Urban's railway and model railway weblog - archive 2003-2008

This blog is no longer updated, but my new weblog has some model railway content.

Kiso Forest Railway - A modular layout set in Japan, and based on a logging line. (2008-12-29)
N-scale model railroading - PC-controlled layout to NMRA-DCC standard.
Also has a section about a Stockholm Underground layout in progress in TT scale, but text (so far) only in Swedish. (2008-04-12)
The Story of the Rokaru Light RailRoad - Beautiful modelling. (2008-04-01)
Micro Tram Layout - Design, construction and photos of a really small large scale tram layout. It needs special rolling stock to handle the small radius curves. Text in Japanese.
There is much more on Rehsi's site, like gauge-changing trains, rack railways, an Escheresque mini layout and more. (2008-03-28)
Cochemer Bahn - Good photos of a beautiful layout with lots of details. (2008-03-02)
The principles of model locomotive suspension - Very technical and detailed. (2007-10-28)
Photos from a modular meeting in Sweden - Not a lot of text, but it's in Swedish. (2007-10-25)
La passion du modélisme et de la voie étroite - Text in French. You'll find lots of photos of good modelling in the "Dioramas" section. (2007-10-18)
Photos from Swedish model railways in the 1950s - Text in Swedish. (2007-04-09)
T-Trak a la Carte - Modular Japanese traction. More photos. (2007-05-09)
Pizza Parade - "They're called "pizzas" because they are simply plain circles of track, often looking like they would fit into a pizza box."
One of them has a prototype. (2007-05-15)
The Appalachian & Ohio Railroad - Very nice 0 scale model railroad. (2007-05-22)
Feldbahn-Modellbau - Large scale modelling of small prototypes. Very good photos. Text in German. (2007-06-29)
The Orkney Pass Garden Rail Road - Photos, but also a lot about the design philosophy. (2003-01-04, 2006-11-14)
Raccoon Creek & Gully Garden Railway - A 1/24 scale outdoor railway in progress, with future rolling stock plans detailed and construction photos of the railway. (2003-01-03, 2006-11-14)
Western Prototype Modelers Meet 2006 - Lots of photos of models. (2006-10-16)
Peter's Modules - Good close up photos. (2006-08-13)
X40 EMU building - Text in Swedish, but well illustrated building of X40 in N from scratch. (2006-06-27)
Dombås Layout Overview - Built after a prototype branch line station, with the rest freelanced. (2006-02-23)
FREMO-demo in Oslo - Modular meeting. Text in Swedish, but photos. (2006-02-23)
S-Bahn Wilsnack - Photos of an underground railway station. (2006-02-12)
The transformation of a Japanese Thunderbird train to a Swedish X51 Regina EMU - Impressive building project in N scale. (2005-12-28)
The Terrapin Narrow Gauge Society - Mainly very good model photos. (2005-11-23)
Gateway Central Project Model Railroads - "For over a decade, the Gateway Division has constructed small model train layouts for display and demonstrations at local train shows." (2005-11-22)
C-Gleis supern und einschottern - Improving the appearance of Märklin C-track. Text in German, illustrated. (2005-11-21)
Diorama - The building of a module and how it looks like when finished. Links in building order along the left margin, finished result nearest the bottom. (2005-11-10)
New Railway Modellers - "The model railway website dedicated to beginners, with basic and advanced model railway information on all aspects of the model railway Hobby." (2005-08-18)
Excellent house modelling in H0 - By Emmanuel Nouaillier. (2005-08-11)
Shadowstation + Catenary - Making catenary for hidden tracks. Wires under tension and brass strips. (2005-08-03)
A compact layout - Puts the vertical dimension to good use. (2005-07-06)
ÖBB-Modellbahn in Epoche 3 - Layout with Austrian prototype. Building in progress. Text in German. (2005-06-22)
Bjørn's Model Railroad pages - photos and technical articles (2001-01-15, 2003-01-03, 2005-06-22)
Photos from a meeting in Sweden - Mostly close ups of models. (2005-06-22)
4 x 8 with cockpit - Photo of layout under construction. Text in Swedish. (2005-06-01)
Crannog - Progress report of a layout. Text in Scandinavian. (2005-04-25)
Setagaya - Exhibition layout, suburban Japanese prototype, tram, suburban railway and subway. Lots of photos, construction history. (2003-10-28, 2005-04-12)
FREMO-Schmalspurtreffen in Unna - Narrow gauge in 0 scale modular meeting photos. (2005-04-07)
Mt. Albert Tramway - Small layout done closely after a prototype. (2005-04-05)
