For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
Alma Bell didn't put Placer County on the map gold mines, granite quarries and the transcontinental railroad did that but she certainly brought it notoriety.
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Placer County's museums open for Heritage Trail tour
ELKHART Here's a story for the kid in many of us. Elkhart's Railroad Museum has a brand new attraction worth 100-thousand dollars. Someone donated an amazing collection of one-of-a kind model trains.
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Elkhart railroad museum 'on-track' to open donated exhibit this fall
Metro riders who park at rail stations or take trains late on weekends may get a reprieve from fee increases under a new proposal -- with rush-hour commuters potentially paying the difference with up to 50-cent surcharges on top of already hefty fare increases.
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Metro examining 50-cent surcharges during rush hour
Metrolink’s board of directors will meet Friday to discuss a proposal to eliminate all trains to west Ventura County, though the board’s chairman said the plan has “zero” chance of approval.
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Metrolink to weigh less drastic cuts to Ventura County (Ventura County Star)
Metrolinks board of directors will meet Friday to discuss a proposal to eliminate all trains to west Ventura County, though the boards chairman said the plan has zero chance of approval.
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Getting high-speed rail to Central Florida was a battle. It passed partly on the promise of jobs. WFTV went all the way to Madrid, Spain to find out what kinds of jobs came with the trains.
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WFTV In Spain: What Jobs Will Rail Bring? (WFTV 9 Orlando)
It's time to start appointing our State Supreme Court judges. After the high court ruled it was OK for justices to stay on cases involving even those who contribute significant sums of money to their campaigns, I can see no other way for us to regain some sliver of trust in the impartiality of the system.
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Emily's Post: Activist judges, trains and bikes, Scott Walker, and Feingold and the filibuster (Isthmus)
There are a lot of parts to Charles Schuster's life. So many that he doesn't bother to make a list and keep track of them all. There are parts that show his spirit of aviation. And parts that keep cars and trains rolling to new destinations.
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TOY STORY: A toy maker looks to the past for his love of woodworking (Portage Daily Register)
Hundreds came to Riverview Park on Dec. 24 to view Sunny’s holiday model train display set up around the community Christmas tree.
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All aboard for Riverview Park trains (Sebastian Sun)
SEBASTIAN — They’ll be rolling around the Christmas tree in Sebastian on Dec. 24 — Sunnys holiday model train display returns to the park just in time for Christmas.
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'All aboard!' on Christmas Eve in Sebastian | Video (Indian River Press Journal)