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News O Scale

The Mississippi Transportation Commission
granted approval to the Mississippi Depart-
ment of Transportation to award four grants
to groups that maintain and improve railroad
projects in Mississippi. The grants totaling
over $1.4 million will go to upgrading rail
weight capacity, tie replacement, ballast re-
placement, switch tie rehab for three switch-
es, laying new track and track resurfacing.

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Woodland Scenics
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Au-
O Scale
thority celebrated the opening of a new rapid
BR5853
transit station: the Little Italy-University Cir-
MSRP $129.99
cle Station. At $15.6 million, this is the first
new Red Line station to open in 46 years and
replaces the old facility, located at Euclid Color your layout's world with Dugan's
Paint Store. Custom painted, expertly
th
Avenue and East 120 Street. Officials state weathered and loaded with architectural de-
that this will help alleviate parking issues and tail. Accessories include full roof detail with
bring more people in to local events.
duct work, custom signage, colorful aw-
nings, benches, fire escape and more. In-

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decals, first-floor printed interior and in-
Chicago’s Metra commuter railroad began
stalled lighting.
work to replace 17,500 ties and resurface al-
most 25 miles of tracks of the Rock Island
Also avaible in HO & N Scale
line between Blue Island and Joliet. With
HO Scale BR5053 MSRP $69.99
crews working seven days a week, the over-
N scale BR4943 MSRP $64.99
haul should be done by late October 2015.
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