Archive for November, 2009
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Kelly Fennessy can be reached at kfennessy@dailynewsemail.com or 412-664-9161.
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'Christmas at the Castle' features trees, trains, tours (The Mckeesport Daily News)
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Model trains are as much a part of the holidays as Santa Claus. And the season brings many displays.
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All aboard! Model railroads on track (The Morning Call)
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
“This train’s got the disappearing-railroad blues,” sang Arlo Guthrie in “The City of New Orleans.” And he was right. Sometimes it seems our railways are fading faster than the mournful sound of a lonesome whistle on the midnight wind.
More here: You don’t need a loco motive to visit model train show (Observer)
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
This session will be held in the Nichols Room, first floor, in the Old Capitol. (The History Is Lunch Room in the Winter Building will house the popular holiday display of Possum Ridge with model trains during December.)
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“History Is Lunch” (Jackson Free Press)
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Ben Crouch, 8, from Avon, watches a model trains in the lobby of Key Bank in Martinsville as it travels around the displ ... Please log in to read the rest of this story.
Continue here: On track for the holidays (Reporter-Times)
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
If you are looking for something to do other than watch football and shop this weekend, the Missouri Valley Model Railroad Club invites you to join them for its third annual “Christmas With The Trains” open house event 10 a.m.-4p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 at the group’s facilities located in the lower level of 221 W. Third St.
Continue here: Model Railroad Club Invites Public To ‘Christmas With The Trains’ (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
You don't have to be a kid to enjoy model trains. Just ask the members of the Sun City Center Model Railroad Club.
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All aboard tiny trains (South Shore News & Tribune)
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
&$ &$This November 2009 photo supplied by the U.S. Botanic Garden shows a 2-foot-tall replica of the White House made from plant material by designer Paul Busse for the U.S. Botanic Garden.[Agencies]&$ &$ Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Bota ...
More here: Model Obama homes in garden holiday train shows (People's Daily)
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
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More here: Model Trains Chugging Through Museum Layout (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
YORBA LINDA, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is kicking off the season with a spectacular Holiday Festival of Trains featuring a huge LEGO train city and a multilevel "Mountain of Trains" showcasing classic model and miniature toy trains. This magical special exhibition is open now through Jan. 10.
Continue here: Perfect for Thanksgiving! A Holiday Festival of Trains Pulls Into the Nixon Presidential Library (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
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