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The Little Train That Could

In a serendipitous discovery as we travelled down the road today in Saanich, Canada, we happened upon the Vancouver Island Model Engineers -- a club dedicated to train modeling, not the tiny ones you'd run in your living room under the Christmas tree, but true to life, rideable, miniaturized reproductions, true to the smallest details. This group of people is truly passionate about its hobby!
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Stoking the fire

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  • Miniature turntable to get the locomotive onto the tracks
  • One last drink while the wagons get attached and we're ready to take a ride :)
  • The working hands of a steam train engineer
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