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Raleigh, NC
Area Hobby Shops

This listing of hobby shops within a 60 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 and The Carolina Piedmont Division 13, NMRA Mid-Eastern Region have no commercial interest in any of these hobby shops.

Hobby Shop

How to Get There

The Antique Barn & Hobby Shop
2810 Forest Hills Road
Wilson, NC 27893

Phone: 252-237-6778
Fax: 252-243-3502

Web Site: www.theantiquebarn.net

Email: antiquebarn@earthlink.net

Hours: Mon–Sat. 10:00am–6:00pm
Sun: Closed

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 $1.00.

Wilson is located just east of the intersection of US 264 and Interstate 95.

From Interstate 95, take Exit 119, US264 east. Proceed east to Exit 42, Downing Street. Take the exit and proceed east for 1 mile. The Antique Barn & Hobby Shop is on the left, just before the first traffic light.

Bobby's World of Trains
113 Lewis Street
Gibsonville, NC 27249

Phone: (336) 449-7565

N, HO, O27, O and G scales.

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.

From Elon College follow Highway 90 west for two miles, past two stoplights. The store is on the right at the stop sign.

The Great American Gift, Toy & Hobby Co.
2376 Cedar Creek Rd.
Fayetteville, NC 28312

Phone: (910) 480-1234

New full-line hobby shop featuring: 12ft. x12ft. operating G-Z scale trains.
We trade or buy trains, all scales. Lionel value-added dealer, plus R/C.

From Interstate 95 take exit 49, Highway 53/Cedar Creek Road. At end of exit ramp, head East away from Fayetteville. Store is down on the corner about 1/4 mile on the right-hand side.

Hayes Hobby House
Eutaw Village North
809 Elm Street at Bragg Boulevard
Fayetteville, NC 28303

Phone: (910) 485-2337
Fax: (910) 485-7366

Web-site: http://www.hayeshobby.com/

Hours: Monday–Friday: 10:00am–8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am–6:00pm
Closed Sunday

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. The shopping center is on your right.

The Little Choo Choo Shop
500 South Salisbury Avenue
Spencer, NC 28159
(Across from Historic Spencer Shops)

Phone: (704) 637-8717, 1-800-334-CHOO (2466)

Web: http://www.littlechoochooshop.com .
Email: Steve@littlechoochooshop.com

Hours: Tuesday–Saturday: 10:00am–5:30pm

100% trains —– Buy — Sell — Trade — Repair

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.

Nick's Trains, Inc.
Oak Park Shopping Center
5202 Hollyridge Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: 919-881-1010

Email: nickstrains@mindspring.com

Open Tuesday through Saturday.

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
3169 Wendell Boulevard
U.S. Business 64
Wendell, NC

Phone: 919-365-5006

Hours: Tuesday–Friday: 1:00–8:00pm
Saturday: 9:30am–5:00pm
Closed Sunday & Monday

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
507 Broad Street
Fuquay-Varina, NC

Phone: 919-577-9007
Fax: 919-577-9008


Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11am-6pm
Friday: 11am-7pm
Saturday: 10am-3pm

Website: http://www.toytownhobbyshop.com
Email: toytownhobbyshop@earthlink.net

We repair and service rc cars/trucks
We carry a large inventory of parts.
WE carry Heli parts, kits, etc.

From the Raleigh I-440 Beltline, take US 1 South towards Apex/Cary. Take the exit for Highway 55 and turn left towards Holly Springs. Stay on 55 and it will take you into downtown Fuquay-Varina (Varina side of the tracks). The store will be down on your left across from the old Durham & Southern Depot.

Train Buddy Products
1200 Jenkins Road
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587

Phone: 919-562-4378

Hours:
Wednesday: 10:30am–6:00pm
Thursday: 10:30am–6:00pm
Friday: 10:30am–6:00pm
Saturday: 10:30am - 5:00pm
Sun/Mon/Tues: Closed

Web-site: http://www.trainbuddy.com
Email: order@trainbuddy.com

There are HO (DCC) and N scale layouts, and O and G scale test tracks.

DCC specialists — the full line of Digitrax and SoundTraxx products are stocked.

Authorized dealer for Digitrax, SoundTraxx, Branchline, Aristocraft, Bowser, Walthers and over 400 other manufacturers. Over 109,000 products are available to ship through Walthers, Hobbystore Distributors, Bowser and M.B. Kline.

DCC/sound product installation. Troubleshooting, servicing and repairs for all scales.

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 you turned right at the previous traffic light.)

Note: Since the Train Buddy is mostly a one-man operation, there are short times during the scheduled open times when we may be out. Please call ahead to insure that there is someone here when you arrive.

If you are a Hobby Shop stocking model trains, located within a 60 mile radius of the NC State Capitol in Raleigh and wish to be listed here, send an Email to the Webmaster providing information similar to that included above. Click on the link at the bottom of the page.

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