Model train show draws in exhibitors to pavilion

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Levi LeCrone, 9, uses a train simulator Saturday during the Enid Train & Hobby Show and Sale at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center Pavilion. (Staff Photo by BONNIE VCULEK)

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From hobbyist to hobby shop owner

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

After years of buying model trains and aircraft from Cape Cod Hobby, Clayton Brown decided earlier this year to buy the business when previous owner Brian Decaire died unexpectedly.

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PPPs not a solution for better buses and trains – Greens

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are not the way to get better buses and trains, or better value for money from transport, said the Green Party today.

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Steel Wheels 5's freight train art rolls into Atlanta

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Steel Wheels , a railroad inspired art show at Archive Gallery , rolls into Atlanta this Friday, March 30 featuring work inspired by freight train graffiti by more that 100 artists. The show includes photography, canvas work, painted railroad memorabilia like signs and hand-painted model trains.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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Councilman plans to form model railroad club

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Walter Watson plans to form a model railroad club and hopes to generate some interest in the organization. He said there were still a lot of details to work out, but he wanted to get more people on board with the project.

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Model train tour on track for April 28

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Model railroad enthusiasts will get an opportunity to tour eight new layouts at six locations between Harrison City and Ligonier during the fourth annual Model Railroad Home Tour, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28.

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Model railroad club finds home at museum

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Train whistles may soon be sounding in a room at the Plymouth County Historical Museum. The Floyd Valley Model Railroad Club, a new organization, meets each Saturday in a room in the lower level of the north end of the museum, where members are slowly constructing a model railroad layout.

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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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Enthusiasts young and old share a devotion to scale-model rails

Monday, February 20th, 2012

(from left) Keegan Gresham, 4, of Bloomington and Gus Ulrich, 3, of Brimfield gaze in wonder at model monorail Sunday during the Peoria Train Fair at Illinois Central College in Peoria.

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