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Collecting toy trains is a very popular hobby among many people. Some collect them because they are reminded of their childhood, or because they had one or two of these realistic toys passed down to t...
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Toy trains are one thing that still remains constant in a changing world. They have the ability to make both children and adults smile, as they are a part of nearly everyone's childhood. Today, toy tr...
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When you hear the phrase, "I love toy trains," most of the time you wouldn't think of a store dedicated solely to toy trains. But that's exactly what that phrase means in New Buffalo, Michigan. New Bu...
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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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During the earlier era, people have been practicing railroad modeling but it was not as established as it is now. A lot of experimentation and testing were conducted just to find the ideal scales and ...
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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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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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My aunt recently had triplets, and when thinking about what to buy them for their first birthday, I came across an ad for mini remote control helicopters, and I thought it was a wonderful idea. Since...
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Model railroads should run, or you just won't enjoy the craft. Making them run though is another complicated - yet ultimately the most fun - aspect of model railroading. Though the most train model...
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When speaking of scale models, it means a replica of something that is generally smaller and in uncommon cases larger than the object being represented. Scale models have represented just about everyt...
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As more and more hobbyists get into model railroading, range of preference then becomes an important subject. There are model railroaders that collect exclusively train and train cars, those that don'...
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For those of us that go beyond thinking about skydiving, the thought has probably crossed your mind at least once (especially if this is your first skydive) that you would rather skydiving with someon...
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To serve the public by offering superior quality model railroad and reliable prototype information was the prime mission of Atlas Model Railroad Company. Their goal is to produce, market, as well as d...
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Not only do electric toy trains provide allot of fun for the entire family, they have a history that is almost as rich as the one shared by the real railroads. The very first toy trains first appea...
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Nobody even dared imagined that a supposed toy product could immensely influence the model trains and railways that we have today. Hornby Model Trains is an accepted household name for railroad mod...
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