For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
A large display created by the Bedford Central Railroad Group is encouraging children to get excited about an old hobby Is your family stuck at home with nothing to do this week? A group in Bedford wants to get your kids off the couch, and get them excited about an old hobby.
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If you squint your eyes, you may feel like you're inside a snow globe at the "Enchanted Railroad" display at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. "It's so engaging, and it's a sensory stimulation," said Special Events Manager Marilyn Baysek of the display, which drew 15,000 visitors last year.
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Hilton Osaka hosting big model train diorama The Hilton Osaka hotel is showcasing model trains running on a large diorama until Jan. 8.
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Become immersed in Charlie Kauffman’s world of model trains this holiday season as he opens up his private collection for the first time to the public. Everyone from the young to the young at heart are welcome to take in the sights, sounds and even smells of Kauffman’s various quarter-inch sceneries, which include the Good Lumber Co. in Quincy; the former Mont Alto Iron Co., which was housed on ...
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Charlie Kauffman's model train displays weave through history
There’s something calming about watching model trains snake along tracks through ornate villages built by area train enthusiasts. The 11th annual Waynesboro Lions Club train show is headed to the Mont Alto Volunteer Fire Department from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Two working model train layouts will fill the fire hall, along with 80 vendors selling train sets, model trains and automobiles ...
Model trains began marching down the tracks at an old military academy last week.
In conjunction with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train stop in Galesburg, there was a Train and Memorabilia Show in the former Carriage House furniture store Saturday. Collectors from across the state came to Galesburg to show off, and in most cases to sell, their assorted memorabilia.
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Train fans share variety of memorabilia at Galesburg show
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Mesmerized by the sound and motion of a model train, children of all ages stop and stare (and even let out a little “choo-choo!”) when the little wheels start gliding by. While some enthusiasts may erect a model train set in their own home to enjoy, the members of the Anderson-Stoney Creek Library Model Railroad Club have built one for the entire community to share.
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Getting Together: Model Railroad Club shares love of trains with community
Train lovers can flock to the Mesa Public Library for an exhibit on model trains in an effort to restore a 1912 locomotive that is housed at Pioneer Park.
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Model-train exhibit encourages restoration of 1912 locomotive