The German toy producer Marklin makes model trains loved around the world. But the 150-year-old firm is now seeking bankruptcy protection, a victim of the global recession and alleged company ...

Line, Menards, and other 3-rail O gauge trains? Do you like big trains but have a small budget? This is the channel for you!

If you frequented toy stores growing up, you probably remember playing with those kid-sized tables covered in elaborate layouts of wooden Brio tracks, bridges, cranes, and trains. Those playsets ...

Dale Desser, of Erie, doesn't want visitors to simply watch his spectacular model railroad. He invites people to operate it.

In the 1920s, as Argentina’s economy boomed and its railway system expanded, toy trains began to capture the imaginations of children and adults. Because British investors and engineers played a ...

The collection of toy trains and railroad memorabilia is the work of Thomas E. Gibson, who began collecting the pieces more than 50 years ago. “Tom was like a walking encyclopedia.

The model trains, weaving through a miniature winter wonderland, serve as a timeless draw for kids of all ages, even today when most kids don't see trains outside of storybooks.

This is not your grandfather’s electric train set. “In the old days, you had a dial,” said Steve Riegel, who oversaw the ...

ELC, which has a 10 percent share of the toy market in the United Kingdom, designs the toys and has them manufactured in China. Meanwhile, Reynolds is introducing his own line of wooden trains ...

The show this year will be on Saturday, Aug. 16, and will be held at the Socorro City Convention Center on N.M. 60 SW, next ...