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Your family has been straining their brains, trying to come up with a hobby that all of you can enjoy. Something that will bring you closer. After some debate and allot of bad ideas you and the rest o...
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Skydiving always starts out as a nice idea, and usually doesn't develop past that. It always seems like fun in your daydream, but then reality sets in and before you can breathe, you've already change...
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Collecting toy trains is referred to as the world's greatest hobby; and for some, it isn't just a hobby. It's a passion and a way of life, perhaps beginning in childhood. Several toy train collectors ...
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They started out right, but what went wrong? After four decades, they unfortunately have to cease operations. Lima Model Trains is an Italian based railroad modeler from the early 1960's. They wer...
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In the real world a railway that has a narrower then 1,435 mm is called a narrow gauge railway. Narrow gauge railways accommodate smaller radius curves, and are cheaper to build. They are often found ...
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People who collect toy trains have a genuine passion for them. Some people prefer to only display them one time of year around the family Christmas tree, while others dedicate entire rooms or sections...
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At the end of World War I, in 1919, Luis Marx started a toy company. The company was called Marx and Company and was co-founded by Louis brother, David Marx. The company's motto was to, "give the cust...
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In 1891, Märklin, a toy company in Leipzig, Germany, became eternally connected to toy trains when they developed the standards for toy trains. Over a hundred and ten years have passed and toy train m...
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You can say that model railroading is an amalgam of interests. At first there is the interest of the model locomotive. Depending on the degree of involvement, either the hobbyist can build the model l...
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In 1936,When he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis, the doctors instructed Marshall H. Larrabee to start taking things easy. Marshall Larrabee's response was to create Skaneateles Handicrafters. Skaneate...
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The beauty of model railroading is not the performance of the power packs or the thrust of the locomotives but the magnificence of how the landscaping was built. It's not just about model trains runni...
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Whatever happened to children playing with little toy trains? In today's society, it seems that toy trains have become a thing of the past. Children these days now ask for iPods, video games, and even...
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It is once said that to preserve historical derivatives of the modern day trains is the main purpose of Model Railroads. It is undeniably correct, though is in a more profound sense. These model train...
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