~ Early Web Links ~

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 American Model Railroad Club (AMRG) based in Gosport, Hampshire is a welcoming club for railway enthusiasts covering scales from Z to O-gauge, including British, North American, and European prototypes. Members meet monthly for hands-on sessions and host public running meets and mini exhibitions four times a year, with affiliation to the NMRA British Region as the Solent Sub-Division.

River City Modelers is a model railroad club based around their HO scale layout, the River City Western Railroad, featuring over 19 scale miles of track across two levels built since 2009. The club welcomes everyone from beginners to veteran hobbyists, offering opportunities to learn track design, scenery, wiring, and train operations in a friendly community setting.

The Prince William County Model Railroad Crew is a 501(c)(3) club serving Northern Virginia for over 30 years, showcasing transportable NMRA-standard modular layouts at 10-12 public shows annually across the Washington and Baltimore metro areas. The site covers club history, upcoming events at county libraries and train shows, member layouts, module building clinics, and membership information for hobbyists of all experience levels.

The Dixie Model Railroad Club is an HO scale layout club based in Nashville, Tennessee, sharing photo galleries of their layout, track diagrams, and club news via this pbase.com gallery hub. Visitors can browse thumbnail photos of the layout, read the club newsletter, and watch YouTube videos of the trains in action.

The South Jersey S Gaugers is a club dedicated to model railroading in S gauge, covering American Flyer, scale, Hi-Rail, and narrow gauge modeling across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. This archived site showcases club awards and connects to a webring community of fellow model railroad enthusiasts.

Patrick Bopp's trilingual site (English, German, French) showcases his HO scale model railway hobby, including custom parts fabricated with a 40-watt CO2 laser cutter that aren't available in stores. Visitors can browse galleries of scratch-built flatcars, boxcars, and gondolas, plus tutorials on creating photo-transfer billboard signs for layouts.

Sylvan Scale Models is a Canadian manufacturer celebrating 30 years of producing fine quality resin kits for model railroaders, specializing in 1/87th scale (HO) vehicles, trailers, buildings, rolling stock, and marine kits. Their catalog spans HO, N, and O scales with offerings ranging from classic freight vehicles to ship kits like the Imperial Oil Tanker, making it a go-to source for discerning layout builders.

The Modelleisenbahnclub Bielefeld e.V. is a German model railroad club based in Bielefeld with over 50 years of history, operating layouts in scales N, H0, H0m, and 0 with digital controls and impressive room-sized track systems. Visitors can explore photos, stop-motion films, club history, membership details, and schedule information for public exhibition days at their clubhouse in Ravensberger Park.

The Piedmont and Western Railroad Club, based in Valdese, North Carolina, maintains both an active model railroad layout and the Old Rock School Railway Museum, offering a rich blend of hobbyist and historical railroad content. Visitors can explore prototype images of North Carolina railroads, steam locomotive carvings, narrow gauge car restorations, and resources like railroad station directories covering hundreds of cities and towns.