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Bussa Model Railroad Shop

submitted by Don Singleton

Don Singleton wrote: Going a little way out from Portsmouth, down towards Lake Roosevelt, Mr. Bussa had this building and part of a caboose. Inside, he had a scale model of Portsmouth, complete with the downtown section and train depot on 16th street.

Cindy Medley Balach wrote: Now that is cool!

Paul E. Rideout wrote: I had been there many times.

Chris Lewallen wrote: We always begged dad to stop on the way to the lake. Seems like you could buy pepsi and chips there also. Of course, I remember it as being four times bigger!

Clay Vice wrote: Mr. Bussa was a city policeman. My father took me down to his shop and let me pick out my first Lionel train when I was eleven.

Tom J. Keller wrote: I still have the train set that I got for Christmas that came from there.

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