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 ...

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.

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 ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- In its prime, Wings Hobby Shop was so packed with customers that you could barely step into the store during the month of December. Its six employees could tell you anything you ...

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 ...

He will be remembered for bringing the joy of model railroading to thousands with holiday exhibitions. But David Caplan, who died March 7 at age 71 from an infection, didn't just play with model ...