| The most popular model railroading shops (based | | | | Massachusetts. |
| on online chatter) in New England are: | | | | Hobby shops not quite making my top 10 from |
| 10. Rainy Day Trains in Saco, Maine | | | | Rhode Island were Apponaug Color and Hobby |
| 9. Bill Parker's Train Shop in Springfield, Vermont | | | | Shop in Warwick, Rhode Island; and Darlington |
| 8. Mike's Hobbies and Raceway in Rutland, | | | | Hobbies in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. |
| Vermont | | | | Hobby shops not quite making my top 10 from |
| 7. Grandma's House and Grandpa's Train Depot in | | | | New Hampshire were Depot Antiques and Toys in |
| Warwick, Rhode Island | | | | Laconia, New Hampshire; and Hartmann Model |
| 6. Bill's Hobby Barn in Salem, New Hampshire | | | | Railroad in Intervale, New Hampshire. |
| 5. Danbury Hobby Center in Danbury, Connecticut | | | | Hobby shops not quite making my top 10 from |
| 4. Treasured Toys in Salem, New Hampshire | | | | Vermont were R/C Toy Box in Saint Johnsbury, |
| 3. Mainely Trains in South China, Maine | | | | Vermont; and Vermont Toy and Hobby in Essex |
| 2. North East Trains in Peabody, Massachusetts | | | | Junction and South Burlington, Vermont. |
| ...and the most popular shop for model trains in | | | | Lots of great model railroading shops from all |
| New England is... | | | | over New England in the top ten with every state |
| 1. Time Machine Hobby in Manchester, Connecticut | | | | making it into the top ten - so no matter where |
| Hobby shops not quite making my top 10 from | | | | you live in New England there are great hobby |
| Maine were Hobby House in Dover-Foxcroft, | | | | shops right in your own state. |
| Maine. | | | | I compiled this list by searching for the hobby |
| Hobby shops not quite making my top 10 from | | | | shops listed on a number of search engines and |
| Massachusetts were Centerline Hobbies in Hyannis, | | | | ranking them by the number of web pages, |
| Massachusetts; Charles Ro Supply Company in | | | | discussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are |
| Malden, Massachusetts; Hobby Stop in Foxboro, | | | | available online. I further screened this list to |
| Massachusetts; J and M Hobbies in Eastham, | | | | include only pages that mentioned model |
| Massachusetts; LightHouse Hobbies in Townsend, | | | | railroading. |
| Massachusetts; and Railyard Hobbies in Dracut, | | | | |