~ Early Web Links ~

The Model Railroad Museum of Hampton Roads offers a comprehensive step-by-step guide to building your own model railroad layout, covering everything from choosing a scale and budget to benchwork, wiring, and scenery. The site also features information about Virginia railroad history, museum exhibits, STEM workshops, and a regularly updated newsletter called Making Tracks.

George J. Irwin's dedicated reference site covers Atlas N Scale first-generation model train locomotives and rolling stock in impressive detail. A long-running labor of love since 2001, it documents the history and specifics of these classic N scale models with contributions from Doug Gosha.

The National Association of S Gaugers (NASG) is the official home of the organization dedicated to promoting S scale model railroading, the 3/16" to the foot standard used by iconic American Flyer trains. Visitors can explore resources and community content for S gauge enthusiasts, covering scales like Sn2, Sn3, and 1:64.

The Bremerton Northern Model Railroad club (BNMR) is a Kitsap County, Washington group dedicated to model railroading, with HO and N Scale divisions operating layouts inside Silverdale's Kitsap Mall. Visitors are welcome during open house hours on Thursdays and Saturdays, and the club supports local food banks with 100% of donations collected on their first two open house days each month.

The Torrington Area Model Railroaders (TAMR) is a Connecticut-based modular model railroad club operating the fictional Connecticut NorthWestern (CTNW) Railroad in HO, N, and G scales across Southern New England. The site covers club history, module specifications, bylaws, a photo gallery, show schedules, and resources for new members interested in joining.

Phil's Workbench is a daily-updated blog by Phil Parker, a hands-on hobbyist documenting his techniques for building models, miniatures, and model railways with wit and practical detail. This particular post covers applying static grass and flock to create realistic scrubby hillside scenery on a layout, complete with tips on using budget hair spray as an adhesive.

Glue-it.com is a comprehensive resource for model makers covering tools, materials, techniques, and engineering knowledge spanning steam engines, CNC, silver soldering, and more. Visitors can browse a gallery of community models, download detailed PDF plans for projects like oscillating steam engines and solenoid motors, and dive into deep technical articles on topics from fluid dynamics to enameling.

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.

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.

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.