RS-3 LionChief freight sets, available in Empire and Rebel versions, are the coolest Star Wars collectible ...

Train Gang of Washington County member Donald Coulson describes some of the O-gauge Lionel trains that comprise the charitable organization’s winter train display. Visitors can see the 45-foot-long ...

Why it’s special: Boys never outgrow their toys. Trust me on this. I remember the excitement of Christmas 1972, when I received a Lionel O-gauge train from my Grandpa Simmons. I still have that train ...

Copperfield resident Bob Rea still remembers the Christmas his parents told him not to expect much in the way of toys. It was the late 1950s, and all Rea really wanted was a toy train set. That's just ...

May 25—"Railroads in the Park" is coming June 3 and 4 to Lake Metroparks Farmpark. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day attendees can celebrate railroads as the event will feature operating model train ...

“Railroads in the Park” is coming June 3 and 4 to Lake Metroparks Farmpark. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day attendees can celebrate railroads as the event will feature operating model train display ...