Model trains much more than a hobby – Everett Herald

posted in Model Railroading, Model Trains by Admin on January 28th, 2009

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MONROE — If Brett Lopez had to choose between tickets to the Super Bowl or a model train, hed take the train. Lopez, 49, of Tacoma, was one of about 4,000 people who attended a model train show held this weekend at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds …

Train show to raise for funds school – Holland Sentinel
Model trains will fill the Glenn Community Center, 6953 114th Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to raise funds for students at the Glenn School. A bake sale will accompany displays set up by the Holland Modular Railroad Club. Admission is $2 for …

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Toymaker Maerklin Goes Defiantly Bankrupt – Deutsche Welle
Maerklin has become the latest victim of banks hesitancy about lending money amidst the global economic crisis. The news of the bankruptcy was particularly ironic, coming as it did on Wednesday, Feb. 4 — one day before a major toy manufacturers …

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