Scale Model Railroading

Idaho man is keeper of model train masterpiece
KXLY
Jesse Bennett likes to build things. He took the timber on his property and built his home. Once that was complete he dedicated his energies to a life long hobby of building model trains.

Walthers had a presence this year at the 2010 Boy Scout Jamboree.  The scouts had the opportunity to earn a railroad merit badge.  Walthers has posted photos of the event on their Facebook page.

Model railroad provides fun outlet
TheAmanac.net
Peters Township Police Officer Dave Stanton and his DARE students are a long way from completing their recreation of a famous local railroad.

Train Days
Norman Public Library
225 N Webster Ave.
Norman, OK
August 14 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
August 15 1 to 6 p.m.
The South Canadian Model Railroad Club and Oklahoma N-Rail will present “Train Days”.
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Sheboygan Society of Scale Model Railroad Engineers Summer Open House
1001 N. 10th St.
Sheboygan, WI
August 14 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
August 15 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Aristo-Craft Trains has annouced the release of a new O/O-27 scale caboose.  The caboose will have a MSRP of $49.95 and will be available at the end of August.  The caboose offers diecast trucks with airhose detail, operating couplers with the new hidden uncoupler tab, metal ladder, lighted rear marker lights and come with a separate standing BEEPeople conductor figure. Each caboose is loaded with ‘extra’ lettering details such as prototypical road number, inspection date, assigned service point etc. (as applicable) and a detailed railroad logo that is normally found only on a higher priced product.

CAMRC open house event Saturday
Log Cabin Democrat
Model train enthusiasts from around Arkansas will meet in Conway on Saturday at an open house event sponsored by the Central Arkansas Model Railroad Club.

Garden Railroad Tour arrives in Des Moines July 31
Des Moines Register
In Fred Loveridge’s small town, the main employer is a factory called Barney’s Big Bricks. It’s just down the road from the church and cemetery.

The carousel on the east side runs daily. Trains on the local railroad line, the Beaver Valley and Donnelly, bring a bit of the outside world into tiny, isolated Pleasantville.

InternetTrains.com is offering a coupon for 10% off all Athearn stock until Friday, July 16.  Use coupon code: CP07142010 when you check out.

All Aboard! Bethany Village Train Enthusiasts Add 4th Train Display to Elaborate Models Running Throughout Community
EarthTimes.com
The onlookers watch as the train rolls into the station with smoke puffing from atop its stack, the whistle announcing its arrival. The crowd presses forward as the train rolls into the depot. But this crowd is not made up of passengers, these are residents of Bethany Village who are on hand to watch the two new model trains make their run… more