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For the show, a local HO Modular Group set up its Seattle Pacific and Eastern Railroad display which included Tacoma Rail ...

Railroad displays at Christmastime evoke an American era in which trains brought relatives, holiday gifts and childhood memories to town.

This reporter was briefed on the Lionel display by young enthusiast ... “I have TrackMaster trains, wooden trains, electric trains,” he said before going into details on each.

“The common power source was a child pushing a toy train or pulling it on a tether.” An inventor named Joshua Lionel Cowen started Lionel in 1900 and came up with a battery-powered ...

"This layout here has three different Lionel train sets on it running and kids ... really was working with electric motors. It was a fairly whiz-bang sort of toy. It was not simple.

By the early 1900s, Lionel began producing electric trains, introducing a new level of realism and interactivity. Their first product, the Electric Express in 1901, was designed as a store display ...

He worked for Fromm Electric for 44 years until his retirement. David loved roller coasters and going to Disney with his family. He also enjoyed collecting Lionel Trains, and was a lover of all ...

I knew he was fascinated by the toy electric train variety ... The clerks there were kind enough to distribute free Lionel train catalogs. And what did it cost to dream? I deduced he made his ...

Twentieth century newspaper trend reports show that oranges won't be coming back in vogue as Christmas stocking stuffers ...