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2022-08-23 22:53
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Legacy Station has just acquired the official license for the United States Space Force® and the United States Air Force®.
Our first project… Read More
2021-11-03 19:47
Patriot Hobo Graffiti's Railyard Hobos are noted for their desire to travel & for their independent nature. Patriot Hobos are no different and they love their country,. They… Read More
2021-09-02 17:29
Limited Run-Lionel Legacy Extortion 17 Switcher Train History Special Limited Run-Legacy Lionel Extortion 17 Diesel Switcher- Never Forget The Pennsylvania and Southern, a switching operatio… Read More
2021-05-19 21:08
M.T.H. 2021 Transition Plans Revealed May 18, 2021 - One year after announcing M.T.H. owner Mike Wolf's 2021 retirement plans, the company's evolution is coming into focus with the move… Read More
2020-09-30 21:07
Lionel 6-85226 PH180 180W Powerhouse Transformer (10amp)Notice of operation in regards to UL RequirementsNotice from David Olson, Lionel Director of Engineering9/17/2020UL requirements for A… Read More
2020-09-20 23:16
If ever there was a year to shop early for the Holidays, this is the year. Although our shipping department is running smoothly, we are seeing : 1. Our Suppliers Warehouses taking an e… Read More
2020-09-17 21:03
Train Scales explained - The scale of a model is its size is in relation to it real life size. The sizes are listed below from largest to smallest. The Gauge is the distance between the rail… Read More
2020-07-15 20:36
Preorder Today! The New Lionel 2020 Catalog is now online and ready for pre-orders. New Engines - including Genset Switchers and Sharknose Diesels.All pre-orders must be received by Wed. Aug… Read More
2020-06-20 01:21
MTH Premier ES44 Election Train & Caboose Lots of ways to support your team- Handcars, trolleys, boxcars, flat cars with trailers and more. Can't wait for the Summit (debates) when these… Read More
2020-06-04 18:31
For the first time ever, RailKing has come out with Christmas themed g-scale flat cars! Both the flat car mounted with two LED lighted Christmas trees and the g-scale Christmas car showcasin… Read More
2020-05-23 17:19
Here are photos of the Legacy Station Lionel Legacy Central of Georgia F7 AA set. Lionel had the factory sample shell- and sent us some deco shots. The colors and markings look great. We are… Read More
2020-04-07 23:40
MTH Special Run- Limited Bigly! Special Trump announcementsRed Running LightsDelivery Date Expected August 2020 Learn More Read More
2020-03-19 17:16
We are receiving daily shipments of new model railroading items, games, puzzles, activities, science project and more. In this unusual times, we encourage you to have the items shipped to yo… Read More
2019-07-26 00:56
As requested, here is a short video of the 49er Challenger which we test ran for one of our customers. Another great Engine! Read More
2019-07-24 23:24
She’s a beauty! Read More
2019-07-23 16:26
After a long wait, they have arrived and are ready to ship. If you have one on order, please contact us for payment information. If you want one- please get them while they last! Read More
2019-07-03 00:34
2 Days Only Annual Warehouse Sale Bargains, Bargains, Bargains!Warehouse sale – in store only. Friday July 5-Saturday July 6. New… Read More
2019-06-04 14:08
Over 70 custom locomotives in stock and ready to sell. These engines have been professionally weathered with airbrush technique and some were featured in the O Gauge Railroading magazine Fro… Read More
2019-03-21 21:16
The MTH Army Flat cars with tank loads and M16 Scout cars have been very popular. These feature a removable Die-Cast Wolverine Tank or a removable die-cast 1/43 M3 Scout Car . The MTH U.S. A… Read More
2019-02-14 22:22
A great way to add some animation or movement to your train is by using aquarium cars. Today we are looking at two of MTH’s RailKing cars. Find the videos to see them in action at the… Read More
2019-02-07 23:04
This sale is only while supplies last! Shop All New Releases Shop In Stock Products Check out some of the great new buildings that are new below: If you’re looking… Read More
2019-01-26 19:51
Here is a link to the Lionel New 2019 Volume 1 Catalog. Please visit to see all the preorder prices Read More
2018-12-14 00:28
MTH has announce they will be remaking the George H.W. Bush Diesel Engine in 3 scales- O , O and G Scale- Preorder today December 11, 2018 – On November 30th 2018, the 41st president o… Read More
2018-12-07 22:21
Just in from Lionel…. Husky stacks with EOT Device-The perfect end to any modern freight, these tank cars are equipped with a working end-of-train device realistically mounted to the… Read More
2018-11-22 02:11
20% OFF Select engines are on sale now thru Dec 1, 2018 Passenger and freight Cars (exclusions are Christmas/Holiday items) Children toys- shop early- We sell only specialty toys – man… Read More
