Q — In your vast knowledge of antiques and collectibles, surely you will be able to tell me why Marx electric trains are not held in high esteem. Many price guides cover American Flyer, Lionel and ...

Q: I am 55. My childhood toy train set is still in its period cardboard box. The lettering on the top reads: “Stream Line Electric Train / Steam Type / Made in USA / Louis Marx & Co. / New York Office ...

Toys under the tree on Christmas morning weren't always made at the North Pole. For a half-century, until 1980, many were made in Erie and Girard by Marx Toys. The company founded by "Toy King" Louis ...

Erie once was a toy capital of the world, with more "elves" making toys than in Santa's North Pole workshop. Model trains, Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots and other treasured toys were made at Marx Toys ...

Line, Menards, and other 3-rail O gauge trains? Do you like big trains but have a small budget? This is the channel for you!

Line, Menards, and other 3-rail O gauge trains? Do you like big trains but have a small budget? This is the channel for you! Novices are welcome here! I received my first Lionel set when I was two ...

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 ...

This is the first in a three-part series about Marx Toys and the people who made them. Toys under the tree on Christmas morning weren't always made at the North Pole. For a half-century, until 1980, ...