For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
FLOWERY BRANCH - Flowery Branch City Council Thursday night had police cars, a model train, qualifying for a special election, and street lights to deal with during their two hour session and City Hall.
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A two-hour drive to Valparaiso finds an arboretum, model trains and a historical musem.
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Model trains began marching down the tracks at an old military academy last week.
Grand Blanc man worked for 25 years in the military as an air traffic controller.
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Meet Nick Racheff, retired Navy air traffic controller and model train enthusiast
HAYS -- Thousands of model trains are expected to be on display at the Western Kansas Train Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Ellis County Fair Grounds, 1344 Fairgrounds in Hays.
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There is a poem that Armin Schannuth likes to quote when talking about trains. It’s from Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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With five uncles working for the EJ&E Railway, Mark Russ of Crest Hill had a love of trains in his blood.It was no surprise that on young Mark ’s first visit to Brookfield Zoo, he preferred the train ride to the animals. Second to trains was Mark ’s fascination with heavy equipment.“When we went to Michigan on trips, he would lug those big Tonka trucks into the station wagon so he could play ...
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Crest Hill man never outgrew his loved his trains
At first glance, nothing unique stands out about Tom Gilchrist’s garden, but given a few seconds one might hear a “choo-choo” or “chug” rise from behind the potted petunias. When the Fairwood man’s model train hobby started as a Christmas gift 20 years ago, little did he know that it would take over his backyard.
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Adults and children alike waited in line Aug. 6 for a chance to ride on 1/8 scale model trains at the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers rail trail in the Medina County Park District just off Lester Road.
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Medina club offers a chance to ride the rails
GODFREY — Unwrapping an American Flyer train for Christmas more than 60 years ago fueled Al Bell into creating a model city to accompany his model trains.
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Godfrey man's basement becomes model railroad fantasy