Auctions: Philadelphia-area auctions offer trains and metal memorabilia

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Three sales next week will offer items appealing to the metallurgically minded: a gold presentation trophy; a collection of brass model railroad trains, and advertising signs made of tin. Off to the smelters.

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Model trains call Fleetwood depot home

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

When Jim Herbein was growing up in Fleetwood, he'd catch a ride on a Reading Co. steam locomotive delivering freight to his grandfather's depot, A.R. Hoffman Lumber & Coal.

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Ditching Cars For Bullet Trains – Can Obama Get High-Speed On Track

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

President Barack Obama wants to upgrade America's transport system using high-speed trains, bringing a taste of what is a part of everyday life in Europe and Asia to the United States. But the car-obsessed nation is divided over the plans. Is the mammoth project doomed to failure?

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A Model Train Collector’s One-Track Mind

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

After Years Amassing a Miniature World, His Collection Will Be Auctioned for an Out-of-This-World Price

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A Model Train Collector's One-Track Mind

SEPTA’s new railcar model makes inaugural trip

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

The first of SEPTA's long-awaited Silverliner V passenger railcars made its inaugural revenue trip Friday, carrying SEPTA officials, invited guests, and a handful of paying customers.

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National Train Day (About)

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

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ACCION and Elevar Equity Invest $2M in Bethesda-Based GloboKasNet

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

ACCION's Frontier Investment Group and Elevar Equity Back Payment Solution Designed to Build Financi...

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Some perceive a lack of activities for teens in Chester

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

Derrick Bradley, a talented 16-year-old student athlete, sits poolside at Chester's sole municipal swimming pool, texting his friends and basking in the safety of a well-run public facility.

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How to Protect Your Smartphone’s Valuable Data

Monday, August 9th, 2010

So you just lost your smartphone. It isn't the end of the world, but it sure feels like it.

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How to Protect Your Smartphone's Valuable Data

Handmade Models Of London Tube Stations

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

                            John Howe is a model enthusiast who builds realistic card models of Tube stations, bus depots, art deco shops and other London locations. He's accrued a mighty collection of miniature transport sites, which can be viewed on Flickr . The kits are available for purchase through Kingsway Models - primarily for display of toy vehicles, but we're sure you lot can think of ...

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Handmade Models Of London Tube Stations