~ Early Web Links ~

The San Jacinto Model Railroad Club is a Houston-area club welcoming model railroaders of all scales and gauges, with monthly meetings featuring how-to clinics, slide shows, and railroading discussions. The site serves as a hub for members and prospective joiners, featuring the club's monthly 'Derail' newsletter, information on the annual Greater Houston Area Model Train Show, and a Fall Model Railroad Layout Tour.

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.

The Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders is a club website for model railroad enthusiasts based in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. Visitors can expect to find club information, events, and resources for local hobbyists passionate about model trains and railway layouts.

Thomas Pope's personal page dedicated to miniature figures, hosted on Carnegie Mellon University's servers. A hobbyist showcase for miniature painting and collecting, offering a glimpse into the detailed craft of small-scale figure work.

Big Blue Trains is an active online community forum dedicated to model train enthusiasts, with thousands of threads and posts covering layouts, equipment, and hobby discussion. With over 181,000 posts and 544 registered members, it serves as a gathering place for model railroaders to share knowledge and connect.

NRail is the official home of N Scale model railroading, representing over 45 years of history as the leading organization for modular N Scale train layouts across North America. The site covers NTRAK and T-TRAK modular standards, club listings, events, news, and resources for hobbyists passionate about the second most popular model train scale in the continent.

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.

Trainmaster by Werner Meer is a Swiss shop and community hub dedicated to American model railroad layouts, showcasing 30 detailed layouts across scales from Z (1:220) to G, built by members of the American Railroadfans in Switzerland and contributors from the USA. With hundreds of photos and films documenting each layout, plus links to brass models, passenger cars, and hobby shows, this site is an impressive reference for serious model railroading enthusiasts.

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.

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.