My Trip to America's Best Train, Toy & Hobby Shop (Itasca, Illinois)

My latest Thomas toy store visit lives up to its name - America's Best Train, Toy & Hobby Shop has a ridiculous selection of Thomas & Friends merchandise across multiple ranges! There is also a very nice inventory of second-hand Thomas toys, Chuggington, and Brio available as well. As always, thanks for watching!
The songs featured in this video are Elevators Need Rock Too by Spence, 1973 by Bruno E, and My Train's A Comin' by Unicorn Heads. All of the music is royalty-free and was found via the KZbin Audio Library.
I have no commercial connection to America's Best Train, Toy & Hobby Shop - this video was simply made for fun.
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[@the_autism_express]

The fact that this store has old wooden railway, take n play, and trackmaster is a blessing

[@bluebellsfan8704]

Agreed!

[@theoneandonlynumber1253]

@@bluebellsfan8704 where is this store at

[@michaelaftoninamaidoutfit1051]

The new trackmaster isn't even that bad

[@dr.pepper45]

@@michaelaftoninamaidoutfit1051 eh i still prefer tomy track master.

[@teddywondwosen890]

It’s a land where the sky is so blue.

[@Steamenginesunited3456]

This looks like my personal Heaven.

[@pybr021]

Same

[@percythelittlegreenengine1507]

Definitely

[@bluebellsfan8704]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@shiblibegum5081]

Lmso same dude

[@bluetophatboi7619]

Yes

[@JamDread99]

0:13 That is one weathered poster. It reminds me of when I was in elementary school and I saw this one poster of a chocolate chip cookie being put up on the cafeteria wall, and over the years it became all green and looked pretty hideous.

[@DavidTheNickjrFan2003]

That's so cool. Wish I can visit there

[@brice4445]

Oh my gosh! I am only an hour and a half away from this place! I am going to ask my parents if we can go here this summer!

[@weirdbee5260]

I am 30 mins away from store.

[@quackquack6288]

I'm over 7000 miles away so I might go to gonna be a long walk lol

[@seardadsdasd]

@@quackquack6288 same

[@SirGamer03]

@@quackquack6288 Lmao same

[@casparbeamish7310]

@@quackquack6288 same probably longer

[@sodormailcoachstudios]

it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[@krystalmills1622]

If you a take along fan haw many take along in the shop?

[@Trainguy198]

Cool , Lovely Collection that they have there :)

[@YoutubeChannel-dh7tb]

Wow this is like heaven

[@marker6814]

Can't wait for season 17 with the lorries and maybe culdee fell engines Edit : wonder if they have TM Edit 2: nvm they do have TM

[@fnaffan-zc3ec]

This is a Thomas and friends collectors dream/ heaven

[@MrBnsftrain]

5:12 You can re-use that 2010 calendar in 2021 and 2027, and the 2011 calendar in 2022 and 2033 It's amazing that this store has Thomas merch that's nearly 20+ years old in its original box, pre-owned items, and even old Thomas clothing! 13:30 I'm surprised that's the only Whittle Shortline items you saw there

[@bridazzel7588]

I think I will like this place because everywhere I look there are Thomas items everywhere!

[@abbeyroadfan94-J.P]

that hobby shop, had a good amount of items availabe

[@chickmoschannel]

This place is heaven for any thomas fan because SO MUCH OLD MERCH

[@FNAFJunkie]

Bro I literally just got this notification

[@trainboi]

I don’t need it I don’t need it I NEED IT!!!

[@aaronholzer6631]

Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway reminds me about the Long Island Railroad a lot!

[@shanecloherty2438]

You were in my home town and you didn't tell me ? 🥺

[@candid1021]

WOW THIS PLACE IS IN ILLINOIS, so we can go there sometime

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Itasca, IL is a suburb of Chicago and it's just a few miles west of the O'Hare International Airport.

[@beta.3984]

Hey keekre, I hope your staying safe and I was wondering when season 17 will start?

[@HunterTWR]

I was just there! There’s also a good assortment of Bachmann Thomas behind the checkout counter.

[@chicagolandrailroader]

I've been there a ton, they have an awesome selection of bachmann and o gauge

[@eugenegamzing27]

Every thomas fans: is this heaven?

