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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
- Tucson - Ace Hardware - 6959 East 22nd Street (at S. Kolb), Tucson, AZ 85710 (520) 747-9473 - http://local.yahoo.com/info-20122257-ace-hardware-tucson
Arkansas
- Jacksonville - Rail and Sprue Hobbies - http://www.stagingtracks.com/shops/664-rail-sprue-hobbies
California
- Anaheim - Milepost 38 - http://milepost38modeltrains.com/
- Burbank - Train Shack - http://www.trainshack.com/
- Chino - Electric Steam Modelworks - http://www.rctrains.com/index.htm - Accucraft dealer, expert R/C installations, great selection of speakers
- Clovis - Roy's Trains (in Old Town) - http://www.roystrains.com
- Concord - Custom Model Products, Concord California 94518, locos & rolling stock in brass and 1:32 http://www.custommodelproducts.com
- Costa Mesa - The Train Crossing - http://www.thetraincrossing.com/
- Culver City - Allied Trains - http://www.alliedmodeltrains.com/
- Escondido - Value Craft - all hobby shop and crafts - http://www.valuecraft.net/
- Huntington Beach - Morgan's Big Trains- http://www.morgansbigtrains.com/
- La Habra - Narrow Gauge Junction
- La Mesa (San Diego) - Reeds Hobby Shop - mostly trains, all scales
- Novato - Dollhouses Trains and More, 300 Entrada Dr, Novato, CA 94949-5520 (415) 883-0388 Good selection of LS & the smaller scales. Great general hobby shop with everything from plastic kits to dollhouses.
- Pasadena - Original Whistle Stop
- Placentia - Bridgemasters
- Roseville - Railroad Hobbies, 119 Vermon St. Roseville - Fair stock
- Sacramento - Bruce's Train Shop, 2752 Marconi Ave. Sacramento - Some stuff
- Sacramento - R/C Country Hobbbies, 6011 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento - Best stock in Sacramento area
- San Dimas - Train Stop
- San Mateo - Talbot's Toyland, 445 South B Street, San Mateo, CA 94401 (650) 931-8110 http://www.talbotstoyland.com/
- San Rafael - Dollhouses Trains and More - 1295 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903 (415) 499-3576 Good selection of LS and other scales. A very wide variety of all kinds of hobby items from plastic kits to dollhouses.
- Santa Clara - The Train Shop, 1829 Pruneridge Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 296-1050 Good selection of LS and other scales. A great RR book section.
- Upland - Upland Trains
- Ventura - Gold Coast Station Trains
- Westminster - Arnies
Colorado
- Denver - Caboose Hobbies
- Westminster - Mizell Trains
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Delaware
Florida
- East Orlando - Ray's
- Orlando - Colonial Photo and Hobby
- Pinellas Park - H&R Trains - http://www.hrtrains.com
- Winter Park - The Hobby Spot
Georgia
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Buford - Trainmasters,601 East Main St Buford, Ga,678-546-3600
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Lawrenceville - Legacy Station, 251 -f Hurricane Shoals Rd., Lawrenceville, Ga
Idaho
Illinois
- Albion - RLD Hobbies - 877-753-4629, http://rldhobbies.com/332 Industrial Drive Albion, IL 62806 , all large scale, wide selection, great customer service.
- Bloomington - Hobbyland - http://hobbylandfunstore.com/
- Cartersville - The Pizza & Pasta Express and Train Shop, Cartersville, IL
- Itasca -- America's Best Trains
- Woodstock - St Aubin Trains
- Watts Train Shop - 9180 Hunt Club Road, Zionsville, IN
- Ankeny - Kidman Tree Farm
- Cedar Rapids - Box Karr Hobbies
Kansas
- Wichita - Garden Railway Gizmos - 1425 N Broadway, Wichita, KS - (316) 262-4300 / (877) 262-4301 - Sells New and on-Consignment G Scale, acessories and train-related toys http://gardenrailwaygizmos.com/index.html
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
- Annapolis - Star Hobbies
- Bel Air - HobbyWorks - http://www.hobbyworks.com/default.cfm/Content/Stores/hs/rc
- Cockeysville - M.B.Klien - http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/
- Forest Hill - Forest Hill Station
- Fredrick - HobbyTown - http://www.htufrederickmd.com/
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Sykesville- The Moose Caboose -http://www.themoosecaboose.com/
- Duxbury - Duxbury Green
- Hanson - The Brass Caboose
- Malden - Charles Ro Supply Co.
- Orleans - Snows Home & Garden
- Piano Works - Sandwich
- Rockland - Bill's Friendly Train Shoppe
- Upton - Train-Li (No retail location but people do pickup at his location.)
- Wareham - Hogie's Hobbies - 3103 Cranberry Hwy, Wareham, MA 02571 (Mainly on consignment.)
