For some people, the aroma of Christmas is freshly baked cookies or a newly cut pine. For me, it’s the oily burn of my 71-year-old Lionel sparking across equally ancient tracks. The train is one of ...
Angela Trotta Thomas’ status as the only artist ever to be licensed by iconic toy train manufacturer Lionel has gotten her featured in plenty of magazines and catalogs during the past 25 years. But ...
As kids for generations have done, Landon Tennant looks longingly at a streamlined Lionel Santa Fe engine as it chugs around a tiny display with houses, mountains and bridges at TrainLand, a hobby ...
Angela Trotta Thomas’ status as the only artist ever to be licensed by iconic toy train manufacturer Lionel has gotten her featured in plenty of magazines and catalogs during the past 25 years. But ...
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 ...