Saturday, February 4th, 2012
By Robert Napper, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 4, 2012 These poker players are among the many precise details at the new Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modeling, a recently renovated 7,800-square-foot facility in Odessa. ODESSA — It is a behemoth in the modular train business. When it's pieced together, the Sundance Central Modular Railroad village spans 45 feet by 20 feet, with 235 ...
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World of model trains and tiny treasures comes to Pasco
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Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Spyro Avdis, 3, got a kick out of a passing model train at the Great Train Expo at Cal Expo on Satur
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Special-effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman will take a stab at establishing the validity of adages, news stories and rumors in this live version of their TV show " Mythbusters ."
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Hot Ticket: Behind the Myths, model trains, handmade items
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
John W. Huffman created synthetic marijuana for tests on lab animals. His formulas ended up in the hands of head shops, which have created substances that can lead to seizures, hallucinations and convulsions. John W. Huffman is a bearded, elfin man, a professor of organic chemistry who runs model trains in his basement and tinkers with antique cars. At 79, he walks a bit unsteadily after a ...
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Scientist's research produces a dangerous high
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
When Robin Davisson, a Cornell molecular physiology professor, started her career at the University of Iowa's medical school, she was unexpectedly asked to teach a neuroanatomy course to more than 140 medical, dental and physician assistant students in her first full semester on the job.
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Vet College's new program trains grad students to be teachers, too
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Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Antique railroad equipment, model trains, firefighting equipment, antique cars, military vehicles and Amador Central train rides highlight the Ione RailFair.
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
New Channel Tunnel services planned by Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn appear likely after the European Railway Agency approved tunnel safety rule amendments. Both Eurostar and DB have chosen trains by Siemens with power sources underneath each carriage. Previous rules allowed power sources only at either end of the train, as with the model used by Alstom, a French train manufacturer and rival to ...
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New Trains Cleared For Channel Tunnel Service
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
That historic steel truss bridge suspended across the Sacramento River near downtown, a sturdy symbol of industry and a sentinel of a bygone era, celebrates a milestone this year.
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Nearing 100, double-duty span carries vehicles, trains across river
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Sunday, December 5th, 2010
The Christmas spirit travelled on train to Belleville this weekend. Model trains chugging along loops of track through detailed town settings and plenty of collectibles and toys – it was a feast for the eyes and a delight for young and old, signalling the start of the holiday season.
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Hundreds roll out for annual model train show
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Toy trains were a young boy's treasure in days gone by. Now a generation or two of kids in this part of Ontario haven't known the mystique of passenger or freight trains and may not be as interested in them.
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All aboard nostalgia express
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