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Donation of miniature trains has big impact on Strasburg museum

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:35:57 +0000

During the heyday of passenger rail service, nothing surpassed Pennsylvania Railroad's Broadway Limited. Running between New York and Chicago — with Pennsylvania stops at Philadelphia, Paoli, Harrisburg, Altoona and Pittsburgh — it was the cream of the crop when it came to luxury rail tr...

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

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:48:22 +0000

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

Make tracks for big model train show at Convention Center

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:57:20 +0000

Greenberg's Train and Toy Show will be rolling into the station at the Lancaster County Convention Center this weekend. Lancaster is just one stop for the show, which features a huge display of model trains, train collectibles, demonstrations, a train marketplace and even a train that carries passen...

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Sebring Model Railroad Club holds open house

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:56:35 +0000

The Sebring Model Railroad Club knows a thing or two about model trains. For starters, the group has built a 3,000-foot layout in the Sebring Station, which it owns.

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Hobby of a lifetime: Charleston resident’s love of trains leads to extensive model collection

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:14:20 +0000

Memories ride the rails of the HO gauge model train layout in a room of Jerry McRoberts' Charleston home that was specially built for what has been a hobby of a lifetime.

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Model trains re-create the Lehigh Valley

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:31:30 +0000

Musikfest is about music, but the Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum puts out the welcome mat to Bethlehem visitors during its annual Musikfest open house 2-5 p.m. Aug. 6-7 and 13-14 at 705 Linden St.

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‘I hear the train a comin’

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:19:17 +0000

Rev. Joseph Kean can't wait to blow his own horn – literally. The retired priest has model trains galore and he's working on a display at a small Allentown mall where the public can enjoy them as much as he does.

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Love of trains rolls on for hobbyists at Richmond show

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:39:14 +0000

The Virginia Train Collectors’ Train Meet took place on Sunday at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds. For Christmas 20 years ago, Gail Scott gave her husband, Jim, a toy train. That gift is now the foundation of a time-consuming yet pleasurable family hobby.

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Rod Stewart Builds Model Trains Backstage

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:49:49 +0000

Rod Stewart builds model trains backstage when he’s on tour. While some rock stars indulge in hedonistic pursuits such as drinking, drug-taking and casual sex when they come offstage, the Scottish singer requests a large table in his dressing room so he can indulge his hobby of building scale models of railways. He also makes

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Model railroad club roars to life

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:59:45 +0000

CINNAMINSON — Nostalgia is right on track with technology for the Burlington County Model Railroad Club.

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