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section are known to be those which provide railroad prototype or modeling
resources, to provide our members and visitors with quick access to this information.
These links do not represent any official endorsement of or promotion by the
Suncoast Model Railroad Club nor do we take any responsibility for the accuracy
of their official content,
editorial biases, operational policies or marketing promises.
Recently
Added Links:
California
Zephyr Museum
Online--Their goal isto preserve
and promote
the history of the California Zephyr passenger
train, by providing a comprehensive resource of
reliable information, drawn from records and
documentation, artifacts, mementos, and
personal knowledge, contributed from various
sources.
Thoroughbred
RR Models - NEW!
Specializing
in accurately detailed custom painted models of the Norfolk Southern RR, its
predecessor railroads, "Fallen Flag" railroads, leased locomotives, and weathered
freight cars. Our models of 2nd generation and contemporary railroad equipment
are inspired and produced from prototype photographs for HO and N scale modelers
who desire prototype fidelity.
Founded
by one of our own - Bob DeStephano.
Dan
Lewis - Model Bridge Construction -NEW!
Model
Railroad Bridges offers custom-built structures that are
produced to the
customer’s
specifications. All varieties are
available, from wood to steel to concrete,
or any combination.
All of our club's HO scale bridges are products of Dan's skillset.
A Beginner's Guide To Model Cars
A
good resource for anyone new to building models
of any kind, not just trains.
This site covers various aspects of building models,
including toy and model cars,
scale model vehicles,
choosing materials and techniques. - Thank you to
Kayla Russell and the kids at the Children's Cancer Center
of Northern Vermont for the link.
Useful
Standard Dimensions
and Clearances
for
such things as handrails, distances
between tracks, clearances, and other
things all in one spot for easier reference.
Conversion
Charts
This
link takes you to a conversion chart
is a quick reference for changing scales.
Grade
Calculations and Charts
for
calculating grades on model railroad layouts.
Chart
of car weights for
various car lengths (N
scale only).
Listing
of diesel locomotives in chronological order as
they were produced up until 1989
Old
Car Brochure Resource
If you need graphics for
period billboards or
dealership signs this site is a tremendous
resource.
Streaming
Railroad
Radio Communications Live
This fascinating site will let you
listen in live to the railroad radio
communications from strategic rail centers
across America. Your webmaster listened
in to the BNSF in the Vancouver/Columbia
River Area, WA --Give this a try!
Train
Watching in Paradise
FLORIDA RAILFAN LOCATIONS BY REGION
INCLUDING RAILFAN ROUTES!!
MellowMike.com
He's not one of our club
members, but this
modeler's personal site will challenge
whatever you thought you already knew
about weathering and custom building.
Rich
Divizio -- ModelTrainsWeathered.com
This site is a fascinating collection of expert weathering tips, tricks and
techniques by Rich, who is a master at this aspect of model railroading. If
you want to take weathering to the pro level, Rich is someone to study!
Andrew
Martin's Operations
Focused Layout Designs
This is an interesting resource
for layout planners.
many layouts and yard drawings are available
here to study and incorporate into your own
layout plans.
Caboose
Style Homes
This site is a unique resource if you've ever given any thought to a coboose
of your own.
New
Photo Archive Links:
Somewhere
West of Denver
This site is a must for
railfans of the Rocky
Mountains. The site features high quality images- there are 757 full sized
photos on the website. Recommend that you browse a bit. I suspect that there
is some pretty good stuff that you have not yet seen.
BNSF
Photo Archives
Need pix of anything BNSF, you're likely to find them on this site.
AT&SF
Photo Archives --1985-1995
Need pix of
anything PRE-BNSF, you're likely to find them on this site.
Fallen Flag Photo
Archives
This isn't a flashy site, but it is well organized and easy to get to the
photos of many fallen flag railroads. If you haven't found it yet, this is
the place to look.
Railroad
Names
Realistic Names for your Model Railroad
Towns, and Industries.
AAR
Car Type Codes
If operation is of interest to you, this site
covers the codes assigned to each type
of car, for use on waybills. Doug Trueblood
put this together from the 1989 OER.The site
also has some other interesting resoources
andlinks
RailsUSA
This
site has a host of listings including
a listing for this site. You'll find a myriad of
categories and a comprehensive
(255 character) discription of each site.
