The East Penn Traction Club The East Penn Traction Club
| Name/Website | Address | Items |
|---|---|---|
| All Nation Line | Wheaton, IL 60188 | Mfg: former Walthers North Shore Line Cars in O Scale; Former hobby shop owned by Bob Colson. |
| Amity Glass Works | Millers, MD 21102 | Railroad/traction glass art |
| ATVQ | Crown Point, IN 46307-4292 | Traction system videos |
| B.J. Traction | Thornton, IL 60476-0056 | O-Scale cast urethane buildings, false fronts, & flex brick paving |
| Russ Briggs Designs | Plymouth, MA 02360-6208 | O bodies, kits, catenary bridges, wood poles, etc. |
| California Model Co. | - | See Orange Vista Traction Products and Alpine Division Scale Models on this page for Ed Suydam kits & line poles. |
| Ben Rohrbeck Traction Publications | West Chester, PA 19380-6021 | Trolley heritage and museum videos *** Owner passed in 2015 *** |
| Blackpool in the Box Tram Models (c/o Len Squance) | United Kingdom | Manufacturers of OO whitemetal Blackpool tram model kits |
| Burlington Replicas LLC (formerly Burlington County Traction Co.) | Delran, NJ 08075 | St. Petersburg Tram collection dealer; cars; construction vehicles |
| The Caboose | Wolcott, CT 06716-3198 | Brass trolleys |
| Cameron Scale Models (c/o Robert Farris) | Peoria, IL 61607-9417 | O-scale Illinois Terminal models |
| Cape Line Models | Wilbraham, MA 01095-1756 | HO Trucks and sideframes (formerly Red Ball) |
| Chicagoland Toys and Hobbies - Midwest Traction Center | Chicago, IL 60631-2519 | O & HO scale traction dealer & brass model importer. |
| C.J. Trolleys | Silver Springs, MD 20907-8686 | Trolley video of Maryland |
| Harold E. Cox | Forty Fort, PA 18704-4930 | Self-authored trolley books, passed in 2021. |
| Carson Home Video | Philadelphia, PA 19114-0908 | Trolley videos |
| The Car Works | Warren, NJ 07059-0254 | O, HO brass importer, power trucks, line poles, etc. |
| Jean A. Deschenes | Grafton, MA 01519-1516 | O-scale Custom car building |
| Doylestown Car Co. (John Nicholson) | Palatine, IL 60074 | This company is believed to be out of business. John has moved to Chicago. His new address and number are shown here. Please contact John directly regarding any prior business you may have had with him. |
| E&H Traction Co. | East Haven, CT 06512-2617 | HO-scale kits, sideframes, decals, etc. |
| E&SM Shops (c/o Bill Weber) |
Custom painter specializing in traction models. No longer in business as of 1/1/2013. | |
| F&H Enterprises | Minden, NV 89423 | Hartel HO Street Track System |
| Father Nature Custom Shells | Hershey, PA 17033 | Trolley body castings |
| Foothill Model Works | Willits, CA 95490-0470 | HO & O PE decals, NWSL magic carpets, Q-car parts, etc. |
| Fox Valley Model Works | Schaumburg, IL 60194-2242 | Large Scale Trolley Kits and Parts *** This vendor appears to be no longer active. *** |
| Franciscan Hobbies | San Francisco, CA | store closed 2014 |
| Friedlein's Rail Replicas (c/o Bowser Trains) | Timonium, MD 21093-2938 | O, S, HO PRR catenary poles (suburban type), usable for interurban; five different overhead wire hangers |
| Grampa's Trains | Grimsley, TN 38565-0220 | Trains in a variety of scales, plus collectibles. *** No longer appears to provide traction-related items. *** |
| Higbytoys (c/o John L. Tancredi) | Audubon, PA 19403 | Toy trains, trolleys, railroad calendar posters & prints, and rare & unusual books. 10% discount to EPTC members and prices include free standard shipping to any address within the continental USA. |
| Thomas G. Hoback | Indianapolis, IN 46206-2731 | Indiana RR O-scale decals, metal figures, etc. |
| House of Duddy | Creve Coeur, MO 63141-7908 | O scale catenary and electric engine kits. *** This vendor appears to be no longer active. *** |
| JEM Kits | South Australia | Australian prototype trolley kits - owner retired |
| Locomotive Workshop | Brass loco and trolley kits. Owner Jan Lorenzen passed away. Business believed closed. | |
