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183 Sites Added or Updated in January 2010

4 January

Additions:

American Lawn Lights (www.americanlawnlights.com)
1/24 Inch Scale replicas of historic american lighthouses built to order; each limited edition piece is signed and numbered for authenticity; maintained by Steven Wright; Yorktown Height, New York, USA.
Aspen Modeling Company (www.theaspenmodelingcompany.com)
Manufacturer of O & S Scale figures (animals & people from the American West) and retailer of O & HO Scale brass locomotives; maintained by Alan Anderson; St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Boulder Creek Engineering, LLC (www.bouldercreekengineering.com)
Dedicated to creating animation products for model railroad operations with advanced yet simple-to-use technology; products are designed to be easy to install, easy to use and come fully assembled and ready to run with no need for customization or programming; maintained by Jim Ferenc; Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Merci Train (www.mercitrain.org)
Information and photos of the remaining box cars and pictures of some of the more than 52,000 gifts that arrived in February, 1949 from at least that many individual French citizens in appreciation for the more than 700 American box cars of relief goods sent to them in 1948; maintained by Earl R. Bennett Sr.; Zephyrhills, Florida, USA.
Reviresco (www.tin-soldier.com)
S Scale (1/64) model railroad kits, figures, and accessories; maintained by John McEwan; Lacey, Washington, USA.

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Arttista Accessories (www.arttista.com)
Producer of over 380 pewter figures and accessories in O & O27 Scale and 80 items in S Scale; all made and hand painted in the USA featuring realistic coloring and a flat finish; Newark, Delaware, USA.
Aspenmodel GmbH (www.aspenmodel.com)
Manufacturer of fine handcrafted brass model trains; all products are handmade models - they are not toys and should not be handed to children; Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Canadian Railway Station News (www.railwaystationnews.ca)
Books, photographs and information on Canada's railway stations; maintained by Dave Savage; Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.
Clever Models (www.clevermodels.com)
Photo realistic cardstock stuctures and texture sheets for modelers; model kits and textures are now available as home printable digital collections on CD and DVD; maintained by Thom Miecznikowski; Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Digitrax Inc. (www.digitrax.com)
Model railroad DCC systems manufacturer and dealer; Panama City, Florida, USA.
Nottingham Model Railway Society (www.nottingham-modelrailway.org.uk)
Exhibition layouts in 3.5mm (HO), 4mm (00 & EM) & 7mm (O) Scales; members model in these scales plus 4mm (P4) Scale; interests cover British railways from the 1800's to present day; extensive reference library in their own premises & specializes in working overhead electrification systems; organizers of the Nottingham East Midlands Model Railway Exhibition over the third weekend in March; maintained by Ian Trivett; Nottingham, East Midlands, England, UK.

5 January

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Coleford Great Western Railway Museum (www.colefordgwr.150m.com)
Founded in 1988; based in the former GWR Goods Shed along the Coleford Railway the museum traces the history of all the railways in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire from the early 1800s to the 1970s when the Dean Forest Railway was founded; Coleford, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Indiana University Press (www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/index.php?cPath=1037_1272&bt=1)
Publisher of approximately 140 new books annually, in addition to 30 journals; maintains a backlist of some 2,000 titles including over 50 railroad and transportation titles currently in print and available for online purchase on this subpage of their site; Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Osborn Model Kits (www.osbornmodelkits.com)
Full line of model railroad products in N, HO & O Scales that are of Canadian content, from the Canadian cross bucks with railway on it to the whistle signs and crossing boards; uses C&C laser technology to produce kits that are a perfect fit every time; Angus, Ontario, Canada.
Railex^® (www.railexusa.com)
Distribution platform designed to enhance logistics, distribution, consumer demands and inventory control incorporating the latest technologies with its own infrastructure to ensure the same scheduled departure day and time every week, 52 weeks a year; features three refrigerated, mega-transload distribution centers: in Delano, California; Wallula, Washington; and Rotterdam, New York; Riverhead, New York, USA.
Yard Goat Images LLC (www.yardgoatimages.com)
Custom DVD production enabling small and mid-size rail and trolley museums to create and sell custom DVD's of their operations; areas served include railroad & trolley operating museums, railroad & trolley attractions, live steam & garden railways and regional rail & transportation operators; maintained by Steve Mitchell; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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Sunset Models Inc. (www.3rdrail.com)
Producing the finest brass scale models for over 35 years in HO Scale and 3 rail O Scale; San Ramon, California, USA.
N Scale Collector (www.nscalecollector.com)
North Amercian based national society for collectors of quality N Scale railroad models offering a semi-monthly magazine, model auctions and an annual convention; Savannah, Georgia, USA.
Railroad Express (www.railpress.com)
Extensive line of model railroad railway freight, cargo, right of way scenery and figures under the Cargo-To-Go™ brand; specializes in O and G Scales but also carries N and HO Scale products; Novato, California, USA.
SiSt Trees Ltd (www.themodeltreeshop.co.uk)
Model trees from Z to OO Scale; Chirnside, Duns, Berwickshire, England, U.
Steamscenes UK and CADECO (www.bakershill.freeserve.co.uk)
UK based publisher of books and calendars; Coleford, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

