Links and Favorites
Welcome to the Links Page!
These are links to some of my favorite web sites.
Arts and Crafts
- ABS Sheet - US Plastic Corporation
- Color Mixing Palette for Painters
- Discount Art Supplies
- High Impact Styrene Sheet - US Plastic Corporation
- Mod Podge
- Winsor & Newton
- Color Mixing Palette for Painters
Blogs
Clubs
- Piedmont Division - NMRA
- Gateway Division NMRA - Gateway to Model Railroading Fun
- National Model Railroad Association
- NMRA Carolina Piedmont Division 13
- The Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club
- Gateway Division NMRA - Gateway to Model Railroading Fun
DCC & Computer Control
- Bulk Wire Solid Hookup Wire (300 Volt)
- CTI - Model Railroad Computer Control
- DCC (Digital Command Control) power bus wiring for model railroads
- DCC - DCCwiki
- DCC Source Litchfield Station
- DCC Topics
- Digi-Key Corporation - USA Home Page
- Digitrax LocoNet Wiring - Trains.com Forums
- Digitrax Signaling and Circut Breaker questions - Trains.com Forums
- Digitrax.com Digitrax Decoder Index And Programming Reference
- Digitrax.com Products, Services & Company Information
- DuraSleeve Wire Marking Carriers available from Brady
- Grade Crossing Bell Ringer
- HOSFELT ELECTRONICS, INC.
- Integrated Signal Systems
- JMRI A Java Model Railroad Interface
- Logic Rail Technologies
- Miniatronics
- Model Railroad and Misc. Electronics
- Modelling the NSWGR Main North mid 60s with DCC
- Modurail2
- MoreLEDS.com - OVER 150 DIFFERENT LEDS IN STOCK and Ready for Immediate Delivery, featuring the complete line of Luxeon Sta
- Mouser Electronics - Electronic Component Distributor
- Mr. DCC's University
- NCE
- Need some advice (DCC) - Trains.com Forums
- Oregon Rail Supply
- RadioShack.com
- RailOP, Operate your model railroad!!
- RR-CirKits Home Page
- SoundTraxx Home Page
- The Conductor site - Professional Software for the Digital Railroad
- Tomar Industries
- Trains.com - FORUM CLINIC Twelve years experience using DCC
- Turtle Tortoise turnout controller with DCC occupancy detector
- Using the 1156 as a short management device
- Welcome to Jameco Electronics! Great Products, Low Prices.
- Welcome to R.S.Hughes
- Wiring For DCC - Parts
- Wiring for DCC by Allan Gartner - Home (Index) Page
- Wiring for DCC by Allan Gartner - TOC-Introduction Page
- WiringForDCC Wiring For DCC Q&A Forum
- wiringfordcc.com-site_map.htm
- CTI - Model Railroad Computer Control
Forums
- 2 Guyz and Sum Trains Dot Com
- Google Groups rec.models.railroad
- Model Railroader Magazine - Model Railroading, Trains, Track Plans
- Model RailroadForums.com
- Model Trains - Zealot.com
- Model Trains Forum
- Model Railroad Hobbyist
- Model Trains Weathered
- ModelRailroadForums.com - Powered by vBulletin
- Rails of the USA - Home
- Rails of the World - Home
- The Coffee Shop (a place to chat) Est. 2004 - Trains.com Forums
- TrainBoard.com - Powered by vBulletin
- Trains.com Forums
- Google Groups rec.models.railroad
Garden Railway
Historical Socities
- Carolina Clinchfield Home
- Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society
- Johnson's Depot - The History of Johnson City, Tennessee - Relocation Guide
- Norfolk & Southern Railway Historical Society
- Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society
Hobby Shops
- Antique Barn and Hobby Shop
- Arts and Crafts Supplies at A.C.Moore For crafts ideas, videos, and free projects.
- Bill's Train Shop (B.T.S.)
- Hayes Hobby House - Fayetteville, NC-Fort Bragg
- Hungates.com Creative Toys and Hobbies
- Model Tech Studios Online Store
- Raleigh Area Hobby Shops
- Tony's Train Exchange, DCC Train Systems, Decoders, Locomotives by Digitrax, Lenz, NCE, Soundtraxx, Broadway, Bachmann, Lifelik
- Train Buddy, Discount model railroading. DCC install, service, repair, computers, electronics, custom builder
- Trainworld - 718-436-7072
- Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- main page
- Wholesale Trains, Cars, Boats and Airplanes - Custom Built Hobby, Parts, Peripherals, Services
- Arts and Crafts Supplies at A.C.Moore For crafts ideas, videos, and free projects.
