Whelp, it's spooky season boys and girls. Time to get out those skeletons, pumpkins, and model trains.
Truth be told, trains and Halloween don't seem to go together as nicely as trains and Halloween. Sure there are some Halloween trains out there on the market, but not as much as Christmas. Speaking of Halloween trains on the market though, which ones would be the best to get?
In this blog, I'm going to go over my personal recommendations for trains I think you should at most, look into having to run around in your spooky Halloween village, or to haunt your own train layout with.
Lionel Translyvania Railroad HO scale
Best for: those who want a Halloween train set but model in HO scale
Honestly, I'm surprised that Lionel is one of the first to give us an Halloween HO scale train set. Yes guys I know that other companies have attempted to bring us the spooky month in 1:87 scale such as Atlas and MTH, but (and not counting Bradford Exchange), Lionel is pretty much the first to do it.
As mentioned above, this is best for those who don't have nor want to get an O scale Halloween train either because they already have a decent amount of HO scale, or because they don't have the space for O scale.
Lionel Peanuts Halloween train set
Best for: Fans of the great pumpkin.
It's a Lionel train set Charlie Brown! Peanuts and the holidays go together like peanut butter and jelly, so why not try to include them in your Halloween village as well? Department 56 does have a line of Peanuts Halloween village buildings and pieces. I'm sure this set would look great running around them.
Halloween Legacy PA AA 1030-1031 (AKA the Midnight Flyer)
Best for: Those with really deep pockets and a really big love of Halloween
While I agree with the choir that Lionel's train prices are getting a bit out there, the Halloween PA diesel seems promising. "The Midnight Flyer" as the engine calls itself will gladly welcome itself to any Halloween village or train layout that will let it, showing off it's beautiful purple and black paint scheme.
Wicked Night Flyer trainset by Micro Trains
Best for: those who just want a small Halloween village
No Micro trains I didn't forget you. The Wicked Night Flyer may be small, but it's got a lot going for it. The cauldron car lights up, the cars are well painted and detailed in spite of being in one of the smaller gauges, and the set just looks really fun. At the time of this writing Micro trains hasn't announced a new Halloween train set for 2025 and I honestly hope that changes.
Either that or Bachmann hops on the "Halloween for HO" bandwagon.
What Halloween trains best suit you? Let me know in the comments below and see you all next blog.
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