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ARGILLITE, Ky. -- The 28th annual Tri-State Model Train Railroad Show is scheduled for March 19-20, at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.
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Finger Lakes Live Steamers welcomes the public onto its 12-acre campus to experience the thrill of large-scale model trains.
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Dallas Police Sgt. Byron Fassett knows the story well: A preteen runs away from home and survives by selling her body.
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The plant near UW-Madison, site of looming coal piles, source of grit and smoke, and target of lawsuits, is being transformed into a innovative facility that will burn natural gas and farm-grown fuels.
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Charter Street coal plant embarks on its transition to cleaner fuels
A long-running dispute over plans to run driver-only trains on a new £300million train service has been settled after union leaders agreed to end strike action.
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HOV lanes, job cuts and service in the surburbs are just a few issues to consider in wake of the news that DART anticipates lower sales tax revenue over the next 20 years than originally forecast.
Continue here: Analysis: DART's handling of fiscal crisis presents risks, opportunities (Dallas Morning News)
The slow economy in North Texas has finally kicked Dallas Area Rapid Transit right in the teeth. Its top executives said Tuesday that sharply reduced bus and rail services are almost certain, and plans to build a second downtown Dallas rail line and to complete the Orange Line to the airport are now in jeopardy.
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Dallas transit officials warn of service cuts, trouble for new projects (Dallas Morning News)
Building a model railroad takes creativity, imagination, engineering skills and artistry. Tom Baughman of Plain Township has everything it takes to do the job “just right.”
Continue here: Plain Township man is a master at model railroads (The Canton Repository)
HUNTINGTON -- More than a dozen model trains are set up this weekend at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington for the 52nd annual Appalachian Model Railroad Society Show.
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Model Railroad Society Show for young and young at heart (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)