Model trains: all in the family
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012The saying goes that the family that stays together plays together. For one West Virginia clan, playtime is all about trains.
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Model trains: all in the family
Metro trains ran at restricted speed
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Thousands of commuters in the national capital were affected and became edgy Tuesday morning as trains on the city's Metro network ran at slower than usual speeds on the busy routes.
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Metro trains ran at restricted speed
Railroad club hosts open house
Monday, November 28th, 2011The club assembled a Christmas model for the event.
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Garden railway runs through family’s joined yards
Saturday, September 10th, 2011The Dawleys of Wichita are a fortunate family. Mom and Dad have lived in the same house at 2015 E. Blake since 1968, and their son moved into the house next door several years ago, followed by their daughter and her husband in the house next to his a couple of years ago.
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Garden railway runs through family's joined yards
A Model Train Collector’s One-Track Mind
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011After Years Amassing a Miniature World, His Collection Will Be Auctioned for an Out-of-This-World Price
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A Model Train Collector's One-Track Mind
Trains, cars come to life at museum
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010David Burroughs' love of model trains and vintage cars has come alive at Roads and Rails Museum, 200 N East St , Frederick
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Trains, cars come to life at museum
Trains that make a difference in peoples lives come to Idaho Falls
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Trains take over Idaho Falls, and adults and children came to enjoy these model trains.
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Trains that make a difference in peoples lives come to Idaho Falls
Plunge into Chatham’s naval history
Friday, September 10th, 2010“Best reinvention of a de-commissioned dockyard” – I’m not sure if there is such a prize, but if there is, then I have no doubt of the winner. One good reason that Britain ruled the waves (mostly) from Elizabethan times to the Second World War was Chatham Dockyard, a place of tremendous energy and innovation. HMS Victory was just one of the ships that was launched here.
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Plunge into Chatham's naval history
Plunge into Chatham’s naval history
Friday, September 10th, 2010“Best reinvention of a de-commissioned dockyard” – I’m not sure if there is such a prize, but if there is, then I have no doubt of the winner. One good reason that Britain ruled the waves (mostly) from Elizabethan times to the Second World War was Chatham Dockyard, a place of tremendous energy and innovation. HMS Victory was just one of the ships that was launched here.
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Full steam ahead! House with 1,000ft model railway in back garden goes under the hammer
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010The centre piece of the track is a huge Koi carp pool with bridges and waterfalls, where workmen can be seen maintaining the tracks.
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Full steam ahead! House with 1,000ft model railway in back garden goes under the hammer