And if Lionel, which has in one form or another been manufacturing model trains since 1900, has its way, there may well be a boom in model railroading to go right along with it.

Lionel has been making and selling model trains since 1900, and recently the company decided to do something different to rejuvenate the brand — release an iPad game.

Lionel has been making trains for kids, adults and model railroading hobbyists for more than 120 years. Ever since the first kid played with Lionel’s first toy train in 1900, kids have loved ...

Lionel is the only train manufacturer that produces trains in the United States, Laird said. The company, which has about 400 employees, uses manufacturers in South Korea and other countries.

NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - Legendary model train maker Lionel LLC has emerged from bankruptcy protection, the company's Web site and court documents show. "After more than seven long years of ...

Model-train collecting has been around for more than a century, thanks in part to the longevity of New York City’s Lionel, which made the first die-cast electric train in 1903.

It often starts with “My dad gave me a Lionel train, which we put under the tree,” says Eric White, editor of Model Railroader. It continues with: “I got older and I bought scale trains.

Model trains stopped being cool back when television was invented. The train simulation game for the DS is an odd duck since it doesn't know what kind of game it wants to be, and the resulting ...

The (inside) oval is pre-war. It’s a 1938 set.” During World War II, Southon said Lionel put train manufacturing on hiatus while the company made compasses for the United States Navy.

The Easy-Bake Oven and Lionel model trains joined Mr. Potato Head, the Frisbee and 32 other classic but watt-free toys Thursday in the Strong-National Museum of Play's eight-year-old hall of fame.