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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Auctions: Trains and dolls for the yuletide

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Stephenson's is wooing holiday shoppers Friday with a sale at its Southampton gallery of toys - at highly affordable prices - featuring that most appealing of decorations for the Christmas tree, toy trains to run under it.

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Model trains take over car dealership

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

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

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Model trains bring holiday tradition to Downtown Austin

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

The Tinplate Trackers, an Austin-based model train club, is keeping the tradition of model trains and winter holidays alive. The group has model trains setup in Downtown Austin to give the public an opportunity to experience the tradition which has lasted generations.

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Model Train Show This Weekend

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Who doesn’t like a model train set? Really? Then please leave.

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Trains aren’t garden-variety models

Friday, June 24th, 2011

A North Barrington woman is giving the public a glimpse into the world of mobile miniatures that she's created.

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Super 8 train scene brings back happy memories for Spielberg

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Scenes of a train crash in Steven Spielberg's new film Super 8 are of great significance in the movie mogul's life - because the first thing he shot on camera was his model trains colliding.

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Train hobbyists put kids on right track

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Most of us would admit a certain fascination with trains. That's definitely true of members of the Sun City Center Model Railroad Club.

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Toy, model trains on display in Hamburg

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Toy and model trains are on display this weekend in Hamburg.

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Toy trains help keep kids on track

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

The Tinplate Trackers are a toy train club that has put all its trains on display in Downtown Austin for the past two years.

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