Lone Star Trains & Collectibles

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Port Aransas, TX 78373
Celebrating our 12th year in the retail train business and 20 in mail order. THANK YOU!
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9/10/10: New HO Walthers Catalogs in! Also Lionel 6-30123 Boy Scouts Set, 6-28330 Union Pacific #8444 SD70ACe Legacy
9/1/10: HUGE Lionel Collection from Ohio with mostly postwar and some prewar. List coming soon, but if you have needs, let us know. There is some clean military stuff in here, olive drab variations, etc.

5/17: More MTH HO SD70ACes such as the KCS and the MoPac
5/5: Athearn BIG BOY with DCC and TSUNAMI SOUND; ATHEARN MT-4 Steam Engine with Tsunmai sound and DCC
4/15/10: TWO BIG HO collections featuring tons of discontinued and high quality HO, many with sound and dcc. We have purchased, and we are pricing and putting out as fast as we can--hurry in for best selection.
Lionel Texas Special F3 Set ABA with five passenger cars including the Garland Stationsounds. This is the hard to find set from 1999.
3/12/10: More Micro-Trains CIRCUS collection including the F unit diesel, billboard reefers, and more
LOTS of new Pentrex DVDs
Lionel postwar collection featuring some hard to find and clean streamliner cars including the red letter ones for your Texas Special
01/15/09: The SCARCE LIONEL Stourbridge Lion Set (in the limited edition series) AND the 2 car Add on Coal Car Set. Both are sold out at Lionel, so get em while you can. You have never seen anything like it in O!
01/14/09: TONS of new arrivals in all scales. Including MTH HO scale Heritage SD70ACes with sound and DCC
12/24/09: Lionel Wizard of Oz sets; Lionel covered bridges; Lionel Poinsetta Mint Cars; Lionel T-Shirts in every size. Some neat O gauge Subway entrances and Bus/Train stops.
Lionel Polar Express Backdrop of the North Pole--WOW. Also Western and Winter versions in stock.
Bachmann G scale Thomas & Friends PERCY engine for the first time EVER in G SCALE.
Lionel Conventional Classics shipment of sets and engines such as the Santa Fe F3s and much more. Lionel Wind Turbines.
12/16/09: Lionel A CHRISTMAS STORY 3 rail O gauge train set.
12/10/09: N scale Bachmann DD40X! Brand New
12/07/09: Lionel featured on TODAY SHOW. See the video here.
LIONEL LONE RANGER SET WITH A TEXAS THEME! Must see!!
WOW: THOMAS G GAUGE BACHMANN SET JUST IN BRAND NEW!!
12/06/09: Marklin 2009 HO Christmas Cars in; New Lionel Lone Ranger Old West set with a TEXAS theme;
TONS of new Nostalgic TIN SIGNS
11/20/09: New Lionel Model Railroading with Fasttrack book. Thomas Hideaway tents. Some new Lionel and American Flyer postwar.
11/14/09: NEW G gauge LGB 2009 Christmas cars
11/05/09: American Flyer 313 loco (1955-57); Post Cereal tin sign restock; Lionel Wizard of Oz boxcars; Lionel Nickle Plate Berkshire with TMCC; Lionel NYC Sharknose Diesel AA with LEGACY; K-Line switches;
Some new THOMAS
TONS of new MARKLIN HO
10/1/09: New Book: Realistic Modeling for Toy Trains, a High Rail Guide
9/15/09: New Lionel 2009 volume 2 is HERE!!!
New 2010 Walthers HO catalog now in store
New 2010 Kalmbach Pocket Price Guides for Lionel and American Flyer
09/01/09: TONS of New Arrivals: NEW Lionel Polar Express Girder bridge, Lionel Christmas Cars, American Flyer Christmas Car, Lionel Fire and Rescue set
HO MTH SD70ACe UP
Come see our new MARKLIN display! Yes we have new and vintage Marklin available.

