Enthusiasts conduct model train show in Easley
Saturday, February 26th, 2011Show to continue Sunday at J.B. Owens Sports Complex
For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
Show to continue Sunday at J.B. Owens Sports Complex
Model train show to be held Saturday and Sunday
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2,500 model train enthusiasts to chug into Easley
Thanks to a number of factors, the faint sound of a passenger train whistle can now be heard rolling down long-abandoned downtown tracks, with Charleston Mayor Joe Riley in the lead car, readying his conductor's cap. by Greg Hambrick Charleston Mayor Joe Riley's nostalgic dream of passenger trains running down a long-abandoned downtown route is just about where it has always been — on a piece of ...
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EASLEY —Jim Cevasco smiled Sunday as he watched a train display with his grandson at the Central Railway Model and Historical Association’s annual train show.Cevasco, 63, of Simpsonville said he has been a train enthusiast since he was 4. He brought his grandson, Scott Buie, 8, to the show in the hopes of passing along his hobby to him one day.Scott said he was impressed by the speed of the ...
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