Model Train Show
Friday, April 29th, 2011Cape Cod Model Railroad Club is hosting a Model Train Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1 at Cape Cod Community College.
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Model Trains Among $10 Million in Sotheby’s 27,000 Antique Toys
Thursday, January 6th, 2011The group is part of the Jerni Collection, which includes more than 27,000 toys made between 1850 and 1940. The auction house is offering the entire collection as a single lot in a private sale estimated to bring more than $10 million. Other experts put the value much higher.
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Locomotive enthusiasts talk track
Monday, November 15th, 2010WINCHESTER -- Miniature locomotive enthusiasts were rolling into the Winchester Model Railroad Club's show, sale, and open house Saturday morning, but no one had one specific model of desire in mind.
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Locomotive enthusiasts talk track
iTrainCollect.com: An Online Community and Blog About Collecting Toy Trains
Sunday, October 31st, 2010iTrainCollect.com has transformed into an online community and added new blog posts about topics like the different scales of model trains, Bachmann model trains, and G scale model trains. (PRWeb October 31, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4724454.htm
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Florida Will Build Nation’s First High-Speed Rail Corridor
Saturday, October 30th, 2010As the Obama Administration pushes for high-speed rail networks across the country, Germany's Siemens has secured a place for its Valero ICE trains in the Sunshine State. Earlier this month, Siemens presented its vision of U.S. high-speed rail to the people of Florida with the "Future of Florida High-Speed Rail Tour," a traveling exhibit featuring a full-sized model of the Velaro high-speed train.
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sonRAIL — computer model to calculate noise levels along the Swiss rail network
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Working together with an international project team, Empa's acoustic specialists have developed a computer model which allows them to calculate noise levels along the entire Swiss rail network. The program describes how much sound is radiated and how it is attenuated. The results will one day show in high precision where residents are particularly exposed to noise and what abatement measures ...
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Why French unions don’t want to wait until 62 to retire
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010French unions rallied again in protest of President Sarkozy's proposal to increase the minimum retirement age to 62.
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Talgo Selects MSC.Software CAE Solutions for the Virtual Prototyping of High Speed Train
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010The Spanish Rail OEM Manufacturer, Talgo, Migrates to MSC Unified Licensing Model to Improve Its Technological Innovation and Supply High Quality Products and Services
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World Bank Approves $112.9 Million for São Paulo’s Urban Trains
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010More than 120,000 new daily passengers to be served by 2012
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Tight budgets might slow Metrolink’s purchase of safer passenger cars
Friday, September 17th, 2010The agency's chief executive wants to buy more Hyundai Totem cars that feature energy-absorbing crush zones now required by the U.S. But the agencies funding Metrolink might lack the necessary funds. Tight budgets at Southern California's regional transportation agencies might scuttle a plan to speed up replacement of Metrolink's aging passenger cars with a safer South Korean model that can ...
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