Archive for August, 2011

Trains on display this weekend

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The local historical museum plays host to the yesteryear landscapes of Europe, complete with miniature working trains.

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Trains on display this weekend

Building a Model New York, Only to Burn It

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The city is going to burn, in Nevada and in effigy.

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Building a Model New York, Only to Burn It

City Room: In Nevada, a Model New York City Will Be Torched

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The city is going to burn, in Nevada and in effigy.

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City Room: In Nevada, a Model New York City Will Be Torched

Indiana News Briefs | Woman, 60, dies as result of West Nile

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Health officials say a 60-year-old Elkhart County woman has died of complications related to West Nile virus.

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No wrong side of the track: Authenticity important for this model railroader

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

The Great Western Railroad is a busy line that runs from west of Chicago to Abilene, all in the space of Alan Bridgestock's "upper room."

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Indiana Model Train Show fascinates young, old

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

Children and adults alike watched with wide-eyed fascination as model trains circled the three tracks on the 16-by-24 foot table set up in the Sellersburg Moose Lodge on Saturday.

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Man arrested in theft of model trains, audio gear

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

A 16th Street man faces grand larceny and petit larceny charges in the theft of more than $10,000 worth of model trains and audio equipment from the attic of a Linwood Avenue man, Buffalo police report.

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Model Railroad Club keeps chugging along

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Three little girls raced around a model railroad layout Friday night at the Historic Train Depot on Seventh Avenue. They were each following a train as it chugged around the tracks, vanishing into tunnels and reappearing in different rooms.

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Model Railroad Club keeps chugging along

Network Rail Route Improvement Work Means Changes to Virgin Trains´ Services at August Bank Holiday Weekend

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

LONDON, August 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ There will be alterations to services over the August Bank Holiday weekend because of route improvement work but the principal travel days of Friday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and evening will see …

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Network Rail Route Improvement Work Means Changes to Virgin Trains’ Services at August Bank Holiday Weekend

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

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