Archive for November, 2011

Train lovers share their passion

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum has been dedicated to sharing model trains with the public for more than 20 years.

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Business goes full steam ahead for holidays

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Ken Burling never played with model trains as a child. Now he is surrounded by more than 30,000 pieces of railroad train hardware at his business, Burling’s Tons of Trains, 16924 E. Colony Drive.

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Model train show set

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

A holiday tradition that has kept alive a love for model trains will take place this weekend in Carteret County. The 17th annual John Costlow Christmas Model Train Show will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Beaufort Train Depot on Broad...

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Model trains arrive at civic center

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Shane Barton, 5, left, of New Fairfield, their grandmother Joan Downey of Oxford and brother Aidan, 8, look at Joel's Trainville Hobby Depot N-Scale at the Westchester Model Railroad Club's Fall Train Meet at Eastern Greenwich Civic Center Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011.

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Railroad club hosts open house

Monday, November 28th, 2011

The club assembled a Christmas model for the event.

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Model trains bring holiday tradition to Downtown Austin

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

The Tinplate Trackers, an Austin-based model train club, is keeping the tradition of model trains and winter holidays alive. The group has model trains setup in Downtown Austin to give the public an opportunity to experience the tradition which has lasted generations.

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Train show tracks down enthusiasts

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

For Tony Johnson, it's not the madness of Black Friday, but rather a room packed with buzzing model trains that kicks off the Christmas season.

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Model trains mean big fun during annual show at Field House

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

HUNTINGTON -- Hundreds of families seeking a fun evening got on the right track Friday when they made a stop at the first night of the 54th annual Appalachian Railroad Society's Model Train Show at the Veteran's Memorial Field House.

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Model trains call Fleetwood depot home

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

When Jim Herbein was growing up in Fleetwood, he'd catch a ride on a Reading Co. steam locomotive delivering freight to his grandfather's depot, A.R. Hoffman Lumber & Coal.

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A model-train lover’s paradise

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Eight-year-old Ethan Saul has a 14-foot by 9-foot model train layout with vintage steam locomotives at home, and Friday he was in his element as he admired the Harry Potter Hogwarts Express train at the Science Museum of Virginia.

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