Carol Pierson Holding: A Better Idea for Branding Public Transit

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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Trains roll into Essex Jct.

Sunday, March 4th, 2012

Hundreds flocked to Essex Junction for the annual model train show put on by Vermont Rails.

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Model train show in Lena draws many people

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

Lovers of model trains converge in Lena for an exhibition of their favorite toys.

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Model trains create popular attraction at Bedford Museum

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.

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Model trains take over car dealership

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Trains took over a local car dealership Saturday in Green Bay.

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Train lovers share their passion

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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CFB Esquimalt, Home of the Canadian Pacific Fleet

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.

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David Sirota: Eric Schneiderman & the Progressive Movement’s Carpe Diem Opportunity on September 14th

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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The Prius gets a purr: Green car is made noisier to protect pedestrians

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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Mike Ragogna: The Business of Music III: A Conversation with Razor & Tie’s Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam

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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