H0 Digital Shay Pictures - Converted to run on Märklin track. (2005-03-28)
n Mickes bokhylla - Photos of an N scale layout with simple track plane and very good scenery. Text in Swedish. (2005-03-27)
Turkish State Railways - 1975 - Good photos and details about a very nice layout. (2005-03-21)
Photos from a modular Fremo meeting in Norway - (2005-03-17)
Steve Sherrill's On30 SG&S RR - Good photos and text about them and the layout. (2003-01-03, 2005-03-08)
Erik Olsen's homepage - on model building and model railways - Fine scale modelling. (2003-01-01, 2005-03-08)
Reportage från Modellbauwelt - Text in Swedish, but plenty of photos from a show in Germany. (2005-02-01)
Järfälla model railroad club - Club in Sweden, modelling in H0 after American prototypes. (2005-01-21)
What if you could build it again? - Discussion about what, if anything, to do differently with a new layout. (2005-01-04)
Dan's 24th National Narrow Gauge Convention Photos - Plenty of photos of excellent modelling. (2005-01-02)
My First Layout - "I finally went up into the attic and got down all the boxes with my my first layout. I have shown the engines and most of the cars, but I wanted to get everything down and see if I could reconstruct it pretty much as it was on december 25, 1950." (2004-12-09)
Track plan and 2 photos - Nice example of how a track plan may look very cluttered, while the layout has a high track density manages to look quite OK. (2004-11-25)
Optimizing the On30 4x8 Layout in a 10x11 Room - Good illustration showing why traditional layout shapes may waste a lot of space. (2004-11-17)
The Cuddle Tramway model - Small Gn15 layout in progress. Shows how useful it can be to make mockups before you start building. (2004-11-03)
British Railway Modellers of Australia - Picture Gallery - Generally very impressive photographs. (2003-01-01, 2004-09-29)
FREMO meeting in Kongsberg - Modular meeting, mainly photos, text in Norwegian. Overview of how the modules were connected. More photos here. (2004-09-29)
Glenbranter - A very nice 009 layout of a proposed, but not built, railway in Scotland, how it could have looked today. (2003-01-01, 2004-09-22)
Evolution of a N Gauge - 3' x 5' Layout for the absolute beginner - This certainly isn't just for those in N scale. And I think some ideas are useful not only for beginners. I like how the site explains how tracks are supposed to be used operationally. (2003-01-01, 2004-09-22)
The Bona Vista Railroad - Finished and semi-finished scenes - Layout photos. Site contains more good material. (2003-01-01, 2004-09-22)
Muddy Creek & Northern in N Scale. Layout Overview. - A layout in the planning stage. (2004-09-03)
Märklin and Seka? - Model railways sometimes appear in unexpected places. (2004-08-30)
Continuous Brightness Lighting - Detailed how to article. (2003-01-01, 2004-08-25)
Maintenance of Way Cars - A couple examples of cars which perform a useful service on a model railroad. (2003-01-01, 2004-08-25)
Napa Valley & Altadena Railroad - Garden railroad. Mostly construction photos. (2002-12-31, 2004-08-02)
Sn2 Gilpin Tram circa 1910 - This layout isn't finished, but it's a good example of a layout with a real world prototype. (2002-12-31, 2004-08-02)
Tigli's Marklin Layouts - Photos and descriptions of old and new layout. (2004-07-22)
MickelsbahN - N scale layout. Good photos. (2004-07-21)
Simply Trains - The Model Rail Site - Several layout presentations, how to articles and more. (2002-12-31, 2004-07-05)
Australian Narrow Gauge Web-Exhibition Gallery - Very good layouts and web site. (2002-12-31, 2004-06-01)
MJ-utställning på Heron City - Article about a show in Sweden. Text in Swedish, but follow the links in the body text for photos. (I'm the guy with the LGB layout.) (2004-05-28)
Mogtrains - A couple of very nice, very small, layouts. (2004-05-07)
Heine Pedersens modelljernbanesider - Part of the site is only in Norwegian, but there's some in English, and of course photos of his layouts. (2002-12-30, 2004-05-05)
Micro Layouts for Model Railroads - Very good site about very small layouts. (2004-04-26)
Hudson Point & Hawthorne Railroad - Very well made site about a well thought out and made layout. (2002-12-24, 2004-04-22)
European Train Enthusiasts - Organization for those who like European prototypes. Several layouts presented with photos. (2002-12-23, 2004-03-31)
