Richard J. Ryan, mechanic, model train hobbyist

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Richard J. Ryan, a railroad enthusiast and model train hobbyist who worked 30 years as a machine and equipment mechanic for Western Electric, died Monday in the Center for Hospice&Palliative Care, Cheektowaga. He was 84.

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Family working on the railroad store because son has passion for trains

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

One reason to become the owner of a small business is because you can’t bear to see a place y

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Bridgeton artist's plastic model kit illustrations set for display

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

BRIDGETON — An iconic plastic model kit company is ready to re-assemble its product line.

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In retirees' Man Cave, a return to the hobbies of youth

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Outnumbered by the women at an Irvine senior living center, men rediscover the joy of model making that has been dormant since they were young. Along with trains and planes, they build fellowship. The ladies are everywhere at the Atria Woodbridge senior living community in Irvine: It is the ladies who fill the dining hall, the ladies who while away the afternoon chatting and doing crossword ...

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Victoria's Secret models a rare breed

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Victoria's Secret models are "rarer than the world's top-performing" athletes.

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Railroad Club puts grandchildren on track to fun

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Members of the Sun City Center Model Railroad Club enjoy the club's open houses as much as the youngsters who visit.

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PHOTOS: Trains, trains and more trains

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

The 10th Annual Model Railroad Show features Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, at First Presbyterian Church, 1225 Fourth St., Fond du Lac. On Sunday the show runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Photos taken on Saturday, April 14, 2012.

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Efficiency prompts big, pricey changes at KAAPA Ethanol

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

MINDEN — The dirt work was finished Monday and about two-thirds of the nearly four miles of rail has been laid in a huge loop south of the KAAPA Ethanol plant. With delivery of a locomotive expected in about six weeks, plant employees loading 96-car unit trains for shipment on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line soon will be living the dream of model train enthusiasts, but on a full-scale ...

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Model train show draws in exhibitors to pavilion

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Levi LeCrone, 9, uses a train simulator Saturday during the Enid Train & Hobby Show and Sale at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center Pavilion. (Staff Photo by BONNIE VCULEK)

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Model train show draws in exhibitors to pavilion

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Levi LeCrone, 9, uses a train simulator Saturday during the Enid Train & Hobby Show and Sale at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center Pavilion. (Staff Photo by BONNIE VCULEK)

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