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Post by Country Joe on Nov 1, 2019 3:19:32 GMT
Four of us went to Roundhouse South Electric Trains in Port Orange, Florida on Tuesday. Roundhouse South is a train store that specializes in O gauge though they carry a little HO and N as well. Two of our guys bought engines, a Railking Imperial Hiawatha steam engine and a Premier modern diesel, and Tony, the owner, put both locomotives on the store layout to test every feature of each engine. I bought the Railking NYC 20th Century Limited passenger cars that I posted in the new acquisitions thread. It was a 2 hour drive from Vero Beach but worth the effort to visit a true O gauge train store. Some of you guys are lucky to have a good train store reasonably close but there is nothing like this anywhere near Vero Beach. If you are near Port Orange I would advise making the effort to visit Roundhouse South. Port Orange is on the east coast about an hour south of Jacksonville and right on US 1. These are a few pictures I took while we were there.  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  20191029_115539 by Joe, on Flickr  Roundhouse South by Joe, on Flickr  20191029_115519 by Joe, on Flickr |
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Post by Joe Saggese on Nov 1, 2019 10:48:08 GMT
Thats definitely one way to get me to Florida  |
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Post by ptc on Nov 1, 2019 10:56:46 GMT
Fun day Joe, tahnsk for posting all of teh photos. Heard about this train shop, but never been there.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 11:01:32 GMT
Quite a place. It would be nice to have something similar within a few hours drive.
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Post by Adam on Nov 1, 2019 11:48:18 GMT
I’m going to need to take a visit the next time we are visiting family on the treasure coast.
I love their raised track. Neat way to build up and have more train fun.
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 1, 2019 16:16:09 GMT
Thats definitely one way to get me to Florida Come on down Joe, especially in January or February to get a break from winter. You can thaw out and visit a great train store.  |
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 1, 2019 16:31:44 GMT
Quite a place. It would be nice to have something similar within a few hours drive. It's unfortunate that there are so few good train stores any more. When I lived in NY I had Trainland to visit. When we moved to Florida in 2016 I missed having a train store to visit. A two hour drive isn't close but I am so happy to have this store available. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 16:38:03 GMT
Like the layout. Looks like he is a large MTH dealer. Good for you guys!!
Gary.
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 1, 2019 16:42:46 GMT
I’m going to need to take a visit the next time we are visiting family on the treasure coast. I love their raised track. Neat way to build up and have more train fun. Adam, I'm sure you'll like it. The store layout is really cool. One of the guys noted that it would make a pretty good home layout. |
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 1, 2019 16:45:13 GMT
Like the layout. Looks like he is a large MTH dealer. Good for you guys!! Gary. Thanks Gary. He is an MTH dealer and repair station. He prefers MTH to Lionel but sells both. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 17:09:08 GMT
Nice store Joe. Too bad it’s so far away. In Nassau County on Long Island, we have Trainland in Lynnrook, Nassau Hobby in Freeport, and Willis Hobbies in Mineola. All within a twenty minute drive. The flip side is there are too many people here! Lots of traffic and congestion as you well remember.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 20:03:05 GMT
Joe that is a WOW store. I do not have anything like that in RI. A couple of stores that have small displays and you can order items. I can order from home, so I don't go to them anymore.
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 1, 2019 20:18:56 GMT
Nice store Joe. Too bad it’s so far away. In Nassau County on Long Island, we have Trainland in Lynnrook, Nassau Hobby in Freeport, and Willis Hobbies in Mineola. All within a twenty minute drive. The flip side is there are too many people here! Lots of traffic and congestion as you well remember. Andy It's a long drive but an easy one. Traffic in some parts of Florida is rather heavy but the Treasure Coast and Space Coast are pretty good. I certainly remember Long Island traffic. I spent enough of my time on the world's longest parking lot. Trainland, Willis Hobbies and Nassau Hobby are excellent train stores. |
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 1, 2019 20:26:15 GMT
Joe that is a WOW store. I do not have anything like that in RI. A couple of stores that have small displays and you can order items. I can order from home, so I don't go to them anymore. That is exactly how I felt when we walked into Roundhouse South, WOW! I agree Wood, I don't need a store to order something for me. With access to the internet we can order anything we want from the comfort of our easy chair. |
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Post by JKP on Nov 1, 2019 20:41:02 GMT
It is also nice they advertise in Classic Toy Train
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