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Step
into the World's Greatest Hobby
This booklet can only offer a glimpse into
the exciting world of model trains. A lifetime of joys and challenges
lies ahead. We hope you decide to join us on this magical journey. All
aboard! Click here to
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The "Building Your First Model Railroad" video is now available online via You Tube. Click on the
scene you want to view:
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The
World's Greatest Hobby has partnered with Monkeysee to create an
introduction to model railroading and how to select a train set video
series. Click here to see the video |
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The Northern Virginia Model Railroaders Clubannounce
their Open House schedule for 2012. They are located in the
historic Vienna Depot of the former Washington & Old
Dominion Railroad, 231 Dominion Road NE (at Ayr Hill Avenue), Vienna,
VA 22180-4520. Admission is free (donations accepted). The layout
depicts the Western North Carolina Railroad (now a portion of the
Norfolk Southern) during the period of transition from steam to diesel.
The open house also features Thomas the Tank Engine and some of his
friends. For more information visit www.nvmr.org or call 703-938-5157 (leave message).
Dates for future Model Railroad (HO Scale) Open Houses and Displays for 2011-2012:
All times are 1 to 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
• May 2012 - Saturday, May 26, 2012 and Sunday, May 27, 2012 for Via Vienna Days
• June 2012 - No Open House Scheduled
• July 2012 - Saturday, July 14, 2012
• August 2012 - No Open House Scheduled
• September 2012 - Saturday, September 15, 2012
• October 2012 - Saturday, October 13, 2012
• November 2012 - Saturday, November 17, 2012 and Monday, November 26, 2012 from 6 to 9 PM for Vienna Holiday Stroll
• December 2012 - Saturday, December 15, 2012
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MODEL RAILROAD
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The following
companies have agreed to sponsor the program for another three
years:
- Atlas
Model Railroad Co.
- Bachmann
Industries Inc.
- Caboose
Industries
- Digitrax
Inc.
- Kalmbach
Publishing Co.
- Kato
U.S.A.
- Wm.
K. Walthers Inc.
The
significant financial contribution each of these companies is making to
the program is a clear indication of the importance of the
program.
Another
important change for the long term viability of the program is that it
has become a non profit educational corporation. This will allow for
additional public relations benefits for the program when dealing with
the news media. This new non profit corporation’s board of
director’s is comprised of some of the most important
executives
in the model railroad industry and include: Thomas Haedrich -
Atlas Model Railroad, Hiroshi Kato - Kato USA, Bud Reece - Bachmann
Industries, Terry Thompson - Kalmbach Publishing and Phillip
Walthers - WM. K. Walthers Inc.
The
World’s Greatest Hobby Board of Directors has engaged
Competitive Intelligence Advertsing
Incorporated to provide administration and promotion assistance for the
program. Competitive
Intelligence Adverting Incorporated is well known in the industry as a
successful marketing and promotion company.
They managed the very successful
World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour shows since 2004. They will continue to use
their expertise in marketing and public relations to take the program
to another level. Their
President, Dave Swanson, will serve as executive director for the
World’s Greatest Hobby program.
Because
of these changes there is new contact information for the program. The
Website address will remain the same www.greatesthobby.com
and it will be updated over the next few months. The new mailing
address is World’s Greatest Hobby - PO Box 11, Elmhurst,
IL
60126.
The new e-mail address for the administration of the
World’s Greatest Hobby is info@greatesthobby.com.
The phone number is 630-592-1894 and the FAX number is
630-214-4113
Please send
any updates for the club, model railroad, or hobby shop directory to
info@greatesthobby.com.
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Model Trains in
the news:
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Model train show draws in exhibitors
enids.com
Model railroaders of all ages converged on the Garfield County
Fairgrounds Pavilion Saturday for the annual Cherokee Strip Model
Railroad Association model train show and sale. ...
Model trains attract all ages
chron.com
From the lonesome sound of the steam whistle and the yesteryear
cowcatcher profile to the sleek lines of more modern trains, the lure
of the railroad has entranced generations of youngsters as well as
grown-ups ...
What good's a model train if you can't drive it?
The Salt Lake Tribune
I took my two grandsons to the model train show at the South Towne Expo
last week. The idea was to get Gage, 8, and Tate, 5, interested in a
constructive hobby that didn’t involve a video screen. ...
Stillwater child's love for model trains comes full circle
Stillwater NewsPress
The 11-year-old Stillwater native participated in Payne County Model
Railroad Club’s Winter Train Show and Swap Meet for the first
time. ...
Model Train Festival brings fun to Tacoma
The News Tribune
If
you’re one of the thousands who attend the museum’s Model
Train Festival, you’ll know it’s more than just geeky guys
checking off engine numbers. It’s a whole world in miniature,
including Northwest geography, personal histories and all-consuming
passions. ...
Cumberland 4-H offering model train club
NJ.com
This
group is open to boys and girls in grades 3-8. The meetings are held on
the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Klem 4-H Activity
Building, 291 Morton Ave. (Building B), in Rosenhayn.. . .
Egg hunt, model train combine for Easter
Quad-City times
Children swarming Quad-City Botanical Center’s outdoor gardens eagerly scooped up colorful Easter eggs Sunday. ...
Model train expo draws 1,000 to Orr Building
State Journal-Register
More than 65 vendors from across the Midwest came to the show to sell
everything near and dear to a train collector’s heart. Several
large-scale train models were also on display. ...
Model trains on display at Poway museum
Poway News Chieiftain
The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is presenting a new model
train exhibit at the Heritage Museum, located in Old Poway Park....
Local model train club showing off their locomotives
Channel 14
Some new trains rolled into the Newburgh Library, Sunday, but they weren't full sized.....
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