Yikes - where did all those classic cars come from - 1975 or cruise night ?
@Berwyns Toys and Trains posted:Thanks for the warm welcome everybody! Located just an easy 12 miles east of Downtown Chicago on Historic Route 66 none the less!
Welcome aboard! That store looks like a re-purposed late 40/ early 50s drug store. But 12 miles EAST? One would need a submarine to visit! 
I suspect you meant west. 
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Hey !! Congratulations and welcome Tom, Larry and Tim! Glad you are here. Really appreciate you helping to sponsor this great forum.
Tom
@PRRMP54 posted:Welcome aboard! That store looks like a re-purposed late 40/ early 50s drug store. But 12 miles EAST? One would need a submarine to visit!
Dang it! Now here I sit 12 miles EAST of Chicago and my car is filling up with water and it's cold!
The hobby shop is on Ogden ave, which is part of historic rte. 66, and they have a car show on a Sat. in August (when there's no pandemic) and the street is blocked off for about 6 blocks. Hence, the vintage iron.
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One of the top train stores in the area. Lots of inventory and good for repairs. It’s also clean and organized which I like.
Welcome aboard!!!
I didn't see an inventory list anyplace on the website, so guess you would have to inquire if a product was on the shelf??
I noticed the same thing rrman
@Mark Boyce posted:I noticed the same thing rrman
That's correct! We prefer the old fashion way.....call and talk to a real person! Email is okay too. We flush through our inventory rather fast that it doesn't justify having a point of purchase site at this time! We buy to sell!
@Berwyns Toys and Trains posted:That's correct! We prefer the old fashion way.....call and talk to a real person! Email is okay too. We flush through our inventory rather fast that it doesn't justify having a point of purchase site at this time! We buy to sell!
That works! Thank you!
I purchased my first CB&Q Zephyr from Berwyn in 1996.
MTH Premier CB&Q F3 ABA 9960ABC with 60' plated-aluminum California Zephyr cars.
I later purchased MTH RailKing WP F3 CZ set for my daughter.
I have purchased many more items beyond the above that I can't remember at the moment.
I stop by there every year or so.
Besides being near the Q, Berwyn has a great mural of 4-8-4 CB&Q #5626 painted on part of their wall. Larry, Tom, & Tim - please post a photograph of your mural & layout !!!
Thank you Tom, Larry and Tim for being a sponsor and welcome aboard! It’s about time!😜
This is my LHS and they are excellent. Great pricing, huge inventory, good at hunting down items on your list, high quality repairs and all around good guys. Stop by on a Saturday and this place is packed with all ages since they have a huge toy department (LEGO, Thomas, slot cars, etc.) in addition to all of the hobby basics. Pre-COVID they had a couple of Thomas tables set up that drew a big crowd of future O gauge modelers.
Call them up and a real person answers the phone. Go ahead and give ‘em a call!
@ CBQ Bill Thanks! Great Idea! Here's the mural. Most people don't look up to see it. It's roughly 25 feet long and 8' tall; done to a quarter scale. Remember those famous murals in all the once great train stations? CUT, Penn Station, etc. We are sure proud out it!
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Fabulous mural!!
I remember the original store on Oak Park Ave in Tinley used to go there then moved on harlem ave put a set of 2343 AA and B unit on layaway yes layaway My wife bought a complete blue comet set from there for my Birthday back then as well.
Still have the above trains and will pay you guys a visit in near future ole 66 as i bought the DCS setup there in 2002 still works great .
Welcome to the forum.
@Berwyns Toys and Trains posted:@ CBQ Bill Thanks! Great Idea! Here's the mural.
This first pic really sells the store for those who haven’t been. Also there are glass cases just out of the bottom pic, then more cases to the right. The layout is behind this picture, and then there are shelves and shelves behind that! There’s one other big O store in the Chicago area, but it’s so cluttered and trashy. For those who haven’t been, Berwyn’s is a great shop.
Thanks for all the greetings! Seems like the whole forum has been calling us today! Glad everyone got what they where looking for! Here's some requested pictures and a few videos of our current store layout for your viewing pleasure!
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