Model trains back on the track
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Model trains back on the track
For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
Model trains back on the track
A North Barrington woman is giving the public a glimpse into the world of mobile miniatures that she's created.
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Trains aren't garden-variety models
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Model trains chug into Santa Maria library
IT CAN take model train enthusiast Steve Malone hundreds of hours to construct his intricately detailed miniature trains.
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Rail enthusiasts steam into city
For the past 15 years, the Joplin Museum Complex has been home to the Tri-State Model Rail-Roaders train show and swap meet. And this weekend is no different. More than 60 tables of model trains are for
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William Pignataro has been collecting model trains since he received his first American Flyer model train for Christmas at the age of 5. When he was diagnosed with full-blown melanoma, a type of skin cancer, on the dome of his head in 2002, he decided to take his hobby seriously and build a re-creation of the New England coast he calls “Valley Stream Railroad.”
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A Model Citizen: Cancer survivor loves model trains
Cindy Bellamy points to a model train car while Siena Bellamy, 3, Tyler Boswell, 2, Brian Foster, 3, and Natalie Libbey, 2 look at the trains go bye at the Northern Pacific Railway Museum in Toppenish, Wash., on Dec. 11, 2010. Museum visitors get to see the model trains, enjoy snacks and hot cocoa, and ride a real train to the 'North Pole' to meet Santa Claus.
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In 100 years of hobbying, model railroads and trains may have skipped a generation, but hobbyists note that there is a resurgence of interest in younger children today.
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Picking Up Some Steam
A free opening reception is being held at the Historic Arkansas Museum. The museum presents the 9th Annual Eclectic Collector: The Model Trains of Bill Albright in the Study Gallery at a free opening on Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Meet a model train enthusiast in this week's Bobby's Bama.
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Bobby's Bama: Model Trains