Monday, August 15th, 2011
Mesmerized by the sound and motion of a model train, children of all ages stop and stare (and even let out a little “choo-choo!”) when the little wheels start gliding by. While some enthusiasts may erect a model train set in their own home to enjoy, the members of the Anderson-Stoney Creek Library Model Railroad Club have built one for the entire community to share.
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Getting Together: Model Railroad Club shares love of trains with community
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011
TOWNSEND CENTRE – Some trends come out of nowhere and only make sense once they have established themselves.
Continue here: Model railroads growing trend in gardening
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Saturday, May 7th, 2011
All aboard! National Train Day rolls into Naples on Saturday, May 7, at the Naples Depot Cultural Center. Organizers want to raise the awareness of the importance of trains to the history of Southwest Florida — also, they add, it’s a chance to play with really neat model trains on exhibit there.
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Train Day to revisit Naples’ rail history
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Former Duke realty exec leads effort to return area to its glory days as a vibrant residential community.
Continue here: Plan drives hopes for Meadows' revival
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
You're never too old to play with toys. The proof is the wide range of people who attend the Niagara Falls Model Railway Show. Held Sunday at the Niagara Falls Optimist Club, the show is sponsored by the Niagara Railway Museum.
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Model railway show draws a crowd young and old (Niagara Falls Review)
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas —A well-traveled model railroad layout finally found a home.The huge project, covering two 4-by-8-foot platforms, shows Coleman and Luling (which is 22 miles southeast of San Marcos) as they may have looked between 1950 and 1970.Tiny children play in a park. Firefighters battle a house fire. Boaters float down the San Marcos River. Trains circle the towns, again and again and ...
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RICK SMITH: Tiny tracks took tedious trek (The San Angelo Standard-Times)
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Critics say this region is too small for electric trains. It’s a strong point.
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Size matters for rail transit (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
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Saturday, June 27th, 2009
MORNING READ: The man behind the Matterhorn, Autopia and the Monorail sits down to chat.
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He designed Disneyland's biggest attraction (Orange County Register)
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