Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
So if a car's experience is so fundamentally different than riding transit, what parallel experience can we plumb for joyous attributes? I would propose we look for a model to long-distance trains and their sense of possibility and romance, not the raw sex of cars.
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Carol Pierson Holding: A Better Idea for Branding Public Transit
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Sunday, March 4th, 2012
Hundreds flocked to Essex Junction for the annual model train show put on by Vermont Rails.
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Trains roll into Essex Jct.
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Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Lovers of model trains converge in Lena for an exhibition of their favorite toys.
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Model train show in Lena draws many people
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
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.
Continue here: Model trains create popular attraction at Bedford Museum
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Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Trains took over a local car dealership Saturday in Green Bay.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
The Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum has been dedicated to sharing model trains with the public for more than 20 years.
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Train lovers share their passion
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
Harry Stinson, Vice President of the Model Railway Club, takes a few of his trains for a spin at the Work Point clubhouse. The Model Railway Club has been chugging along at Work Point 1031 since its creation in 1997.
Continue here: CFB Esquimalt, Home of the Canadian Pacific Fleet
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
When progressives are given the opportunity to put one of our own into an obscure-but-powerful position, it is critical to carpe diem. In New York, one of those opportunities has emerged in the form of Eric Schneiderman.
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David Sirota: Eric Schneiderman & the Progressive Movement's Carpe Diem Opportunity on September 14th
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Toyota is to begin selling the sound generator for installation in its best-selling Prius car - which runs in near silence on electric power at low speeds.
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The Prius gets a purr: Green car is made noisier to protect pedestrians
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
A Conversation with Razor & Tie's Cliff Chenfeld & Craig Balsam Mike Ragogna: The label Razor & Tie has had an extremely successful run...
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Mike Ragogna: The Business of Music III: A Conversation with Razor & Tie's Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam
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