Potomac Module Crew: WEB Links

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Links Index:

US: National Model Railroad Association Home Page
US: Mid-Eastern Region, Division 2, NMRA
US: Potomac Division for MD-VA-DC Area
 
US: NMRA Module Standards
  • Model Railroad Clubs Online
    WW: Directory of World Wide Rail Sites -- Contains list of clubs on the web.
    US: TrainWeb -- Web site with access to other prototype and model railroads.
     
    Metro Washington Area:
    US: Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum, Inc. -- Antietam, Maryland
    US: Maryland Central Model Railroad Club -- Rockville, Maryland
    US: Meade Area Railroad Society -- (MARRS) Meade, Maryland
    US: Northern Virginia Model Railroaders - Vienna, Virginia
    US: Northern Virginia NTRAK, VA-DC-MD Area
    US: Piedmont Railroaders - Warrenton, Virginia
    US: Prince William County Model Railroad Club -- Quantico, Virginia.
     
    United States and Canada:
    US: The British Railway Modellers of North America --
    US: East Penn Traction Club -- Traction in Pennsylvania - Maryland Area
    US: North Raleigh Model Railroad Club -- North Raleigh, North Carolina.
    US: Carolina Model Railroader -- Greensboro, North Carolina.
    US: Pennsylvania Railroad Technical Historic Society - Includes information on Overhead wire
    US: Yahoo: Model Railroaders Junction -- A site with links, messages, chats and more.
     
    Around the World:
    UK: Hornby Railway Collectors' Association -- Group for 3-rail Hornby Dublo.
    UK: Pendon Museum - Pendon, United Kingdom.
    UK: The Kitmaster Collectors Club - Web about the old Rosebud kits
     
  • Model Railroad Magazines
    WW: Directory of World Wide Rail Sites -- Contains list of magazines on the web.
    US: Model Railroad Craftsman (MRC) -
    US: Model Railroader (MR) -
    US: Model Railroading (MRG) -
    US: Railpaced News Magazine (RNM) -
     
    UK: British Railway Modeller (BRM) -
    UK: Railway Modeller Home Page (RM) - Peco magazines devoted to British railways.
  • Model Railroad Hobby Stores Online  
    WW: Directory of World Wide Rail Sites -- Contains list of hobby stores on the web.

    US: National Retail Hobby Stores Association (NRHSA) -- List of hobby stores.

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    Metro Washington Area:
    US: Mainline Hobby -- Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania.
    US: Peach Creek Shops - Brass shop in Maryland (Overland brass models).
    US: Springhaven Shops - Digitrax Dealer and seller of NW items in HO scale.
     
    United States and Canada:
    US: The Caboose -- Hobby store in Wolcott, CT.
    US: Caboose Hobbies -- Hobby store in Denver, CO.
    US: E-Hobbies -- A online hobby store in many areas.
    US: Kuhn Eurobahn Trains - European dealer in Marietta, PA.
    US: Loy's Toys -- DCC stuff and much more in Wesley, AR.
    US: Micro Mark -- Hobby Tools for the builder. Berkeley Heights, NJ
    US: Red Caboose -- Hobby store in La Salle, CO
    US: Reynauld's Euro-Imports - European dealer in Elbrun, IL.
    US: Tony's Train Exchange - Dealer in Digitrax, Lenz, MRC, Soundtraxx and More. Essex Junction, VT
    US: Tried True Trains - Dealer in Digitrax, Lenz, MRC, Soundtraxx and More. Chemlsford, MA
     
    Around the World:
    UK: DC-Kits - Maker of model British Railway EMU's and much more.
    UK: Modern Models -- They sell Sommerfeldt (catenary system)
    UK: Scale Rail Model Centre -- Good hobby store
     
  • Model Railroad Manufactures
    US: NMRA Manufacture Directory - A list of most manufacture.
     
