Model-railroad event draws hundreds

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A sagging economy and soaring gasoline prices couldn’t keep Bill Tisher away from his annual trip to the Youngstown Model Railroad Association’s annual flea market today. He made the drive from his home near Wheeling, W.Va., because he didn’t want to miss the event.

“I try to come up every year,” Tisher, 47, said. “This is a great show because you can find things here, odds and ends kind of things, that you can’t find at other shows.”

Tisher said he came looking for Penske Railroad and Southern Railroad cars, which he bought and carried out in a plastic bag.

The flea market, in its 41st year, drew more than 600 visitors who viewed wares from 90 vendors covering 185 tables at McMenamy’s Banquet Hall on U.S. Route 422.

Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator.