Good news: New England, Berkshire & Western finds new home

JDL56

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August 2009
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Posted by JDL56 on Friday, March 22, 2019 4:49 PM

It's being relocated to a leased building in Troy.

https://news.rpi.edu/content/2019/03/20/renowned-rensselaer-model-railroad-move-publicly-accessible-location?fbclid=IwAR0JZLardD60_28J1FsAQrzxjfF4V7FEysz3hvwikwTi-WHg_XA1tNvYvR4

John Longhurst, Winnipeg

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cowman

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July 2006
From: Central Vermont
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Posted by cowman on Friday, March 22, 2019 5:00 PM

Good to hear. If I still lived in Bennington I'd be waiting for its rebirth. Maybe I can get down that way again sometome.

Thanks for posting,

Richard

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gmpullman

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August 2003
From: Collinwood, Ohio, USA
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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, March 22, 2019 5:00 PM

JDL56
It's being relocated to a leased building in Troy.

That is excellent news! Thanks for posting this Yes

Cheers, Ed

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maxman

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February 2008
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Posted by maxman on Friday, March 22, 2019 5:04 PM

Dismantling, moving, and re-assembly should be interesting. I hope someone thinks of taking time-lapse video.

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E-L man tom

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July 2006
From: Boise, Idaho
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Posted by E-L man tom on Friday, March 22, 2019 7:17 PM

So gald to hear that news! That railroad is seemingly getting the respect and exposure that it deserves. Thanks for the info.

Tom Modeling the free-lanced Toledo Erie Central switching layout.

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BRAKIE

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October 2001
From: OH
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Posted by BRAKIE on Friday, March 22, 2019 8:33 PM

They were very lucky to find a new home and being public friendly in the future can only help in the event the new land lord decides to sell his building or the local fire inspector finds fault with the old wiring,not enough fire escapes etc.Don't laugh the Ada, Ohio HO club lost their home because there was only one way out.The club was located on the second floor of PRR's Ada station.

Be that as it may.

I wish those NEB&W fellas the best of luck.

Larry

Conductor.

Summerset Ry.

"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"

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rogerhensley

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June 2001
From: Anderson Indiana
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Posted by rogerhensley on Saturday, March 23, 2019 7:18 AM

We have an exhibit of 7 different scale model railroads at the History Museum in Anderson IN and I would hate to even think about moving them into a new location! I do wish them a whole lot of luck!

Roger Hensley
= ECI Railroad - http://madisonrails.railfan.net/eci/eci_new.html =
= Railroads of Madison County - http://madisonrails.railfan.net/ =

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MikeFF

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August 2006
From: Upstate NY
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Posted by MikeFF on Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:06 PM

They have an excellent Face Book presence and are documenting as they go.

Mike

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drgwcs

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June 2002
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Posted by drgwcs on Sunday, March 24, 2019 11:35 PM

rogerhensley

We have an exhibit of 7 different scale model railroads at the History Museum in Anderson IN and I would hate to even think about moving them into a new location! I do wish them a whole lot of luck!

Lived over in New Castle for a long time and never knew you all had layouts there in Anderson. We had just formed a club in New Castle when we left there about 5 years ago. (Now we are in Virginia)