VCAD trains with new boat

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Employees of the Vernon County Ambulance District take a newly-acquired rescue boat and motor out for a training session on Walton Lake in Nevada on Saturday. The 2011 model inflatable boat is made by Mercury and is 14.1 feet long and has a six foot beam.

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Model Train Show Transcends Age

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Model trains are timeless.

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Model train tour on track for April 28

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Model railroad enthusiasts will get an opportunity to tour eight new layouts at six locations between Harrison City and Ligonier during the fourth annual Model Railroad Home Tour, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28.

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Model train show in Lena draws many people

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

Lovers of model trains converge in Lena for an exhibition of their favorite toys.

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Miniature trains, big impact at Pa. museum

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

STRASBURG, Pa. (AP) - During the heyday of passenger rail service, nothing surpassed Pennsylvania Railroad's Broadway Limited.

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Miniature trains, big impact at Pa. museum

Auctions: Philadelphia-area auctions offer trains and metal memorabilia

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Three sales next week will offer items appealing to the metallurgically minded: a gold presentation trophy; a collection of brass model railroad trains, and advertising signs made of tin. Off to the smelters.

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Big E hosts Railroad Hobby Show

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Model railroad trains have rolled into the big E expo center.

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Model trains on display at Valley River Center

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

It's a childhood dream come true this weekend at Valley River Center.

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Popular display of model trains reaches end of the line

Friday, January 13th, 2012

A favorite train display with a lot of history will soon close its doors.  After 26 years, The Old Mauch Chunk Model Train Display in Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., will be packed up on Sunday. "We've been open year-round for 26-and-a-half years. We opened August 22, 1985," said Michael Heery, whose family owns the display. Before that, Heery said, it took one family nearly 50 years to collect the ...

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Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, SportsTrain enthusiast, rail historian has been building massive model …

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Becker Spaun stands amid his model trains in his Hannibal, Mo. basement. Spaun has been collecting model trains for more than 40 years; he has hundreds of miniature coal, freight and passenger train cars.

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