Thursday, October 13th, 2011
There are three tiny little towns in the area you won’t find on any map. Trains pull through the towns, announcing their approach with whistles. Lights twinkle from the buildings. The towns, Bakersville, New City and Cobbleton, are part of a 25-foot-by-60-foot layout for the Evergreen Railroad Modelers’ HO gauge railroad.
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Railroad modelers right on track for fun - Thu, 13 Oct 2011 PST
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
What a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
More here: Communities built block by block
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
Warren Buffett isn’t the only one to savor that clickety-clack — the railroad industry has long ridden the pop culture track.
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A love of trains (Omaha World-Herald)
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended three years ago that Washington's Metro system replace the type of rail car involved in Monday's mishap that killed nine and injured 80.
Continue here: Aging trains on D.C. subway not replaced (Detroit Free Press)
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
HAMBURG (AP) — It's billed as the world's largest model train set — a miniature world that snakes along eight miles (12 kilometers) of track, amid fields, cities, even the snowcapped Swiss Alps.
Continue here: Massive model railroad set becoming one of Germany's most popular tourist attractions (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
HUNTINGTON -- Bob Olson drove from Charleston to Huntington's Veterans Memorial Field House Friday night in search for treasure.
Continue here: Model Railroad Show kicks off (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
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