Md. governor’s trains on display at museum

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

PAMELA WOOD The Capital of Annapolis 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 ...

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SPOTLIGHT: Collection shows love of trains

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

BONNIE CLARK Mattoon Journal-Gazette CHARLESTON, Ill. Memories ride the rails of the HO gauge model train layout in a room of Jerry McRoberts' Charleston home that was specially built for what has been a hobby of a lifetime. "I've been building models since I was a kid," the retired Eastern Illinois University professor said. And since he was a kid, his life has revolved in some manner around ...

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New US lab trains global scientists in food safety

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Global food trade is a big and risky business.

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China recalls 54 bullet trains

Friday, August 12th, 2011

A Chinese state-owned bullet train manufacturer recalled 54 trains today following a July crash that killed 40 people. China North Locomotive and Rolling Stock Ltd (CNR) recalled model CRH380BL trains used on the Beijing-Shanghai line, which has suffered repeated delays blamed on equipment failures.

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Model of a modern trainspotter

Saturday, August 6th, 2011

The former deputy PM has delivered a bold manifesto for transport - in Australia and across the world, writes Andrew West.

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PAS trains sights on Felda votes

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

  KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — As polls loom, PAS is gearing itself up to run neck-and-neck with Umno in the crucial race for Malay votes in Felda plantations, which is traditionally seen as a Barisan Nasional (BN) vote bank. This was reflected when Mazlan Aliman, popularly known for his work as chairman of the National Association for Children of Felda ...

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SLIDESHOW: World’s Largest Model Airport Opens

Monday, May 9th, 2011

What's being billed as the world's largest model airport opened this week in Hamburg. It's described in nearly every media account as a spectacular display with a stunning attention to detail.

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Ditching Cars For Bullet Trains – Can Obama Get High-Speed On Track

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

President Barack Obama wants to upgrade America's transport system using high-speed trains, bringing a taste of what is a part of everyday life in Europe and Asia to the United States. But the car-obsessed nation is divided over the plans. Is the mammoth project doomed to failure?

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Store’s trains go ’round world

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

There's an adage that says the man who loves what he does never has to work a day in his life. That's Bob McBratney in a nutshell. McBratney, owner of The Western Depot model train store, has always done what he loved, from piloting planes in the Air...

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Off to War (About)

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

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