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European Swimming Championships – Day 1 round-up

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:23:43 +0000

17-year-old Grainne Murphy finished a creditable seventh in the final of the 400 metres individual medley (IM) at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest, writes RTÉ Sport's John Kenny.

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European Swimming Championships - Day 1 round-up

Rail stimulus paltry for Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:03:03 +0000

Only four passenger trains daily visit Pittsburgh's Amtrak station, taking five hours or longer to trek across mountains to Harrisburg and Washington, or nine hours through the night to Chicago.

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Caboose the beginning of New Freedom man’s rail story (The York Dispatch)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:01:52 +0000

Allen Smith doesn't play with model trains. Didn't as a child, nor has he as an adult. But he does have a passion for them because trains -- rail -- are one of the few things with historical, sociological and recreational value, and they serve as transportation.

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We Think Manufacturing Is Cool! (ThomasNet)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:58:34 +0000

SME Education Foundation's Manufacturing is Cool! website provides information on various engineering disciplines and challenges students to be involved in basic requirements. Organization worked with The Secret Room, Inc., in creation of content, graphic design, and video, which include YouTube videos of plant tours, information on educational opportunities, and bios on inventors and famous ...

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Central train museum chugs toward festival opening (Anderson Independent-Mail)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:59:17 +0000

Model trains running on more than 1,500 feet of track

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