For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
The Glancy Trains Show is rolling into the Detroit Historical Museum. Model trains in all gauges, plus accessories, structures, switches and track, will be available for purchase from collectors and dealers. Appraisals will be available, as will technical advice. Proceeds from the show will benefit the museum's exhibit "The Glancy Trains."
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Entertainment best bets (Detroit Free Press)
All aboard for the Great Train Expo, which is rolling into Rock Financial Showplace with model and toy trains and operating train layouts.
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Best bets: The Great Train Expo, Christmas at the Fort, Magic of Birmingham (Detroit Free Press)
The Tonight Show host apologizes for "misrepresenting" Johnston, wishing him luck "as he trains for
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Conan O'Brien Apologizes to Levi Johnston for Twitter Skit (US Weekly)
Ever sit next to someone you can't stand? That's Russell Brand and Katy Perry at the John Galliano fashion show in Paris. The woman sniffing the air is Leigh Lezark...
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Leigh Lezark Plays Trains With Russell Brand And Katy Perry (Anorak)
It looks just like a Long Island Rail Road train. So what would it be doing at a Metro-North Commuter Railroad station? Renowned model-train maker Lionel said Tuesday that it mistakenly included Metro-North station stickers in its first shipment of the long-awaited LIRR 175th Anniversary commemorative train set, which was sent to pre-order customers and retailers last month. "This has never ...
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Lionel LIRR train sets shipped with Metro-North stickers (Newsday)
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week - that very exclusive, invitation-only (sorry, you're soooo not invited) fashion takeover of New York City - kicks off Thursday morning. But, don't feel left out, because Thursday evening it's "Fashion's Night Out," an open-to-the-public fashion invasion of epic proportions. Starting around 6, with most participating stores open until 11 p.m., think celebrities ...
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Train buffs can now celebrate a very big anniversary for the Long Island Rail Road in a very small way, as renowned model train maker Lionel releases a scale replica of an LIRR train. The 1/48 scale model of the LIRR's M7 trains, in the traditional O gauge, commemorates the railroad's 175th anniversary this year. During the last several weeks, Lionel began shipping the train sets to hobby shops ...
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Lionel's new model celebrates LIRR's 175th anniversary (Newsday)
French Pres. Sarkozy added details to the "Grand Paris" urban renovation plan designed to modernize the city by 2025.
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Sarkozy Pushes Strongly for 2025 ‘Grand Paris’ (The Epoch Times)
OMAHA BEACH, France — A silent moment on France's most evocative shore, a thoughtful stroll over once-bloodied Normandy cliffs, a mug of cider with a Frenchman who remembers hearing the D-Day bombers as a scrawny child, hiding in his cellar.
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Paying homage to D-Day in tighter times (The Standard-Times)
First lady Michelle Obama’s official portrait, a seemingly benign photograph, caused something of a commotion when it was unveiled. It lies in that exposed 10-inch-or-so stretch between her shoulder and elbow.
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First arms (The Fayetteville Observer)