6 January

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A19 Model Railway Club (www.a19modelrailwayclub.org)
Maintains HO, OO and G Scale layouts with On30 and N Scale layouts under construction for in house and exhibition operation; East Boldon, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.
Activity Media (www.model-railway-dvd.co.uk)
Formerly Insight Production Services Ltd; supplies almost anything that appears on a TV or computer screen and produces the 'Right Track' DVD series; Colsterworth. Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Barrowmore Model Railway Group (www.barrowmoremrg.co.uk)
Builds and operates exhibition quality layouts and currently have 18.83mm and O Gauge layouts operating; meets Wednesdays and Fridays; Great Barrow, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.
MetalSmith Ltd (www.metalsmith.co.uk)
Manufacturer of the Midland Railway Centre brand of turntable kits in O and OO Scales, and are the UK importers of Floquil Paints, Proxxon power tools, plus suppliers of metals and tools for the modeler; Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Online Train Horn Store (www.trainshorns.com)
Seller of railway train horns kits suitable for static or mobile mounting from such names as ViAir, Nathan, Maximus and others; Florida, USA.

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Heaton Park Tramway (www.mtms.org.uk)
Project of the Manchester Transport Museum Society that restored and now preserves the Manchester single deck California car 765, and offers rides to the public; Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK.
Hejaz Railway (nabataea.net/hejaz.html)
Commemorates the 1050mm Gauge railway originally built to transport pilgrims from Damascus, Syria to Madina, Saudi Arabia, with many pictures and historical information; maintained by Dan Gibson; Wainwright, Alberta, Canada.

7 January

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modelrailway.tv (www.modelrailway.tv)
Hundreds of films covering all aspects of model railways and prototype railways broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week; Arundel, West Sussex, England and Kasson, Minnesota, USA.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge (www.nevadacountynarrowgauge.com)
Provides photographs, forums, equipment rosters, route map, magazine index and more; maintained by Kevin Snow; Granite Bay, California, USA.
Onehouse Model Railway (www.onehouse.co.uk)
Shows, over a period of time, how the Onehouse Model Railway will evolve from humble beginnings to a fully working layout and features track plans, progress reports, UK manufacturers and suppliers and more; maintained by Pete Peddlesden; Leytonstone, London, England, UK.
Revival International (www.revivalinternational.com)
Manufacturer, founded in 1975, of 1:20 Scale models (built using the original drawings and documentation) of famous Grand Prix cars from Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union, Bugatti, Ferrari, Maserati and Fiat suitable for use on Large Scale model railway layouts; Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Italian, English).
Warrington Model Railway Club (www.warrington-mrc.co.uk)
Models five complete layouts with three more under construction in N, TT, OO9 and OO Gauges; maintains and extensive modeling library and a refreshment room; Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Yeovil Model Railway Group (www.ymrg.co.uk)
Models in O, OO, EM and N Gauge; open to all modeling skill levels; promotes the use of Digital Command Control; Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK.

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Heljan (www.heljan.dk)
Manufacturer of N, HO, O and OO Scale model railway rolling stock kits and accessories; Søndersø, Denmark (Dansk, English, Deutsch).
Hell's Kitchen Railway Museum and Bar (www.hellskitchenmuseum.com)
Home to the Castlerea Railway Museum with a large private collection of Irish rail memorabilia; Castlerea, Roscommon, Ireland, UK.
Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) (www.ose.gr)
An OSE Holding company that provides railway services within and outside Greece; Athens, Greece (Greek, English).
Hermann's Railway Page (www.steamlocomotive.de)
Personal collection of photos of German steam locomotives; maintained by Hermann Weigl; Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany (English, Deutsch).
Mercian Models (www.modelrailways.tv)
Produces model railway locomotives and rolling stock kits in 4, 7 and 10 mm/ft (00, O and I) Scale with nickel silver chassis, etched brass or nickel bodies, lost wax brass and white metal fittings; most 00 Gauge kits can be built to 00, EM or P4 track gauges; Hagley, West Midlands, England, UK.

