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Lionel Collectors Club of America to Host Event Commemorating the 151st Anniversary of The Great Train Chase of 1862

The Alternative Press Staff

Sunday, March 17, 2013 • 2:01pm

PATERSON, NJ - The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) will hold a special event to commemorate the 151st anniversary of The Great Train Chase of 1862 on Saturday, April 13.  The all-day event will include activities at the Paterson Museum and the NJ Hi-Railers Club in Paterson, home to a 185-foot-long toy train operating layout.  The day will be capped off with a private buffet dinner.  

The Paterson Museum is the site of the Rogers Works Factory for the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor Company where the original General steam locomotives of The Great Train Chase were built.

For additional information about the LCCA, please visit their website at www.lionelcollectors.org 

 

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