Elaborate Prewar, Postwar, and Modern Era layouts, incredible toy train displays at the California State Railroad Museum, holiday layouts at Macy's, FAO Schwarz, Grand Central Terminal, and the new Lionel Showroom in Manhattan. Plus much more.
Norm Charbonneau's spectacular Legacy-controlled modern era hi-rail layout, John Potter's extensive O and Standard gauge layout, a Stout auction, and the Postwar originals which inspired Conventional Classics.
Lionel's 1957 Super O showroom layout, the holiday displays at Macy's, FAO Schwarz, Grand Central Terminal, the "36-trains-in-action" Lionel exhibit, a T-rail layout that operates three rare 763s, and the second wave of Conventional Classics.
David Dansky's amazing Prewar and Postwar collection and layout, a magnificent scale-detailed Postwar layout, tips on weather, how to add scale details, motorized units, and we compare the real Southern Pacific Daylight with Lionel's scale model.
The spectacular NorthPark Center layout in Dallas will take your breath away. More than 40 Lionel trains take a magical journey across America on over 2500 feet of track - see models of the Washington Monument, the White House, Golden Gate Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Times Square and more.
We feature Lionel's charming 0-6-0 and 0-4-0 steam switchers, from the classic scale and semi-scale switchers of the Prewar Era to the Modern Era's scale switchers and much more.
The Lionel Visitors Center layout has a new home. The popular layout, previously at the Lionel headquarters in Michigan, has been beautifully restored and is now on display at the Railroad Museum in Riverhead, New York. TM cameras check it out.
We visit the Lionel Railroad Club - Milwaukee where the big attraction is an eye-popping, multi-level layout, topped off with a 28-foot long replica of the Hellgate Bridge.