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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jdavid93225 Chip, I will Ditto CARRfan's mention of "The Original Whistle Stop" in Pasadena, CA and Allied Model Trains in Culver City, CA. Both have a huge selection of nearly anything train related. There is also the Train Shack in Burbank, CA and The Roundhouse in North Hollywood, CA which both sell only items related to model railroading. The sad part about all this is that there used to be a lot of other shops around that have since closed their doors over the last 20 to 25 years: the ones I miss are the Train Station in Burbank, the California Train Depot in Van Nuys, and a couple of other hobby shops that basically just don't carry trains anymore due to a shift in people's interests. If you ever do make it to Southern California, at least there are still quite a few shops to visit around the Los Angeles basin, many of which I have not yet been to. [/quote] Ah Yes, I forgot to mention the Roundhouse in North Hollywood. I probably visited that shop more than any other as a kid. You gotta love mom. She'd give me like 45 minutes or something to go hang out in there whenever I had 20 bucks to blow. Good times!!! I visited the Train Shack in Burbank once. Good store too. By far the best are the "trains only" type stores. There was a small store in Santa Barbara for years that was extremely small, but that guy knew everything, and had everything crammed in there. It was quite impressive. Unfortunately, now it's just part of the liquor store next door that grew into the model railroad shop :( Luckily, a local hobby store bought him out when the owner retired, so there's still a decent place to get stuff. In Ventura there's a pretty good place that's an all-around hobby shop, but still has a wealth of train stuff.
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