| MacGregor Models | Seattle, WA 98111 | Cast-epoxy O scale interurban body kits. |
| Midco Models - See Midwestern Train Hobby | ||
| Midwest Traction Products | Indianapolis, IN 46206 | O-scale decals |
| Mitchell's Inc. | Wilmington, DE 19803-2998 | Large selection of brass trolleys. Original store closed, but employees opened their own stores and unknown if trolleys are still carried. |
| Model Traction Systems | England, SY2 5TL | G scale resin and metal cast trolley items incl. trucks, poles, underbody parts, overhead wire components, etc. ***Unable to verify its existence.*** |
| O'Toole Lines | O'Toole Lines has ceased operation upon the passing of its owner, Tom O'toole. The business has been sold to Jim Rivers of Rivers Traction & Trolley. See their listing on the current mfr/dealer page. | |
| MTS Imports | Middletown, NY 10940-0050 | O, HO brass imports |
| Old Pullman Model Railroads, Inc. | Vero Beach, Fla 32968 | O gauge flex track in Code 125 and Code 148, plus prefabbed turnouts; (down to #3); sells loose rail, ties, spikes, etc.<.td> |
| Orr Street Railway Track | Richard Orr has retired and his products are now available from Custom Traxx. | |
| Pennsylvania Heritage Models, Ltd. | Birdsboro, PA 19508 | O, S, HO Brill open & closed end streetcars, streetlights, Corgi dealer/distributor, including manufacturing of the 8 wheel drive chassis for these, Western Hobbycraft dealer, and laser cut fully assembled flagstops, etc. *** Owner passed *** |
| PE Model Supplies (See Rich Eaton Models) | ||
| Rail Craft | See Micro Engineering Co. | |
| Railworks | Woodbury, NY 11797 | Imports HO scale brass models of electric cars and locos.***Company may not be in business.*** |
| Red Brae Shops | Muskego, WI 53150 | Importer of U.S. prototype trolley busses, streetcars and busses from St. Petersburg Tram Collection. ***Owner Fred Oakland may have stopped this business.*** |
| Scholes Photos | Cincinnati, OH 45240-2334 | US, Canadian & Mexican traction photos. Write for computer listing & sample print. *** May not be in business. *** |
| Seward's Trolley Products | Ocean, NJ 07712-3725 | Trolley Videos (PA/NJ mostly) *** Unknown if still in business. *** |
| Scale Transport Models (c/o John Day) | Canada | Canadian dealer for St Petersburg Tram Collection streetcar, bus and trolley coach models ***Out of business*** |
| Shoreline Decals (c/o Paul Meyer) | Glenview, IL 60025 | O, HO decals |
| Ed Suydam - See Alpine Division Scale Models and Orange Vista Traction Products on manufacturer page. | ||
| Tower Models | No longer in traction business - Tower Trams plastic kit business transferred to BEC-KITS | |
| Transit Classics (c/o Greg King) |
Sunbury Vic. 3429 Australia | Cast resin US streetcar kits in "O" (1:48) and bus and trolley bus kits in "HO". Australian distributor for St.-Petersburg tram collection. |
| Transquip Company | Chalfont, PA 18914-3103 | 1:50 scale Corgi PCC cars; traction uniforms; traction dioramas *** Owner Earl Johnston passed in 2014 *** |
| Village Viking | Swedesboro, NJ 08085-1643 | New and Out-Of-Print Trolley Books |
| Western Railcraft | Casa Grande, AZ 85222 | O, HO, N-scale trolley kits |
| Weico Models | Kingsbury, 3083 Victoria Australia |
HO Australian Trams as whitemetal kits, buses, and cars |
| PUBLICATION | ADDRESS | FREQUENCY |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Transit Review |
3705 Gladstone Dr. Pittsburg, CA 94565-7016 | 4 issues/year *** Website now for a Japanese water business *** |
| Traction Prototype and Models | c/o Railhead Publications P.O. Box 6579 Canton, OH 44706-0579 |
6 issues/year *** Apparently out of business, but back issues can be found by searching for the title online. *** |
| Scale Models Traction Trolleys Quarterly |
c/o Vanishing Traction Products P.O. Box 04016 Milwaukee, WI 53204-0016 | 4 issues/year *** May be out of business as of April 2012. *** |
