Model railroad steams back to 1960

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

The Lompoc HO Model Railroad Club is in the process of completing a new 1,500-foot  track layout which features scenery of what Lompoc looked like more than 50 years ago.

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Model railroad steams back to 1960

Lompoc model railroad steams back to 1960

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

The Lompoc HO Model Railroad Club is in the process of completing a new 1,500-foot  track layout which features scenery of what Lompoc looked like more than 50 years ago.

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Lompoc model railroad steams back to 1960

Model train club gives public a bird's-eye view

Monday, May 7th, 2012

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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In Roxbury, Locomotion

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

“My dream is to have many, many, many trains running at one time,” said Harvey Yaverbaum. “It’s all about motion. In my head, I see 14 to 15 trains moving simultaneously.”

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In Roxbury, a Former Manhattan Attorney Finds Some Locomotion

Friday, April 27th, 2012

“My dream is to have many, many, many trains running at one time,” said Harvey Yaverbaum. “It’s all about motion. In my head, I see 14 to 15 trains moving simultaneously.”

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In retirees' Man Cave, a return to the hobbies of youth

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Outnumbered by the women at an Irvine senior living center, men rediscover the joy of model making that has been dormant since they were young. Along with trains and planes, they build fellowship. The ladies are everywhere at the Atria Woodbridge senior living community in Irvine: It is the ladies who fill the dining hall, the ladies who while away the afternoon chatting and doing crossword ...

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York Model Railway Show celebrates its 50th year

Monday, April 9th, 2012

THOUSANDS of visitors descended on the city over the weekend for the 50th York Model Railway Show.

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York Model Railway Show celebrates its 50th year

Councilman plans to form model railroad club

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Walter Watson plans to form a model railroad club and hopes to generate some interest in the organization. He said there were still a lot of details to work out, but he wanted to get more people on board with the project.

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Plan your weekend

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Choo choo Model Train Flea Market on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 36, 280 King W. Dundas. Take in the model trains, planes, cars, sailing ships, warships, diecast cars, books and photos. Hosted by the Dundas...

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Model railroad enthusiasts are set for Paris show this weekend

Friday, January 13th, 2012

When you drive up to Stuart Taylor’s house and see a light shining in the basement window, you can bet the imagination is at work.

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