NATIONAL CAPITAL TRAINS

National Capital Trains was established in 1989 to serve the needs of scale modelers in the Washington, DC area. We started out by purchasing narrow gauge supplies in S Scale and some HO because we were unable to find local merchants that would stock these items. We quickly shifted to HO and N Scale high end Kato, Atlas, and Stewart (Kato-built) plastic diesels which reflected our interests and those of our customers. Over time the demographics, high real estate prices, and space limitations resulted in a greater emphasis on N Scale. With the advent of Soundtraxx decoders and Blackstone models, we re-entered the narrow gauge market in HOn3. Today, we are among the largest dealers of N Scale and HOn3 in the state of Virginia... Just as in life we practice the "Golden Rule" with model trains and our customers. First, we only stock items that we ourselves will use on model train layouts. If a product is a dud, it is quickly eliminated from our stock. Second, we treat our customers the..

Primary location: Springfield United States