Boyd Mason Hazlet Train Shop

I remember having business in -NY and traveling by train to the Hazlet Train Shop.

Fantastic layout.

Going to the Jersey Shore, I stopped there twice since the article in CTT. Nice shop and museum. The third time the shop was gone but i stopped any way for that one last time.

I believe the trains were sold through a hobby shop and the parts were sold to a dealer.

The pro golfer, Ed Dougherty bought a good amount of the trains.
The parts and their drawer chests and leftover trains, shells all went to his daughter who is married to a friend of mine who trades as Roundhouse Repairs. He and Beth recently moved from my hometown, Jackson, NJ to Cocoa, Florida and doing business there. If you ever need prewar or postwar parts, Dave has them.

Thanks Ted for the correct information. I deleted my post. When I went there after Boyd passed I thought I was told that everything was getting sold by the lady there. Either they changed their mind or I remembered incorrectly. Well, whatever happened I am glad one of the kids is still in the hobby.

The Hazlet Train shop was one of my most favorite stores to visit. I remember the first time I went there. I was traveling around Hazlet with my friend Bill and we were looking for the store. We couldn't find it. We had no GPS back then but eventually we found it on that one way street. We gladly paid the $2 fee for the museum. What a great time we had there looking at the layout and the collection.

What is funny is that if you watch the video at least 3 times Boyd says "We don't sell parts!" but now his daughter is selling parts!

Dave has a ton of parts he uses for repair work. Not sure if he actually sells parts but you can check on his website which is Roundhouse Repairs.
Dave and Beth are friends of mine and when they did live up here, our club joined him and Joe Mania, JLM Trains in sharing tables together at our local train shows in Toms River, Brick, Lincroft, Wayne and Montvale.

I tried and find him but it appears that the website is no longer active. I would love to know what they have left!

I really enjoyed visiting that shop, tough to find the first time but was well worth the effort.

Spent a lot of money in that place, my second home.

Ernie

@Hudson J1e posted:

Thanks Ted for the correct information. I deleted my post. When I went there after Boyd passed I thought I was told that everything was getting sold by the lady there. Either they changed their mind or I remembered incorrectly. Well, whatever happened I am glad one of the kids is still in the hobby.

The Hazlet Train shop was one of my most favorite stores to visit. I remember the first time I went there. I was traveling around Hazlet with my friend Bill and we were looking for the store. We couldn't find it. We had no GPS back then but eventually we found it on that one way street. We gladly paid the $2 fee for the museum. What a great time we had there looking at the layout and the collection.

What is funny is that if you watch the video at least 3 times Boyd says "We don't sell parts!" but now his daughter is selling parts!

Yes. He did state, emphatically "I am not a parts dealer. I keep my parts for my repairs!" many times in that video.

Great video. Great shop.

I live a few miles from Cocoa.  Does anybody have an address?

I so wish I got to go there, living in NY I always went to Trainworld on Ave M and Madison Hardware. Even went a few times to the Roundhouse at the Croton North Station. But I would of like to visit Boyd Mason.

@Hudson J1e posted:

What is funny is that if you watch the video at least 3 times Boyd says "We don't sell parts!" but now his daughter is selling parts!

Time changes everything, unfortunately.  I watched that video not too long ago and figured it unlikely that Mr. Mason was still with us.

@Cincytrains posted:

I so wish I got to go there, living in NY I always went to Trainworld on Ave M and Madison Hardware. Even went a few times to the Roundhouse at the Croton North Station. But I would of like to visit Boyd Mason.

You would have loved it. Boyd had it set up like car dealership. The repair counter was separate from the cash register. He gave you a ticket and you went over to the cash register and then back to the repair counter with proof of payment and you received your repaired item. It was a really cool setup and of course there was the museum which had almost 1 of everything Lionel PW plus that fabulous layout.

Cincytrains(Steve) & Walmart Tom,

I will get back to both of you about the website and Dave’s address/contact info.

Thanks, Ted

Thanks Ted, appreciate it!!!

@Ted Bertiger posted:

Cincytrains(Steve) & Walmart Tom,

I will get back to both of you about the website and Dave’s address/contact info.

Thanks, Ted

Sent an email to both of you. He is in the midst of getting his repair shop up and running and the Roundhouse Repairs website was shut down for some time while he moved and building an addition to house the shop. Will go back up soon.

Ted

Please send again.  I didn't recognize the name and deleted.  Sorry