The best electric train sets make for great presents but are also a fantastic hobby to get into anytime. From Lionel the Polar Express to the Intelino J-1 Smart Train, there are widely varied options ...

Lionel Trains are the iconic electric train set. One of the first electric toys to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame they have been a popular part of American culture for over 100 years.

I like to say that this weekly column finds the coolest and most fun electric vehicles from China that either drive, float, or fly. But with this entry into the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric ...

Which Christmas train set IS BEST? When decorating your home for the holidays, nothing ushers in the season quite like a train set wrapped around the Christmas tree. These festive locomotives vary ...

If the child in this Toys 'R' Us ad is any indication, then the Bachmann Powerhouse Yard Boss electric model train set was an in-demand toy in 1985. Even if it wasn't the most popular toy of that year ...

Hanukkah or Christmas, what was the difference to me as a kid? As long as I got the toys I wanted, it was just a great holiday season. I remember going with my mother to Jordan Marsh’s Annex to see ...

Before you go out and spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy Lionel train set to circle your Christmas tree, here’s a simple but remarkable science experiment that will save you a few bucks and blow ...

Q: I am 55. My childhood toy train set is still in its period cardboard box. The lettering on the top reads: “Stream Line Electric Train / Steam Type / Made in USA / Louis Marx & Co. / New York Office ...