Archive for December, 2009
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Model train exhibit: The Rev. John Morris, left, and his wife, Karol, are to open their Napoleon Township home Sunday and Monday so visitors can view a display that features 16 Lionel trains. The display has at least 300 miniature cars and trucks and 200 buildings. Attendance is free, but donations will be accepted for Habitat for Humanity and the Jackson Chorale Vocal Music Scholarship.
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Lionel trains to be on display (Detroit Free Press)
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
If you haven't had your fill of holiday spirit yet, there's more on tap this week at Tucson's veterans hospital.
More here: Model train show set at VA (Arizona Daily Star)
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
(Springfield, MO) A local group has modeled nearly two hundred miles of Missouri and Arkansas railway in a space the size of a storefront.
More here: Model Railroad Club Models Ozarks (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks)
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
Welcome to John and June Sturgeon’s indoor train garden, a collection of model trains the couple have been sharing with friends and neighbors every holiday season for nearly 15 years.
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Tiny Trains Bring Big Smiles (WSPA Spartanburg)
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - After a decade of detailed and dedicated work, Ward Armstrong's miniature masterpiece is complete. Armstrong, an attorney who represents the 10th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, said he has only two to three hours a month to spare for his hobby, model trains.
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Va Del. Armstrong creates intricate train setup (CBS 6 Richmond)
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Friday, December 25th, 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.
More here: Clinic helps keep model trains on track (Port Clinton News Herald)
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Jackson County couple has turned their love of model trains into a holiday event that benefits others.
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Michigan couple's train display becomes model attraction (22 WSBT South Bend)
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A Jackson County couple has turned their love of model trains into a holiday event that benefits others.
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MI couple's train display becomes model attraction (WLNS Lansing)
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
An appreciation for model trains as a child prompted one local business owner to transform a small section of his landscaping business into a model train village - a project he plans to build upon year-round.
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Local Business Hosts Tiny Railroad (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Tracks have been laid throughout the Washington State History Museum for the 14th annual Model Train Festival Dec. 26-Jan. 2.
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Make tracks for model-train fest (Seattle Times)
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