Mr. Cortez was born April 3, 1948, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, the son of Cristian Cortez Perez and Ana M. Velazquez, coming to Youngstown in 1961 at the age of 13. Lionel retired from General Motors ...

CANFIELD, Ohio -- Lionel is one of the best-known model train makers in the world. It has fans (and customers) just about everywhere, and its products can sell for hundreds of dollars. In the last 113 ...