For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
When most people think of a model train set, what they have in mind travels around the dining room table, or perhaps through a setup in the basement. For Newton resident Walt Smith and a handful of others throughout central Iowa, the trains are on a grander tableau, in their backyards.
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Garden trains make a great hobby for some
When most people think of a model train set, what they have in mind travels around the dining room table, or perhaps through a setup in the basement. For Newton resident Walt Smith and a handful of others throughout central Iowa, the trains are on a grander tableau, in their backyards.
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Garden trains make a great hobby for some
AUGUSTA -- Barbara Hagan of Windsor loves her doll houses, and her husband, Dick, loved his model railroads.
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The impressive model train display at the Maine Mall transports holiday shoppers to memories near and far
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AUGUSTA -- The Great Falls Model Railroad Club of Auburn and Maine 3-Railers, based in Augusta, will share their collections and knowledge about model trains during the two-day Model Railroad Celebration at the Maine State Museum Dec. 3-4.
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Model railroading at Maine State Museum Dec. 3-4
Businessman who co-founded Filterite Corp. Robert Walter Miller Jr., a retired businessman and co-founder of Filterite Corp. who was an avid model railroader, died Saturday of liver cancer at the Colonnade in the city's Tuscany- Canterbury neighborhood.
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Robert W. Miller Jr. dies at age 84
The extension to Brunswick is the first such project in the nation to begin construction.
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Despite heroic rescue efforts by neighbours and firefighters, a 56-year-old Seeleys Bay man died in a weekend house fire on the village's main street. Clifford Smith was alone at 167 Main Street when neighbours reported smoke billowing out of the bungalow at around 4 p.m.
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House fire claims life of area man
It's one of first states to try to tie student test scores to teacher evaluations Having passed an ambitious education reform law, Maryland is now wrestling with complex questions about how student test scores will be used to evaluate teachers.
All Aboard for National Train Day! The three rail museums in Virginias Rail Heritage Region are teaming up on May 8, 2010 to provide special National Train Day activities for train fans of all ages.
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