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David Smith's detailed journal chronicles his model railway building activities, focusing on British Southern Region layouts in 00, N, and O gauge scales across multiple projects. Visitors will find thoughtful discussions of trackwork choices, turnout comparisons, and layout-specific project logs covering historical periods and prototype locations.

The Orange County Module Railroaders (OCMR) is a Southern California nonprofit club dedicated to modular HO-scale model railroading, with roots going back to the early 1970s. Visitors can find club history, meeting schedules, a photo gallery, information on joining, and details about their public displays at museums, fairs, and conventions.

Spurnull.de is a German-language online magazine dedicated to Scale 0 model railroad enthusiasts, with a focus on scratch-building locomotives and rolling stock in gauges 0, 0e, and 0f. The site covers finescale modeling at 1:43 to 1:48 ratios, including narrow-gauge and standard-gauge prototype topics for serious modelers.

The Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers (PSMRE) is a club based in the Pacific Northwest dedicated to model railroading, with a public exhibit visitors can tour at listed hours. The site offers information on joining the club, railroad history and its regional impact, plus photos and videos from events and distinguished guests.

Railroad Model Craftsman is a long-running magazine published since 1933 covering all aspects of scale model railroading, from HO and O scale layouts to kitbashing, scenery building, and product reviews. Each issue features detailed build articles, reader layouts, and industry news including coverage of major brands like Lionel and Bachmann.

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.

The Southern Nevada N-Trakers (SNNT) is a Clark County, Nevada club dedicated to N-TRAK, oNeTRAK, and T-TRAK modular N-scale model railroading, founded in November 1997. The site includes information about club meetings, events, membership, photos, videos, and member resources for this active NMRA-affiliated group.

The Los Angeles N-Scale Association has operated the East Valley Lines model railroad at Griffith Park's Travel Town Museum since 1979, running one of the largest N-scale layouts in the world across 2,000 square feet. The layout recreates California's diverse landscapes with trains spanning from World War I to the present day, featuring beloved railroads like the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and California Zephyr.

The Wrecking Crew is an NMRA-affiliated model railroad club based in Birmingham, Alabama, showcasing their N scale Coosa Valley Railroad layout and community events like the McWane Center's Magic of Model Trains exhibit. The site features photo galleries, construction narratives, and information about family-friendly boot camp events designed to introduce newcomers to the hobby.

HOseeker.net is a comprehensive reference archive for N-scale and HO-scale model train enthusiasts, offering a vast library of engine assembly diagrams, part numbers, rolling stock schematics, and catalog literature from manufacturers like Kato, Atlas, Bachmann, and Athearn. Visitors can browse dozens of detailed technical diagrams for locomotives such as the EMD SD-70, GE C44-9W, and 2-8-2 Mikado, making it an invaluable tool for modelers needing repair or assembly guidance.