Friday, January 27th, 2012
Hundreds of model train enthusiasts had an opportunity to view and operate elaborate layouts as well as buy and sell new and antique trains last Saturday during the annual Train Collector’s Associatio
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
John Zach had model trains as a kid, but he didn’t really start getting into the hobby until one Christmas in the mid 1970s. "I said, ‘Oh, I still have trains. Let’s put them under the Christmas tree,’ ” Zach, 62, a tax preparer, said on Thursday. “It’s been downhill ever since.” Downhill and uphill, at least for the trains. Zach has been building a miniature replica of the Sierra Railroad with ...
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Twain Harte man recreates rail history
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Thursday, January 5th, 2012
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
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
These model trains run on tracks that lead nowhere -- except in the imaginations of little boys like Isaac Henion and his brother, Jackson.
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Mall railroad reaches end of tracks
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
The volunteer group's annual open house series runs until late January in Stockertown.
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Once upon a time the train was the focal point of many towns, some of which owed their very existence to the railroad. The howl of a whistle announced the arrival of the train that was bringing passengers, news, mail and goods that otherwise the townspeople would do without.
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Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Trains took over a local car dealership Saturday in Green Bay.
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Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Model trains and candles light up Flushing this weekend.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
The Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum has been dedicated to sharing model trains with the public for more than 20 years.
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Train lovers share their passion
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011
YORBA LINDA - The model trains are again chugging on the tracks at the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum.The Holiday Festival of Trains has become somewhat of an annual tradition at the library, from model trains representing various periods in history to the fantasy, such as a Thomas...
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