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Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner
Author: johoff
Date: 11-30-2012 - 22:38

Vern originally worked at Smitty's train store on Saratoga Ave. near the junction with Scott Blvd and Newhall in Santa Clara. When Smitty retired and moved to Washington state, where unfortunately he was killed in an auto accident if I recall, Vern teamed up with Charlie Givens to start the Train Shop on Monroe across from Valley Fair shopping center. The move into a former grocery store in the small strip mall at Pruneridge and Winchester was the most outstanding move, leading in fact to an article in Model Railroader magazine about 20 years ago.

Vern and Charlie ran a great store, and Dennis has continued the tradition as best he can in today's environment of internet competition/online sales, escalating prices and increasing technology (DCC and sound IC boards) and a far different economy from the 1980s and 1990s.

We have been lucky to have a store like the Train Shop for sooooo many years. And that is a tribute to all three, plus other family members who have worked there.

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  Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Ken Shattock (KRK) 11-29-2012 - 20:19
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Carol L. Voss 11-29-2012 - 20:27
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner George Manley 11-29-2012 - 21:04
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Mike Sunseri 11-30-2012 - 07:48
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Jim 11-30-2012 - 07:55
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner david vartanoff 11-30-2012 - 09:47
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Eugene 11-30-2012 - 10:04
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Jim B 11-30-2012 - 10:05
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Rick Zampa 11-30-2012 - 16:26
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Carol L. Voss 11-30-2012 - 19:41
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Ken Shattock (KRK) 11-30-2012 - 21:19
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner johoff 11-30-2012 - 22:38
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Rick Zampa 12-01-2012 - 10:51
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner CPCoast04 12-01-2012 - 14:11
  Re: Vern Cole Passes-- The Trainshop owner Stevo del Applegato 12-02-2012 - 21:34


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