Trainz.com Newsletter
 Volume 3 - January 2007

News
We’re excited to announce that Trainz now accepts Google Checkout!

Google first time customer $10 promotion!
• The promotion will start as early as January 4, 2007, and will run at least through February 15, 2007.
• Buyers who sign up for Checkout using the Google button for the first time will earn a $10 bonus toward your first Checkout order of $10 or more (before shipping and tax).
• Buyers must redeem their $10 bonus by March 31, 2007.
• Buyers may only earn and redeem a maximum of one bonus.

Watch Google’s video here for an overview of Google Checkout and its features.

• With Google Checkout, you can quickly and easily buy from Trainz.com and many other stores across the web.
• If you’ve used Google Checkout before, all you need to do is provide your Checkout username and password to buy from us.
• If you’re using Google Checkout for the first time, you only have to fill out a single page of information once to make your first purchase. After that, you just need to enter your Google Checkout login to make a purchase. There's no need to re-enter your purchase information or create multiple usersnames and passwords each time you buy.
• When you buy with Google Checkout, you can track all your orders in one place and shop with confidence knowing that Google protects you from unauthorized purchases.

What’s the best way to get the most on your layout? An expansion pack of course!

Not only are they a cost effective choice, (usually offered at a savings versus buying the pieces separately) they help to add variety to your layout.

Lionel produces a variety of freight and passenger packs to add to your existing set, including roadnames like NYC & PRR.

Click here to view all of our expansion packs.

We would like to announce the arrival of Ed, our newest addition to the Trainz Repair Department.  Ed will be a great asset in helping us service & inspect many of the postwar items we have in inventory.  Welcome aboard Ed!!!

Plus, we will be adding more writers to help us bring you a larger variety and selection to our website and eBay listings.

We had a great time this year at our annual Christmas party hosted by Scott and his wife Milinda.  Things got pretty competitive with contests including pool, darts, foosball, slot machines and the ever popular Trainz trivia contest!  A special treat that evening was the gift of the Trainz snowman, painstakingly made by hand by Scott's sister.  One was given to each member of the Trainz crew.  
Pre-Order Updates
• There’s still time to preorder from the MTH 2007 Volume 1 Catalog featuring the Silver Bullet Train Set.
• The release of the Lionel 2007 Volume 1 Catalog is expected January 23rd! Trainz will be sending out announcements to let you know when you can view the products from the catalog at our preorder website.
• For all preorder questions or to update your order information please contact preorder@trainz.com.

For up-to-date preorder information, visit http://store.trainzpreorder.com

Just In
Incredibly rare Lionel Smithsonian Locomotives & Passenger Cars!

This is an extremely limited edition that Lionel did not sell through its normal dealer channel. Only 500 of these were made.  They run on 2-rail O scale track, not 3-rail.  This collection was constructed of brass in Korea under the design and supervision of Fine Art Models in the U.S., who normally specialize in larger scale, really high end, scale railroad models.  A lottery had to be held for all of the interested buyers to determine who would actually get the opportunity to purchase them.  Please visit our eBay listings to see this super rare collection.

New assortment of TM Books and O Gauge Railroad Books! Ameritowne Building Kits!
DCS & Trainmaster Guides on DVD! Aristocraft G Scale Track! We continue to receive quality collections of trains and new stock.  We update our listings on our website www.trainz.com and our eBay auctions nearly everyday.  Typically, most items go to the Trainz Website first and will be moved to eBay after 2 or 3 days, so if you're looking for something special it's a good idea to check our website frequently.  Also, by buying from our website you will cash in on the savings, we offer our buy it now items at a discount on our website.  It pays to shop Trainz!

ATLAS – Save Now!
For the month of January, our Atlas products including track, accessories and buildings, will be priced at or near 20% off of the regular retail price.

Website special! $10.99 Lionel 14159 Animated Billboard.
Billboards change from one to the other at the touch of a button detailing a differently designed Billboard.  Over 60% off the retail price of $29.99.


 
 
 


News Flash ... Cash Back!
If you use Paypal, you'll be interested in knowing that Trainz is participating in the My Store Rewards program. With this program our customerswill receive cash back on their purchases, just by making your payment with PayPal, and agreeing to receive custom email notifications from MyStore rewards about other products you may be interested in you receive 1% cash back on all your purchases! To learn more about this great program please click on this link for more details http://www.mystorerewards.com/msr/rules.htm.



If you haven't heard by now, myspace.com is the leadingsite on the web for networking with all types of people and a place where youconnect with friends with the same interests... Like Trainz! If you have a myspace account please stop by and add us to your friend list and check out our page. If you are new to myspace.... What are you waiting for???!!! Not only is it fun but it's also free and great for busy people to connect with family too. Several of us have our own pages where we post photos of our family, pets, and post what we're up to. You can visit our myspace page at www.myspace.com/trainzstore.

We want to see your layout! Share your photo's of what you have created for others to see and we will post your photo's on our myspace page. You can see our page at www.myspace.com/trainzstore. Email your digital photo's to help@trainz.com. Let us know if we can use your first name and the state you are from.

Visit our friends at O Gauge Watch for exciting news & updates on the latest happenings in the O gauge world of model trains!




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