Enthusiasts young and old share a devotion to scale-model rails

Monday, February 20th, 2012

(from left) Keegan Gresham, 4, of Bloomington and Gus Ulrich, 3, of Brimfield gaze in wonder at model monorail Sunday during the Peoria Train Fair at Illinois Central College in Peoria.

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Enthusiasts young and old share a devotion to scale-model rails

Boomers display model trains at exhibition

Friday, November 11th, 2011

T he Bedford Boomers held their 29th annual Model Railroad Exhibition on Sunday at McKelvie Middle School in Bedford. The “largest noncommercial model display east of the Mississippi River,” according to the club, took place 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Boomers display model trains at exhibition

Train club shares hobby

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

BUNKER HILL - Inwood resident Autumn York clearly remembers the train ride she took to Washington, D.C., an exciting experience she hopes to repeat sometime soon. That's one of the reasons York, 11, was excited to join her fellow St.

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Choo choo trains in miniature

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Loos brothers Christian, left, 11; Will, 10; and Lee, 8, right, attended the Guernsey Valley Model Railroad Club open house Sunday. It was the first open house in seven years, said club member David Adair. One of the largest model railroads in Ohio, it occupies the entire third floor of the Colley Block Building at Seventh Street and Wheeling Avenue, and features hundreds of cars and dozens of ...

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Choo choo trains in miniature

Model railroaders welcome all aboard to exhibit

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

MILFORD – For those sectors of the public up to the neck in shenanigans of whether to bring commuter rail into the Granite State, at last, a stopgap solution.

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Doll houses, trains, draw 600

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

AUGUSTA -- Barbara Hagan of Windsor loves her doll houses, and her husband, Dick, loved his model railroads.

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Model train enthusiasts attend event

Monday, December 13th, 2010

POCATELLO — Standing on a stool, nose pressed against the Plexiglas border, 4-year-old Nolan George watched as an HO size model train made its way towards him Saturday morning.

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Model railroading at Maine State Museum Dec. 3-4

Friday, November 26th, 2010

AUGUSTA -- The Great Falls Model Railroad Club of Auburn and Maine 3-Railers, based in Augusta, will share their collections and knowledge about model trains during the two-day Model Railroad Celebration at the Maine State Museum Dec. 3-4.

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Model railroading at Maine State Museum Dec. 3-4

Train exhibit at McKelvie Middle School

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

The Bedford Boomers will host its 28th annual Model Railroad Exhibition from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 7 at the McKelvie Middle School. The exhibition is the largest noncommercial display of model trains east of the Mississippi River.

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Train exhibit at McKelvie Middle School

Netting customers by logging them in

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

More than half of Wisconsin's Wi-Fi hotspots are now free as consumers increasingly turn to coffee shops, restaurants and other businesses for an Internet connection. Wisconsin has about 1,300 hotspots where the general public can get online with a wireless connection, according to Wired Wisconsin.

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Netting customers by logging them in