Images
- bjdukert photo album - Photobucket.com
- FROGRAIL
- luct photo album - Photobucket.com
- model trains - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
- RailImages Photos of the Week - October 11 - TrainBoard.com
- Railroad Picture Archives.NET
- Vectorportal.com
- Walters Railroad Roster
- FROGRAIL
Layouts
- Piedmont And Cumberland HO Scale Model Railroad
- Amtrak Modeling Inc. - Featuring Modern Amtrak Equipment
- Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. - Logging In The Pacific Northwest In HO Scale
- Armadillo & Western RailRoad Co.
- Badger Creek Lumber Company by Paul Templar
- Bear Creek and South Jackson
- Black River Valley Model Railroad The Layout
- Bob Grech Layout
- Bob Grech
- bonkyrail ho model railroading
- Bruce Friedman's Website
- Brulington County Rancocas Valley Lines
- carolinamodelrr
- Charlie's Railroad Page
- CHELTEN HILLS
- Chillicothe Subdivision
- CLIFF'S MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUT
- D&RGW - Thru The Rockies - Not Around Them
- Dave Vollmer's N Scale Pennsy Middle Division
- Edmonton Model Railroad Association
- Enter.Net - Photo Album
- Enzo Fortuna personal Trains in the Bay
- Four County Society of Model Engineers
- FRITSCHSR - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
- GATSME Model RR Club, Inc.
- Get Your Kicks...
- Harford Association of Railroad Modelers
- Home of HORailroad.com....It's more than just trains
- Home Sante Fe Modelers
- HUDSON POINT & HAWTHORNE RAILROAD - Main Page
- Jeff Warner's PRR-RDG-WM South Central Region
- Jerry's Train Layout
- Jersey Valley Model Railroad Club
- Jim Hertzog's RDG Shamokin Division
- Joe Fugate's Siskiyou Line content - home page
- John Allen's Gorre and Daphetid Railroad - A Reminiscence
- KADE HOScale Model Railroad,located in South Jersey,depicts in detail West Virginias steamdiesel er
- Larry Reynolds' PRR Altoona Area
- Lex Parker's D&RGW Railroad
- LKVMRR
- Locomotive Repair Shed
- Magnolia Route
- Main Page - LdsigWiki
- micro and small layouts
- Micro Layout Design Gallery
- Model Railroading - Mike McNamara's Home Page
- Pacific Coast Air Line Railway-On30-Narrow Gauge for Everyone
- Pacific Southern Railway Company
- PASADENA MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
- Piedmont and Western Model Railroad Club
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Model Railroad A Blogging Project
- RailImages.com Eugen Haenseler
- RailImages.com Everett King
- RailImages.com John Wood
- RailImages.com Larry Burk
- RailImages.com Tom Stage
- RailServe.com HO Scale Model Railroad Layouts OO
- Route 66 Railway
- Ryan Lower Plan 052506
- Ryan Track Plan Upper 052406
- Ryan's Layout Page
- Ryan's Model Railroad - Ryan's Layout
- Shady Creek Model Railroad - Home
- simontrains Gallery
- StARR
- Steven Mallery's PRR Buffalo Line
- The CB&Q in Wyoming
- The Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club - Home
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Northern Division
- the RACCOON VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD, Home
- The Reading Company East Penn Branch
- The Southern Pacific Lines Model Railroad, Home
- The Train Show Online 24-7
- TMRCI - The Model Railroad Club, Inc. Union NJ.
