Large-scale model train hobbyists are on the same track

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Many people remember a childhood with an electric train set. Perhaps it was an HO-scale layout on a sheet of plywood in the basement or a brand-new Lionel set first discovered under the Christmas tree. While most of those train sets have been long-since put away, some Southern Illinoisans' fondness for model railroading has grown, both in levels of interest and in the size of their trains.

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Model train show draws in thousands to Thanksgiving Point

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

A small city moved into Thanksgiving Point on Friday -- literally.

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Working on the railroad

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Model Railroad Club of Buffalo plans first open house in three years

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Working on the railroad

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Model Railroad Club of Buffalo plans first open house in three years

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Model railroad enthusiasts are set for Paris show this weekend

Friday, January 13th, 2012

When you drive up to Stuart Taylor’s house and see a light shining in the basement window, you can bet the imagination is at work.

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Thorpe’s model train whistle to soon go silent

Monday, January 9th, 2012

RON GOWER/TIMES NEWS Model trains have been a passion for Michael and Erica Heery, shown with their Old Mauch Chunk display, which has been a Jim Thorpe tourist attraction for 26 years. The display is closing on Sunday.

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Model railroad museum in Richland draws up to 10,000 guests annually

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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Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, SportsTrain enthusiast, rail historian has been building massive model …

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Becker Spaun stands amid his model trains in his Hannibal, Mo. basement. Spaun has been collecting model trains for more than 40 years; he has hundreds of miniature coal, freight and passenger train cars.

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A new home for Schaefer’s beloved model trains

Monday, December 12th, 2011

BALTIMORE - An orange Union Pacific car. A maroon car from the New York Central Lines. A star-spangled Lionel bicentennial train. They once were prized possessions of one of Maryland's most beloved politicians, the late William Donald Schaefer, and now they're on display at the B&O Railroad Museum. The cantankerous former governor, comptroller and Baltimore mayor had a soft spot for model trains ...

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Railfest unites train enthusiasts of all ages

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Outfitted in a blue-striped railroad engineer's hat and Thomas the Tank Engine-themed shirt and pants, Billy Danhardt, 4, peered up at the model trains chugging by on miniature tracks, his eyes shinin

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Railfest unites train enthusiasts of all ages