[@Steamie1102]

Man I wish they had a store like this in the phillipines youd be lucky to even find a train that isnt thomas in here

[@SodorEngines912]

I went there! I got Arry and Hank from there

[@krystalmills1622]

What at the back be Bonored take along emily?

[@tbstudios2546]

nice

[@ThomasBoom563]

Who thinks ThomasWoodenRailway should be the episode writer and save the show? Like: Yes Reply: Yes

[@marshallarvey3328]

Nice vid man Stay safe!

[@themodifiedtankengine631]

All of these products looks so awesome there’s are so so many to choose from isn’t it @Thomas wooden Railway

[@thegreenbeetledrewscott9608]

I've been there myself! Kinda makes me feel like a kid again!

[@drevianedwardsproductions9244]

That is very interesting can a very interesting hobby store or something like that glad that you enjoyed your trip

[@bocothedieselengine7968]

This is so cool toy and other things

[@iceeblueburst03]

This would be a fun place to visit for Thomas merchandise!

[@marleneb5788]

It looks good it's super cool this is super good

[@garyflamme671]

Wow thanks sooooo much ! For posting this

[@goldenfreddy362]

Cool video thomas wooden railway

[@bluebellsfan8704]

They have some old trackmasters and wooden railway! Hallelujah!

[@MSR_Studios]

So this is what heaven looks like!

[@Chalieaustriafanbase]

I wish I get back here again, but for some reason, we never came back to this place

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

If any of you don't know where Itasca is, Chicagoans, please take I-290 west of Downtown Chicago. Most likely, it's just a few miles west of O'Hare International Airport.

[@psycherieable]

a couple days after this came out I went there and I bought the cranky the calanders and other stuff its cool to think I own the exact cranky in this video

[@Shawg14]

Amazing

[@Railfan124]

I’m amazed you went there! Pretty much just Thomas heaven, bought a lot of my brio and O scale Thomas there and more! It’s pretty much my one off train store for wooden trains.

[@MrDankEngine1999]

I sometimes wish we had stores like these here in Australia.

[@Alzaar_The_Gunzel]

Same

[@Fiftyfourthengine]

I wish that the old Tomy items were bought back. I still don’t mind the new Trackmaster though.

[@krystalmills1622]

1. What behind take alone percy? 2. What behind take alone emily? 3. Is it trackmaster 2009 or 2012 thomas?

[@michaelellison]

man I wish I could i go that place just like you

[@themodifiedtankengine631]

That display looks cool to

[@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois]

Probably will stop by here too

[@marker6814]

7:23 WAS THAT A EXPRESS COACH

[@marker6814]

@Tf11 Productions 2021 that wood express coach is cursed

[@marker6814]

@Tf11 Productions 2021 *the world explodes

[@mechaitheracer2563]

Me to the Homies who collect wooden railway take n play and Trackmaster:get into the car we are all going to the Illinois, hobby shop!

[@jerimiahtheb1218]

im drooling

[@jordanc7049]

Cool❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

That place is my kind of store. There's not just Thomas Wooden Railway there, but also BRIO and NameTrains, two brands I've jumped ship to following Wood replacing Wooden Railway.

[@NoahLikesTrains]

Sick

[@fttethecreatorofcheesethet5456]

Cool

[@literallypeter4006]

Wow! This store is only 42 minutes away from me! I'm going here next month!

[@juanignaciogamer717]

I have to go there, RIGHT NOW!

[@bluebellsfan8704]

Wow, it's thomas heaven! The have some awesome toys! Really nice video!

[@Thomas1Edward2Henry3]

I go to college in Chicago and how did I not know about this until now?! All I need to do is take the metra train to get there! Is it just toys or do they have model trains too?

[@Thomas1Edward2Henry3]

Also literally just on the other side of the Airport (O'Hare) there's Chicagoland Toys and Hobbies which is a great hobby shop for model trains. They have a pretty good Bachmann Thomas collection!

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

@@Thomas1Edward2Henry3 Theres another train store south of Aurora called "Denny's Trains and Things" would highly recommend

[@krystalmills1622]

If everyone knows what behind wooden railway thomas and the flour car?

