Newsday stopped by TrainLand Today! Be on the lookout for some great footage!! Thanks for stopping by to film our store and this great hobby!
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You guys have been on a roll lately Ken. Keep up the good work 
A trip to TrainLand
Whistles blew and smoke billowed in a commotion of a different kind at TrainLand in Lynbrook.
There, East Norwich resident and lifelong model train enthusiast Nick Barone, 53, came out in hopes of finding some odds and ends for his Christmas tree train display.
“You can’t find stores like this anymore. The hobby has gone online,” said Barone, who was drawn into the hobby at age 4 when his father brought home a Lionel train set.
Jonathan Landon, 39, of East Islip, said he does most of his Black Friday shopping online, but the owner of a Swiss and German replica railways collection has been coming to TrainLand for decades to support “the mom-and-pop and brick-and-mortar stores.”
For Kenneth Bianco Sr., 61, and his son Ken Jr., 32, owners of the third-generation family business, the holidays bring in customers seeking to revisit childhood memories. At the same time, the store is pushing into online marketing.
"We have close to 50,000 followers on Facebook," Ken Jr. said.
Video of the interview can be found here
