Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
1/25/14 5:02 p.m.

This is a just a good-ole-fashioned pitch to help out some of the nicest guys I have ever met in any hobby. I took my oldest boy in there and not only were they tolerant of him (he's autistic and very friendly) they were very welcoming and excited to see his enthusiasm.

You like trains you need to check this place out!

Electric Train Depot in Ponchatoula, LA

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
1/25/14 7:28 p.m.

Very cool!

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
1/25/14 8:02 p.m.

especially considering it is in the middle of nowhere Louisiana

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
1/26/14 1:14 a.m.

Man I wish I had a local place like that.

Mazda787b
Mazda787b Reader
1/26/14 1:20 a.m.

Look at all that Lionel! Super cool! Does he do older, post-war stuff or just new?

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/26/14 6:32 a.m.

I think I need to finally cut the cord with my model train stuff. I haven't touched it in 30 years and I'm starting to think that I'm not going to again.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
1/26/14 11:42 a.m.

He has new and used. I am not into it enough to know post vs pre war stuff. I know he had some old school controllers that I really liked. Nothing like the feel of Bakelite with bushings and copper.

Give them a call they would be more than happy to tell you what they have. This place is more like a club that sells stuff than anything.

Spoolpigeon
Spoolpigeon SuperDork
1/26/14 11:54 a.m.

I loved this kind of stuff when I was a kid. My dad and uncle both worked for railroads and I was always intrigued by them. However, like any hobby, I never had the coin to get into it like I wished I could.

Nice find. Brings back good memories 8)

spriteracer
spriteracer Reader
1/27/14 10:45 a.m.

I love the electric train depot. Stepping in there really takes me back to my childhood.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
1/27/14 11:09 a.m.

Check THIS out... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=167_1383138256

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
1/27/14 11:28 a.m.

In reply to N Sperlo:

You must have missed the thread on this from a week or so ago.

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