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As the summer slowly fades into fall, the stream of vacationers flowing down interstate 80 has slowed. For most Nebraska is an in between place, a state to journey through so you can arrive at  Denver, Chicago, or Yellowstone National Park. Before the time of interstates or even trains and covered wagons, the some of the earliest travelers through Nebraska would travel in flat bottom boats down the Platte River. The Platte River begins...

The Steam Engine lives in the myth of America. You can imagine it right now, gliding across the open plains underneath an endless sky, arriving at the station with passengers wearing long skirts and top hats, pulling away from the station loaded with soldiers off to fight a war in a distant land. But even myths have beginnings, and the myth of the steam engine begins with the Challenger.The Challenger is massive, over one hundred feet long a...

Its been slightly over a week since announcing the large collection of toy soldiers acquired by Trains and Toy Soldiers. As there are over 3000 single figures and several hundred armored and artillery pieces to list the process of listing each item is moving along somewhat slower than hoped.A large number of King & Country military miniatures have now been listed on TrainsAndToySoldiers.com. Ancient Egypt AE028, AE031, AE042, AE057, AE509,...

TrainsandToySoldiers.com is excited to announce that we have just acquired a large collection of hard to find and retired toy soldiers. Included in this collection are toy soldiers, figurines, military miniatures, models and accessories from some of the finest names in the business. When added to our extensive inventory, we are confident that we should be your first stop when hunting for that last piece you need to complete your display.From...

The Vikings are Aryans, the Ayran race includes the Nordic and Germanic peoples who migrated from the far north to a place called “Thule. They have been around creating history for more than a thousand years. Having separated in their migration downwards, the Norse settled in the Scandinvian countries while the Germanic’s settled in Germania. Both worshiped the same gods, used the same runes and shared the same fine qualities of courage,...