Model train displays chug into Kemper Military
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Model trains began marching down the tracks at an old military academy last week.
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Scientist’s research produces a dangerous high
Thursday, September 29th, 2011John W. Huffman created synthetic marijuana for tests on lab animals. His formulas ended up in the hands of head shops, which have created substances that can lead to seizures, hallucinations and convulsions. John W. Huffman is a bearded, elfin man, a professor of organic chemistry who runs model trains in his basement and tinkers with antique cars. At 79, he walks a bit unsteadily after a ...
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Scientist's research produces a dangerous high
Annual New England Model Train Expo to pull into Best Western
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011The nonprofit HUB Division is hosting its annual New England Model Train Expo on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Model Railroad Club sets 10th anniversary celebration Oct. 1
Monday, September 26th, 2011Ten years ago Tansi resident Mike Ferry decided Crossville needed a model railroad club. Ferry and a handful of fellow hobbyists started meeting at the Crossville Depot to hold modeling classes and discuss model railroading.
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Model Railroad Club sets 10th anniversary celebration Oct. 1
Train Show and Swap Meet attract hundreds
Sunday, September 25th, 2011MISSOULA - Collectors and admirers, young and old, gathered in Big Sky High School to check out the 32nd annual Train Show and Swap Meet. The Missoula Model Railroad Club presented the event that allowed vendors to pack in, show off their merchandise and display a variety of working model trains.
Meet Nick Racheff, retired Navy air traffic controller and model train enthusiast
Sunday, September 25th, 2011Grand Blanc man worked for 25 years in the military as an air traffic controller.
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Train fans share variety of memorabilia at Galesburg show
Sunday, September 25th, 2011In conjunction with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train stop in Galesburg, there was a Train and Memorabilia Show in the former Carriage House furniture store Saturday. Collectors from across the state came to Galesburg to show off, and in most cases to sell, their assorted memorabilia.
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Veteran, teacher, ran model trains
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011When Bill Albright was 9 years old, he got his first American Flyer model train. Almost 70 years later, he still had it — along with an elaborate train platform that can run about nine trains at once, taking up most of a two-car garage.
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Clovis couple’s garden railway a labor of love
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011A Clovis couple have transformed their backyard garden into an oasis for model trains. Cal and Juanita Terrasas of Clovis have created a garden railway scene that depicts a train chugging its way through the Tehachapi mountains in their backyard on Birch Avenue.
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Montreal unveils model of new metro cars
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011The city of Montreal has unveiled a model of its new metro cars, to be built by a consortium formed by Bombardier and French company Alstom.
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