2018-10-09 15:46
Breyer 1798 Alejandro Limited Edition 2018 has arrived- Get yours now before they are sold out. This is a limited edition Brick and Mortar horse! Read More
2018-05-30 21:41
For those of you with smaller train buffs, a Day Out With Thomas is always exciting. We have compiled the listed of Day Out with Thomas Events for 2018. For more information and to buy ticke… Read More
2018-05-29 19:06
Creating a scene in model railroading takes patience. It is creating an “atmosphere” that makes your scene POP! An individual structure by itself will obviously not create… Read More
2018-05-23 19:54
20% off all O scale Engines thru Memorial Day! You won’t want to miss this Sale- Shop in store or online. Shop now Read More
2018-05-17 00:49
Why is it important to clean my track on a regular basis? The constant operation of trains on any layout will create a carbon dust build up on the wheels of the trains and also the rail… Read More
2018-05-16 19:45
2018-05-16 19:12
Programming the Legacy Remote for Locomotives without a Memory Module For Legacy Locomotives produced in 2017 and beyond, the Orange Programming module will no longer be supplied. Customers… Read More
2018-05-04 00:34
The MTH Volume 2 catalogs have arrived! The Deadline to pre-order is Saturday, May 26, 2018 Download MTH 2018 Volume 2 Pricelist &n&hell…Read More
2018-05-02 04:11
“I can’t afford a real locomotive and coach, but I can create this little world that is real for me” Recently, we had the pleasure of visiting Ted Meleky’s train room… Read More
2018-05-02 04:05
One of the largest privately held train collections and display in the United States is right here in Atlanta’s backyard. Misty Mountain Railroad started many years ago by Charles Grif… Read More
2018-05-02 03:57
Next stop on the tour of Extreme Layouts …Carnegie Science Center’s Miniature Railroad and Village. Started by Charles Bowdish as a private display for Christmas, it was adopted… Read More
2018-03-15 21:47
Amazing starter set with remote control helicopter. Here’s your chance to save to the day, are you ready? Lionel 6-84490 Norfolk Southern First Responder Train set Read More
2018-01-03 23:27
We are giving away a limited supply of “Commuter” movie t-shirts, hats , ear buds. Please visit the store to get your own movie memorabilia. You can also downlo… Read More
2017-12-13 22:14
Finally! The Legacy Station / Eric’s Train Building will be here sometime this Friday, Dec 15. Please call to update your payment info. Those orders that are paid in full w… Read More
2017-09-12 19:36
We currently are experiencing a power outage and phone outage due to Irma. We can answer emails. Hopefully our power will be back soon Read More
2017-08-29 22:18
Over 350 new items in the 2017 Lionel Volume 2 catalog!None have been in previous catalogs. One of the new features of the engines is the LionChief Bluetooth app. We have added d… Read More
2017-08-18 15:06
4 new items will not be produced due to factory problems They are: 684526 Leisure Marble Co. Trackside Warehouse 684303 Modular Office Building 684310 Modular Train Car Repair Facility 68452… Read More
2017-08-12 02:13
Legacy Station just received a new video from MTH Electric Trains about the awesome Standard Gauge 400e. This video traces the history of this iconic train. We have them in stock and ready t… Read More
2017-06-29 17:09
These cars are so cool when lit up!- Now in stock, but will not last! Order today Read More
2017-06-24 15:11
Interested in trains? Like to help people? Able to work Weekends? Benefits: Employee discounts Casual dress code 401k Plan Flexible days and work schedule No late nights! Call 770-339-7780 o… Read More
2017-05-31 20:11
New Coke Boxcars, 4 new Harry Potter Boxcars, Bambi, Caddyshack, & Jungle Book Boxcars- Preorder Today. MADE in USA This summer we are offering great licensed boxcars that are Made… Read More
2017-04-25 17:32
MTH Special Run building features Legacy Station and Eric’s Trains. Intricately Detailed ABS Construction Fully Assembled Fully Painted Lighted Interior Eric’s Train Billboard Un… Read More
2017-04-25 16:09
From an account by Colonel C.E. Woods, the Louisville & Nashville station agent through 1884 in Sidney, Illinois: Dressed as a plain surveyor, bespattered with muddy water, a stranger re… Read More
2017-04-19 17:01
The new MTH RTR catalog is online for preorder. New sets includes everything you need to run your set with your smartphone or tablet- no more infrared device! Don’t forget to che… Read More
2017-03-14 22:47
The conventionally-oriented steam locomotive, with its front-facing boiler, and rearward cab, was suitable for nearly every application in railroading, and was generally the universal p… Read More
2017-03-01 18:15
