Best O Guage Train store in San Diego

Well, email me at mckeenman22@gmail.com and I will give you his email.  I couldn't find your email.

While in San Diego check out these club and exhibits:

http://agtta.com/

http://www.sdmrm.org/

http://www.sd3r.org/

If your looking for Train Hobby Stores:

Reed's Hobby Shop
8039 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa CA 91942
619-464-1672

Frank the Trainman
4233 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 295-1611

Have Fun!!

The guy named Gregory sounds like Greg Anastopoulos, a train-show dealer who has a sizable and constantly-changing inventory. Greg is a nice guy - if there's a train show while you're in San Diego, check him out. He also does shows in Tucson, where he has family. 

Frank the Trainman is a great place to visit. The museum attached to the store contains antique cars, toys, trains, phonographs and other items from the 1800's to late 40's. The train store is mostly tinplate with a smattering of HO and N. They carry new Lionel and used going back as far as you can imagine. Since I mainly only buy pre and postwar, I have always managed to find some goodies that I had to have for my collection. Oh by the way the best thing about Frank the Trainman, Jim and Carmen Cooley. Great people, and Jim is a wealth of knowledge.

Regards,

Randall

PS their hours are M-S 10-4

Greg Anastopoulos is the owner of Rock House Station.  He's also a fellow San Diego 3-Railer member and a really super nice guy.  His store is closed most of the time, usually you have to call to make an appointment if you want to go see it.   It's more of a place to store his inventory as he does the bulk of his sales through train shows and through the club members.  It's a bit of a drive though, about 35 miles northeast of San Diego.  Might not be worth the trip unless you plan to visit the historic town of Julian which is about another 30 minutes east of there; you could even make a drive down south if you want to go visit the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo but it's only open on weekends and they do excursion runs at 11pm and 2pm on those days.

In addition to Reed's Hobbies in La Mesa, there's also Frank the Trainman on Park Avenue just a couple of minutes drive north of Balboa Park/San Diego Zoo.  Mostly Lionel, also has some American Flyer and a very small amount of HO and N scale.  They also own an interesting Automobile museum that's right next to the train store, although you have to pay an admission to see that.

There used to be a train store on 4th avenue in the Hillcrest district called the Whistle Stop, but that closed last year.  It was mostly HO and N; what little O they had was mostly the old Weaver kits.

Probably the biggest train store in this area though is Dynamic Hobbies up in Hemet, although that's an even further drive than Rock House Station; about an hour and a half drive northeast of San Diego.  But they do have a pretty large and impressive O gauge hi rail display layout there.

And of course, don't forget to come by the Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park to see our layout in addition to the other layouts in the building, I believe you'll be impressed. 

Dynamic Hobbies in "close by" Hemet!!!??? You're getting up into my neck of the woods as it's about a 90 minute drive from my house because of the circuitous route to get there. By the way, they're a few blocks South of the ATSF Hemet Depot, now the Hemet Museum.

I haven't been to that store in over a year, but they had a pretty fair selection of O gauge, plus the layout. They had a group that came down there to run trains. Don't know their schedule.

Value Craft closed his doors last fall.

if you make it to the museum make sure to ask for a behind the scenes tour.  most members/runners will show you around.

Thanks for all the advice.  I am in Carlsbad visiting the grandchildren and going to SD tomorrow. I have been to the SD museum several times and it is fantastic. You certainlly have an impressive display. 

Art 

Matt how are the prices in this shop??

I just found this video on youtube looks like a must see shop....

http://youtu.be/TMXfeAzxchY