Schmalspur 0 - Very good photos, most recent update from the show at Ladbergen 2004. (2004-03-30)
Littlewood - In depth description of many aspects of this fine layout. (2002-12-23, 2004-03-26)
The British 1:87 Scale Society - For those who prefer H0 to 00, but like modelling the British scene. (2002-12-23, 2004-03-24)
The Tincup & Western Railroad - An N-scale railroad of a fictional "what if" prototype. Lots of background information about the region. (2002-12-20, 2004-03-19)
Westergötland - Nerikes Jernvägar - A very fine Swedish H0 layout. Site is in Swedish, but there's not a lot of text, so most of the menu choices lead to image pages. (2004-03-12)
N-modelbaan in Almelo - Layout circling the walls of a room. (2002-12-20, 2004-03-03)
Renegade HO Modular Railway - Some layout photos and a bit about how it's built, moved and setup. (2002-12-15, 2004-02-11)
Model Railway Corner - The Wide World On Small Tracks! - Diverse subjects, ranging from critical comments on the hobby, how to scratch build houses, converting locos, photo galleries (don't miss the historical section), layout design. (2002-12-14, 2004-02-03)
Narrow Gauge in Small Spaces - Layout ideas with trackplans and explaining text. (2002-12-13, 2004-02-03)
Forsten Online - Steel Mill in Scale 1:87 - Very well planned layout. Good information about the planning. All aspects of construction covered. Good photos. (2004-01-23)
Swedish locomotives and motor units in N - Well built. The link goes to the club where the models have been photographed on a layout. (2004-01-09)
Modelteam 'Meijerij' - Two layouts by a team of Dutch modellers. (2004-01-02)
On30 logging ideas by Lennart Elg - Some prototype information and modelling ideas. (2004-01-01)
Modular meeting in Norway - Photos, text in Norwegian. The host was Arendal Modelljernbane Klubb. (The Norwegian part of the site has more photo reports than the one in English.) (2003-12-30)
The Model Railways Shunting Puzzles Website - Very good and extensive site focusing on smaller layouts made for operation. (2002-10-03, 2003-12-16)
Electric Nose - Relatively large layout made for mainline running. Not a lot of scenery in the photos. (2002-10-03, 2003-12-16)
Modular Railway Club Zababov - Lots of good photos from meetings. Detailed information about their modules. (2003-12-08)
Lego-Bauspielbahn - Rolling stock built of Lego pieces. Text in German. (2003-12-04)
Byron Creek - "Byron Creek is a fictitious location mainly set in the 1950's and 60's when steam still had a strong presence in New South Wales. The layout is set on the North West mainline somewhere between the real towns of Werris Creek and Moree." Track plan, good photos. (2003-12-03)
HIJU Transportation Firm - Impressive narrow gauge modelling. Good photography of rolling stock and small layouts. (2002-10-03, 2003-12-03)
Do it Yourself in Z-scale - "So, those in the Z world must learn to do many things themselves, which can only increase the enjoyment and satisfaction of this hobby." Technical advice as well as a comprehensive overview of manufacturers. (2003-12-01)
Karat Creek Model Design - Very good modelling in a small space. (2003-11-06)
Woodpecker2ft - "The "Woodpecker Lumber Co" is a (fictitious) forestry development company, but similar to those which could have been found in the United States at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th." Modelled in 7/8n2. Photos of the rolling stock and other equipment. Text in French and English. (2003-11-06)
Gn15 information - A site promoting large scale modelling on 16.5 mm track. (2002-10-02, 2003-11-04)
The Toenail Ridge Shortline - A garden railway in 1:20.3 scale. Several articles about modifications of rolling stock. (2003-10-30)
Narrow Gauge Model Railway Exhibition - Many different layouts shown, what they've got in common is that they're narrow gauge. Photography is usually good, but the level of information about the layouts is very varied. (2002-09-30, 2003-10-30)
Modelbouwwerk - Dutch group of modellers. Some very fine small layouts shown. Orkhavnbanen shows a good example of the usefulness of a 1:10 model of the layout for planning. (2003-10-30)
Folkestone, Hythe and District Model Railway Club - Descriptions of club and members' layouts. (2003-10-30)
Westford Modellers Group - It's a 4mm scale model railway layout based on British Railways, Western Region era around 1962. Detailed site, lots of photos. (2003-10-30)
Un réseau furtif - Construction story of a layout built in a "hidden" space. Text in French. (2003-10-29)
