Santa Barbara Hobby Store Closed
Sad to report that after 67 years in the same location, Hobby
Central of Santa Barbara, California, closed its door on the 19th
of January. Known originally as Atkins Hobbies, the popular
store was founded in 1946 by Tom and Vern Atkins. The cur-
rent owner, Vern Morseman, began as an employee at the
store many years ago. Closing the Santa Barbara store does not
effect Ventura Hobbies which Morseman will continue to oper-
ate in nearby Ventura, California ...
Rapido Relocated
Rapido Trains has moved into a new facility which, not sur-
prisingly, is adjacent to an active railroad line, in this case
the York Subdivision of the Canadian National Railway.
Effective immediately the new mailing address is Rapido
Trains Inc., PO Box 30059, RPO New Westminster, Thornhill,
Ontario, L4J 0C6 Canada. The phone number remains 905-
738-6445. The FAX (which will not be operational until
February 6) will be 905-738-6265 …
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
Morning Sun Books
) has released
three new picture books of interest to both railfans and model
railroad hobbyists. All are priced at $59.95 each.
