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Photo by Mandi Bateman Closeup view of the firebox and boiler of one of Vic Cherven’s Consolidation engines. The wheel arrangement on a Consolidation is 2-8-0 (2 front wheels, 8 drivers, and no trailing wheels under the cab).

Photo by Mandi Bateman Closeup view of the firebox and boiler of one of Vic Cherven’s Consolidation engines. The wheel arrangement on a Consolidation is 2-8-0 (2 front wheels, 8 drivers, and no trailing wheels under the cab).

November 2, 2017

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Model railroad fans keep chugging
November 2, 2017 1 a.m.

Model railroad fans keep chugging

BONNERS FERRY — Trains run through our county, annoying some as they wait for it to pass, but also delighting others. The sounds of the powerful engines pulling their long string of rail cars, blowing their horn, rumbling as it snakes through the terrain, reverberating through the ground, brings memories of toy trains that once excited young eyes as they watched on, admiring the subtle and intricate details that accompanied them.