Oct. 10, 2009
As concepts go, this one has barely left the station, yet it seems to already be heading down the right track.
The Memphis Society of Model Railroaders -- a 75-member, 50-year-old organization of train enthusiasts and hobbyists -- has signed a letter of intent with Central Station and the Memphis Area Transit Authority to develop the Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum inside the Downtown train station.
"In Memphis, the railroads were vitally important," said Hugh Teaford, the model railroad society's president. "The river took goods up and down the country, but trains brought it all inland. There are five trains that come in here now." ... (read more)
