Tiny boats are huge on detail
Thursday, January 12th, 2012Wittman, Md., native John Into has been working on model boats for 50 years.
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Model train show to make rare Central Va. appearance
Friday, August 5th, 2011The Virginia Train Collectors’ Summer Train Meet will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Monticello on Fifth Street Extended. Admission is $6; free for children 12 and under.
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Great Scale Model Train Show (The Capital)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010The show is dedicated to "scale" model trains, -- model trains that are intended to be reasonably accurate scale models. The merchandise at our shows includes all the common scales from Z to large scale.
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Great Scale Model Train Show (The Capital)
Model Obama homes in garden holiday train shows (Baltimore Sun)
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington.
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Model Obama homes in garden holiday train shows (Baltimore Sun)
Post-crash D.C. Metro is uneasy ride, users say (Baltimore Sun)
Saturday, October 24th, 2009Hot, crowded cars, manual braking add up to discomfort The next time you ride the Washington Metro, consider this: Some of your fellow passengers are trying desperately not to lose their lunch. Or breakfast.
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Post-crash D.C. Metro is uneasy ride, users say (Baltimore Sun)
Trolley museum inches closer to reopening (Washington Post)
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009It's impossible to explain a child's boundless fascination with trains, says Bob Clarke, a volunteer with the National Capital Trolley Museum.
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Child’s Play: Prairie dogs dig in at Maryland Zoo (The Capital)
Thursday, June 18th, 2009The most sought-after critters in town - prairie dogs - have returned to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Photo courtesy of the Baltimore Zoo "Prairie dogs are fun to watch as they play, squabble, groom and bark with others in their colony," said Karl Kranz, executive vice president for animal programs and chief operating officer at the zoo.
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Child's Play: Prairie dogs dig in at Maryland Zoo (The Capital)
Maryland Expands Clean Diesel Commitments Beyond New Transit Buses and MARC Trains to Upgrading Construction Equipment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday, May 14th, 2009BALTIMORE----Clean diesel technology will be playing a greater role than ever before; not just in bus and rail public transportation in Maryland but now cleaner construction equipment, as Maryland State leaders receive $1.73 Million in federal funds for upgrading construction equipment at port and environmental facilities.
SCHOOLS: District wins replication award (Delaware Coast Press)
Monday, May 11th, 2009On Monday, May 4, the Indian River School District received a special Models of Excellence Replication Award from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.
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SCHOOLS: District wins replication award (Delaware Coast Press)
Canton residents oppose transit plan (Baltimore Sun)
Sunday, April 26th, 2009But light rail line down Boston Street has official backing Once a gritty neighborhood on Southeast Baltimore's industrial waterfront, Canton has transformed itself into a model of urban chic where million-dollar townhouses overlook the harbor and destination night spots surround O'Donnell Square.
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Canton residents oppose transit plan (Baltimore Sun)