Calling all big fans of small trains

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

The Gold Coast Modular Railroad Club is looking for people 12 and older who want to play with miniature trains.

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Santa Susana Model Railroad Club brings together people who love trains

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Santa Susana Model Railroad Club brings together people who love trains.

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One Year Ago Today… (About)

Friday, December 10th, 2010

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Upcoming holiday events at Lauritzen Gardens

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Thousands of poinsettias, festive music and décor and nostalgic model trains will bring holiday cheer to all who visit Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha’s Botanical Center, this December. The following is a look ahead at upcoming events and exhibits at the garden.

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Locomotive enthusiasts talk track

Monday, November 15th, 2010

WINCHESTER -- Miniature locomotive enthusiasts were rolling into the Winchester Model Railroad Club's show, sale, and open house Saturday morning, but no one had one specific model of desire in mind.

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China to bid on US high-speed rail projects

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official said Saturday.

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Ivar Lovaas, autism pioneer, dies at 83

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

LOS ANGELES, USA: Ole Ivar Lovaas, a psychologist who developed one of the most widely used therapies for children with autism, and in doing so helped change the treatment and the public perception of the condition, died on August 2, 2010, in Lancaster, California. He was 83.

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All aboard for the Durst Train grand opening

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

The Durst Train display grand opening will be Saturday, September 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lake View Historical Museum, 114 Crescent Park Drive.

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David Sirota: Eric Schneiderman & the Progressive Movement’s Carpe Diem Opportunity on September 14th

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

When progressives are given the opportunity to put one of our own into an obscure-but-powerful position, it is critical to carpe diem. In New York, one of those opportunities has emerged in the form of Eric Schneiderman.

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Chuggin’ along: Raynham’s Old Colony Model Railroad Club brings nostalgia to life

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Donald Nevin comes all the way to Raynham from Cranston, R.I., every Wednesday night and on Saturday afternoons to spend his time amid the simulated sounds of train bells and horns, overlooking a miniature world that stands as an homage to the railroad culture of the mid-20th century.

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