Vertical Curves - Calculations and recommendations. (2003-10-29)
Pendon Museum - "At Pendon we aim to recapture, in detailed and colourful miniature, scenes showing the beauty of the English countryside as it used to be in the years around 1930." (2002-09-30, 2003-10-28)
N-Scale Model Railroad Layout on the Westbank - Harvey, LA. - Past layouts, construction of the present and photo galleries. (2003-09-15)
Y6 in N - The building of a Swedish DMU in five parts. Text in Swedish, but good photos shows the process in steps. (2003-09-12)
Niagara & Pearl Creek Railroad Co. - Layout diagram with good photos of different locations. (2003-09-10)
Keystone Crossings: Model Railroad Layouts - Featuring the PRR Virtual Layout, a collection of prototypical layouts representing different locations on the Pennsylvania Railroad system, as well as other layouts. (2003-08-14)
La ligne Les Ancizes - Saint Hilaire de Brens - Background, planning and photos of a layout. Text in French. (2003-08-14)
traiN'ternet - American Model Railroading in France - Fine layouts featured, good sections on model photography and hints & tips. Some image links require Javascript, but most of the site is usable anyway. (2003-08-14)
Club Proto - Modélisme Haute Fidélité - Site in French about Proto 87, 43.5 and 35. Some very good photos. (2003-08-14)
Brifayle.ca - Learn to paint model RR figures black first - Not just about figures, also some very good layouts. (2003-08-07)
Göteborgs Modelljärnvägssällskap - Swedish 0 scale club. (2003-07-16)
Waldovia State Railways - Shows the evolution from 2001 of a layout. Well done site with clear diagrams. Don't miss the Projects section. (2003-07-15)
Kahnawake Pass Railroad - Layout under construction. Descriptions of projects. (2003-06-30)
N&W Model Railroad Layout - "Jim Brewer and friends are building a large HO model railroad in Glenwood, Maryland. The layout follows the prototypical Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Shenandoah River in Virginia in the 1956 period. Come with us, in photos and words, to tour the layout in his 3300 square foot basement." (2003-06-16)
Modelleisenbahn Schynige Platte - Luzern - Layout after a prototype. Very ambititious and well done, if not finished. In "Galerie" there are photos of the prototype stations and from the layout's corresponding location. (2003-06-16)
Scot Osterweil's Switching Layout - Detailed description of timesaver. (2003-06-16)
Albulabahn RhB in H0m - Very good layout of a real prototype. (2003-06-16)
N&W's Pocahontas Division in N Scale - A very ambitious project. Track plan and construction photos of benchwork. (2003-06-05)
LGB train modular layout - Photos and videos. (2003-06-05)
Le coin du modéliste - An H0 diorama, an N scale layout and a modular layout. Text in French. (2003-06-05)
Layouts, big and small - Two small personal H0e layouts and a little about a large display layout. (2003-06-05)
Rensselaer Model Railroad Society - 'A "Communiversity" Project'. Home of the New England, Berkshire & Western layout. (2002-09-17, 2003-06-04)
Thamshavnbanen Westinghouse electric engine 1-3 - The building of a model in 1:45 of this class of engines belonging to the Norwegian 1067 mm gauge railway Thamshavnbanen. (2002-09-02, 2003-05-28)
The Sakuradani Light Railway - Excellent prototype for those who want to model something small. It's a small 15 inch gauge in a residential area which serves a useful purpose. (2002-08-27, 2003-05-26)
The Jewel River Railroad - Photos from the building of the layout, interesting about the evolution of the track plan. (2002-08-20, 2003-05-26)
Apple Bottom & Hemlock Acres Rail Road - Portable On30 layout. (2002-08-20, 2003-05-15)
Skultuna Model Railway - Swedish layout in N scale. Photos, track plan, about the prototype which inspired it and building it. (2002-08-19, 2003-08-29)
Great Layout - Tour - The name of this Märklin layout is actually Great Layout. Photos and a track plan. (2002-08-19, 2003-05-14)
Tapiola Parish Model Railway Club - Photos from shows, a bit about some technical projects. (2002-08-15, 2003-05-13)
Broughton Vale Tramway - HOn30 in a relatively small space. (2002-06-26, 2003-05-08)
Bob Boudreau's Fundy Northern Railroad - Not exactly a complete layout, but some very good modules, with good photos. (2002-06-26, 2003-05-06)
