G Scale Model Train Article

Model Trains - Lionel

When you think about the model train hobby, what is the brand that most often pops into your head? For nearly everyone, that brand is Lionel.

Lionel started in 1900 by a man named Joshua Lionel Cowen. During the last 106 years, the Lionel train company has evolved with the times, providing relevent products with each passing decade, to mark our passage through history. In 1999, Lionel went from brick and mortar and expanded onto the internet, to provide its products and expertise to a world-wide marketplace.

When it comes to anyone at all bursting into this enjoyable hobby, Lionel has a wealth of information to help people get informed, and loads of products to help them be productive. There is a guide page where people can go to learn about the different gauges available in model trains, a glossary page explaining all kinds of railroad terminology, an ideas page for how to set up your track, and a Lionel collectible and antique price guide.

If you are in the market to start purchasing all of the different elements associated with your very own model train set and landscape, look no further than Lionel's online store. If you need it, Lionel has it.

Train sets are available for people who want to purchase an entire train right away as opposed to building a full train one car at a time. These come with the train cars themselves, the track, and other interesting features like a steam whistle. The train actually moves on the track electronically, so this is truly all you need to get started with your own train set. Prices range between $200 and $770.

If you wish to build your train from scratch, you can do that at Lionel as well. A train is not really a train without the locomotive, and Lionel's store has an entire area devoted to this essential part of the train set. There are 15 highly detailed locomotives available, from anywhere between $70 and $1700, depending on the machine.

Your next stop will definitely want to be the train car area, where you will find the essential building blocks, as it were, for your train set. Lionel offers 28 different and beautifully designed train cars, including several cabooses. Prices range from $30 up to $155.

Really, what is a train without its track? Lionel recognizes the importance of this essential train set component, and has available 14 different track parts and accessories so that you can get your train moving.

This is far from everything that Lionel offers, but should give you a good idea of what is out there and where you should check first when starting out in the model train hobby. Lionel is steeped in American heritage and tradition and has become a staple in our society during the past 100 plus years. They offer strikingly realistic trains and accessories for the serious hobbyist and beginners as well.