Model train scales are a measurement of how big the model trains, as compared to the actual one. For beginners this can be the most bewildering part of this pastime, and often they accidentally confuse scale for gauge.
Ever since they were in the initial days of their existence, Lionel model trains have improved a great deal. Though keeping true to its original design consisting of working lights, sounds and even smoke, these trains continue to improve with the progression of the real trains that we see today. With the Towercom audio feature, [...]
Building model railways is a hobby enjoyed by people of all ages. Both parents and children can get a lot out of building and operating model rail systems.
Born to a Jewish immigrant family in 1877, Joshua Lionel Cowen would go on become the founder of Lionel Trains. It was just after the Civil War that Lionel Cowen immigrated with his family, settling in New York. It was in the midst of major changes in the world, namely the industrial revolution that Lionel [...]
In The United States, when thinking of model trains one can’t help but think of Lionel, the company that since it’s founding in 1900, made model trains popular with the masses. Rescued from the brink of bankruptcy and disappearance, today Lionel LLC has brought back quality and innovation in it’s modern line of Lionel model [...]
