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TM BOOKS & VIDEO’S “THE GREAT TRAIN STORY”
Fall 2005

TM Books & Video's "The Great Train Story" featuring the SMARTT -built layout at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry HO layout that opened in Fall 2002. SMARTT fabricated all trackwork, benchwork, electrical work, and interactive animated accessories. We also built every railroad-bridge including the mammoth 14 foot long arched truss bridge which is the centerpiece of the layout. SMARTT also built every Chicago area municipal-bridge, the Chicago subway station, and the operating replica of the famous Chicago CTA El-train.

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS – July 2005
July 2005

Focus on the SMARTT -built layout of Don Kremer located in Virginia. Compact, but still packed with operational possibilities are two apt descriptions of this room sized O scale layout depicting the Northeastern US.

Title: Destination: Lehigh Valley
Author: Paul J. Dolkos
pp. 38-42

MIAMI HERALD BUSINESS MONDAY
March 28, 2005

In 2005, SMARTT was the focus of the Miami Herald Business Monday cover story - March 28, 2005.

You can read all about it here...

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS – May 2005
May 2005

Coverage of the Magic of Toy Trains exhibit at Sacramento's California State Railroad Museum. Featured in this display is a layout designed by Exhibitworks and completely fabricated and assembled by SMARTT .

Title: Sharing One Man's Passion
Author: Roger Carp
pp. 54-61

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS – October 2004
October 2004

Focus on the SMARTT -built layout of Don Williams located in Michigan. This combination O and S scale layout features a lovely reproduction of Pennsylvania's Horseshoe Curve in glorious autumn colors.

Title: Horseshoe Curve in O and S Gauge
Author: Roger Carp
pp. 58-65

NEW FLORIDA
December 2003

PBS' New Florida program distributed to public television stations throughout Florida did a feature story on SMARTT in their Holiday 2003 episode.

MODEL RAILROADER – June/July 2003
June/July 2003

Coverage of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry HO layout that opened in Fall 2002. SMARTT fabricated all trackwork, benchwork , electrical work, and interactive animated accessories. We also built every railroad-bridge including the mammoth 14 foot long arched truss bridge which is the centerpiece of the layout. SMARTT also built every Chicago area municipal-bridge, the Chicago subway station, and the operating replica of the famous Chicago CTA El-train.

Part I
Title: Wow! Exploring the Amazing $3.5 million HO scale Model Railroad at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry
Author: David Popp
June 2003 pp.60-67

Part II
Title: A Model Railroad Work of Art
Author: David Popp
July 2003 pp. 62-67

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS – December 2002
December 2002

The SMARTT -built O-scale layout of Dr. John Fox located in the Virginia-D.C. area was well worth the wait as you'll read about in this story. Packed with custom painted fully-operational Lionel accessories, this small-town Northeastern America layout shines.

Title: Old Enough to Play
Author: Paul J. Dolkos
pp. 70-74

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS – May 2002
May 2002

The nostalgic O-scale SMARTT -built layout of Bob Porges located in Illinois takes center stage in this feature article loaded with photos of the many fine custom details and one-of-a-kind structures.

Title: Nostalgia Backwards
Author: Jim Riccioli
pp. 66-72