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Model Railroading News: Model railroad related news from around the world. A great news resource for train modelers, hobbyists and all of those who are connected to the model railroading. Please note that some of the model rail news links may not work. Some online news websites remove or archive articles after a few days. Each and every news item posted on RAILmodeling.com's news section will be archived on a periodic basis. |
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Stan Pirzchalski has transformed a model railroad system into his own private universe. With the help of his wife, Karen, has constructed the MDAK Railroad, a vast spread of 1940s- and 1950s-era replica railroad cars, engines... Model railroaders' enthusiasm takes them far. If you like trains, the dozen or so trains chugging around the tracks in the basement of the rectory at All Saints Episcopal Church in Lakewood will put you in train heaven... Here comes the train, snaking around a large exhibit that opened yesterday in Downtown Salisbury. There is something irresistible about the sound of model trains skimming over tiny narrow ribbons of metal tracks.. Jack de Rosset can vividly recall one memorable day in 1948 when he was 8 years old. It was the day his parents first brought him to The Model Railroad Shop. "I can still remember the layout," ... The Barron Arts Center, 582 Woodbridge Ave., Woodbridge, will once again host an exhibition of model trains curated by Michael Gelesky, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge.... Unlike most railroad systems though, these tracks, along with the scenery, can be folded up and stored away in time for class. The model train club was started at the school eight years ago, after students expressed interest in the hobby... Model trains simply aren’t going away anytime soon. Hobby stores are enjoying brisk December sales like other retailers. "Americans spend about $500 million a year on the model trains," said Thomas Mossbeck... "Train Play" is the first-ever movie about the Golden State Model Railroad Museum, located in Point Richmond in the San Francisco Bay Area. The movie features closeup views of the three spectacular model train layouts at the museum... This magnificent animated screensaver will help you create the right atmosphere for the long-awaited joyous holiday. A little toy train with a precious candy load is merrily traveling around the model railroad on the floor... -- grown-ups are giving the hobby a big boost Riding the rails. GUS Freitag is still behind the counter at the G&G Model Shop, and he still spends much of his time greeting customers and shaking hands... Model train enthusiasts peruse all layout and accessories in Glens Falls. Moving from warm Corpus Christi, Texas, to snowy Queensbury absolutely ruined Wilma Robert's model train layout... Create layouts for model railroads and slot car systems in an intuitive and flexible way on your Mac. RailModeller 2.3.1 fixes problems on particular 10.4 systems and delivers several library updates... The black locomotive engine pushed the three freight cars past a church. It continued past a concrete factory and into an overhang where, if the cars were larger, they may be repaired or loaded with bags of flour... A model train chugging along the tracks beneath the Christmas tree is one of the traditional images of the holiday season. Children and adults alike have shared in the fascination since the birth of railroading... Trains and Christmas are a traditional combination. For 9-year-old Arthur Kristofik, the tradition began on a Christmas morning when he opened a box with a diesel engine that hauled space-based cars, including the Mercury Red Stone... But in this case, the stories mostly are about trains, for Gary Hughes' shop is a model train store specializing in slightly used trains, tracks, and other train-related equipment... It dawns on me, as we approach Christmas, that one of the things wrong with the world today is that children no longer play with model trains... What could be more American than an electric train running underneath the tree at Christmas? For nearly 100 years, many American households had a "choo-choo" encircling the tree and moving among mountains of festively wrapped presents... After years of placid tinkering in the basement, the model-train industry has become entangled in lawsuits alleging industrial espionage. MTH Electric Trains, which claimed that industry legend Lionel... Ron and Donna Bumann couldn't be happier about the 400 feet of train track running through the yard of their Payson home. But when one of their four trains are clanking over those tracks... Hundreds of vendors and collectors from all over the country set-up model train sets at the fairgrounds last Friday. The annual Oklahoma City Train Show took place last weekend... Few sights during the holiday season conjure up as much nostalgia as a model train winding around a Christmas tree. With Christmas less than a month away, the annual Oklahoma City Train Show arrives... Fred Ostrofsky yesterday shared his love of model trains with his 5-year-old son, Skyler, an affection he inherited from his own father. s he stood amid the display at the fifth annual Model Train Exhibit sponsored by Orangetown... Daniel Zhavoronkin was so excited to see model trains yesterday morning, the 5-year-old woke up his dad, Oleg, at 7:30 ready to go. But the show didn't start for another 5 1/2 hours... Give a kid a Lionel train and look what happens when he’s grown. November is National Model Railroad Month and Fayette County resident Mike Flynn, a member of the Piedmont Division of the National Model Railroad Association... Corvallis Society of Model Engineers shows off trains at annual event. When Aline Bergemann was a child, she got "boring" dolls for Christmas, while her three older brothers got model trains... Two colorful trains whiz through a frosty Dickensian village, around the Giggelswick Mutton and Ham shop and Opal's curiosity shop, past ice-skating children and snow-dusted trees... DCC-Signaler is a SRCP based solution to control your model-railroad with your computer. A small interface is the link between your computer and your booster... his year there will be a new feature at the depot during the Log Cabin Bazaar scheduled for November 12, which will be a working train display. The annual bazaar will be held at the historic Heritage Park in downtown Edgewood... There is an insidiously powerful obsession I get caught up in every few years, and that is model trains. I'm wise enough nowadays to be able to resist buying a bunch of supplies... Model railroading is much more than a fun hobby; it's the passion for detail and accuracy in recreating the distinctive railroad experience. From track layout to train replicas, from digital switching to diorama displays, Workin On the Railroad.. The end of the line could be approaching for an enormous model railroad pieced together over 15 years by the Cedar Valley Railroad Modelers Association. If the group is forced from its home at the... Model railroading has captivated him most of his life, and the lure of a new challenge presses Dave Westwater on. "Building a layout is often times more fun than having a layout," Westwater said... Thomas the Tank Engine, of course, is the mastermind behind the craze. He, not President Bush, is the leader of the free world. Ask any little kid and he’ll tell you - Thomas, not Clapton, is God... |
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