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 ...

Trainz.com has purchased the inventory of Rail Yard Hobby Shop of Roanoke, Va. In a press release from Trainz Senior Marketing Analyst Kevin Griffis, “This acquisition expands our model train ...

Along with fir trees wrapped in strings of red and candy canes stuffed in long red stockings, toy trains are timeless images associated with Christmas. Earlier this year, a store specializing in those ...

The idea of a custom run product - a manufacturer creating a special item for a retailer not sold in its catalog - is nothing new. Custom toy train products have existed for more than 100 years.

PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Verenna has a knack for making children miserable. "I see more kids crying as they're going out the door," Verenna says. "Their mothers and fathers are dragging them. They don't ...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — In Pinellas Park, there's an age-old business that not only survived the pandemic but grew stronger because of it. Like the real-life steel titans, their models are made to ...

WINSTED — I recently read a story of a hobby shop in Winsted that was closing its doors. Sadly, this is not an uncommon event in the hobby shop business these days. Although that particular closing ...