8 January

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Market Deeping Model Railway Club (www.marketdeepingmrc.co.uk)
Meets Mondays; models in O, OO and N Gauges and displays at preserved railways and major exhibitions; Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Nailsea & District Model Railway Club (www.nailseamrc.org.uk)
Models in O, G, HO, OO, narrow gauge 009, N and Z Scales; hints and tips page; meets weekly; Clevedon, Somerset, England, UK.
Railwayscenics (www.railwayscenics.com)
Supplies a range of model railway card building kits in downloadable PDF format; includes buildings, housing, agricultural and industrial buildings; available in OO Scale with HO, O, TT and N Scales being added; Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK.
Runnymede Model Railway Club (www.runnymedemodelrailwayclub.com)
Meets Wednesday evenings and models in OO Gauge with Seaton Junction as the main layout feature; Runnymede, Surrey, England, UK.

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Countryside Models (www.countrysidemodels.co.uk)
Takes commissions to build model railways; offers service from design through final delivery; Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.
Double O Gauge Association (www.doubleogauge.com)
Organization catering to both new and veteran railway modelers working in 4mm Scale using a track gauge of 16.5mm; maintained by Phil Parker; South Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
E.B. Models (Exclusively Brighton Models) (www.mjwsjw.co.uk)
Etched brass model railway kits in 4mm Scale; maintained by Mike Waldron; Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
Nottingham Express Transit (www.thetram.net)
Official site featuring fares, tram times, system map, local area maps, bus and rail connections, photo galleries and more; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Nottingham's First Railway (www.btinternet.com/~nttsue/NTTfirstRailway.html)
30 May 1939 newspaper article celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Midland Counties Railway that operated between Nottingham and Derby; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Nottingham & Melton Railway (www.nottm-melton-railway.co.uk)
Popular book about this railroad available from Melton Books; online version has been withdrawn; Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK.
Wigan Finescale Railway Modellers (www.wiganfrm.org.uk)
Models principally in 4mm Scale and exhibits at many model railway events around the country; hosts the annual Wigan Model Railway Exhibition; Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England, UK.

11 January

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Andover and District Model Engineering Society (home.freeuk.net/admes.andover)
Formed in 1945; models 5, 7¼, 3½ inch, Gauge One and O Gauge layouts in both ground level and raised roadbeds; exhibits at local events during the year; Andover, Hampshire, England, UK.
Newbury Model Railway Club (www.newburymrc.co.uk)
Formed in the mid 1970's and models a wide range of scales including N, OO, HO, and O Gauge; has four layouts displayed at many local shows and events; Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK.
SMRH Tasmania (www.smrailwayhobbies.co.nz)
Established in 1998 and comprised of three divisions (Civil Construction Services and Products, Industrial Railway Products & Model Railway Products) that manufacture and distribute a range of specific N, HO, OO and O Gauge model railway products; Hobart Tasmania, Australia.
Stobart Group (www.stobartgroup.co.uk)
Stobart Rail division offers a package of rail services including structures, earthworks, lineside infrastructure, geotechnical, drainage and permanent way works; Appleton Thorn Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Tay Bridge Models (www.taybridgemodels.com)
Builders of railway model layouts for the modeler in all scales and all sizes; Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Ultimate Model Railway (www.ultimatemodelrailway.com)
Veteran railway modeler shares his knowledge and experience with information and tips on setting up and running a model railway layout; maintained by Philip Redfearn; Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

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Basildon Model Railway Club (BMRC) (www.basildon-mrc.org.uk)
Member of the Chiltern Model Railway Association and was founded in 1979; meets every Wednesday evening and models Z, N, OO9 narrow gauge, HO, OO and O-16.5 narrow gauge; Basildon, Essex, England, UK.
Bure Valley Railway (www.bvrw.co.uk)
Narrow gauge tourist railway is also a supplier of model railway products in OO and N Scales; Aylsham, Norfolk, England, UK.
Herpa MiniatureModelle GmbH (www.herpa.de)
Manufactures model vehicles and equipment in various scales; Dietenhofen, Germany (12 languages).
Hesston Steam Museum (www.hesston.org)
Tourist railroad and museum keeping the memory of narrow gauge steam railroads alive; home to the Flying Dutchman Scenic Railway; La Porte, Indiana, USA.

