Those of you who were not alive in the 1950s may be connected to toy trains through Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas revived train toy sales that had rapidly declined beginning in the 1960s. The decade ...

As a boy, Lawrence Scripps Wilkinson played with electric trains. As a man, Wilkinson, a 1950 graduate of Yale College, still plays with electric trains. Wilkinson presides over an unparalleled ...

Toy Trains will be available on PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 3 and 2, and SteamVR on January 16, 2024. A free demo of Toy Trains for SteamVR will be available as part of Steam VR Fest from December 4, ...

SHELTON -- Stepping into a banquet room at the Courtyard Marriott was like a trip back in time. A time when must haves like iPods, Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Call of Duty: Black Ops didn't exit.

They say there’s nothing like a boy and his toys, even if the “boy” is a retired neurologist. Dr. Charles Kaufman’s toys are electric trains, which he has loved since he was a young child. “In the ...

This clockwork train represents an era before the advent of electrical and electronic toys. It comes from a time when trains were considered exciting and small boys collected train numbers and hoped ...

Nothing beats the childhood joy of seeing a choo-choo train display during the holiday season. Especially when that includes boarding a Christmastime caboose brimming with holiday decor, smelling hot ...

EATONTOWN - Growing up in Long Branch and the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, Remsen “Rem” Hunnewell collected toy trains and loved operating them on the tracks he designed. And now he helps ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

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In India, toy trains are more than just mere rides. Whether it's the dizzying loops of Darjeeling, the pine-scented tracks of Shimla, or the jaw-dropping viaducts in the Nilgiris, these trains chug ...

There’s something magical about watching a toy train climb the mountains, snaking through green valleys and misty ridges. These toy trains, as they came to be called, are not just a traveller’s ...