    US: Accurail - Rolling stock and details.
    IT: Arnold Model - Italy / European Company, Models Europe Continent in HO scale and N scale.
    US: Atlas Model Railroad Co, Inc - Maker of track and rolling stock
    US: Athearn - Maker of rolling stock
    US: W.S. Ataras Engineering, Inc. - Maker of detection systems (DT-8 and DT-16)
    US: Bachmann - Maker of rolling stock
    US: Challenge Products --
    US: Champ - Decal maker
    US: Con Cor - Rolling stock and customer items
    US: CudaTech Model Railroad Products - Makers of decouple system with a switch
    UK: Dapol Model Railway -- Maker of UK railway freight, passerage and locomotives in kit forms.
    US: Del-Air - Maker of air power turnouts. (Pneumatic and Electro-Pneumatic)
    US: Dremel - Tool maker for the Dremel drill sets.
    US: Du-Bro -- Maker of RC items which can be used on railroad like push-rods systems
    US: Intermountain Railway - Rolling stock
    US: Kadee - Maker of HO standard couplers
    IT: Jouef - Italy / European Company, Formally French company for models in France in HO Scale.
    US: Life Like Product -- Produces the Proto2000 models
    DE: Liliput Model Railroads - Makers of detail and expensive trains. Owned by Bann.
    IT: Lima Model - Italy / European Company, Models Europe Continent in HO Scale and Britain in OO Scale.
    US: Lionel -
    US: LBG - G Scale railway maker.
    DE: Marklin - Germany model railway maker including. AC versions.
    US: Microscale - Decal maker.
    US: Micro-Trains - Coupler maker for N scale and rolling stock
    US: Model Memories Online -- Speciality in New Haven and Penn style Catenary
    US: Model Rectifier Corporation (MRC) -
    US: MTS Imports -
    US: Roundhouse - Rolling stock kits
    US: North West Short Line (NWSL) - Wheels sets and trucks.
    UK: Peco - Track and accessories.
    US: Reboxx - Maker of wheel sets in correct profile.
    IT: Rivarossi - Italy / European Company, Model Europe and US in HO scale. Also owns Lima.
    US: Roundhouse - Rolling stock kits
    US: Railroad Graphics - Decal maker.
    US: Stewart - Rolling stock kits
    US: Walthers, Inc - Model railroad catalog (Semi bible of the model railroad world)
    US: Westerfield - Rolling stock kits
  • Digital Command Control Manufacture
    DE: Arnold Digital - System based on Lenz system and uses the Lenz parts.
    US: Digitrax, Inc. - US maker of DCC Big Boy, Chief and Loconet system.
    US: John Hill's How to -- Site on How to on Digitrax systems.
    US: Digital Command Control (DCC) Special Interest Group (SIG)
    DE: Lenz GmbH - Maker of DCC Lenz Plus System.
    US: SoundTrax - Maker of sound systems and decoder with sound.
    US: Wangrow Electronics Inc -- Maker of SystemOne System.
    UK: ZTC Systems -- DCC system made in UK.
  • Model Railroad Electronics Suppliers
    US: All Electronics --
    US: Allied Electronics, Inc --
    US: DigiKey --
    US: Jensen Tools Inc --
    US: Mouser Electronics --
    US: Radio Shack --
  • Model Railroad Computer Software / Hardware
    Software: Digital Command Control (DCC)
    US: DCC Decoder Information . --
    US: The DCCMB System --
    DE: DigiToys -- Maker of PR1 (v2.0) and Other DCC software.
    US: Engine Command -- Programmable software for operation. (also Computer Dispatch)
    US: Fastclock+DCC - Shareware for the Macintosh (Tom Bunce - Home Page)
    US: LOCOMGR -- A program using DOS and a joy stick.
    US: John Hill's DCC Information -- Information on DCC.
    US: PR1DOS -- John Kabat
     
    Software: Scheduling and operations
    US: Albion -- Maker of Shipit!, DB train and Scheduleit! software
    US: Engine Command -- Programmable software for operation. (also Computer Dispatch)
    UK: Railways v3.0.8 -- Software for Model Railroading
    US: Traffic Management Software for Railways --
     
    Software: Games
    UK: Interlocker -- Signal Game Software.
    UK: SIAM Railway Simulations (Model train games)
     
    Software: Miscel
    UK: The Signalbox --
    US: Alpine Software -
     
    Hardware:
    US: Build Your Own Universal Computer Interface -- Revised edition.
    US: Trains Net - They specialize in Bruce Chubbs CMR/I interface.
     
  • Railroad Videos and Photograph Companies / Sites
    US: Rich Clark's Railroad Photos - Photographs
    US: Railhead Video Productions - Video
  • Model Railway Show Companies
    US: Great American Train Show (GATS) -
    US: Great Scale Train Shows (GSTS) -
    US: Greenberg Shows Schedule (GBS) -
  • Other Model Railroad Sites
    US: Alco Diesel - Has pictures of Alco and other diesel (GP9).
    US: Con-Cor / Grand Central Railway Station of Cyberspace
    US: eBay Listing > Model Railroading -- List of model railroading items.
    US: Iain Logan - Railway Fonts - Low cost Railway related fonts and vector graphic
    US: Lackawanna Railfan - Has pictures of GP9 and details.
    UK: Model Railways
    US: On Track Ltd Home Page
    US: Pennsylvania Railroad Technical Historic Society - Includes information on Overhead wire
    US: ProtoTrains - WEB site about photo etching for model railways.
    UK: Railway and Transport related fonts for sale for Macs, PC and Acorn owners.
    UK: Railway Technical Web Pages -- WEB page with technical Information on railway based on UK but used world wide.
    UK: railUK Home Page
    UK: Track gauge site
    US: Tudor Jones' Home Page.
    US: Webville and Hypertext Railroad Company
    US: Yahoo! -...Model Trains and Railroads
  • Model Railroad Newsgroups
    WARNING for AOL users: These Newsgroups links may not work due to the way AOL setup their Newsgroups!
     
