Model trains and candles light up Flushing’s Candlewalk
Friday, December 2nd, 2011Model trains and candles light up Flushing this weekend.
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All aboard! Free model train show in Saginaw
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011If you're into model trains then the Saginaw Railway Museum is the place to be this weekend. The Saginaw Valley Railroad Historical Society will celebrate the beginning of National Model Railroad Month.
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All aboard! Free model train show in Saginaw
Building a Model New York, Only to Burn It
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011The city is going to burn, in Nevada and in effigy.
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Building a Model New York, Only to Burn It
City Room: In Nevada, a Model New York City Will Be Torched
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011The city is going to burn, in Nevada and in effigy.
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City Room: In Nevada, a Model New York City Will Be Torched
Instant Live 8: Lionel model trains collectors convention
Friday, July 29th, 2011GRAPEVINE - Hundreds of the biggest model train collectors in the country are in North Texas this weekend. The Lionel Collectors Club of America is holding its 41st annual convention at the Hyatt Regency DFW. On Friday, members of the group told WFAA’s Wyatt Goolsby that they will welcome anyone inside to take a look at their displays and the cost is free. Members explained how they have over 40 ...
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Instant Live 8: Lionel model trains collectors convention
Can China Make Bullet Trains Safe Without Stealing?
Thursday, July 28th, 2011At least 38 people were killed and more than 200 injured by the recent crash of two high-speed trains near Zhenzhou in Zhejiang, a province in China. The wrecked body of the ruined train was buried immediately afterward, with no investigation.
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Bruins forward closely followed at Allston boxing club he trains at
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011(Barry Chin / Globe file)In 2009, Bruins forward Shawn Thornton takes down another hockey enforcer and former teammate - the...
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Cheekwoods gardens open for free Monday
Saturday, May 28th, 2011Botanic park and art museum has special trains in the garden exhibit this summer.
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Cheekwoods gardens open for free Monday
Botanic Garden’s train exhibit chugs along
Saturday, May 21st, 2011When the Model Railroad Garden opened for the first time 12 years ago, it was meant to run for one summer only. It proved to be so popular that the Chicago Botanic Garden brought it back again and again until it became a seasonal tradition.
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A closer look at how SEAL Team Six trains
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011VIRGINIA BEACH – Navy SEALs who pulled off the successful raid that killed Osama bin Laden conducted intensive training of the planned assault before ever setting foot in Pakistan. Members of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group also known as SEAL Team Six are credited with pulling off Sunday’s raid. The Newsweek/Daily Beast website is reporting the team used a replica of bin Laden’s ...