Back in the late 1870s, on a subsidiary of the Louisville & Nashville, a little wood-fired 4-4-0 was struggling up a long, steep grade with a heavy local freight. The engineer and… Read More
2017-02-10 22:05
These goats were tired of just sitting around Rogers Pass British Columbia, so they got on a train (I think it is headed for Atlanta and Legacy Station!). No, this is NOT A PHOTOSHOP Read More
2017-02-08 17:24
2017 Signature Catalog Notes- Tidbits on the new catalog SP AC-9 pges 8-9 Did this 13 years ago so relatively new Full Legacy control and whistle steam – whistle mounted on side… Read More
2017-01-25 19:52
Lionel is excited to announce that they have officially launched the Lionel new Bluetooth App on the Apple platform. (Lionel LionChief™) This creates another great way to connect with… Read More
2017-01-13 22:43
Charles Minot was superintendent of the Erie Railroad through the early 1850s, after beginning his career on the Boston & Maine as an engineer in the 1840s. He was a burly man, known for… Read More
2017-01-10 17:46
In the 1930s, an applicant was being examined for a position as a towerman on the Denver & Rio Grande Western. The trainmaster was showing the greenhorn around, and the two were at… Read More
2017-01-06 18:26
“MORE COAL!“, roars the deranged engineer, as the over-exuberant fireman frantically dumps seven tons of coal through the firedoor all at once, in an effort to get the &ldqu&hell…Read More
2017-01-03 23:01
Before the dawn of mechanized track maintenance equipment, railroad section gangs, armed with spike mauls, lining bars, and other tools, maintained the right of way in all manners of weather… Read More
2016-12-30 23:10
Hot off the pallet! The 6-83071 Lionel Universal remotes are capable of running up to three LionChief RTR (starter set), or LionChief Plus locomotives. We’ll be able to consolida… Read More
2016-12-30 16:56
One day, on a division of the Louisville & Nashville, a young section foreman was sent out on his run, to inspect the track along a winding riverside branch of the line. As an educated m… Read More
2016-12-21 00:27
Quite often, customers notice the peculiar, little motorized box with windows sitting on our shelf, and upon asking what it is, and getting my reply, this question usually follows: “Wh… Read More
2016-12-04 20:52
Just as their modern counterparts are today, railroaders of the steam era were known for their legendary appetites. However, tight scheduling didn’t typically allow for meal breaks, an… Read More
2016-11-27 17:55
Holiday hours are starting today! From 11/27/2016 until 12/20/2016, Legacy Station will be open from 12:00 PM, until 5:00 PM on Sundays, in addition to our regular store hours. Come in and v… Read More
2016-11-08 02:20
Win 4 Free Tickets to the Polar Express Experience of a Lifetime! Legacy Station is proud to support the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth GA! ALL ABOARD THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train E… Read More
2016-11-04 21:28
With the holiday season swiftly approaching, the Polar Express sets are hitting the shelves, and the titular Christmas classic will soon be making nightly runs across the country’s tel… Read More
2016-10-14 15:56
Fresh out of the box, the 11-40113 Lehigh Valley presidential set is one of the most striking tinplate passenger sets we have ever seen! The locomotive, 11-1043-1, is a faithful reprodu… Read More
2016-10-04 00:49
Halloween is upon us and everyone loves our new Haunted Tree which holds 5 of the Dept 56 Witches houses. So, we have put together this video to explain how to make the tree. It… Read More
2016-09-30 23:47
“ I believe that model railroad operation is one of the world’s most magnificent board games.” – Linn Westcott, former Model Railroader magazine Editor A blank… Read More
2016-09-17 18:39
We’re all familiar with the ubiquitous “chug” or “chuff” of a steam locomotive; its placating sound can range from a hefty thunder, to a light staccato rh… Read More
2016-09-13 23:48
Lionel Christmas Cars are already arriving. MTH is producing new Christmas Country houses, Farm houses and Passenger stations with Christmas LED Lights! They look amazing! We par… Read More
2016-08-31 13:56
New Lionel 2016 Catalog Volume 2 has arrived! Download Price list | Download 2016 Lionel Volume 2 catalog | preorder page Here are some tidbits for the ca… Read More
2016-08-12 16:14
Lionel Announces 2 Special Cars! Two new commemorative movie boxcars! National Lampoons’ Christmas Vacation & ELF Only one week left to preorder! Preorder Deadline Thursday A… Read More
2016-07-27 18:04
On July 22nd, after a restoration spanning a little over a decade, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad’s oil-fired Baldwin S160 2-8-0 #1702 was put back in service! Part of a class design c… Read More
2016-07-22 17:21
So what do you do if you own an 1875 narrow gauge steam locomotive, but have no original cars to pull behind it? If you’re Dan Markoff, you build your own! In 1986… Read More