12 January

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Bahnhof Europa (www.bahnhof-europa.co.uk)
Model railway hobby shop specializing in European outline railway modeling, and features such manufacturers as Piko, Kibri, Fleischmann, Faller, Märklin and more; Arundel, West Sussex, England, UK.
Bentley Miniature Railway (www.bentleyrailway.co.uk)
Publicly operated miniature passenger carrying ground level railway run by Uckfield Model Railway Club in the grounds of Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum; caters to 2, 4 and 7mm Scale modelers and 5 and 7¼ inch model engineers; Uckfield, East Sussex, England, UK.
Continental Model Railway (www.members.optusnet.com.au/burgerbahn/trains.html)
The BurgerBahn is an HO (1:87) Scale layout began in 1984, and it is based on German stock and architecture up to around 1940; Kazincbarcika, Hungary.
One Model Railway Club (www.onemrc.co.uk)
Promotes model railways within the railway industry and as such, all members are active or retired railway staff; models in N and OO Gauge between 1950 and present day; Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK.
Virtual Narrow Gauge Model Railway Exhibition (www.ngrail.co.uk)
Collection of photographs and descriptions of various model railway exhibitions in the United Kingdom; maintained by Chris MacKenzie; Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK.

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Hetzer's Trains (www.electric-trains.com)
Collection of a very limited number of links to commercial websites for model trains and other hobby pursuits; Grants Pass, Oregon, USA.
Heuston Station (www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/islandbridge/heuston.html)
Article describes the history and architectural significance of this railway station; Dublin, Ireland, UK.
HiRailers Unlimited (www.hirailers.com)
Organization of three rail O Gauge modelers providing a line of communication between member modelers and manufacturers and to exchange tips and information; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/lrt.htm)
Twelve mile light rail transit line linking downtown Minneapolis, the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America; operated by the Metropolitan Council; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

13 January

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Bourton Model Railway Exhibition & Toyshop (www.bourtonmodelrailway.co.uk)
Model railway shop specializing in British and Continental OO/HO and N Gauge; full selection of scenic accessories plus an array of plastic kits, paints, die cast models, RC cars, Lego, dolls, games and more; Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Model Railroads (www.modelrailroadlayout.net)
Complete text of Marshall McClintock's model railway book first published in 1955 covering every aspect of building and maintaining a model railway; free download; maintained by Leonard Poposki; Greensborough, Victoria, Australia.
North Downs Model Railway Circle (www.ndmrc.com)
Builds model railway layouts in many gauges, scales and sizes for display at shows and exhibitions; Ewell, Surrey, England, UK.
North West Model Railway Clubs' Association (www.nwmrca.org.uk)
Founded in 1968; provides an informal link between Societies throughout an area extending from Shrewsbury to Penrith and Colwyn to Huddersfield; Southport, Lancashire, England, UK.
Railway House (www.railwayhouse.com.au)
Model railway hobby shop offers a broad range of model trains and accessories from such manufacturers as Austrains, Hornby, LGB and others; Eucuca, Victoria, Australia.

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Alta Velocidad) (www.altavelocidad.org
Independent site with news about high speed railroads & trains (and comments about today's operations) in Spain, Europe and the rest of the world; maintained by Fernando Puente Dominguez; Valladolid, Spain (Español).
Evan Designs (www.modeltrainsoftware.com)
Software to create realistic custom building details (signs, windows, brick/stone papers, etc.) for your model railroad; Broomfield, Colorado, USA.
High Desert Rails (www.trainweb.org/highdesertrails)
Seeks to tell the stories of those few railroads that penetrated into the Cascade Mountain range in Oregon; USA.
High Iron Rail Excursions (www.highirontravel.com)
Various rail excursions in the Pullman coach Caritas that can be configured for such uses as business events, political campaigns or personal use, with routes throughout the east and midwest of the United States; Waunakee, Wisconsin, USA.
High Speed Rail (www.o-keating.com/hsr)
Provides information about the high speed trains around the world including the British HSR, French TGV, German ICE, Japanese Shinkansen and others; maintained by Oliver Keating; London, England, UK.

