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Traveling from Buffalo to Chicago N scale shops?
« on: September 16, 2017, 07:32:19 PM »
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I will be traveling from Buffalo to Chicago via I80/I90 Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, Elkhart.... any suggestons for good N scale shops.. ideally that have older used stuff or NOS stuff.?

Don't want to get too far out of the way.. but if there is some place worth stopping, let me know..

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Re: Traveling from Buffalo to Chicago N scale shops?
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2017, 08:48:53 PM »
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There's John Hall's True Value in downtown Goshen, IN. He doesn't have a huge inventory but sometimes you can find some nice stuff. There's also Rupels Toy Trains in Dunlap, not a good selection, and New York Central Toys & Trains in Mishawaka that has a little bit of everything and some older stuff. It's just a couple minutes down the road from NS' Elkhart Yard. The New York Central Museum in Elkhart is also worth a visit. It's right across from the Amtrak station.
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Re: Traveling from Buffalo to Chicago N scale shops?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2017, 07:39:09 PM »
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I will be traveling from Buffalo to Chicago via I80/I90 Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, Elkhart.... any suggestons for good N scale shops.. ideally that have older used stuff or NOS stuff.?

Don't want to get too far out of the way.. but if there is some place worth stopping, let me know..

~Ian

Both Grayland Station and Chicagoland Hobbies in Chicago have a decent amount of pre-owned stuff

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Re: Traveling from Buffalo to Chicago N scale shops?
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2017, 08:30:59 PM »
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Re: Traveling from Buffalo to Chicago N scale shops?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2017, 09:13:20 AM »
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Let's try to stear back east.. I've done the Chicago shops.

~Ian