For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
As the foot-long model train engine chugged around the tracks Saturday, making its way through an idyllic miniature town and blowing a horn, Mo Clark tried to decide which of her boys was most mesmerized: 5-year-old Colin, 7-year-old Aidan — or 41-year-old Wayne, Clark’s husband. “There’s something about boys and …
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Mall’s model trains captivate kids of all ages
Model Railroad Club of Buffalo plans first open house in three years
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Model Railroad Club of Buffalo plans first open house in three years
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RON GOWER/TIMES NEWS Model trains have been a passion for Michael and Erica Heery, shown with their Old Mauch Chunk display, which has been a Jim Thorpe tourist attraction for 26 years. The display is closing on Sunday.
A 56-year-old Salisbury man is accused of stealing model trains from his step father and selling them at a pawn shop.
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A 56-year-old Salisbury man is accused of stealing model trains from his step father and selling them at a pawn shop.
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The two development groups vying to remodel Denver’s Union Station are wooing the model train group, says the Denver Post. The city will announce the winner of the redevelopment project, but both want to showcase model trains of the Denver Society of Model Railroaders, which occupies the basement of the building. They won’t have to leave. Both
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• America on Wheels: Model trains in O and G scale and Lego layout by the group PennLUG fill the galleries of the Allentown transportation museum Nov. 25-Dec. 29. Support Toys for Tots by donating a new, unwrapped toy and placing it on the Mack truck in the lobby driven by Santa. Hours:10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $10; $3.50, ages 11-16; free,10 ...
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The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, in Auburn Hills, Mich., will be aglow for the holidays with Cars, Trees & Traditions (CTT) Saturday, Nov. 19 – Friday, Dec. 30. The exhibition opens with an adult reception on Friday evening, Nov. 18.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Train modelers of all ages are all aboard the Model Railroad Extravaganza this weekend at the Wilmington Railroad Museum. Organizers geared this year's event more toward kids in an effort to keep the love for model trains alive for future generations. Little ones and teens can participate in challenges around the model tracks to earn an engineer certificate. Model ...
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All aboard the model train extravaganza