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Thursday, September 25 2008

Construction Equipment & Engineering Services

Yangtze - Supplier of rail fasteners and fastening accessories, joint bars, frogs, cast products, inserts, and custom manufactured parts; Laurel, Maryland

Freight Railroads: North America (Eastern)

Orangeville Brampton Railway - 55km shortline between Orangeville and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Historical Societies: North America (General)

Canadian Street Railways - History of street railways and interurban electric railways in Canada

Live Steam Clubs & Railroads: North America

Vulcan Forge Short Line Railroad - Private railroad in northeast Ohio operating a 5" scale Class A Shay

Locomotive Manufacturers, Parts & Repair

Indusco - Thyristors, SCRs, and power components for diesel locomotives; Brick, New Jersey

Model Railroad Clubs: North America (Central)

San Jacinto Model Railroad Club - All scale club in Houston, Texas

Green Country Model Railroad Association - Model railroad club in West Tulsa, Oklahoma

Model Railroad Clubs: North America (Mountain)

Calgary British Railway Modelers - Models British railways in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Model Railroad Clubs: North America (Northeast)

Delaware & Susquehanna Model Railroad Club - HO scale club models historic railroads of the Northeast; Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Barrie-Allandale Railway Modeler - HO scale club in Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Backyard Railroaders - Garden railroaders in Newmarket (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario, Canada

Queens County Model Railroad Association - Operates the Empire Valley Railroad, an HO scale DCC layout in Long Island City, Queens, New York

Model Railroad Clubs: North America (Pacific)

Vancouver Island Garden Railroad Club - G scale garden railway club on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Tacoma Northwestern Model Rail Road Club - HO scale DCC club in Tacoma, Washington

South Coast Model Railroaders - HO scale club in North Bend, Oregon

Rose City Garden Railway Society - Portland, Oregon

Model Railroad Clubs: North America (Southeast)

South Hampton Roads N-Trak - N scale modular model railroad club in Norfolk, Virginia

Model Railroad Clubs: World

Eastbank Model Railway Club - Operates HO and N scale layouts in London, UK

East Surrey 16mm Group - 16mm narrow gauge modelers in Redhill, Surrey, UK

Model Railroad Layouts & Design: Construction

Fran and Miles Hale Model Railroad Builders - Plans and builds custom model railroads and museum quality dioramas in any scale from Z (1:220) to 1-1/2" (1:8) live steam; Kansas City, Missouri

Smartt - Designs and builds complete operating model railroad layouts and provides benchwork, trackwork, and electrical services; North Miami Beach, Florida

Model Railroad Layouts & Design: G Scale

Fox Run Railroad - Photos and videos of a G scale garden railroad

Bedford Falls Garden Railroad - Photos and videos of a G scale garden railroad

Model Railroad Layouts & Design: General

Durango Model Trains - Photos of HO, HOn3, 1:24, and On30 layouts with a mountain railroad theme

Model Railroad Layouts & Design: HO Scale

JOUEF Model Railways - Photos and information about the HO scale model trains and accessories produced by French manufacturer JOUEF from the 1950s to 2001

Jouef Trains - Information and photos of the HO scale model trains and accessories produced from the 1950s to 1980s by French manufacturer Jouef

Lakeside Lines - HO scale model railroad of a Virginia coal hauler set in the late 1970s

Tri-ang Railways - Photos and information about the model trains, structures, and accessories produced by Tri-ang from the 1950s to early 1970s

Playcraft Railways - Guide to a small range of 2-rail HO scale model trains manufactured in France by Jouef and sold in the UK by Playcraft Toys during the 1960s

Coslar Railroad - HO and HOn3 scale layout, plus 7-1/2" gauge live steam railroad in East Texas

Island Central Railway - HO scale layout represents a contemporary version of CP Rail's former Saint John, New Brunswick line

Model Railroad Manufacturers: Rolling Stock

Slater's Plastikard - British producer of O, OO, 3mm, 2mm, and large scale locomotive and rolling stock kits, plus wheels and accessories

Hamm River Model Products - Produces O scale resin models including rolling stock, structure kits, vehicles, detail parts, and decals

