Archive for December, 2009

All aboard for Riverview Park trains (Sebastian Sun)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Hundreds came to Riverview Park on Dec. 24 to view Sunny’s holiday model train display set up around the community Christmas tree.

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All aboard for Riverview Park trains (Sebastian Sun)

All Aboard! Final weekend for holiday trains (The Morning Call)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

With fine detail and engineering brilliance, model train displays are a wonder to see for people of every age. And this is the last weekend the holiday displays of two model railroad clubs in Bethlehem will be pulling out of the station.

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All Aboard! Final weekend for holiday trains (The Morning Call)

A handcrafted Metro train model for Rs 10,000 (Press Trust of India)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) You can now carry a handcrafted model of your favourite Metro train home.

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A handcrafted Metro train model for Rs 10,000 (Press Trust of India)

New superstation to be built to handle high speed trains into London (Daily Telegraph)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

A new "superstation" is to be built to handle Britain's 250mph high speed rail network.

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New superstation to be built to handle high speed trains into London (Daily Telegraph)

Siemens to supply trains for 2014 Winter Games (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Siemens AG said Wednesday it has received an order from Russian Railways to build 54 regional trains that will be used for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.

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NEW LOCAL: Falconi retiring from Farrell council (New Castle News)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

With a youthful gleam in his eyes, Lou Falconi shows off his Christmas trains on a snowy Monday afternoon. The display, dotted with several towns much like the Shenango Valley, takes up much of the living room.

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All aboard! Model train display transports man back to his youth (The Day)

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Stonington - When Mike Guarraia was growing up in

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All aboard! Model train display transports man back to his youth (The Day)

Salem attorney to show model trains during First Night Salem (Salem News)

Monday, December 28th, 2009

SALEM- A local attorney is bringing the model train out from under the Christmas tree this New Year's. Salem attorney Fred Naragon's model train set will be a featured venue during First Night Salem Thursday.

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Salem attorney to show model trains during First Night Salem (Salem News)

Lawmaker completes model-train display after 12 years (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

After more than a decade of detailed and dedicated work, Ward L. Armstrong’s miniature masterpiece is complete. Armstrong, an attorney and Democrat who represents Henry County in the Virginia House of Delegates, said he has only two to three hours a month to spare for his hobby, model trains. For that reason, it has taken him 12 years to complete the snow village at his home in Hunt Country Farms.

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Clinic helps keep model trains on track (Fremont News-Messenger)

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

FREMONT -- As you take down Christmas decorations, take a moment to ensure that those model trains are in tip-top shape before packing them away for the season.

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Clinic helps keep model trains on track (Fremont News-Messenger)