January News column - 1
January 2013:
The latest model railroad products, news & events
by Richard Bale and Jeff Shultz
Hurricane Sandy
Few hobby stores in the northeast reported any physical dam-
age from Hurricane Sandy, but several lost power for a week or
more. That essentially shut down their ability to make sales or
process on-line orders. Taking advantage of a power outage that
shut down the alarm system at Willis Hobbies, in Mineola, New
York, burglars broke through a front window and stole about a
dozen high-end radio- controlled cars. For the next five nights,
owner Steve Ford and his brother remained on guard by sleeping
at the hobby store until power was restored. Zeppelin Hobbies &
Raceway in Wayne, New Jersey; Hobbymasters in Red Bank, New
Jersey; Trainworld in Brooklyn; and Trainland in Lynbrook, New
York were all shut down due to power loss. Several other hobby
stores in the northeast experienced similar losses …
Railway Engineering moves to Arizona
Family health issues have prompted Steve Hatch to relocate
his enterprise to sunny Arizona. The new address is Railway
MRH-Jan 2013
