Who we are
- leading educational and informational platform on toy trains
- expert educational psychologists and market researchers
- experienced world traveller and railway enthusiast
- a user-friendly and trustworthy portal
What we do
- provide unbiased and well-researched product reviews
- highlight the educational benefits of toy trains
- create educational resources for parents and teachers
- synthesize information about the history of railways
Hi! I’m Voicu Mihnea, the Chief Conductor at ToyTrainCenter.com, and an avid lover of everything related to trains.
My role on this platform is threefold:
1. As an educational psychologist I write about the role of play in children’s development.
2. As a market researcher, I review and recommend the best toy trains and model trains.
3. As a traveller and history teacher, I bring the world of railways and the most amazing train destinations closer to you.
Latest Articles
Best Toy Train Sets | 2020 Winter Edition
Wintertime is a time for relaxing indoors, sheltered from the cold, with a warm drink and whiling the time away. Winter is the best time
Best Toy Train Sets | 2020 Winter Edition
Wintertime is a time for relaxing indoors, sheltered from the cold, with a warm drink and whiling the time away. Winter is the best time
What does it mean to run a train?
Operating a train is not an easy job, even with the invention of the electronic computer-controlled high-speed rail networks. Manual control of trains is not
Model Train Shows in Pennsylvania | All You Need to Know | 2020 Schedule
If you are living in Pennsylvania and looking to visit some great model train shows, you are in luck. There are plenty of great choices
Toy Train Recommendations
Best Toy Train Sets | 2020 Winter Edition
Wintertime is a time for relaxing indoors, sheltered from the cold, with a warm drink and whiling the time away. Winter is the best time
Best Train Sets for Kids
If all of you should know, our kids growing up will eventually demand or ask a thing that could help or assist in making use
Model Train Recommendations
11 Amazing HO Train Layouts – [WITH VIDEOS]
There may be a lot of model train scales and gauges but one of the most popular of them all would be the HO scale.
10 N Scale Layout: For Kids and Adults – [WITH VIDEOS]
Different model trains come in different scales. The N-scale train model is just one of the popular choices when it comes to model trains. The
Toy Trains and Model Trains Brands
Railway History
Top 10 Biggest Train Stations in the World
Rail travel is becoming one of the most popular choices of public transport in the world, and it’s certainly one of the fastest. There is
How much horsepower (hp) does a train have?
Trains have come on leaps and bounds the past half-century while the maximum speed has almost quadrupled. Who knows how fast they will be able
Toy Train Seasons
Train Books
Train Stuff
What does it mean to run a train?
Operating a train is not an easy job, even with the invention of the electronic computer-controlled high-speed rail networks. Manual control of trains is not
Model Train Shows in Pennsylvania | All You Need to Know | 2020 Schedule
If you are living in Pennsylvania and looking to visit some great model train shows, you are in luck. There are plenty of great choices
Train Movies
Train Trips & Destinations
