| p>When you hear the phrase, "I love toy trains," | | | | hand-painted detail for those looking to "kick it up |
| most of the time you wouldn't think of a store | | | | a notch." |
| dedicated solely to toy trains. But that's exactly | | | | Not only will you find everything you need to |
| what that phrase means in New Buffalo, Michigan. | | | | create a toy train wonderland, but you'll also find |
| New Buffalo serves as home to the infamous I | | | | rare and unique toys imported from Germany and |
| Love Toy Trains, a toy train wonderland that is | | | | Czechoslovakia. Where else can you find a duck |
| every child and toy train collector's dream. The | | | | on a bike, tumbling bunnies, or singing cowboys? I |
| store carries Thomas and Friends wooden toy | | | | Love Toy Trains also carries several styles of |
| trains and accessories and several unique items | | | | railroad tracks along with accessories to make |
| from Lionel Corporation. | | | | your toy train system as realistic as possible. The |
| If the name of the store sounds familiar to you, | | | | store carries a wide variety of trinkets ranging in |
| it's because it was derived from the popular | | | | price, so even if you are on a budget you are |
| children's video series. The series, "I Love Toy | | | | very likely to find a keepsake at a reasonable |
| Trains" is an animated show that allows children to | | | | price. |
| use their imagination in the world of toy trains. | | | | I Love Toy Trains is only open three days a |
| And that's exactly the concept the store used in | | | | week, Friday through Sunday, from 11:00am to |
| finding a name for their establishment - a place | | | | 5:00pm EST. If you're ever visiting this area in |
| where children and adults can go and just let their | | | | Michigan, make it part of your trip to visit I Love |
| imagination run free among the hundreds of toy | | | | Toy Trains. |
| trains and items for sale. | | | | In addition to the trains, there is a delightful |
| I Love Toy Trains is settled in a 1930's style | | | | selection of clockwork, tin-litho toys imported |
| home on the bottom floor. You'll find an | | | | from Czechoslovakia and Germany - Duck on a |
| assortment of classic, antique, and new toy trains | | | | Bike, Space Man Robot, Elephant Balancing Ball, |
| all together under one roof. Several models of | | | | Panda Drummer, Rocking Cowboy, Basketball Girl, |
| common names in the toy train industry are | | | | and Tumbling Bunnies. |
| available at the store. For example, you'll see | | | | In addition to the trains, there is a delightful |
| some beautiful Standard gauge models from the | | | | selection of clockwork, tin-litho toys imported |
| twenties on display, and several manufactures | | | | from Czechoslovakia and Germany - Duck on a |
| featured include Lionel, Marx, and Williams. You can | | | | Bike, Space Man Robot, Elephant Balancing Ball, |
| find classic and simple wooden toy trains ideal for | | | | Panda Drummer, Rocking Cowboy, Basketball Girl, |
| toddlers and small children, and you'll also find toy | | | | and Tumbling Bunnies. |
| trains complete with operating engines and | | | | |