Deerfield River Laser - Laser cut O scale narrow gauge rolling stock kits

TMB Custom Models - Custom built model locomotives and rolling stock including custom painting, kit assembly, scratchbuilding, weathering, and architectural modeling services

Model Railroad Manufacturers: Scenery

Kaw Valley Designs - HO, S, and O scale laser cut detail products including stairs, doors, and vents

Model Railroad Manufacturers: Structures

Custom Built Structures by Chuck Hitchcock - Custom-built model railroad structures plus freight car weathering service; Prairie Village, Kansas

N Scale Architect - Manufactures N scale structures, stations, towers, and detail parts

Scale Town Models - Laser cut structure kits for HO and N scale model railroads

Model Railroad Manufacturers: Track & Roadbed

Rodneys Railroad Tools - Custom made model railroad track tools for Z, N, and HO scales

C&L Finescale - British manufacturer of 4mm and 7mm model railroad track components

Tomalco Track - Manufactures S scale, standard gauge, Code 70, 83, and 100 flextrack, turnouts, crossings, roadbed, and track accessories

Model Railroad Retail: Hobby Shops (Mountain)

Hobby Wholesale - Full service hobby shop with HO, N, and G scale trains, plus scenery, controllers, and accessories; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Model Baron Hobbies - Hobby shop with model trains; Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Model Railroad Retail: Hobby Shops (Pacific)

Three Floors Hobby Shop - Stocks all major scales and manufacturers; New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Model Railroad Retail: Hobby Shops (World)

Tower Models - Model train store with G, G1, On30, OO, and O gauge model trains and accessories; Blackpool, Lancashire, UK

Model Railroad Retail: Internet & Mail Order

ModelTrainPro.Com - Online retailer of HO, O, and G scale model train sets, locomotives, rolling stock, Christmas trains, and accessories; Talala, Oklahoma

British Scale Models (Canada) Ltd - Canadian distributor of Bachmann Branch-Line, Graham Farish, and Lilliput, plus retailer of Parkside Dundas and Slater's Plastikard; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Passenger Rail & Transit: N. America (Advocacy)

Coast Starlight Communities Network - Coalition of various interests with the goal of protecting and improving rail service between Washington, Oregon, and California

Photo Galleries, Clipart & Videos: N. America

Milwaukee Road 261 along the Mississippi River - Photos of Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 with passenger excursions from Minneapolis to Winona, La Crescent, and La Crosse

Perkiomen Branch Photos - Photos of Reading FP7 diesel locomotives #902 and 903 pulling 22-mile excursions on the East Penn Railway between Pennsburg and Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Railfan West - Railfan photography of BNSF and Union Pacific around the Pacific Northwest

Regional Railroading & Railfan Guides

Mullan Pass - Photos of Montana Rail Link and Burlington Northern freight trains on the Mullan Pass grade between Helena and Missoula, Montana

Steam Locomotives

Arizona Mechanical Engineering - Provides technical services for the restoration, operation, and repair of steam locomotives, historic boilers, and machinery

Tourist Railroads & Museums (Southeast)

Florida Railroad Company - Plans to establish a Florida Railroad Transportation Museum in Jacksonville, Florida

Tourist Railroads & Museums: Asia

Japan Railway Museum - Railway exhibits and equipment on display in Saitama City, Japan

Ome Railway Park - Railway equipment, exhibits, and model trains in Katsunuma Ome City, Tokyo, Japan

Tourist Railroads & Museums: Europe

Stoomcentrum Maldegem - Steam museum with six mile standard gauge and one mile narrow gauge train rides near Bruges, Belgium

Tourist Railroads & Museums: United Kingdom

Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway - 7-mile steam excursions from Paignton, Torbay, UK

Transit & Passenger Rail Equipment

Microtrans - Specializes in the procurement of spare parts and consumables for mass transit systems; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Travel Agents & Tour Operators

Alki Tours - Offers multiday rail tours throughout North America

Unions

TCRC Division 295 - Canadian Pacific crews in Toronto, Ontario, Canada