Spring is Here!
Isn't it funny how these stretches of Spring rain seem to always run right through the weekend? It makes it hard to get out and enjoy the warm weather (when we actually see any).
On the bright side, it's great weather for some model railroading! Drop by the Little Choo Choo Shop (or www.littlechoochooshop.com if you aren't in the Spencer, NC area), browse our large inventory, or ask our expert staff any of those nagging questions you've had on your mind.

We're going to be making an effort to communicate better with our customers and this Blog will be one of those efforts. Please feel free to drop any comments you have and check back often for news, tips, and general posts!

-Little Choo Choo Shop Blogger

Little Choo Choo Shop SWAP MEET
This weekend we're holding the first Little Choo Choo Shop sponsored model train swap meet here in Spencer!
The event will run from 10:00am - 4:00pm this Saturday April, 28th in the blue building next door to the store.
We're hoping to see a lot of you there to make this a big success.
If there is enough traffic and positive feedback we'll plan on making this a fairly regular event!
Admission is free to come on by and say hello this weekend. The weather looks beautiful so you could easily plan to spend a day in Spencer. Visit the museum across the street, shop the swap meet, and come into the store.
Hope to see you all there!
-Matt

Store News
We're exploring the idea of a model train swap meet in Spencer!
We have plenty of space in a vacant building next to the store and Steve has plenty of
older Lionel items he'd like to sell so we might begin opening the building on Saturdays at some
interval to be determined and rent tables for our customers to share train items they'd like to sell
or even just show off!
Before we get too deep into the process of setting this up we'd like to know how many of you
would be interested in participating and/or shopping at a regular swap meet like this.
Drop me an e-mail at support@littlechoochooshop.com
and let me know whether you'd be interested.
If we get a good response we'll start working on a schedule and table pricing and let you know ASAP.

What a busy beginning to the year!

If you haven't noticed already, check our website for details about our Ebay auctions. We've begun to use Ebay to move more of our older stock that hasn't sold in the store. The products we list on Ebay are being sold at or below in cost in many cases so be sure to keep an eye on it!

Also, check out the new catalogs from Lionel and MTH. We're taking special orders so be sure to place yours now before it's too late.

A customer of the shop is looking to sell his fully portable 36x96 HO scale train layout. The layout features a coal mining theme. Contact Jimmie Combs by e-mail at crashedone@aol.com or by phone at 704-871-0827 if you might be interested.

Happy New Year from everyone here at the Little Choo Choo Shop! We hope the holidays went well for everyone and that you're ready to embark on a new year!

We're doing our best to recover from a wonderful, but hectic, Christmas season. New products are arriving every day and we're quickly re-filling the shelves.

The first big in-store project of the year has been marking products down. We've chosen a number of products in all major scales to discount deeply so be sure to stop by before they're gone.

The first big internet project of the year will be adding photos to our on-line shopping cart. I know it's nice to be able to see the product your buying and make sure it's exactly what you want so I'll be working hard to add photos as quickly as possible. If there are no photos for a product you'd like please feel free to contact us and we'll e-mail you a photo and additional product information ASAP.

Time for me to get to work but we look forward to seeing you all and making 2007 a very successful year!

Matt Kessenich
Office Manager/Webmaster
Little Choo Choo Shop Inc.

Christmas is barely over 2 weeks away. Isn't it incredible how quickly time flies?

There's still time to mail-order Christmas gifts but you'd better hurry (especially those of you on the West Coast) because you know how congested UPS and the post office get as Christmas approaches and the last thing you want is to have a gift arrive in early January.

Don't forget that we also offer Gift Certificates for the picky hobbyist in your family. If you order it online make a note in the comments section of the order form to receive your gift certificate instantly and we'll e-mail it to you immediately with no extra charge.

I'm also still looking for feedback on our website and shopping cart so e-mail me at support@littlechoochooshop.com if you have any suggestions or comments both positive and negative.

We look forward to seeing you soon and hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

Matt Kessenich
Webmaster/Office Manager
Little Choo Choo Shop Inc.

Everyone here at the Little Choo Choo Shop hopes you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving to get your holiday season off to a good start.

Be sure to get started on your Christmas shopping as soon as you can. There's still enough time before Christmas for us to place special orders for you and make sure you find the right gift.

Many of our Christmas orders have arrived including the new sets from Lionel. Don't forget that most of our items are priced below retail.

For example, the Polar Express set from Lionel is priced at $253.95 in our store and it would normally retail for $279.99.

We also have gift certificates available in store and on-line. If you purchase one on-line you have the option of requesting on-line delivery. You'll receive a copy of the certificate via e-mail as soon as we process your order.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Matt Kessenich
Webmaster
Little Choo Choo Shop Inc.

I'd just like to announce that we'll be open Sundays again this Christmas season. Our hours will be 1:00-5:00 pm every Sunday from November 19th until Christmas.
Also, we will be closing at 12:00 on the day before Thanksgiving due to the Thanksgiving Parade. Once the parade starts it becomes impossible to get to the store anyways so plan your visit for the morning if you want to stop by that day.


We look forward to seeing you as Christmas draws near!

Matt Kessenich
Webmaster LittleChooChooShop.com