Caution: you could spend days following
links on this site, but a connection to an
exhaustive set of links. Have fun!!!
Building
Your Own Layout
--from time to time we get a million questions
about building a personal layout. There are
many books on different aspects, but here's a
link that provides a wealth of information free
of charge, on-line from a 50-year veteran in
the hobby who continues to build better
layouts. Paul Templar's work has also been
featured in Model Railroading
Magazine.
Model
Railroad Magazines
& Publications
Model
Railroader On-line
Railroad Model
Craftsman
Model Railroad News
The Narrow Gauge &
Shortline Gazette
Mainline Modeler
Model Railroading
Magazine
N-Scale Magazine
Timber Times
Garden
Railways
Classic
Toy Trains
48/ft. O Scale
Magazine
Finescale Railroader
S/Sn3 Modeling Guide
Large Scale
Model Railroads
The Grand Scales Quarterly
O
Gauge Railroading
Maine Two-Foot
Quarterly
The 7+ Railroader
(riding
scale)
Steam in the Garden
Model
Railroading Index Resources
The Model Train Magazine
Index
National
Model Railroad
Associations
National Model Railroad Association
N-Trak Modular Railroading
Society
National
Association of S Gaugers
NMRA
Regional Information
Australasian
Region
British Region
Mid-Central
Region (MCR)
Mid-Continent Region (MCoR)
Mid-Eastern
Region (MER)
Midwest Region (MWR)
Niagara Frontier Region
(NFR)
North Central Region
(NCR)
Northeastern
Region (NER)
Pacific Coast Region
(PCR)
Pacific
Northwest Region (PNR)
Pacific
Southwest Region (PSR)
Rocky Mountain
Region (RMR)
Southeastern
Region (SER)
Sunshine
Region (SSR)
Thousand
Lakes Region (TLR)
NMRA
Regional Newsletters or Magazines
North Central Region
Prototype
Railroad Magazines
Classic
Trains
Trains
Railfan & Railroad
Railpace NewsMagazine
The Railroad Press
Railway Age
Rail Travel News
Prototype
Photo Resources
railroad
Pix.com
D&RGW
Railblazer--Photos
of the D&RGW
Paint
Scheme References
The Engine Shop
Railroad
Modeling and Historical Associations
Rio
Grande Modeling & Historical Society
D&RGW Net
California
Zephyr Virtual Museum
Burlington Route
Historical Society
Feather
River Rail Society
ACL
and SAL Railroads Historical Society
Geared
Steam Locomotive Works
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical
Society
Ride
the Trains in Florida
Florida
Gulf Coast Railroad Museum
Seminole
Gulf Railroad
Mount
Dora & Lake Eustis Railway
Hobby
Industry Trade Publications
Hobby
Merchandiser
Model Retailer
Distributors
Walthers
Train
Shows
Great
American Train Shows
References
& On-line Clinics
Airhorn
Types and Sounds
Bill
Carl on SuperTrees
Bill
Carl on Basic Scenery
Railroad
Heralds-Logos
Railroad
Links
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen --Links
to Major Railroads
Prototype Railroad
Company Stores
Union
Pacific
Norfolk
Southern
BNSF
KCS
CSX- Please
call 1-800-422-6222 for a merchandise catalog
Genesee
& Wyoming
Canadian Pacific
Amtrak
Alaska
Railroad
Vermont
Railway
Railroad
Career Links
Rail
America--Railroad Careers/Jobs
Railroad
Retirement Board --Links to Most Railroad Employment Sites
University of
North Florida Railroad Institute Freight Conductor Program
Logging,
Mining and Narrow Gauge
Badger
Creek Railroad--HOn and On30 Layouts and clinics
Crystal
River Southern--On30
Layout
Steam
in the Woods--
includes over 1400 historic logging railroad, eqiupment and operations photos.
The
Narrow Gauge Circle--Heading to Colorado on Vacation?
This site will help you determine where to find the remnants of famous narrow
gauge operations.
Boulder
Valley Models--On30 Resources
Model
Railroad Software
CadRail -Model
Railroad Design software from Sandia Software
3rd Plan it--Model
Railroad CAD design software from Eldorado
Right
Track--Freeware track design software from Atlas
Ship-It!--Operations
software
Scratchbuilding
Material Sources
Shoe
Dye
this site features more than 30 colors of shoe
dye for
mixing just the right color in your stain washes.
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