Were do you get your trains???????

[Anonymous]

I am getting my stuff at the local train shows like GATS and a couple of clubs

[Anonymous]

There are not that many options in Central Iowa, but whenever I go to So. Cal. I go to Arnie's Trains in Westminster and the Godzilla of train stores Allied Model Trains in Culver City. When I am in my hometown of NYC I go to Trainworld.

[Anonymous]

Getting US models here in Germany isn´t easy.

One of our three LHS here in Liburg has a liite sortiment of LL and MDc equipment - BUT EXTREME EXPENSIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So my LHS is All American Trains in Kaarst ( near Cologne). http://www.aat-net.de

There I will become everything I need and they make also a good support.

The rest I order direct in the USA.

[Fergmiester]

LHS
Trainworld
Standard
Friend
Santa Claus (That would be the Other OTHER)

[Anonymous]

Internet, internet, a little e-bay, and more internet. I have purchased from M.B. Klein, Discounttrainsonline, and T and K Hobby. I buy what I need when it's on sale. I will buy from the least expensive place at all times. Their are no LHS very close to me. I stopped in at one the other day 30 miles away, and they had a huge selection, but the prices drove me away. Even some of the online retailers others have mentioned are asking ridiculous prices for some things. For example, Athearn 86' box cars for $9-12? They have them at Discounttrainsonline for $6.60.
Hobbiesusa web site is closed
Trainquest has such a limited selection-3 Atlas HO engines, 2 Kato HO engines, and 10 LL P2K engines. These aren't the quantity of styles, with various roadnames, but their quantity including various roadnames.
Nobody subsidizes my business to make sure I stay in business, so I won't do it for others. If they can't compete with a storefront, maybe it's time to close and do mail order.

[Anonymous]

Like many others, I go to multiple sources.

Local store is 15 minutes away, and gets most of my business.
www.tsghobbies.com

Internet sources, never used more then a few times, but never unsatisfied.
www.caboosehobbies.com,
www.trainworld.com,
www.republiclocomotiveworks.com, source for GHQ locomotive kits.
www.internettrains.com,

I've done some barter deals with a friend and have gotten some neat stuff that way.

Don't know what the fat man in the red suit will bring this year.

Alvie.