[@akram4568]

beautiful

[@irondiamondrailproductions9038]

ive been to that store, its a good one!

[@theamtrakfan568]

Nice

[@saulgodinez3667]

Epic

[@Aungminooa]

Wow

[@hat6414]

What’s funny to me is that they have a whole aisle for the wooden track.

[@Aidenm024]

I love this store I try to go whenever I can😂

[@robin-hm6wu]

Are you serious

[@Aidenm024]

@@robin-hm6wu yeah it’s close to my dads job so sometimes he takes me

[@minionrush1012]

I’ll have to go there

[@HenryandJamesfan]

I'm going to that store in two months. I've been there many times over the years and it's awesome! If you go to that store again would you like to do a meet up? I would love to meet you.

[@Felix-lx5tf]

are the staff at the store rude

[@HenryandJamesfan]

@@Felix-lx5tf no, not at all.

[@Felix-lx5tf]

@@HenryandJamesfan yeah the store is really cool do you snoop around there? my friend told me they have a ton of rare items new in box in the building

[@HenryandJamesfan]

@@Felix-lx5tf No, I don't. I just browse. Although I if I see something that catches my eye, I think about getting it or not.

[@fridaynightfunkinfan5627]

I thought you lived in Colorado, because you said Colorado(or maybe Denver, but I don’t know)in your video where you were explaining that A Day Out With Thomas was still going on during the pandemic.

[@ManicTaffz]

Key word: ‘Trip’

[@fridaynightfunkinfan5627]

@@ManicTaffz OOOOOHH. Now that makes sense.

[@alasdairmclean8723]

Hey!!

[@toysplayfun8591]

I love your videos!

[@papachicken8990]

I’m very close to there since I’m near Chicago

[@AC34D]

I hope they have a site. They have stuff I need 😂😂

[@williamseaman176]

OMG! MY DAD WORKS NEARBY AT AIT!

[@T.N.M.-2005.]

You were at where my friend Milan lives

[@Trainboy17]

I MUST GO!

[@Brveezy]

I WANNA GO THERE

[@woodybuzzofficial]

9:37 factory error Stanley back words

[@LukeProd18]

Bro this is sick

[@win7box276]

Hello

[@arzootadayan9655]

9:53 thats mine !!

[@elijahtrice8943]

I've got to get to this store. Trackmaster.

[@calebclark1195]

Chuginton?!? I thought this was a Thomas vid 😂

[@wills_corner]

Can you do 'Great Lakes Hobby and Train'?

[@NiagaraTFP]

it's near me

[@nathanzhou7037]

Where can I find it in America

[@mayohosko-]

They literally have clickety clack track loose sale hanging on the pegs gasp 😦. They have new in box items from all 3 eras of wooden railway. That’s a rarity

[@strasburgrailfan90]

Jeez dude

[@kayick5537]

I'm going to have a collection just like yours but only in model railway

[@ryandyer621]

How is there Trackmaster Push Along, Adventures and Take-n-Play in the same shop?

[@akbeason]

Bruh I swear… this store is basically heaven for ttte fans, like me 😂

[@papachicken8990]

I’m lucky since I live near Chicago and it’s only like 30 mins from me 👋

[@akbeason]

@@papachicken8990 LUCKY !

[@luzvimindahabal4729]

❤️🎄

[@louisiscoolgaming5472]

In this place for christmas is trackmaste avlance ascape set shipwreck rails set

[@louisiscoolgaming5472]

Old thomas wooden railway

[@mrperkinsthehusky]

Me in Florida be like mom can we go to the is store for vacation

[@djthomasandfriends7544]

does this store have a website?

[@daynajenkin9183]

Like I said with the hatters island toy store video this is one of the last remaining toy stores to have Thomas wooden railway in stock Wait a minute I bet all mainstream stores have Thomas wood and all the others do not so Mattel gave the mainstream stores Thomas wood products and and maybe Mattel is keeping some thomas wooden railway still around

[@fosterbaird9485]

9:53 I've never seen that original Trackmaster set before

[@margogoralski6294]

Neither have I surprisingly.

[@bffp_offical6938]

Personally, I prefer wooden railway better than wood

[@jacesjams9238]

If you make another railway series movie can it be about thomas, diesel 10, and Lady. please