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Train hobbyists are loco for that motion

Oct. 1, 2008
Studying, videotaping, riding -- 'foamers' are crazy about trains. After the Metrolink crash, some wonder if their fervor goes too far. It's another Friday night at the Fullerton train station, which is full of the usual types: commuters with briefcases, people sprinting over a bridge because...
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LA mayor rides train, reassures commuters

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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler