But where there's a floor, he says, there's a place to run Lionel trains. JACK MARTINEK: I bring them out Christmas time. Fourth of July, I set up. Halloween, I set up. St. Patrick's Day ...

Thomas and Friends Battery Operated Train set (No. 712118) MSRP: $79.99 Set includes: Thomas the Tank Engine locomotive, two passenger cars (Annie and Clarabel), remote control, 26 pieces of track ...

Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962.

"But since it's Christmas, I'm heavy on the gingerbread this time of year." A Lionel Thomas the Tank Engine train set enters a tunnel at TrainLand. It's one of the many brands Lionel licenses.

A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary. KUOW is ...