- Trains Cheese3
- Voodoo and Palmetto RR
- Welcome tostevestrains.com
- What's New UCW Layout
- WM West End - Home
- Wolfgang Dudler
- WT&W - The Franklin & South Manchester
- Amtrak Modeling Inc. - Featuring Modern Amtrak Equipment
Logging
- homartinlumbercompany A Home for all who love Logging
- Hull-Oakes Sawmill
- Logging Pages Index
- Logging
- Manufacturers - Steve Shook's Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science, and Marketing
- Pacific Model Logger's Congress model railroad displays, show, convention, dioramas, display, competition Northwest Wood Produc
- Weyerhaeuser
- Hull-Oakes Sawmill
Manufacturers
- AccurateLighting.com
- Athearn HO Loco
- Athearn
- Blair Line
- Broadway Limited Imports, LLC - Sound Equipped HO Engines
- Caboose Industries ~ Ground Throws
- Details West Home Page
- Downtown Deco
- F&C Web Page
- Innovative Train Technology - Sound
- JAM Creations
- KingMill Enterprises LLC
- Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Tools, Gardening Tools, Hardware
- Logic Rail Technologies Home Page
- Miniatronics
- Model Railroading Model Trains Model Railroader Ho Scale O Scale N Scale
- Modern structure model kits and cutting service
- Mountaineer Precision Products
- Paper Creek Model Works
- Precision Craft Models
- Rapido Trains Inc. - Welcome
- Roundhouse Trains
- scaleuniversity
- SEARAILS
- SoundTraxx Home Page
- Tomar Industries
- Woodland Scenics Store - Water
- Athearn HO Loco
Modeling Techniques
- Ashphalt roads
- BackDrop BackGround Information Index
- Basic Scenery - FCSME
- Bent Track N-Scale Modelers
- Bonedigger's Styrene Archaeology
- Bridge Basics - A Spotter's Guide to Bridge Design
- BSA - Paint Strippers!
- California Freight and Detail Company- Cast resin details for your layout.
- Containers and Trailers
- Diner City, online guide to classic diners and the American Roadside
- FORUM CLINIC Designing for satisfying operations - Trains.com Forums
- How To - Masonite Splines
- IGS Hansa -Tips und Tricks-
- Joe Fugate's Siskiyou Line Forums - Scenery - FORUM CLINIC Building realistic scenery
- Layout Design Primer
- Layout Design SIG
- Layout Design Special Interest Group
- LDSIG
- Main Page - LdsigWiki
- Model Railroad Benchwork, by Bruce A. Metcalf
- Model Railroading Library - Model Train Articles - Gateway NMRA
- Porter Paints
- Scale Model Railroad Magazine News
- Scenic Express!
- The Sheller Feed Company
- The ShellScale Decals Numberboard System
- Trains.com - Dogs Rule! (New Pic added)
- Trains.com - Early Morning Action On My Layout (Pics)
- Trains.com - Farm Fresh Eggs! (pic)
- Trains.com - Layout Action Pics
- Trains.com - Layout Pic For Today
- Trains.com - Layout Pic Of The Day
- Trains.com - Panoramic Views Of My Layout (Pics)
- Trains.com - Saturday Bath (Pic)
- Trains.com - Bridges on Corners
- Trains.com - Need a Bridge
- Trains.com - RAILS TO GLEAM, OR NOT TO GLEAM
- Trains.com - Siskiyou Line photo time
- Trains.com - Train simulation software
- Vintage Tin Oil Company Signs
- Walthers-Cornerstone - New River Mining Company
- Webshots - Images of Trains1
- What's New UCW Layout Demos
- Yellowhead Railway
- Ashphalt roads
Museums
- http--www.vmt.org-
- Indiana Transportation Museum
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum --
- MRyM.org - Monticello Railway Museum online
- New Hope Valley Railway & NC Railroad Museum
- O. Winston Link Museum
- Steamtown National Historic Site - Steamtown National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
- The Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society
- Welcome to the North Carolina Transportation Museum
- Wilmington Railroad Musuem
- Indiana Transportation Museum
Online Stores
- BACKGROUNDS from BackDrop Warehouse
- Black Bear Construction Co. Home Page
- Blair Line LLC Backdrop Warehouse
- Catalog Page
- Cripplebush Valley Models, Home of RUBBER ROCKS.
- Musket Miniatures
- Peach Creek Shops brings to you the best that model railroading has to offer!
- PROTO87 STORES INDEX
- Scale Model Trains, Model Train Parts and Accessories
- TPA Hobby Center
- Walthers Catalog Online
- Welcome to Red Caboose!