14 January

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Best Model Railway Trains (www.bestmodelrailwaytrains.com)
Questions, answers and instructions on how to build stunning model railway train layouts; Palmwoods, Queensland, Australia.
Charles Cantrill Ltd (www.charlescantrill.com/model-railway)
Supplier of natural virgin cork bark and cork granules for model railway scenery and cork strips for track laying that can be cut to your requirements; operating in the UK since 1822; Wednesbury, West Midlands, England, UK.
Hillcrest & Wahtoke Railroad (www.hillcrestreedley.com/events_rr.html)
Enjoy a 15 minute tour of the Hillcrest Christmas Tree Farm on an exquisite half scale live steam narrow gauge railroad for only $3.00 per person, age 2 and up; also has children's play areas, trails & picnic areas; Reedley, California, USA.
Light and Dreams Photography (www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/photography/model-railway-exhibition)
Collection of model railway photographs taken at a model railway exhibition at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life; maintained by SmugMug, Inc.; Mountain View, California, USA.
(The) Model Railway (www.themodelrailway.co.uk)
Model layouts built for exhibition or for sale; maintained by Bob Harper, who plans and builds the baseboards,trackwork and gets the electrics to work, and Bob Deakin, who does all the buildings,scenery and backscenes; Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
NPF Railway (www.npfrailway.com)
Model railroad hobby page celebrating Lionel trains, Northern Pacific Railway, Stampede Pass and the art form of model railroading; Redmond, Washington, USA.

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High-Rails Model Railroad Roadbed Systems (www.highrails.com)
Complete overhead roadbed and support system for G, Lionel Standard, O27 and O Scale track in unfinished oak veneered plywood with beveled edges; Buffalo, New York, USA.
Highrailer (www.highrailer.com)
Model railroad hobby shop offers train sets, model locomotives and rolling stock, scenery, repair parts, decals, track and more in many scales; Waterville, Maine, USA.
Hillcrest Shops (www.hillcrestreedley.com)
Manufacturer of 5 inch Scale 15 inch Gauge live steam locomotives, car trucks, rolling stock and parts & materials; Reedley, California, USA.
Hillingdon Railway Modelers (www.hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk)
Founded in 1984, this group models in O and OO Gauges and meets each Thursday evening; West Drayton, Middlesex, England, UK.
Hills Model Railway Society (www.railpage.org.au/hmrs)
Promotes the hobby of model railway construction, operation and history to society members, the public and statutory bodies; provides displays at model exhibitions; Baulkham Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Hintergrundkulissen für Modelleisenbahner (www.hintergrundkulissen.de)
European background photos for model railway layouts; Berlin, Germany (Deutsch).
Scalescenes (www.scalescenes.com)
Lets you instantly download and print realistic model railway buildings from your PC; available in a wide choice of photo-based textures including brick, concrete or stone; Thorneside, Queensland, Australia.

15 January

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Buffer Books (www.bufferbooks.com)
Specializing in buying and selling secondhand and out of print railway books; London, England, UK.
Corby & District Model Railway Society (www.cdmrs.co.uk)
Founded in 1965; models nine railways in OO, G, N and 009 Scales, plus 5 inch and 3.5 inch outdoor layouts; Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Lickey Incline (www.lickeyincline.co.uk)
Presents a number of railway, train and model railway resources useful to the model railway and full size railway enthusiast; Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK.
Melbourne Model Railway Society (www.mmrs.org.au)
Models HO Scale with a predominately Australian theme; many members also model American and British railways and often run their trains on the club layout; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Steam Index: Locomotive History (www.steamindex.com)
Online index of British books, locomotive descriptions, railway civil engineers, reference books, railway societies, publishers and booksellers and much more; Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK.
West End Models (www.westendmodels.co.uk)
Hobby shop features model railway equipment from Bachmann, Graham Farish, Gaugemaster, Woodland Scenics and others in N, OO and O Gauge, plus die cast models, plastic kits and doll houses; Colne, Lancashire, England, UK.

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Historic Model Steam Train Kits (www.justblowingsmoke.com)
Selection of historic HO Scale model steam train kits by Bethlehem Car Works/Branchline in either brass, wood-cut or plastic; Duluth, Georgia, USA.
Historic Packing Houses in Southern California (ljames1.home.netcom.com/scph.html)
Provides photos of over thirty different packing houses in Southern California, along with a few other railroad-served industries with a goal of about sixty packing houses documented; maintained by Jim Lancaster; Tustin, California, USA.
Historical Survey (www.rice.edu/armadillo/Past/Book/Part2/railroad.html)
Facts and information from Rice University about the development of the railroads around the lower portions of the Rio Grande River in Texas; Houston, Texas, USA.
Historiskt om Svenska Järnvägar (www.historiskt.nu)
History & information about Swedish railway history; maintained by Rolf Sten; Köpenhamn, Danmark (Swedish, English).
History of Burlington County, New Jersey, Transportation (www.burlco.lib.nj.us/county/history/transportation.html)
Short article on the history of early transportation that included steamboats, bicycles, stage coaches and railroads; New Jersey, USA.
Ipswich Railway Modellers Association (www.irma.org.uk)
Formed in 1966; meets every Tuesday and maintains seven model layouts in various scales; attends exhibitions and holds an annual open house festival; Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK.