08/19/09: lots of new American Flyer hitting the floor including a neat 732 770 baggage unloading combo; a 773 operating baggage car by itself; clean 945 work caboose; 648 track cleaning car; new Lionel American Flyer Commemmorative three packs of freight cars in the classic colors;
New Thomas including Take Along Jeremy

New Athearn shipment in store including SD45T-2s and some neat MoPac cabooses; also Intermountain HO MKT green rolling stock;

07/21/09: NEW ATHEARN UP GAS TURBINES NOW IN-- COOL AUXILIARY TENDERS ALSO FOR SEPARATE SALE!!! We have the single unit UP #51 as well as the Turbine with tender #54, #58, and the undecorated turbine tender solo.
07/15/09: Lionel AEC tank car; Lionel PULLMAN 3 car expansion pack; Thomas wooden Rosie and Musical Caboose (plays Christmas music); RFID Billy; Thomas Speak and Greet;

06/28/09: Lots of American Flyer rolling stock hitting the floor from a recent collection; Also big assembled VINTAGE PLASTICVILLE collection priced and on the floor.
06/17/09: Big Athearn shipment: HO F7 A/B; 3 bay offset hoppers; 53' flat 40' trailer Santa Fe; 57' Spine Car TTRX; N de M F7 A/B; AMD103/ P40, P42; 50' flat with trailers; SD40T-2/88" SP; AutoMax BNSF, UP/CMO
06/16/09: New HO Roundhouse 50' Boxcars. Intermountain HO scale wheels 36" std. restock.
06/06/09: Some fun new stuff just in including a neat lantern collection (mostly non-railroad, but neat vintage stuff all the same); some more Lionel 2008-09 catalog items have arrived.
06/01/09: HUGE THOMAS ORDER with lots of new characters JUST IN!! Lionel 128 Newsstand BOXED; Marx green and cream M100005 articulated.
05/26/09: 10 piece HO scale ROCO Minitank collection out on the floor;
05/19/09: BIIIG Athearn order in including HO FP45 Santa Fe; N Auto max; HO 57' mechanical reefer ARMN/UP #1; HO 3 dome tank car; GP40-2 SP; GP40X Santa Fe and UP; SD45s; Bachmann GP30 w/ DCC;
05/15/09: HUGE HO and N SCALE ASSEMBLED BUILDING COLLECTION priced and on the floor.
05/12/09: BIG Soundtraxx order just arrived. Lionel 2009 catalog shipment just in with Lionel and K-Line product.

05/05/09: Big NEW Athearn shipment of NEW RELEASES
04/22/09: Micro-Trains new releases now in; Athearn new release in HO and N also arrived.
04/06/09: WE ARE NOW A SOUNDTRAXX DIRECT DEALER. We have a nice supply of sound decoders and speakers IN STOCK. If we do not have what you want, let us know, and we'll get it for you FAST!
04/01/09: New Magazines: new Katy Flyer (Katy Historical Society Publication); Narrow Gauge Gazette; Trains;
HUGE Athearn shipment in of the latest releases
03/27/09: NEW BOOK in the store: Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1970-2000!
03/26/09: New Book: San Antonio on Wheels: The Alamo City Learns to Drive; restock of Railroads of San Antonio; Kramer Products O Gauge Detail figures, tools, scenery--very cool; Check out our new O gauge Model Power lighted figures! This adds a new dimension to your layout.
03/23/09: American Flyer 1957 25019 Operating Milk Car; Over 75 pieces of estate out of production N scale hit the floor;
03/20/09: More inventory added to American Flyer page
03/16/09: NEW Model Power O Gauge lighted figures; New HO Athearn Amtrak passenger; HO Texas Dept Public Safety Crown Vic; more MTH O gauge EOTs
03/09/09: HUGE shipment of Train DVDs including the new exciting At the Throttle series from Pentrex (all four!)
03/06/09: New LIONEL CONSUMER catalogs have arrived! Come and see what's new.
03/05/09: New Book: Command Control for Toy Trains (2nd edition) newly updated to include Legacy; On30 Annual 2009;
New issues of Magazines: Trains, Garden Railways, Model Railroader, S gaugian, Thomas and Friends Activity Book, O gauge Railroading, Private Varnish, Remember the Rock
03/02/08: New Williams O gauge Santa Fe Blue Goose 4-8-4; Williams O PRR S-2 Turbine #681; Huge Lionel fast track Restock; HO Intermountain KCS flat,
HUGE Athearn shipment of new stuff including HO FP45 Santa Fe, N PS-1 Boxcars, HO 62' Tank cars, HO 50' BACC Boxcars, HO SD40-2/81" NdeM, HO 40' 3 bay Ribbed Hopper, Sd40-2 MR&T, HO GP35, ROUNDHOUSE RTR 36' OT Wood Boxcars, OT OVERTON passenger SP & UP, sets of 4, 50' Single sheathed boxcars, more
New Digitrax stuff!
02/09/09: Lionel Heritage CA-4 cabooses in Mopac, MKT and Western Pacific
02/07/09: Lionel Monopoly Mint Cars have arrived.
01/26/09: HUGE ATHEARN SHIPMENT: Genesis Rock Island F7A; RTR 53' Trailers such as Wabash, Werner; RTR 20900 Gallon Tank Cars in many road names; RTR Wide Vision cabooses in SSQ and NdeM; RTR 250T Crane and tender; RTR GP50 Ft. Worth FWWR in 2 numbers; MP GP50; UP GP-50; RTR Rotary Snowplow BN brown.
01/23/09: Model Railroad Planning 2009 (hot!)
01/22/09: Restock Lionel Conventional Classics Virginian 2331; Conventional Classics GG-1!! WOW.
Restock of Lionel TEXAS SPECIAL F3 B LEGACY--great with your postwar or modern era Texas Special! Lionel Circus Train expansion pack; K-Line Ringling Brothers 18" Large Animal Car; K-Line Ringling Brothers 18" passenger car 2 pack.
01/21/08: Athearn New Releases: N scale tank cars, Freuhauf trailers including NdeM; HO tank cars, MKT RS3s. Big shipment of out of production K-Line O gauge buildings;
01/20/08: Lionel CA-4 Caboose--it smokes! American Flyer Nw Haven EP-5; Complete Williams O Texas Special F3 train set with passenger cars; Williams O gauge Texas Special F3 and B units for separate sale.
1/09/09: Bachmann HO THOMAS and FRIENDS NEW RELEASES: Sodor Mail, Edward, Mavis, and Henrietta.
KATO N scale GS-4 SP 4453 Daylight
1/08/09: HO Intermountain Tank cars, boxcars, and more. HO Atlas tank cars; MTH Buffalo Butt Beer (Ft. Worth) restock; K-Line by Lionel Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Passenger Set;