2016-07-14 16:20
For the first time ever, Lionel is extremely excited to introduce to you in HO scale, The Polar Express. THE POLAR EXPRESS BERKSHIRE HO SCALE LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER WITH REMOTE LOCOMOTIVE &am&hell…Read More
2016-07-09 17:55
While the concept of “safety first” may seem like a modern convention, it has been a long-standing staple of the railroad industry since the late 19th century. Safety-oriented sl… Read More
2016-07-08 16:59
No, not the soft drink! In the steel industry, coke is an exceptionally pure product of coal, with 80 to 90% fixed carbon content, and low volatile, or impure, content; these properties make… Read More
2016-06-24 22:18
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2016-06-23 17:08
Although internal combustion engines may be high in horsepower, they’re low in torque when held against comparable-sized steam engines. The reason is two-fold; related with both t… Read More
2016-06-17 22:11
Tomorrow marks the end of an era, as Amtrak bids farewell to the AEM-7. The locomotives have been in use since 1979, they are being replaced by the ACS-64. http://tracks.lionel.com/amtrak-sa… Read More
2016-06-13 17:47
Huge Vintage Die-cast just arrived at Legacy Station. We have brought in the train collection a few weeks ago..(1/2 is already gone). But the vintage die cast has just arri… Read More
2016-06-11 17:00
Nicknamed the “Celestial Railroad” in an 1893 copy of Harper’s Monthly, the 3ft narrow gauge Jupiter & Lake Worth came fully into being on July 4th, 1889, after nearly… Read More
2016-06-09 21:11
Under the state-funded New Georgia railroad, steam still plied the rails around Atlanta into the early 1990s, with scheduled excursions departing downtown Atlanta for Stone Mountain. Savanna… Read More
2016-06-08 17:50
Mark your calendars! On June 11th, the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA will be holding a night photo session at 7:00 PM EST. Featured locomotives include 1950 Georgia Railroad GP-7… Read More
2016-06-04 20:40
A peek at what you can do with O scale trains on HO track, in only 2’X4′! Read More
2016-06-04 19:08
2016-06-03 00:23
LionScale is a NEW line of scale rolling stock that is decorated and assembled in LIONEL’S Concord, NC headquarters. Some of the great features of this new line are: Die-cast trucks an… Read More
2016-06-02 17:32
“Just as there are pork chops without apple sauce, so there are freight trains without cabooses.” – Rogers E.M. Whittaker The railroad caboose, also sometimes known as a &l&hell…Read More
2015-11-13 22:24
Can you name this train ? We need a name before its debut on Dec 5 for Pictures with Santa on Lionel National Train Day. So we have a contest running for the best na… Read More
2015-10-01 17:35
New Halloween Train announced by MTH Uncatalogued and Sold Out in one day… We have limited supplies left so order today! (no guarantees it will be here for Halloween). It even h… Read More
2015-10-01 17:35
New Halloween Train announced by MTH Uncatalogued and Sold Out in one day… We have limited supplies left so order today! (no guarantees it will be here for Halloween). It even h… Read More
2015-09-30 19:59
Atlas O Gunderson Maxi-IV Well Cars Atlas O announced the new O scale Gunderson Maxi-IV Well Cars . These will be released in 2016 but preorder prices are available now. Features Inclu… Read More
2015-06-24 12:58
Thank you to all those who participated in the Father’s Day “Comment to Win” Contest! The winners are: Grand Price ($100.00 Gift Card)- with the most likes and… Read More
2015-05-27 19:38
Free $100 gift card for Dad-comment to win Use one of these lines in a comment to this post: The craziest thing I saw my dad do was _________________. The greatest lesson about life I learne… Read More
2015-05-25 13:57
Caption this! Nearly 150 years ago, Memorial Day was set aside to honor the men who’d recently died in battle. Many Americans have since died in battle protecting our count… Read More
2015-05-16 15:41
Please submit entries by June 11- Lionel will be selecting the final 16 on June 12! Do you have the perfect design for a boxcar you’ve been dying to share with the world? Wel… Read More
2015-05-12 19:57
New Lionel holiday boxcar can be personalized for that special gift! This special car can be personalized up to 3 lines of text. This one is personalized with,”Wishing you a… Read More
2015-05-07 13:40
New Department 56 Releases Don’t forget your special customer discounts will be displayed after adding it to the cart A Few Highlights from the midyear release: Sounds of… Read More
2015-05-01 18:53
Lionel 2015 Christmas catalog now available for Lionel preorder. Order now to guarantee Christmas Delivery. orders due June 8 for Lionel Christmas MTH 2015 Volume 2 catalog now availab… Read More
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