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.

CARMEL — Mr. Muffin has trouble explaining the allure. But there they are every Saturday — 100-some-odd visitors, young and old, captivated by the model locomotives that wind their way through ...