Noma Talking Station

This is a 1950's era Noma Talking Station. They had a record player inside that was powered by two D size batteries and came with one of about four different station announcements. I picked up this station with no recorder inside which is normal. They have usually been gutted due to the mechanisms no longer working. I installed a kit from John Festa with a digital recording of the original announcement #17, Santa Fe Super Chief. This was a logical choice for me living so close to the Santa Fe (BNSF) mainline and loving the Santa Fe War Bonnet paint schemes. The kit sound unit comes powered with 3 coin sized replaceable batteries.
If you want to get ahold of John Festa to get a sound unit for you broken station, e-mail him at jffesta2001@yahoo.com
Only took short time to do the project.

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Entertainment

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• Toy Trains
• Noma Station

[Plasticvillemayor]

Wow! thanks!! I do have one of these without the record player (it was in a flood in the family basement). I'm hoping to be able to replace it so I can surprise the family this Christmas!!

[gigeastman]

Glad you liked it. John has made a real nice easy to use product. I also have one of his units for my Flyer 799 station I need to get done soon.

Steve

[Trainbrain1949]

Nice Station. With all the reproductions of old stuff being made today you would think someone would make these again!

[gigeastman]

Thanks. There seem to be a lot of them out there in decent shape, but with broken record players.

Steve

[daveclarklumber]

Train Night at Dave's has the same station without the guts. All Aboard! Enjoyed the video Mr. Eastman.

[gigeastman]

Dave

I got this one from our buddy Bob Ceserone. It had nothing inside it but the button and activating rod.

Steve

[grizzleybearz282004]

ya i seen the mechanisms on ebay for $40 and hes got a few to pick from thats not bad at all plus you said its a ez fix so if you got a station that didnt work for $15 to $25 tops and got the replacment sound mechanism you got your self a postwar railroad station for under $100 working like new thats not bad at all

[mda51420]

I have this station. The original record playing mechanism works fine but the building itself is in rough shape.

[jffpcf]

Hi Steve, Thanks for putting your video on youtube. and letting people know about the sound units I am offering. I have posted on youtube a comparison video of the P.R.R. Broadway Limited announcement under the title NOMA Talking Station Sound Units P.R.R Broadway Limited Original vs New, but for some reason it is not currently showing up. if you search on NOMA Sound Units Original vs New.WMV,which was the name of the raw uploaded file, it does appear. Thanks again, John