For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
As the foot-long model train engine chugged around the tracks Saturday, making its way through an idyllic miniature town and blowing a horn, Mo Clark tried to decide which of her boys was most mesmerized: 5-year-old Colin, 7-year-old Aidan — or 41-year-old Wayne, Clark’s husband. “There’s something about boys and …
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Mall’s model trains captivate kids of all ages
See model trains in action Sunday at Burlington City Hall
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It might be 200-odd years since George Stephenson invented the locomotive, but 10,000 people flocking to the Washington State History Museum each December prove even tablet computers and video games can’t diminish the fun of playing with model trains.
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Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page ESSEX — Steve Cryan has again transformed the third floor of the Connecticut River Museum into a wonderland of model trains, tug boats and Connecticut River history.
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A Massive Train Show, 18 Years Running
Once upon a time the train was the focal point of many towns, some of which owed their very existence to the railroad. The howl of a whistle announced the arrival of the train that was bringing passengers, news, mail and goods that otherwise the townspeople would do without.
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The Severna Park Model RR Club, now 47, to open its doors to lovers of HO model trains His father always set up an elaborate network of Lionel model trains late on Dec. 24, so when Frank Winner and his little brother, Jim, got up Christmas mornings, they'd find the living room of the small family home filled with moving cars, blowing whistles and flashing lights.
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The new Ford City Renaissance Community Partnership is sponsoring a train display for the holidays in downtown Ford City, featuring the work of veteran model trainman Mike Luke, which will be open through Dec. 30.
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Kittanning train buff still on track
There's lots to see, do and explore today in the South Sound. Get out and enjoy.
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Train garden consumes Thanksgiving week Model trains, not turkey, top the Thanksgiving menu for the Schumm family of Harford County. They have, for the past nine years, forgone the traditional dinner so they can treat thousands of others to a visual feast at the Kennedy Krieger Institute's Festival of Trees, which opens Friday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
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Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page Steve Cryan has decked out his operational 26-foot model train layout with new scenery, more trains and surprises. Join the search to locate several objects buried within the landscape at the Connecticut River Museum's 18th Annual Holiday Train Show starting Friday, Nov. 18. An interactive American Flyer layout ...
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