OUT OF STEAM – Der Spiegel

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Mrklin has a reputation for using authentic materials for its scale-model trains. Mrklin, the 150-year-old German model train manufacturer, declared bankruptcy on Wednesday after talks with banks to extend a 50 million line of credit broke …

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Model trains much more than a hobby – Everett Herald
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 …

Toy Fair opens, top model-train company insolvent – Summary – Earthtimes
Nuremberg, Germany – As the Nuremberg Toy Fair, the worlds top toy expo, was about to open in Germany, leading model train manufacturer Maerklin declared itself insolvent on Wednesday. That setback underlined the tough market in 2009 for the world …

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