Classic Toy Trains new products for March 2026 includes products from MTH, CatzPaw, Mr. Muffins, Public Delivery Track, and ...

The Lionel No. 773 4-6-4 Hudson steam engine and tender from 1950 did much to revive the passion dedicated O gauge modeler Walt Urban Jr. has for toy trains. He reminds us that hobbyists who grew up ...

I collect original prewar trains in Standard and Wide Gauge, i.e. 2 1/8". Lionel created the gauge in 1906, and called their trains the "Standard of the World." Soon, Standard gauge caught on as a ...

SCOTCH PLAINS -- Steven Groves, 12, of Scotch Plains, is shown checking out his model trains in this photo from 1963. The three O Scale locomotives visible would be worth hundreds, if not thousands, ...

Railroad enthusiasts are getting a return trip this year to the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. In addition to the annual Railroad Hobby Show held there each year in January by the ...

Full disclosure: When I’m not dealing with full-size railroad rolling stock, I operate (don’t say “play with,” please) model trains. I have a fully operational O scale railway, and a collection of HO ...