Category Archives: Industry News

A BIT OF RAILROAD TRIVA!

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN AND WHERE THE FIRST TRAIN WAS EVER FILMED? The Arrival of the Mail Train, (“The Train Pulling into a Station”) … is a French, short, black ad white silent documentary, filmed, directed and produced by Auguste and Louis Lumiere. The Lumière Brothers were the first to develop the “short film” and […]

LGB Train

This year marks the 150 Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railway. Makes a great Father’s Day Gift! Be the first on your block to have a set of the 1869 “CP – UP Centennial” locomotives from LGB. Orders are being accepted at The Original Whistle Stop in Pasadena CA. A very limited number of these are […]

Retail Archaeology – YouTube

Happy Friday We wanted to share a great video produced by Retail Archeology. This group travels the country to explore and seek out retail history establishments and retro games & toys. They found us and asked to do a video of our one-of-a-kind, unique store. Enjoy. ———————————————————— ============================================================ Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved. Our […]