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4 hrs ago | WJIZ-FM Albany

11/14 Train Show Open House Albany

The Flint River Model Railroad Club of Albany Georgia will host an openhouse on November 14, 2009.

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Related Topix: Albany, GA, Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Albany Metro

13 hrs ago | MDJonline.com - Marietta, Georgia

Model Railroad Days

Featuring model railroads of various scales from clubs across metro Atlanta - G Scale group is planning on exhibiting a live steam engine - Lego models - N Scale - HO Switching layouts - A full sized hand cart for your exercise enjoyment - O Scale Hands on experiences on some of the models Ideas for Christmas presents

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Inter-Mountain

Want to own a model railroad?

The board of directors of the West Virginia Railroad Museum is offering the public an opportunity to own a railroad.

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Related Topix: Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Elkins, WV

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Model train club open for visitors Saturdays

The Texas Western Model Railroad Club is again opening its doors to railroad enthusiasts every Saturday this month, the only time of the year that nonmembers can check out the 4,400-square-foot layout of old Americana.The dues-paying club has worked for 12-plus years to build an exact model of Western railroading in the 1940s and '50s, from the ...

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Related Topix: Life, Model Railroading, Models, Hobbies, Fort Worth, TX

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Mansfield man's model train layout is years in the making

By ROBERT CADWALLADER MANSFIELD - A train and three rail cars sit in the tiny shadow of a water tower in Don Hughes' workshop, causing him to smile.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Portclintonnewsherald.com Port Clinto...

Holiday market to feature vendors

The Bellevue Area Chamber of Commerce and Bellevue Downtown Committee again will sponsor a holiday market this year in the previous Ben Franklin's Department Store, 127 E. Main St.

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Related Topix: Bellevue, OH, Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Delaware, OH, Sandusky, OH

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Daily Breeze

PVP: Get on board for model trains

Model trains will wind their way among the cactus during a model train show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula.

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Related Topix: Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, Los Angeles, CA

Ledger Dispatch

On Tap: Last chance to see hilarious 'Odd Couple'

Hapgood Theatre Company closes its season opener, "The Odd Couple," this weekend at the Nick Rodriguez Communtiy Center theater, 213 F St.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Theater, Arts, Antioch, CA, Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Brentwood, CA

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Marshall News Messenger

Model train show starts today

The Texas and Pacific Railway Museum's fifth annual Model Train Show offers fun for the entire family, according to Mary Hendricks, chair of the committee and vice president of the Marshall Depot board.

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Related Topix: Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Texas, Longview Metro, Marshall, TX, Canton, TX

Fri Oct 30, 2009

MilkandCookies

World's Smallest Working Model Train Layout

This is a Z scale model of an N scale train layout--a model of a model. And it works.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

This Week Community News

Toy train 'ministry' preaches fun of hobby

Gerald Hepp's mom got him a toy train set for Christmas in 1945. "When I was a little guy," the 69-year-old Northland resident said last week.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

MAKE

World's smallest model train set? - seems likely

Wow! David K. Smith has made what seems a shoo-in for the title of World's smallest model train - This is a Z scale model of an N scale train layout--a model of a model.

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WisInfo

Art project joins children, professional artist, college students

Children, college students and a professional artist have come together to work on an art project on wheels.

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Related Topix: Merrill, WI, Rib Mountain, WI, Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Marathon County, WI, Wausau, WI

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Neatorama

World's Smallest Working Model Train

Posted by Minnesotastan in Everything Else , Toy & Video Games on October 26, 2009 at 10:35 am Model train enthusiast David K. Smith has built a miniscule train layout which works - the train travels in an ellipse, including through a "mountain." "Thus, what was intended to be a Z scale model of a 4- by 8-foot HO scale layout became a Z scale model ...

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LocalOnlineNews.tv

Connecticut River Museum's 16th Annual Model Train Show Opens November 20th

The Connecticut River Museum kicks off the holiday season on Friday November 20, 2009 with its 16th Annual Holiday Train Show.

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The Wichita Eagle

Toy Trains Appeal to Young and Old

Since then, club members have put their collections in storage and have been looking for a permanent home so displays could be available year-round for the public to see.

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Related Topix: Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Wichita Metro, Wichita, KS, Newton, KS, Sylvia, KS

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Star of Mysore

World's smallest working model train

New Jersey: The world's smallest working model train set has been unveiled, measuring just 1/8th of an inch by 1/4 of an inch.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Central Jersey

Model Railroad Club announces 2009 Holiday Show

Model train fans of all ages are in for an annual treat this fall with the 2009 Holiday Light and Sound Show and Open House of The Model Railroad Club, Inc.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Railroading Is Alive in Vienna

NVMR operates multi-level layout at old W & OD train station, which opens to public 10 times a year.

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Related Topix: Vienna, VA, Life, Models, Hobbies, Model Railroading, Family, Kids, Oakton, VA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Toy Train Shop Owner Huffing And Puffing Over Smoke Patent

An ongoing fight over toy trains is gaining legal steam. Mike's Train House in Columbia has filed a patent infringement complaint against a competitor it claims stole certain technology for HO scale locomotives.

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