~ Early Web Links ~

The North Texas Garden Railroad Club is a hobbyist club based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area uniting enthusiasts of garden railroading and scale model trains. The site showcases member layouts from across North Texas and Oklahoma, with photos from events like the Fall Plano Train Show and charity runs at Cook Children's Hospital.

Donald Ray Burger profiles the Houston Area "G" Gaugers, a local club for large-scale model railroad enthusiasts in the Houston, Texas area. The page covers membership details, meeting schedules, dues, and the club's welcoming atmosphere for hobbyists running LGB, Aristocraft, and live steam equipment.

The Houston Tinplate Operators Society (HTOS) is a Houston-based model train club founded in 1988, dedicated to running and displaying Lionel O-gauge and compatible trains for the public at Memorial City Mall. Their site covers club history, operating hours, upcoming train meets and events in the Texas area, and the full range of their tinplate hobby from prewar collectibles to near-scale 3-rail operation.

Stephan Lamb Associates is a professional model railroad construction business that has been building custom layouts since 1979, offering everything from complete builds to assistance with existing projects. The site showcases their work across all scales, including unique acrylic overhead railway systems, and serves both individual hobbyists and hobby stores seeking expert builders.

MOROP is the European Association of Model Railroaders and Railroad Friends, a federation of 19 national member associations representing over 30,000 individual members across 16 European countries. The organization is best known for developing and maintaining the NEM (Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen) technical standards that ensure compatibility across European model railway products.

Model Train Journal is a community hub for model train enthusiasts, featuring news, articles, and a forum covering topics like Lionel trains, O gauge, toy train collecting, and the broader hobby scene. It curates links to dozens of major manufacturers, clubs, and publications including Walthers, TCA, and Classic Toy Trains Magazine.

Michael Campbell's long-running blog chronicles his passion for building narrow gauge model railway layouts in 009 and O14 scales, with multiple named layouts each documented in detail. Posts cover everything from track laying and weathering to exhibition reports and scratch-built structures, making it a rich resource for narrow gauge modelling enthusiasts.

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 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.

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.