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Model Train Museum Now Open in Former Hobby Shop

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:48:07 +0000

Missourian Photo. A museum-quality model train layout is currently under construction at Iron Horse Trains, 11 W. Main St. in Downtown Washington. The finished layout will be complete with six levels of track for HO scale trains.

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Model trains entertain all ages

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:27:12 +0000

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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Twain Harte man recreates rail history

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:16:31 +0000

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 ...

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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Mall railroad reaches end of tracks

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:55:20 +0000

These model trains run on tracks that lead nowhere -- except in the imaginations of little boys like Isaac Henion and his brother, Jackson.

Nazareth Area Society of Model Engineers enjoy ‘workin’ on the railroad’

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:35:54 +0000

The volunteer group's annual open house series runs until late January in Stockertown.

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Model train club preserves memories of yesteryear

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:00:24 +0000

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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Model trains take over car dealership

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:26:57 +0000

Trains took over a local car dealership Saturday in Green Bay.

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Model trains and candles light up Flushing’s Candlewalk

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:14:44 +0000

Model trains and candles light up Flushing this weekend.

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Train lovers share their passion

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:16 +0000

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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