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"search" sucks
Posted by Blind Bruce on Friday, October 8, 2010 11:59 AM

I want to buy a 2-8-0 and I wonder where is a reputable on line source. I asked the search function and came up with 12 totally unrelated results.

At the risk of someone saying this has been covered before, where can I browse for a good combination of price and shipping?

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Posted by NeO6874 on Friday, October 8, 2010 12:07 PM

Trainworld/Trainland (http://www.trainworld.com/) usually has pretty good prices on locomotives.

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Posted by tstage on Friday, October 8, 2010 12:09 PM

Bruce,

I would opt for M.B. Klein.  I've only ordered a few things from them.  However, their prices are generally very good and their inventory is "live".  For example, if there are 3 of something listed on M.B. Klein's web site and I buy one of them, when I view that item again immediately after the purchase, the inventory now says "2".

Tom

[Edit: Bruce, I just checked M.B. Klein's web site for Bachmann 2-8-0s.  They have a B&O, UP, and Southern in stock.]

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Posted by tatans on Friday, October 8, 2010 12:32 PM

Blind Bruce

I want to buy a 2-8-0 and I wonder where is a reputable on line source. I asked the search function and came up with 12 totally unrelated results.

At the risk of someone saying this has been covered before, where can I browse for a good combination of price and shipping?

Me too, can't find a C.N.R. consolidation anywhere, lots of U.S. types but scarce on Hoser locomotives.

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Posted by selector on Friday, October 8, 2010 12:53 PM

toytrainheaven, caboosehobbies, modeltrainstuff, ulrichmodels, trainworld, internethobbies, traintrack.net, are examples of places that might be able to help you out, Bruce.  Dallasmodelworks, too.  People say cherrycreek is good.  There must be many more.

-Crandell

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