Model enthusiasts’ layout goes coast to coast

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

GALVESTON When Steve Townley got his first look at the Galveston Model Railroad Club and Museum one thought entered his mind.

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Something for everyone at maritime park’s season opener this weekend

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Whether you are interested in shopping, food, show cars, model trains, colonial re-enactors, antique boats, Civil War exhibits, boat building, creek cruises, diesel engines, open air music or just walking around the park, there is something for you at Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park’s Working Waterman’s Weekend and season opener this Friday and Saturday, April 27–28, from ...

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New look DeQuincy museum ready to host festival

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

“The museum is a reflection of the history of DeQuincy from its beginnings in 1897 and its growth from the railroads. The building itself is the most important one historically in DeQuincy. We are very proud of what we have done [with the updates],” said Gary Cooper, former DeQuincy mayor and current President of the DeQuincy Railroad Museum Board of Directors.

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Can you hear the steam whistle?

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

CYNDI MILLS editor@thedailyobserver.ca The CN rail lines may be abandoned in the area, but over March Break people can catch the local trains at the third annual Model Train Exhibit.

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Model trains on display at Poway museum

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is presenting a new model train exhibit at the Heritage Museum, located in Old Poway Park.

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Model trains on display at Poway museum

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is presenting a new model train exhibit at the Heritage Museum, located in Old Poway Park.

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Miniature trains, big impact at Pa. museum

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

STRASBURG, Pa. (AP) - During the heyday of passenger rail service, nothing surpassed Pennsylvania Railroad's Broadway Limited.

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Model Train Museum Now Open in Former Hobby Shop

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Missourian Photo. A museum-quality model train layout is currently under construction at Iron Horse Trains, 11 W. Main St. in Downtown Washington. The finished layout will be complete with six levels of track for HO scale trains.

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Model railroad museum in Richland draws up to 10,000 guests annually

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

License plates from Michigan, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia showed up last week at the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Richland.  read more »

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Model Train Festival brings fun, thousands of people to Tacoma

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

It might be 200-odd years since George Stephenson invented the locomotive, but 10,000 people flocking to the Washington State History Museum each December prove even tablet computers and video games can’t diminish the fun of playing with model trains.

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