Is the Eastern Depot still in business? I read that the owner is retiring.
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I think that is true. When I was talking to Bill at York in OCT. he said it was his last one.
She had indicated to me not too long ago that she was read to rest and take it easy. She had a nice whare house of train stuff.
She....he....who we talking about?
She is Esther, who I think in recent years has largely run the store herself. I think that the physical premises are located in Troy, PA, and Eastern Depot was a one time big K-Line dealer. I knew the business was being wound down about 18 months ago when I was last at York and saw Esther there, who told me the store was running down its stock. It had been going a long time before then and the website is still up so I think that stock is still being sold off.
Very nice people to deal with; she helped me track down various SP passenger cars I was after.
Also, I was told by a third party that there is a family connection with The Western Depot in CA, which is still going strong and also has had a sizable K-Line inventory.
Thank to everyone who replied. I did a lot of nice K-line items that appealed to me. However, this is tax month so I will have to wait a while before I decide what and when to order. For the K-line fan(of which I am one), this site is a must see. Prices are good, too.
