PORT LINES  HOBBIES 

www.portlines.com

UPDATE, AS OF AUGUST 13, 2026 

I AM NOW CLOSED TO ALL NEW ORDERS !

As I closed out on June 30th, I had a final backlog of over 170 orders in the queue, to be filled. June was the busiest month I have ever had for incoming orders! 

August 13th  UPDATE: As of today, I have reached the June 29th orders, with about 40 left in the queue. It has proceeded OK, but slows when I reach unusually large orders. I will update again in a week, when I hope to be able say “I have seen and dealt with ALL orders through the July 1st closing.”  . There are an additional small number of prior orders on hold as I await a significant re-stock of parts, including KCs!

EVERYONE awaiting an order WILL get it filled and shipped, but I WILL also say that from this point on, I'm working at my own pace, and not necessarily 9 hour days anymore. I also am spending increasing time every day tending to my wife's medical needs and all household tasks. That all comes first.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL INQUIRING ABOUT YOUR ORDER. I DON'T MIND IF YOU EMAIL ME WITH INQUIRIES, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I AM NOT TAKING PHONE CALLS.

In the fall, I WILL be running some Liquidation Equipment Sales via only by my HOMEPAGE or EBAY, so check back after Labor Day for WEEKLY DEALS.

My website will also remain in place for reference purposes, particularly the AF REPAIR CLINICS, which I may expand and update in the future, as I have more time to do so.

In the interim, for your continued parts needs, I recommend you contact

Trains & More (Todd & Bev Metcalf) in Manchester, CT

{ trainsmore.com };  [ trainsmore@aol.com]

{For local area residents: I WILL be set up at the Greenberg Show in Wilmington, MA, on November 21-22. THREE TABLES OF LIQUIDATION-PRICED PRODUCTS!  DELIVERIES AT THE SHOW ARE POSSIBLE,

WITH ADEQUATE LEAD TIME!}

         That’s about it! I appreciate all the support and business you have all sent my way over the past 40+ years ! It has been a pleasure for me, and I have truly enjoyed meeting and helping so many S-gaugers that I can call “FRIENDS”. I hope it’s not the end of our contacts, but, the time has come!  

THANK YOU ALL !