Nearly 20 years after the initial review in Classic Toy Trains' Feb. 2008 issue, the O-gauge Hogwarts Express remains a steady set for Lionel, along with the accompanying Harry Potter-branded ...

He initially sold his train sets to local hardware stores ... Struggling to stay relevant, Lionel licensed its trains to General Mills (GIS) in 1969. That began its descent into financial ruin.

No one can say with certainty when the first Lionel model train was set up to chug around a Christmas ... when the rights to the product line were sold to General Mills following Lionel’s ...

He points towards the model trains. "This layout here has three different Lionel train sets on it running and kids could operate the remotes over there. You see him pressing the horn?" His dad ...

BIANCO JR: This layout here has three different Lionel train sets on it running, and kids could operate the remotes over there. You see him pressing the horn (laughter). (SOUNDBITE OF TOY TRAIN ...