~ Early Web Links ~

The Model Railroad Museum of Hampton Roads is a community museum located inside MacArthur Center in Virginia Beach, dedicated to showcasing multiple train layouts across all major scales, from N scale to G scale. The site features exhibit information, railroad history for Virginia and Hampton Roads, STEM/STEAM education workshops, scholarships, and a regularly published newsletter called Making Tracks.

The Mid-Continent Region of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) serves hobbyists across Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, uniting over 900 members through local divisions and regional events. The site offers access to regional newsletters like the Main Line and Caboose Kibitzer, upcoming convention listings, and resources for model railroad enthusiasts throughout the central United States.

The Hills Model Railway Society (HMRS) is an Australian club based in the Castle Hill area of Sydney, dedicated to the hobby of model railway construction and operation across HO, OO, and N scales. The site features club news, layout photos, exhibition details, an event calendar, and member resources for enthusiasts interested in Australian, American, British, Japanese, and European prototype railways.

The San Jacinto Model Railroad Club is a Houston-area club welcoming model railroaders of all scales and gauges, with monthly meetings featuring how-to clinics, slide shows, and railroading discussions. The site serves as a hub for members and prospective joiners, featuring the club's monthly 'Derail' newsletter, information on the annual Greater Houston Area Model Train Show, and a Fall Model Railroad Layout Tour.

The Garden State Central Model Railroad Club is a New Jersey non-profit established in 1963, headquartered at the InfoAge museum in Wall, NJ, dedicated to HO-scale prototype modeling of a fictional railroad running from Jersey City to Scranton, PA. The site features layout progress updates with photos, club history, a handbook, tips and tricks, a scale calculator, and show dates for their annual Holiday Train Show.

Central Ohio NTrak (Contrak) is an N scale model railroad club based in Columbus, Ohio, open weekly for members and visitors interested in running or learning about N scale trains. The club operates both a large DCC layout and a modular T-Trak setup, participates in regional train shows, and hosts the annual Ohio N Scale Weekend event.

Valley HO Trak is a Connecticut-based modular HO scale model railroad club whose members each build standardized four-foot modules that connect together for train shows across the region. The site lists upcoming show dates, club news, member layouts, and details on how to join this active hobbyist community.

The Mid-Monongahela Valley Model Railroad Club (MMVMRRC) is a Pennsylvania-based NMRA 100% club whose layouts recreate the industrial heritage of the steel-making era, including detailed scenes from the Donora Works and historic railroad lines. Visitors can learn about club membership, upcoming train shows, and browse photos of both the main and portable modular layouts.

ModelWikiRail is a collaboratively edited wiki created by Bob Simmonds inviting model railway enthusiasts to contribute and expand pages covering gauges, scales, and related topics. The site highlights niche scale information such as Gauge 'Om' at 1/45th scale and encourages community participation through open editing and link sharing.

The Model Railroad Club of Sri Lanka brings together enthusiasts of model railroading with a focus on the real railroads and locomotives of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The site promises information on both the hobby of model trains and the actual railway history of the island nation, making it a unique regional resource for rail fans.