More than a century after they were invented, toy trains remain popular Christmas toys. Showing a Lionel train set in motion with smoke and train sounds at the Pittston Train Shop, owner John Merlino ...

Chris France’s neighbor looked out the window of her Beltsville home recently and saw something in Mr. France’s yard that startled her. “She thought it was an animal at first,” Mr. France remembers.

All aboard! The first-ever National Lionel Train Day takes place Saturday on Long Island. Celebrating 115 years, the iconic model train company is kicking off the holiday season with family-friendly ...

Tucked between a residential neighborhood and a school athletic field in Malden is a large, red brick building that looks a little like an old train depot. That’s fitting. Four words in large ...