    WW: rec.models.railroad -- Model railroads of all scales world wide.
    UK: uk.rec.models.rail -- Model railways of all scales for UK.
    AU: aus.rail.models -- Model railways of all scale for Australia.
     
  • Prototype Railroad Sites  
    United States Railways:
    Railroad Operations:
    US: Amtrak -- Get on Board
    US: CSX Corporation -- Home Page
    US: CSX/MARC Line Information -- Information on MARC Line from CSX
    US: Consolidated Rail Corporation (CONRAIL) -- Home page till mid 1998.
    US: East Penn Rail -- Railroads in Eastern Pennsylania
    US: Florida East Coast Railway -- FEC home page
    US: GM's EMD -- Home page for Electro-Motive Division with gift shop.
    US: MARC -- Maryland's transportion system
    US: Maryland Midland Railway -- Short line in northern Maryland.
    US: National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) --
    US: Norfolk Southern Corporation -- (NS) Home Page
    US: Operation Lifesaver Inc. --
    US: Union Pacific Corporation-- Home Page
    US: WMATA METRO -- Washington D.C.
    US: Virginia Railway Express -- (VRE) Home Page
     
    Railroad Museums:
    (Also see "RR Museum" page for more museums.)
     
    US: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum -- Baltimore, Maryland
    US: Fairfax Station Friends -- Fairfax Station, VA
    US: NARP Home Page --
    US: Norfolk & Western Historical Society -- Home Page.
    US: The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society -- Home Page
    US: Walkersville Southern Railroad -- Walkersville, Maryland. Short line, open during the summer.
    US: Washington, D. C. Chapter NRHS / DOVER HARBOR -- Home Page
    US: Virginia Museum of Transportation -- Home Page. Roanoke, Virginia
    US: Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (WOD):
    Listed below are sites that have information on WOD.
    - Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park --
    - Herndon, VA Community -- A town along the W&OD.
    - Historical Sites Along Difficult Run Trail -- W&OD crosses this creek twice on two different routes.
    - Subject Guide: Photograph Collections --
    - US: Friends of Washington and Old Dominion Railroad -- Group to support the WOD trail and preserve the history of the railroad pasted.
    - US: W&OD Railroad: A Photographic History -- Private web with pictures of WOD railroad in the past. These include pictures not published in the recent update of "Rail to the Blue Ridge".
    - FJ&G's Diesel Roster (#30 from WOD) -- One of the locomotive sold to this line from W&OD then to an other railroad in the upper midwest. Still in use today.
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    Private Railroad Web pages:
    US: Central Virginia Railfan Page -- Covers Shenandoah Valley rail map and links to CSX and NS Divisions.
    US: Norfolk Southern -- Old NS Railway.
    US: Rail News from Central Virginia (NS) -- Has news on Virginia railroads
    US: Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad -- (RF&P) Former Railroad between Washington DC and Richmond, Virginia. Now part of CSX.
    US: Tom's Railroad Locomotive Photo Archives --
     
    Miscellaneous Railroad Pages:
    US: Railroad-related Internet Resources --
     
    US: The Transport Web --
    US: The VRE Train Brain -- Neat site but need fast link and computer
    US: Trains Magazine -- Online Home Page
    US: TrainWeb -- Web site with access to other prototype and model railroads.
     
    Railroad Radio Fequences Pages:
    US: Scanner Laws -- List of state scanner laws.
    US: Railroad Frequences 1 -- Good site to find current frequences.
  • Prototype Railroad Newsgroups
    WARNING for AOL users: These Newsgroups links may not work due to the way AOL setup their Newsgroups!
     
    WW: alt.binaries.picture.rails Pictures of trains, trams, trolleys and infrastructure around the world.
     
    WW: alt.railroad -- For fans of real trains, ferroequinologists.
    WW: alt.railroad.stations -- Railroad stations around the world.
    WW. alt.railroad.steam -- All about steam locomotives around the world.
    WW: alt.railroad.twofoot -- All about two-foot railroads.
    US: bit.listserv.railroad -- Railroad List.
    WW: misc.transport.rail -- Railroads in general.
    WW: misc.transport.rail.americas -- Railroads in North America and South America.
    EU: misc.transport.rail.europe -- Railways in all of Europe.
    WW: misc.transport.rail.misc -- Miscellaneous rail issues and discussions.
    WW: misc.transport.urban-transit -- Metropolitan public transportation systems.
    UK: uk.railway -- UK Railway
     

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