18 January

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American Public Transportation Association (APTA) (www.publictransportation.org)
Provides information about the benefits and importance of public transportation including buses, subways, trolleys, commuter trains, street cars, cable cars, van pool services, ferries & water taxies, monorails and tramways; Washington, D.C., USA.
Chateau Martin Wine Cars (www.coastdaylight.com/chatmart/cmwx_roster_1)
Rosters, AAR designations, history and photographs about the former milk cars converted to ship wine from Waterford, California to Bronx, New York; maintained by Jim Lancaster; Tustin, California, USA.
Coast Daylight Trains Page (www.coastdaylight.com/trains)
Collection of information and photographs for railfans and modelers of the southwestern United States; maintained by Jim Lancaster; Tustin, California, USA.
Jim Lancaster's Model Railroad Web Page (www.coastdaylight.com/modelrr)
HO Scale model railroad layout begun in 1987 and has been on several NMRA conventions; is set in Southern California and generally represents a line between Colton and Orange County; maintained by Jim Lancaster; Tustin, California, USA.
Timbertown Miniature Railway (www.tmrmes.com)
Model engineering in all its different forms, from miniature live steam locomotives and traction engines, miniature steam machinery and boilers to garden railways and HO and OO Scale model railways; Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia.
Transportation Research Board (TRB) (www.trb.org)
Engages professionals worldwide in a range of interdisciplinary, multimodal activities to lay the foundation for innovative solutions; provides information and research results for 21st century challenges; maintained by the National Academy of Sciences; Washington, D.C., USA.

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History of the First Locomotives in America (www.history.rochester.edu/steam/brown)
Includes the year they were built, where they were constructed and upon what railroad they were first introduced and employed in actual service; maintained by William H. Brown; Rochester, New York, USA.
History of Public Transportation - Trolley Cars (www.johnstownpa.com/History/hist28.html)
History of this street railway organized in 1882 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and known as the Johnstown Passenger Railway Company, until operations were halted in 1960; maintained by Nancy Coleman; Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA.
History of Railroads in Maine (www.kenanderson.net/aroostook/railroad.html)
History of the railroads in Maine from 1832 beginning with the first Bangor and Piscataquis Canal Railroad from Bangor to Old Town to the Maine Central, Maine Coast, Boston & Maine and the other railroads of Maine; maintained by Ken Anderson; Millinocket, Maine, USA.
Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS) (tris.trb.org)
Online bibliographic database of transportation research; contains more than 650,000 records of published research covering all modes and disciplines of transportation; maintained by the National Academy of Sciences; Washington, D.C., USA.

19 January

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Cheap Train Tickets (www.cheaptraintickets.info)
Guides with information on how to get a cheap train fare; Westchester, California, USA.
Derwent Railway Society (www.trainweb.org/drs)
Formed in 1979; dedicated to the preservation of local railway artifacts and railway heritage in Cumbria; Derwent, Cumbria, England, UK.
ModelZone (www.modelzone.co.uk)
Model retailer with 32 stores offers radio control cars, plastic model kits, die cast models and others, plus live steam and Hornby model railway equipment in OO, HO and N Scales; Lancing, West Sussex, England, UK.
Our Model Railway (www.ourmodelrailway.co.uk)
Three level model railway in various stages of completion features DC controlled OO Scale model equipment on a 22 x 11 foot bench; UK.
Spalding Model Railway Club (www.spaldingmodelrailwayclub.org.uk)
Club models OO, HO, N and O Gauge that includes the HO Scale San Andreas Summit American layout; meets Friday evenings; Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Whangarei Steam & Model Railway Club, Inc. (www.steamnorth.org.nz)
Tourist railway with a collection of standard gauge steam and diesel locomotives, rolling stock and New Zealand railway buildings at Heritage Park; available for private occasions; Hikurangi, Northland, New Zealand.

