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North Raleigh Model Railroad ClubRaleigh NC |
This alphabetical listing of hobby shops within a 100 mile radius (or so) of Raleigh, NC is provided as a service to Club Members and visitors to this area. The North Raleigh Model Railroad Club has no commercial interest in any of these hobby shops. |
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The Antique Barn & Hobby Shop Phone: 252-237-6778 This 5,000 square-foot shop has an extensive stock, with wide aisles for easy access. All scales. The Wilson Area Railroad Modelers' 120' x 20' HO scale layout is located on the second floor of the hobby shop and is open to the public each Saturday from 10:00am –4:00pm. Admission is a $1.00 donation for adults.; children with adult free. |
The Antique Barn is a full service hobby shop located just 4 mileseast of Interstate 95 and easy access from US-264, NC-58, US-301, US-117 and NC-42.
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Bobby's World of Trains Phone: (336) 449-7565
A branch of Bobby's Hobbies, 103 Burlington Avenue, Gibsonville, NC 27249 |
From Interstate 85 take Highway 61 north for 3 miles to Gibsonville. Make a left at Main Street, and the store is on the left.
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The Great American Gift, Toy & Hobby Co. Phone: (910) 480-1234
A full-line hobby shop featuring trains, R/C, Thomas the Tank Engine and gifts. 12ft x 12ft operating train layout. Trade or buy trains. Lionel value-added dealer. |
From Interstate 95 take Exit 49 and turn onto NC-210/NC-53 toward Elizabethtown. Proceed 0.9 miles. The shop is on the right.. |
Hayes Hobby House Phone: (910) 485-2337 This hobby shop stocks all model RR scales, and also planes, RC cars, radio control systems, rockets and art supplies. |
From Interstate 95, follow Business 95 as you approach Fayetteville. Exit at Bragg Boulevard. Proceed west on Bragg Boulevard approximately 1-3/4 miles to Elm Street. Turn right. The shopping center is shortly on your left, just past Sigman Street.. |
The Little Choo Choo Shop Phone: (704) 637-8717, 1-800-334-CHOO (2466)
O – HO – N – Z – LGB – G – #1 scales, books and videos, scratchbuilding supplies, Brio and Thomas the Tank Engine supplies, and Lionel Service Station. |
Follow Interstate 85 to Exit 79. Exit 79 is 40 miles north of Charlotte and 50 miles south of Greensboro. At Exit 79 follow the signs to the NC Transportation Museum (Historic Spencer Shops). Keep going south on Salisbury Avenue past the entrance to the Museum. The Little Choo Choo Shop is shortly on your right. |
Nancy's Trains and Things Phone: 919-553-5006 Your source for model train DCC decoders: SoundTraxx, LokSound, TCS, Digitrax, LokPilot, Lenz and QSI, plus accessories. |
Call before traveling to Nancy's Trains. From US 70 Business East in Clayton turn east on NC 42. Go 5.7 miles to Buffalo Road. Turn right on Buffalo Road. Go 0.8 miles to Southwick Avenue. Turn right. Nancy's Trains is 0.3 miles on the left. |
Nick's Trains, Inc. Phone: 919-881-1010
New/used toy/model trains. G/O/O-27/S/HO/N. Collectible trains. Accessories. Books. Part. Repairs. |
Oak Park Shopping center is located off Glenwood Avenue, which is Highway 70 in northwest Raleigh. From the Raleigh Beltline/Interstate 440 take the US70 exit toward Durham. Hollyridge Drive is the 5th traffic light beyond the traffic lights at the exit ramps (second traffic light after you get to the top of the hill). |
Todd's Train Depot Phone: 919-365-5006
This shop specializes in O/O27 gauge (Lionel/K-Line/MTH) with some larger scale items. |
From Raleigh, take US 64/264 east then follow Business 64 to Wendell. In Wendell Business 64 is Wendell Boulevard. |
Toy Town Hobby Shop Phone: 919-577-9007 This shop repairs and services R/C cars/trucks/planes, rockets, die-cast cars, trains, and carries a large inventory of parts. Heli parts and kits are carried. |
From the Raleigh Interstate 440 Beltline, take US 1 South towards Cary/Apex. Take the exit for Highway 55 and turn left towards Holly Springs. Stay on 55 until you get to downtown Fuquay-Varina (Varina side of the tracks). The store will be down on your left across from the old Durham & Southern depot (near Ramsdell Road). |
Train Buddy Products Phone: 919-562-4378
The best place for beginners and modelers. (DCC) HO and N scale layouts.
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From downtown Raleigh proceed north on US 1 (Capital Boulevard) to Wake Forest, NC. Pass over NC 98 on US 1 (do not follow 1A) and at the second stop light turn left on to Jenkins Road (sign shows Stadium Drive to the right of US 1). The shop is the first right through the iron gates. Go towards the buildings on the hill. The shop and warehouse is co-located in the barn to the left. (If you see the Wake Forest Golf Club on your left as you travel up US 1 then turn around and turn right at the next traffic light.) |
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