For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
Like other oil companies, Shell relies heavily on helicopters to transport its crews and contractors to offshore oil platforms. While most helicopter flights go smoothly, Shell is investing big in training and equipment to reduce the chance of disaster and boost the odds of survival in a crash over the cold, open sea.
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Bianca Chirrick, 5, left, and her sister Camila, 7, right, enjoy the model trains passing by during the Spring Open House at the Glendale Model Railroad Club in Glendale on Saturday, May 5, 2012.
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Model train club gives public a bird's-eye view
Edward “Joseph” Cooper, of Maplewood, passed away March 18, 2012, at the age of 74. Joe Cooper was born Dec. 16, 1937 in Newburg. Joe married Betty Lou Hance on June 20, 1958. Joe enjoyed his Model A car, model trains, his pet dog J.R., he also loved to socialize and joke with family and friends.
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The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is presenting a new model train exhibit at the Heritage Museum, located in Old Poway Park.
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Model trains on display at Poway museum
The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is presenting a new model train exhibit at the Heritage Museum, located in Old Poway Park.
(from left) Keegan Gresham, 4, of Bloomington and Gus Ulrich, 3, of Brimfield gaze in wonder at model monorail Sunday during the Peoria Train Fair at Illinois Central College in Peoria.
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Enthusiasts young and old share a devotion to scale-model rails
During the heyday of passenger rail service, nothing surpassed Pennsylvania Railroad's Broadway Limited. Running between New York and Chicago — with Pennsylvania stops at Philadelphia, Paoli, Harrisburg, Altoona and Pittsburgh — it was the cream of the crop when it came to luxury rail tr...
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Donation of miniature trains has big impact on Strasburg museum
Model railroad trains have rolled into the big E expo center.
Many people remember a childhood with an electric train set. Perhaps it was an HO-scale layout on a sheet of plywood in the basement or a brand-new Lionel set first discovered under the Christmas tree. While most of those train sets have been long-since put away, some Southern Illinoisans' fondness for model railroading has grown, both in levels of interest and in the size of their trains.
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Wanda McLain and her great-grandson Casey Eppley of Walkersville watch model trains chug along the tracks during the Frederick County Society of Model Engineers’ open house Sunday afternoon in Frederick
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