After purchasing a $20 flat car with a Menards Van on it, I now have over 70 different pieces of Menards train items. I shall point out the items I like.
I have several of the buildings, and I like the ones that have animated signs on them. I am very impressed with the LED Illuminated Billboard.
Also, the dual Track Black Train Bridge with 4 Red Blinking LEDs is quite nice for the price.
I bought several Wall Wart Plug & Play Power Supplies for the buildings, etc.
I have bought the 8 piece Plug and Pay accessory kit and the 9 piece Plug and Play Kit. The 9 piece kit, has 2 LED 6 bulb light strips that are intensely bright and I have many ideas what to do with them. It is with great hope that they sell those light strips in different colors.
There are quite a bit of O Gauge Freight Cars, O Scale Flat Cars, Army and Navy Cars etc. e.g. The 14 3/4 inch flatcar that has a laser etched deck and has an Army, Navy, or Coast Guard Helicopter on it plus the trucks on these cars are real 3 spring sprung roller bearing with real revolving roller bearings -- just like Lionel--(Sharp). Tons of quad hoppers, single and triple dome tankcars, gondolas, various size flatcars with laser etched decks that have army and navy items. I always wanted to have an army or navy train. BTW, the weathered and non-weathered boxcars are very sharp and guess what--they are one-inch longer and taller than Lionel 6464 styled boxcars plus they have metal brake wheels that are held on by a phillip's screw which means you will not get a surprise when you open the box, because the brake wheel will always be there! And there car ends have printing on them.
Menards has people packs and trees, etc.
Menards offers "O"Gauge Tubular Track (all of the big box train manufacturers have discontinue this track) in the following sizes: Curves, 0-31, 0-36, 0-42, 0-54, 0-72 and 0-96. Straights, 10 inch, 30 inch and 10 inch transition piece for mating with Lionel Fastrack. The price is dirt cheap.
I have just touched on some of the very nice "stuff" offered at bargain prices.
The best way to find out what is being offered at Menards, just look them up on line: MENARDS.COM/TRAINS
It may be interesting to see if Menards will offer Steam Engines, Diesels plus Passenger Cars in the near future.
Another thing, Menards is going so heavy into the "train stuff", they need to sell parts for there items.
How to buy your train stuff at Menards. Go to Menards.com/trains, mark down the SKU numbers of what you want and take it to the store. Any clerk can look up the numbers you want and set up your order. And don't forget to go shopping on the 11% rebate days where you save 11% on everything you buy. Menards will place your order for there train stuff and have it sent (free of charge) to that store. Some items, are not able to be sent to the store, which they will mail to your home for postage. If you live too far from the store, Menards will mail it to your home -- there is a charge for mailing. If you apply for a Big Red Card, you can save 2% off your entire order (at the cashier) whether the 11% rebate is running or not. AND, if you apply for a Menards "BIG RED CREDIT CARD", you will be able to get 2% off (yes, besides the 11% rebate days), whether you are in the store on the 11% rebate days or not. Which means, if you play your "cookies" right, you can save 13% on all the things you buy at Menards. Does any other big box store like Menards give you discounts back on the merchandise you buy?
If you buy something that is defective, just bring your item, cash register receipt and printed order form to the return desk. They will take care of you.
Sincerely yours, railbear601
