New Hope Valley Railway will host a special event next month for Thomas the Tank Engine lovers that includes play on a new train playset built by a local Eagle Scout.

Ratata: Beautiful Wooden Gun Playset There are probably two arguments to make about the Ratata. One is that kids shouldn’t play with guns, not even gun-shaped toys.

A Newberg train trestle went up in flames early Sunday and spread to nearby vegetation, encroaching on nearby apartment buildings.