- Wholesale Trains, Cars, Boats and Airplanes - Custom Built Hobby, Parts, Peripherals, Services
- Black Bear Construction Co. Home Page
Products
- American Railroads Train Videos Railroad Videos & DVDs Steam Train Videos Historical Train Videos Entertainment
- BACKGROUNDS from BackDrop Warehouse
- Caboose Industries Welcome to Caboose Industries
- Concrete grade crossing
- Fine Scale Miniatures kits
- Marsh Industries Marsh Cork Roll at School Outfitters
- Micro Fasteners - Hobbyists Source - Locknuts - Washers - Machine Screws - Fasteners - Rivets - Wood Screws
- Model Railroad products with character from Railway Design Asscoiates in Narrow Gauge, O and HO Scales
- Natural Cork Roll Cork Sheet for Wall
- rrscenery welcome page
- Scenery Express
- Welcome to Chameleon Hobby Products' Homepage! Your direct source for Chameleon Model Paint Stripper!
- Weldingsupply.com
- BACKGROUNDS from BackDrop Warehouse
Rail Images
- LocoPhotos.com - Home
- RailcarPhotos.com - Home
- RailImages.com
- RailPictures.Net - The BEST railroad photos on the 'net!
- Railyard Train GIF's
- Scrolling Message GIF's
- Shorpy The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog
- RailcarPhotos.com - Home
Railroad Photography
Social Media and Networking
Research
- Railroads in Texas from Fort Worth, TX, and Beyond! (Thanks to Nathan & Brittney for the link!)
Amtrak
Coal
- Appalachian Railroad Modeling - Home
- Arch Coal, Inc. www.archcoal.com
- Coal Fired Plants in NC
- Coke and Coal Sourcing and Consulting from Crown Coal and Coke Company
- Compass Energy energy management company & energy management consultants
- NCCI - The Coal Institute
- Norfolk Southern Mine Operations
- Norfolk Southern
- SHINBRIER ALMOST HEAVEN by dizzy harris
- TECO Coal - Homepage
- Arch Coal, Inc. www.archcoal.com
CSX
Kansas City Southern
- Kansas City Southern and L&A railroad photos
- Kansas City Southern Locotives
- Kansas City Southern Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- LocoPhotos.com - KCS - Kansas City Southern Roster
- Pictures of KCS 670
- The KCS Historical Society's Web Site
- Kansas City Southern Locotives
LPG
Norfolk Southern and Norfolk & Western
- Browsing Railroad - Norfolk and Western Historical Photograph Collection - Trains railroad cars and engines photographed tog
- Norfolk & Western Historical Society
- Santa's N&W DVDs for 2006, Page 1
- Pacific Coast Modular Club HO scale Modern Railroading
- Roadrailers
- Appalachian Railroad Modeling - Norfolk Southern
- Asheville - New Line Railfan Tour
- BLET Division 375 Home
- Gary's Rail Photography Page
- John's Norfolk Southern Website
- KRUNK.ORG - Railroad Websites
- NC Railways Norfolk Southern Railway
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP - NSC Annual Report (10-K) Item 1. Business. and Item 2. Properties.
- Norfolk Southern Diesel Locomotive Roster
- Norfolk Southern Locomotives
- Norfolk Southern Locos - nslocos.com
- Norfolk Southern News
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN photo gallery-The Central Division in the Bluegrass area of Kentucky
- Norfolk Southern Railroad in Virginia
- Norfolk Southern Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Norfolk Southern
- North Carolina Railway Association
- NS Piedmont Division, Washington District
- NS through the Peidmont of NC (and a some amcrash too)
- NS Train pictures!
- NSPD Main Menu
- Piedmont and Carolinian Routes
- Piedmont And Cumberland HO Scale Model Railroad
- Piedmont Railroaders homepage
- Railroad Picture Archives.NET
- Trains of Norfolk Southern's New River Districts
- Welcome to the Jersey Subdivision of Norfolk Southern
- Norfolk & Western Historical Society
Southern Railway
- Johnson's Depot - The History of Johnson City, Tennessee - Relocation Guide
- Latest Status Info Southern Railay Slogan Trademark
- SOUTHERN Railfan
- Southern Railway (US) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Southern Railway Diesel Modelers' Web Site
- Southern Railway Historical Association
- southern Railway system
- The Southerner homepage
- The ULTIMATE Southern Railway Diesel Modelers' Web Site
- TLC Railroad Books
- TRAINS Southern Railroad
- Welcome to the North Carolina Transportation Museum
- Latest Status Info Southern Railay Slogan Trademark
Europe By Rail
Other Research Links
Train Shows
Videos
Other Links