~ Early Web Links ~

The Golden Gate Model Railroaders is a San Francisco-based club that operated a model railroad layout in the basement of the Randall Museum, with this archived site documenting the club's history, track plans, and automation projects. Maintained by member Raphaël, the site preserves news posts and photos from the club's active years before its dissolution, and redirects visitors to the successor Randall Museum Model Railroad.

The FEAC (Freiaemter Eisenbahn Amateur Club) is a Swiss model railway club based in Wohlen, celebrating 50 years of the hobby with layouts in O, HO, and N scales. The site includes a club agenda, photo gallery, member info, press coverage, and a section on scratch-built ('Eigenbau') models.

The Rochester Area S-Gaugers was a model railroad club based in Rochester, NY focused on S-Scale, S-Gauge, and American Flyer trains. Though the club is no longer active, this archived site preserves photos and layout history from events like the Greenberg's Great Train Show and the National Museum of Play Trains Weekend.

The South Coast Model Railroaders Club, based in North Bend, Oregon, has been bringing HO scale enthusiasts together since 1993, culminating in a massive 100x75 foot layout with nine scale miles of track. The site documents the club's history, facility, and modular railroad layout including a detailed mountain division with grades and passing sidings.

Steve's Hobby Blog is a richly detailed chronicle of one hobbyist's passion for miniature painting, wargaming, figure collecting, and historical modelling, with over 400 articles already published. From Crusader armies and Samurai forces to Napoleonic troops and battle reports, the blog offers practical tips, project updates, and genuine enthusiasm for the craft.

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 Wrecking Crew is a Birmingham, Alabama model railroad club established in 1989 and affiliated with the NMRA, bringing together modelers working in N, HO, HOn3, and G scales. The site offers information on club events, clinics, members, and links related to their diverse modeling interests.

Alex A. Yusko's railroad page is a comprehensive directory of model railroad clubs in the New York metro area, featuring club contact info, layout details, and links to resources for hobbyists ranging from beginners to advanced builders. Originally created in 1997, the site also covers real railroad history, steel industry links, and includes photos from the Queens County Model Railroad Association and Empire Valley Railroad.

The Fox Valley Division's directory of local model railroad clubs in the Chicagoland area, listing contact information, open house times, and links for dozens of clubs ranging from N-scale to garden railways. Part of the NMRA's Fox Valley Division, this resource helps modelers find communities where they can collaborate on large layouts and learn from fellow enthusiasts.

The official community forum for AnyRail, a popular model railroad track planning software, where hobbyists share layout plans, submit custom structures and scenery files, discuss tips and tricks, and report bugs or feature requests. With nearly 30,000 posts across thousands of topics and over 5,000 members, it is a lively hub for model railroad enthusiasts of all experience levels.