Model trains create popular attraction at Bedford Museum

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

A large display created by the Bedford Central Railroad Group is encouraging children to get excited about an old hobby Is your family stuck at home with nothing to do this week? A group in Bedford wants to get your kids off the couch, and get them excited about an old hobby.

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Model fundraiser: Retired drug store owner turns to miniature trains

Monday, December 26th, 2011

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KANSAI: Who & What

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Hilton Osaka hosting big model train diorama The Hilton Osaka hotel is showcasing model trains running on a large diorama until Jan. 8.

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Salisbury man accused of stealing model trains from stepfather

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

A 56-year-old Salisbury man is accused of stealing model trains from his step father and selling them at a pawn shop.

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Charlie Kauffman’s model train displays weave through history

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Become immersed in Charlie Kauffman’s world of model trains this holiday season as he opens up his private collection for the first time to the public. Everyone from the young to the young at heart are welcome to take in the sights, sounds and even smells of Kauffman’s various quarter-inch sceneries, which include the Good Lumber Co. in Quincy; the former Mont Alto Iron Co., which was housed on ...

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Model trains back on the track

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Model trains back on the track

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Waynesboro Lions Club train show will be Nov. 6

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

There’s something calming about watching model trains snake along tracks through ornate villages built by area train enthusiasts. The 11th annual Waynesboro Lions Club train show is headed to the Mont Alto Volunteer Fire Department from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Two working model train layouts will fill the fire hall, along with 80 vendors selling train sets, model trains and automobiles ...

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Train show to promote museum, downtown

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Organizers of a model train show are hoping to attract people to Leavenworth museums and downtown in general.

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Harvest at Wildwood this weekend

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Kat Robinson Harvest at Wildwood Park is this weekend. It’ll be a weekend of pickin’ and grinnin’ — literally, with the Arkansas Pickin’ and Grinnin’ Championships. There will be hayrides, a pumpkin fort, model trains, a lot of edibles available and different vendors for this and that. I have to admit, I am a little apprehensive. I’ve volunteered to be a judge in the culinary competition — and ...

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Clovis couple’s garden railway a labor of love

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

A Clovis couple have transformed their backyard garden into an oasis for model trains. Cal and Juanita Terrasas of Clovis have created a garden railway scene that depicts a train chugging its way through the Tehachapi mountains in their backyard on Birch Avenue.

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