12/18/08: Atlas O Santa Fe SD-40 with Lionel TMCC and all the extras; HUGE ATHEARN shipment
12/15/08: MTH Dr. Pepper Boxcars--very cool vintage design!
12/12/08: WOW! HUGE SHIPMENT: Lionel Polar Express Announcements Coach; Lionel Polar Express Caribou Pack and Wolves Pack; Lionel Texas and Pacific TMCC Mikado; American Flyer S Reindeer stock car, MTH Buffalo Butt (Ft. Worth) Beer reefer; Lionel Heritage 3 pack rolling stock; Lionel UP Diesel Merger starter set; L-Line Circus Steam set; K-Line Circus cars, NEW; K-Line Circus Operating Billboard; Lots of new HO and N Cornerstone building kits;
12/04/08: Atlas O MP-15 diesel, BLUE Missouri Pacific with Lionel TMCC!
12/3/08: A RED Steam Engine PEDAL CAR, perfect for the young train fan on your list!! It is high quality--you need to see this one.
12/2/08: Lots of really neat vintage tin signs including Lionel, Route 66, and more; LIONEL SWITCH PLATES; PLUSH Lionel Teddy Bears manufactured by Gund;
THOMAS WOODEN TALKING RAILWAY Engines and accessories NOW in the store. Hear Sir Topham Hatt call the engines by name. Come in and see how cool these are--we have a demo.
11/18/08: WOW! ATLAS HO Texas Mexican Tex-Mex flat cars!!
10/28/08: GREAT new BOOK: Lionel Train Fun Factory
Big Shipment of huge variety of O gauge figures by Lionel and K-Line.
09/18/08: NEW Wooden Thomas: DUKE and Mud Slide Thomas.
09/17/08: Vintage AC Gilbert HO accessories
09/16/08: Lionel Texas Special Station Sounds Aluminum Diner passenger car, 6-25496.
09/15/08: Vintage Lionel HO collection hits the floor including banjo signal, gateman, gantry crane, and more
09/12/08: 24 piece vintage Lesney and Matchbox collection now on the floor.
08/10/08: To honor the 31st Anniversary of Elvis Presley's Death, we have our Lionel Elvis train running on the layout. See Lone Star Trains' Elvis Train You Tube tribute here.
08/07/08: New Atlas O Icing Station kit.
08/01/08: New videos added to our You Tube--check them out and turn up the speakers: Lionel Missile Launcher and effects and Polar Express demo.
07/24/08: New videos at Lone Star Trains' You Tube account.

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