Red Caboose owner Allan Spitz has decided, after 56 years in business, to close the store. It is the last hobby shop left in Manhattan, outlasting the dozen or so that had been names known to savvy Manhattanites looking for their model railroads. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Beloved Hobby Retailer Red Caboose Reaches the End Of the Line The Red Caboose, the last of the old-time hobby shops in the city, is closing. With the shop’s demise slated for mid-October,... News 04 Sep 2026 | 06:26