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History of the Buckley Railroad and Engine 207 (www.buckleyoldengineshow.org/railroad.htm)
Tourist destination features No. 207, America 1924, 0-4-0 yard steam engine that once worked at a Detroit Edison electric plant; Buckley, Michigan, USA.
History of the Great Northern Railway - UK (www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAnorthern.htm)
Article about the history of this railway first proposed as early as 1827; London, England, UK.
History of the Growth of the Steam Engine (www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston/1878)
Online book by Robert H. Thurston, professor of mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology; Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
History of Western Australia Railways and Stations (wastations.i8.com/mainpage.html)
Photographs, history and research sources for locomotives, rolling stock and stations in Western Australia; maintained by Don Copley; Australia.
Stafford Railway Circle (www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk)
Models in 4mm, OO, O and O/16.5 Scales to exhibition quality; meets several times per week and displays at numerous local events & exhibitions; Fulford, Staffordshire, England, UK.

20 January

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3D Perfect Model Railways (www.3dperfect.cd2.com/railways.htm)
Builds complete model railways in any scale or just specific structures; often becomes involved during the design stage to advise on how to obtain the maximum realism; Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK.
Australian Model Railway Association Western Australian Branch, Inc. (www.amrawa.com)
Has six operating layouts with three more under construction; models N Scale through the Garden Scales; club rooms are open Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons; Bayswater, Western Australia, Australia.
Cheadle Hulme Model Railway Group (www.chmrg.org.uk)
Group of six OO Scale modelers, who have combined to use their best modeling skills to create and operate a realistic 4mm scale layout capable of running a wide range of British-outline stock; Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Raylo.co.uk (www.raylo.co.uk)
Vintage models and collectable toys bought and sold; European distributor for Darstaed; maintained by Colin Toten; UK.
Victoria Model Railway Club (www.members.shaw.ca/s.a.clark)
Meets weekly at various members homes; has two portable, sectional layouts in O and HO Scales for display at shows; Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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Hitchcock Railway (www.hitchcockry.com)
G Scale narrow gauge garden railroad set in the late 1890s somewhere in the Rocky Mountains; approximately 50 x 70 feet, 300 feet of mainline, 5 foot minimum radius and powered by LocoLinc remote control; Minneapolis, Minnesotth 4 different levels and Digitrax digital command control; meets Fridays; San Antonio, Texas, USA.
MR Matix (www.mrmatix.com)
Modular control system for model railroad grade crossing signals, train detectors, crossing bell sound effects and more; Longmont, Colorado, USA.
South Hills Model Railroad Club (www.shmrrc.org)
Models HO Scale with plans to add 3 rail O Gauge; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tanana Valley Model Railroad Club (www.tvmrr.org)
Formed in 1983, this club models HO and HOn3 Gauge; meets on Tuesdays and Saturdays; has adopted the slogan "Route of the Baby Moose Gooser" taken from the Alaska Railroad slogan "Route of the Moose Gooser"; Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
Winchester Model Railroad Club (www.wmrrc.org)
Founded in 1982, this club boasts about three dozen members modeling a variety of gauges from narrow gauge to modern mainline diesel; has eighteen scale miles of track with about 100 switches; meets Tuesdays; Winchester, Virginia, USA.

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Hobbylinc.com (www.hobbylinc.com)
Online hobby shop offers model trains and accessories in N, HO and G Scales, plus a broad line of arts & crafts, puzzles, kites, rockets, slot cars and more; USA.
Hoboken Shore Railroad (hbs.railfan.net)
Photos and facts about this railroad once known as the "Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad" and filed for abandonment in 1978; maintained by Paul R. Tupaczewski; USA.
Hocking Valley Model Railroaders (www.buckeyeinternet.com/users/jeffstickler)
Organized in 1972, this club models the 1940 to 1960 era in N, HO and O Scales plus a Lionel layout; Lancaster, Ohio, USA.
Shelton Railroad Systems (www.sheltonrailroad.com)
Retail store closed 2004; contact information for model railroad products and repairs is given here; Shelton, Connecticut, USA.
Youngstown Model Railroad Association (www.youngstownmodelrailroadassn.org)
Formed in 1957, this club models in HO and O Scale with the HO Scale layout occupying about thirty by sixty feet and the O Scale layout in another room; Youngstown, Ohio, USA.