- West Springfield - Pioneer Valley Hobbies
- Worcester - The train Place
Michigan
- Bridgeport - Jct Valley Hobby Shop
- Erie - Jackie's Trains - (5 miles from Toledo, Ohio)
- Flint - Riders - http://www.riders.com/
- Livonia - Merri-Seven Trains - 19155 Merriman Rd, Livonia, MI 48152 - (248) 477-0550
- Buffalo - Onlytrains/Carerra slots - 308 B Brighton Avenue Buffalo, Minnesota 55313 - primarily mail order, but you can visit. http://www.onlytrains.com/
- Duluth -Carr's Hobby in Duluth
- Little Canada - Hub Hobby
- Richfield - Hub Hobby
- Saginaw - Brasseur Electric Trains - http://www.traindoctor.com/
- St. Paul - Scale Model Supply
Missouri
Montana
Montana
- Bozeman - Mr Choo Choo Bozeman, MT (They don't stock much but will special order)
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Albuquerque - Trains West
New York
- Brooklyn - Train World - 751 MCDONALD AVE. Brooklyn NY 11218 - 1-800-541-7010- 718-436-7072
- Cheektowaga (Buffalo) - Niagara Hobby & Craft Mart in Cheektowaga NY - some large scale trains and some hobby supplies but is rapidly becoming more & more of a toy store
- Horseheads - Lantz's Hobby shop (Wholesale Trains), Horseheads NY (Elmira area) A good share of the business is not in stocked trains and supplies but in drop shipping through the website.
- Hurley - Hurley Country Store, Hurley NY 845-338-4843
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
North Dakota
Ohio
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Lancaster - Smoke Stack Hobby Shop in Lancaster, OH. OK selection of large scale amongst other scales. One of the few "old timey" train shops left.Newark - G Scale Junction, Newark (Granville)
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Newark - G Scale Junction, Newark
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West Chester - EnterTRAINment Junction - http://www.entertrainmentjunction.com/
Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon
- Beaverton - Tammie's Hobbies,503-644-4535,12024 SW Canyon Rd Beaverton, OR 97005 Great Customer Service and flexible on pricing as much as they can be.
Pennsylvania
- Broomall - Nicholas Smith Trains
- Dubois - Fishel's Hobby Shop in DuBois, Pa. - not nearly as much as they used to carry, msrp+ on many items.... but still lots of diecast cars.
- Easton - Trains and Lanes Hobbies - (610) 253-8850 3825 Northwood Ave Easton, PA 18045 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trains-Lanes-Hobbies/113460138713331
- Greensburg - Brady's Train Outlet in Greensburg - mostly O and HO, a lot of the LS is upscale stuff. http://www.bradystrainsoutlet.com/
- Hermitage - Kraynak's Garden Center in Hermitage, Pa. - darn good selection, not so good prices, plus lots of toys and plants. http://www.kraynaks.com/
- Indiana - Whirlwind Toys in Indiana Pa - not a whole lot, but do have some buildings and sets. OK pricing.
- Nanticoke - Warrior Run Loco Works, 32 S. Market St, Nanticoke PA, 570-735-5570 - http://www.w arriorrunlocoworks.com
- Pittsburgh - A.B. Charles Pittsburgh http://www.ab-charles.com/trains/
- Pittsburgh - Brentwood Station, Pittsburgh
- Wilkes-Barre - Walter's Hardware, Wilkes-Barre
- Warwick - Grandma's House and Grandpa's Train Depot. 1415 Warwick Ave. Warwick, Rhode Island 02888. Phone: (401) 463-7803. Fax: (401) 463-7824
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- Porter - (Houston) Mikes Hobby Shop 21768 Knox Dr Porter TX 281-354-7240. Store front with very large G scale inventory including NIB discontinued items. http://www.mikes-hobbyshop.com
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- Belluvue - Inside Gateway, Belluvue, Wa
- Kirkland - Eastside Trains, Kirkland, Wa. Nice inventory of Large Scale. http://www.eastsidetrains.com/
- Seattle - Seattle Train Center Seattle (Interbay), Wa
- Spokane - Sunset Junction, Spokane, Wa (Not much selection)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
- Milwaukee/Butler - Sommerfeld Trains
- Green Bay - Engine House Services
CANADA
Alberta
- Airdrie - Canadian Scale rail & Hobby
- Nanton - Ultimate Trains Limited, Exclusively G-Scale http://www.ultimatetrains.com/
- Kamloops - Interior Crafts
- Kamloops - Kelly's Kaboose
- Langley - Eurorail Hobby Shop, all scales, European G-Scale only http://www.eurorailhobbies.com/
- Surrey - Art Knapp Trains, exclusively G Scale http://artknapptrains.com/
- Victoria - B. C. Shaver & Hobby Shop
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
- Alliston - Hockley Valley Railroad, all scales but a large G-scale selection http://www.hvrr.ca/
- Dundas - Dundas Valley Hobby
- Goderich - Machan's Home Hardware
- Port Hope - The Doll House and Train Emporium
- Puslinch - Winona Garden Railway, exclusively G-Scale http://www.wgrr.ca/
- Streetsville - Credit Valley Railroad, all scales, some G-Scale http://www.cvrco.com/
- Toronto - George's Trains, all scales, fair amount of G-Scale, http://www.georgestrains.com/
- Toronto - John's Hobby, general Hobby shop, carries a fair amount of G-Scale http://www.johnshobbies.ca/main/
- St. Catherines - Niagara Central Hobbies
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
- Montreal - Max Trains, G-Scale only, but is not very large, 4058 Monselet, Montréal-Nord, QC H1H 2C5 Tel: 514-322-8626
- Montreal - Udisco Ltd., huge wholesaler of hobby items including some G-Scale, Pricing is at MSRP https://www.udisco.com/index.php
Yukon