He points towards the model trains. "This layout here has three different Lionel train sets on it running and kids could operate the remotes over there. You see him pressing the horn?" His dad ...

GUEST: This is a train set that was my dad's. APPRAISER: Uh-huh. GUEST: It was given to him on his first Christmas in December 1930. Obviously, he didn't get to play with it that year, but ...

Nearby in Lionel's 2025 Catalog Volume I appears set No. 2522080. It features a Legacy-equipped version of the Lackawanna Train Master from way back in 1954. The powerful road diesel pulls three ...

There’s something undeniably nostalgic about the sight of a miniature train set chugging along the base of a Christmas tree. For many families, this classic holiday tradition is more than just a ...

No one can say with certainty when the first Lionel model train was set up to chug around a Christmas tree and surprise children on Christmas morning, but it’s a safe bet that the idea and the ...