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There are many toy companies that manufacture toy trains. These companies include Matchbox, Mattel, and other toy companies that manufacture toy trains.
Toy trains are a wonderful hobby for a young inspiring adventurer or engineer. The mechanics and physics it takes for a toy train to move can be taught and enjoyed as entertainment.
There are various different types of trains sold by MTH Trains. MTH Trains sells electric toy trains, and train tracks for their trains primarily, though.
Lionel began making toy trains in the early 1900's. Lionel no longer makes toy trains. They were discontinued in the late 1960's. http://www.ehow.com/how_7518020_identify-lionel-train-set.html
Tyco HO scale trains are available through specialty stores that carry toy trains. Likewise, some general toy stores may carry this brand of toy and model train.
People have been making models of trains for almost as long as trains have been made.
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If you're shopping for a gift for your child, it's important to be strategic. One perfect example is with trains toys. If you want your child to be excited about receiving trains toys, you should set everything up first. This doesn't pertain to train tracks, but visiting a real train. For example, there are steam trains that can be found in the mountains. These steam trains offer short rides for a small fee. If you take your child on a steam train, their excitement about trains will skyrocket. When you give them a toy train a few days later, they're going to be thrilled.
Toccata for Toy Trains was created in 1957.
I do not know if you can ride these but they do have a switch to make them auto-run so they can go on the track by them self. Though it does take batteries. These trains can have different train company logos on them so I would be a little careful with copyright issues. These trains can be used for hobbies and you can buy people and model houses to go around them so it looks like a town, you can buy train tracks to make the train run on. These trains are not too big, about the size of your average toy, but not a thomas the train toy. I do not know the exact price of these trains but they are a whole lot of fun to play with for train lovers. ( recommended for kids. )
Many toy train tracks are made out of wood, which is typically safe as long as they don't have sharp edges. Some are made with rubber, but they are less common. If you are referring to the electric train sets for kids (and adults), they use metal tracks that connect together and power the trains through its metal wheels. Non-electric toy trains may have wood, plastic, or rubber tracks.
Toy trains are more popular in the United States.