leapinlarry posted:Yes, I also remember Train Express, many mail orders came to Tennessee....
trainroomgary posted:Yes: Train Express, they were a K-Line Super Store, all my K-Line Shadow Rail, came from there.
Gary
Quick Train express History- TE used to sell trains at the local tire dealer in my hometown-Schied's. That's how they got started. I'd look at trains while dad bought tires. MPC was in full stride.
I saw an ad in MR for the main store, an hour drive from home. Dad took me the first time, TE was on Industrial Blvd, Indianapolis, their first store. (Back then PW was king and I vividly remember $500-700 #681s, Berks, Hudsons lining the shelves! Hundreds of them. Here's another one you may enjoy-a mint PW SF F3 ABA combo-$325!). The first move wasn't in their favor-a fire developed in the tire warehouse the store was attached too. Through the years, I visited TE at each location as they moved around Indy.
About once a year, I'd stop by the store-life, job, other priorities kept me out of trains during that time. In August 2014, I stopped by to look at the shop and saw the sign on the door- "SALE, Going Out of Business"
The month before they closed for good, there was still a ton of inventory stock. Some of the same guys I remembered from childhood still worked there. The great guy Larry is, his concern was his customers to the end-he had all pre-orders sent to Charles Ro.
I miss that store. And, all the childhood moments I had there.