Where can I buy trains? The following is a list compiled from contributions by others. I'm not responsible for the content or comments. If you do find errors, or have a different experience, please feel free to contact me to correct or update In addition here is a site compiled by Thomas Witt () that has a list and also a map: http://bigtrainfix.herokuapp.com/ 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.railandsprue.com/ California Anaheim - Milepost 38 - http://milepost38modeltrains.com/ Burbank - Train Shack - http://www.trainshack.com Costa Mesa - The Train Crossing - http://www.thetraincrossing.com/ Huntington Beach - Morgan's Big Trains- http://www.morgansbigtrains.com/ La Habra - Narrow Gauge Junction -250 West Whittier Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631-3852 562-694-0598 La Mesa (San Diego) - Reeds Hobby Shop - mostly trains, all scales - http://www.reeds-hobbies.com/ Novato - Dollhouses Trains and More -Good selection of LS & the smaller scales. Great general hobby shop with everything from plastic kits to dollhouses. http://www.dollhousestrainsandmore.com/ Placentia - Bridgemasters - https://www.bridge-masters.com/ Roseville - Railroad Hobbies, 119 Vermon St. Roseville - Fair stock - http://www.rrhobbies.com/Railroad_Hobbies/Home.html Sacramento - R/C Country Hobbbies, 6011 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento - Best stock in Sacramento area - http://www.rccountryhobbies.com/ 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. http://www.dollhousestrainsandmore.com/ 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 -1810 W Foothill Blvd Upland, CA (909) 985-1246 - web site down July 2016, look on Facebook Ventura - Gold Coast Station Trains - http://goldcoaststation.net/ Westminster - Arnies - http://www.arniesmodeltrains.com/ Colorado Denver - Caboose Hobbies - http://www.caboosehobbies.com/catalog/index_brief.php Connecticut Delaware Florida East Orlando - Ray's Garden Railroad - 904-854-2799 - Rob's Hobby World, 8602 SW State Road 200, Ocala, FL 32674 Orlando - Colonial Photo and Hobby - http://www.cphfun.com/ Pinellas Park - H&R Trains - http://www.hrtrains.com Orlando The Hobby Spot - 6013 E Colonial Dr Orlando, FL 32807 Georgia Buford - Trainmasters,601 East Main St Buford, Ga,678-546-3600 Lawrenceville - Legacy Station, 251 -f Hurricane Shoals Rd., Lawrenceville, Ga Hawaii 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 Indiana Watts Train Shop - 9180 Hunt Club Road, Zionsville, IN Iowa 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 Kentucky 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/ Sykesville- The Moose Caboose -http://www.themoosecaboose.com/ Massachusetts 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 Minnesota 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 Bozeman - Mr Choo Choo Bozeman, MT (They don't stock much but will special order) Nebraska 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 Lynbrook - Trainland - 293 Sunrise Hwy , Lynbrook , NY 11563 - 516-599-7080 - www.trainworld.com - (same company as trainword ) North Carolina North Dakota Ohio 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) Newark - G Scale Junction, Newark West Chester - EnterTRAINment Junction - http://www.entertrainmentjunction.com/ Oklahoma 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 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 - Brentwood Station, Pittsburgh Wilkes-Barre - Walter's Hardware, Wilkes-Barre Rhode Island 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 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 Utah Vermont Essex Junction - Tony's Trains - 57 River Rd #1023, Essex Junction, VT 05452, long time train store with DCC tips pages. http://tonystrains.com 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 Milwaukee/Butler - Sommerfeld Trains Green Bay - Engine House Services Wyoming CANADA Alberta Airdrie - Canadian Scale rail & Hobby Nanton - Ultimate Trains Limited, Exclusively G-Scale http://www.ultimatetrains.com/ British Columbia 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 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 Saskatchewan Yukon