Trains rumble through Central for annual festival

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Chuck Spelina gave a "high-ball" hand gesture as a train barreled past downtown Central's Railroad Festival on Saturday afternoon.

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Trains rumble through Central for annual festival

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

Model trains on display at Poway museum

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

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

Model trains on display at Poway museum

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

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

Hobbies: Sharing a passion

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

If sharing a hobby is akin to sharing love, then participants in a National Hobby Day celebration at Frayser-Raleigh Senior Center on Jan. 26 generously displayed their personal natures.

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Model fundraiser: Retired drug store owner turns to miniature trains

Monday, December 26th, 2011

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Model Train Festival brings fun, thousands of people to Tacoma

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

It might be 200-odd years since George Stephenson invented the locomotive, but 10,000 people flocking to the Washington State History Museum each December prove even tablet computers and video games can’t diminish the fun of playing with model trains.

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Vero Beach’s McKee Botanical Garden rolls out train, more for holiday event

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

McKee Botanical Garden's large-scale model trains are ready to welcome visitors to "Holidays at McKee"

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Vero Beach's McKee Botanical Garden rolls out train, more for holiday event

A new home for Schaefer’s beloved model trains

Monday, December 12th, 2011

BALTIMORE - An orange Union Pacific car. A maroon car from the New York Central Lines. A star-spangled Lionel bicentennial train. They once were prized possessions of one of Maryland's most beloved politicians, the late William Donald Schaefer, and now they're on display at the B&O Railroad Museum. The cantankerous former governor, comptroller and Baltimore mayor had a soft spot for model trains ...

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Model railroading still engine of interest for many

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack. The wheels of time roll back. As smart-looking locomotives meander through lush fields, over intricate bridges and around bustling cities, it's easy to remember when trains were more than just a fading mode of transportation. "Everybody likes trains," said Gary Schnappinger of Centreville, president of the 3-year-old Queen Anne's Railroad Society, which has 20 ...

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