Classic Toy Trains new products for June 2025, including items from MTH, Lionel, shop.Trains.com and much more.

And it's spectacular." The company began making and selling toy trains in 1900, a time when electricity in homes was new and not yet widespread. Lionel CEO Howard Hitchcock says a young man saw ...

LUNDEN: For its birthday bash, Lionel is putting out lots of new trains, including a "Star Wars"-themed set. For NPR News, I'm Jeff Lunden in Lynbrook, Long Island.