28 January

Additions:

Blackhawk Model Railroad Club (www.blackhawkmodelrailroad.com)
Formed in 1999; models HO Scale modules in rented space in a local mall and meets Saturdays and Sundays to greet visitors; Oregon, Illinois, USA.
Lackawanna Movie Set (www.lackawannarailroad.com)
Welcomes inquiries from cinematographers and publishers to use a 2,000 square foot Large Scale 1/32 Scale (standard gauge equipment on G Scale track) model railroad layout to recreate any year in the Northeast between 1925 and 1970 in precise and historically accurate detail; Long Island, New York, USA.
Model Railroad Specialists (www.modelrailroadspecialists.co.za)
Specialists in model railroad kits and accessories and a variety of other model kits, landscaping models and equipment, including ships, airplanes, and military from such manufacturers as Märklin, Walthers, Athearn, Heki, Faller and more; Cape Town, South Africa.
Railroad Model Scenery Studios (www.railroadmodelscenery.com)
Layout finishing services from scenic detailing to structure assembly and interior lighting in N, HO, O and G Scales; Huntington, New York, USA.
Rappahannock Model Railroad Club (www.rmrrclub.org)
430 square foot multi-level layout in O Gauge and Lionel 3 rail that often sees many different model manufacturers; Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.

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Hobby Shop (www.hobby-shop.cz)
Online presence of Czech hobby shop offers model cars, magazines, post cards, posters, glues, colors, brushes and model railway products in TT, HO and G Scales; models offered are of Czech and German origin; provides mail delivery worlwide; Nový Bohumín, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic (Czech, Deutsch, English, Polski).
Hobby Surplus Sales (www.hobbysurplus.com)
Internet and mail order hobby supplies that include N, S, O and HO Scale model trains and accessories and repair parts; New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
Hobby Warehouse (www.ahobbywarehouse.com)
Family owned full service hobby shop has operated for over 35 years; Lakewood, California, USA.
Hobbyco (www.hobbyco.com.au)
Full line hobby shop offers die cast, plastic and wooden models, radio control models, and model rail products in O, 1 and G Scales; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Hobbycraft of Canada (www.hobbycraft.com)
Seller of a complete line of hobby products; manufacturer of True Line Trains brand of model railroad equipment in N and HO Scales; Concord, Ontario, Canada.

29 January

Additions:

First State Model Railroad Club (www.fsmrrc.org)
Organized in 1985, models in HO Scale, meets second Tuesdays and is building a permanent DCC layout in the former Railroad Express building; Dover, Delaware, USA.
Janis Junction Railway Co. (www.janiscenterrailroadclub.org)
Models a 3 track, 15 scale mile mainline on a fully landscaped HO Scale layout featuring a passenger terminal, coal mine, oil refinery, two freight yards, and a locomotive yard with working turntable, roundhouse and diesel service facility; Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Model Railroad Crossing (www.modelrrcrossing.com)
Model railroad hobby shop that is an authorized dealer for Atlas, Bowser, Branchline, Digitrax, Soundtraxx, Kato, Walthers and more; Wooster, Ohio, USA.
Model Train Resources (www.model-train-info.com)
Information and tips to help get started building a model railroad layout with quality equipment and without breaking the bank; offers an 11-part "Getting Started With Model Railroading" email course; maintained by Scott Watkins; Eugene, Oregon, USA.
North Conway Model Railroad Club (www.ncmrrc.com)
Occupies a portion of the former Boston and Maine freight house on the Conway Scenic Railroad's property; models in HO Scale set in the 1940 to 1950 era; publishes a newsletter and hosts open house events; North Conway, New Hampshire, USA.

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Hojack Swing Bridge (www.thebridgeproject.com)
Group dedicated to saving and preserving this railroad swing bridge over the Genesee River; maintained by Richard Margolis, Rochester, New York, USA.
Hollycombe Steam in the Country (www.hollycombe.co.uk)
Tourist attraction features steam operated fair rides, road engines, farm equipment and railway rides over the Quarry Railway; Liphook, Hampshire, England, UK.
Hollywood Foundry Rail Products (www.hollywoodfoundry.com)
Manufacturer and distributor of the BullAnt brand of model railroad drive mechanisms suitable to all gauges and applications; Garfield, Victoria, Australia.
Lansing Model Railroad Club (www.lmrc.org)
Models the Hogsback & Southern Railroad in HO Scale in the former Grand Trunk Western Millett depot; hosts public open house events, clinics, classes and train shows; Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Long Island Model Railroad Engineers, Inc. (www.limrre.com)
Established in 1976, their HO and N Scale layouts occupy 2,000 square feet; hosts several public open house events throughout the year; Medford, Long Island, New York, USA.