Westport Terminal RR - Good site about a layout consisting of modules. Overview of operations, good photos and some techical tips. (2002-06-14, 2003-05-06)
Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways - Prototype information of interest to those planning small layouts: A site intended to record information regarding current industrial and commercial narrow gauge railways operating throughout Europe. Does it well, although of course the coverage isn't complete. (2002-06-14, 2003-05-05)
Wayne Roderick's Teton Short Line - Lots of good ideas with information and illustrations as well as photos from the layout. (2002-06-14, 2003-05-05, 2009-02-07)
Burnt Hill & Bit Flats - An N scale layout. Site has plenty of information about how it was planned and how it is operated. (2002-06-05, 2003-04-29, 2009-02-07)
LayoutDesigns.com - A site with layout plans. By different contributors and ordered by size. (2002-05-14, 2003-04-24)
Sn2 SR&RL in 1912 - Mainly photos and trackplan. (2002-05-02, 2003-04-24)
Dyserth Road - An modern British image layout in 00. It's small, portable and depicts a fuelling point and stabling sidings. Essentially it's a layout for showing and running locos. Very good photos. (2002-04-26, 2003-04-24)
Northern Pacific, Grays Harbor Branch - A layout featuring a hypothetical branch. Trackplan, construction photos and information on operation and industries. (2002-04-25, 2003-04-24)
Micro Layout Design Gallery - "Micro layouts are small model railroads, usually less than three or four square feet in area, that nonetheless have a clear purpose and excellent operating capability. This Gallery is a continually expanding collection of creatiive micro layout designs, aimed at inspiring modelers to try making one! Stop back often...additions are frequent." Highly recommended site. (2002-04-18, 2003-04-15, 2004-04-26)
ARM Mine Run Operations - A document which shows very well what a train crew does during a mine run with graphics to show how cars a locos are moved around. (2002-04-18, 2003-04-15)
Eprapah Creek Railway - An Australian On2 1/2 model of a hypothetical railway. Rolling stock mostly built on H0 chassis. (2002-04-16, 2003-04-01)
Photos from a FREMO meeting in Norway - There were about 30 participants. (2002-03-12, 2003-04-01)
Canadian Pacific Railway - Modeling Information and Examples - Layout under construction. References to the prototype and the results of a layout design challenge. (2003-03-19)
Green Bay & Waupaca - A model version of the Green Bay Route. Well thought out design. Layout shown under construction. (2003-03-19)
Janne's Sn3 Site - Layout trackplan and photos. (2003-03-18)
Bo Justusson's Website - A Small Model of an Iron Ore Railway and Zigzag Railways - Real and Models. Good planning for small layouts. (2003-03-12)
The On30 Information and Resource Center - Photos, articles and links. (2003-03-10,2009-02-06)
The Shunter & Switcher's Corner - Small layouts for shunting and shunting puzzles. Examples include the Timesaver and Inglenook Sidings. (2001-11-16, 2003-03-07)
meine-N-welt - Text in German. Photos here. (2003-03-07)
Semafor - En sida om modelljärnvägar - Text in Swedish. A few examples of how to adapt the real world to a model railway design. (2003-03-07)
Model Railroad & Misc. Electronics - "Shown are designs that were developed to solve certain problems or achieve a desired control function. There are throttle, train detection, animation, control and general purpose circuits on this page." (2003-03-07)
Lex Parker's D&RGW Railroad - Modelling in On3. (2003-03-06)
Lazy Acre RR - "Welcome to the Lazy Acre RR, which depicts a logging railroad in north-central Pennsylvania in 1919. It started out as a 1:20.3 layout on LGB track, but in 2002 it began the long process of being converted to 1:48 scale." (2003-03-06)
HOn30 Home Depot - "Welcome to the home page for the HOn30 mailing list." Site has photos, references and articles. (2003-03-06)
Vandalia Short Line - A good example of what can be accomplished in a small space. (2001-11-08, 2003-03-06)
Die BGB - A garden railway. (2003-03-06)
Feldbach-Modellbau - Modelling small prototypes. (2003-03-06)
Dutton Bay Tramway - A freelanced HO scale 2'6" gauge railway based in South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. Very good site. And layout. (2001-11-06, 2003-03-04)
Small-scale live steam frequently asked questions - (2003-03-04)
The Teton Short Line - "An HO Scale Model Railroad featuring do-it-yourself electronics, computers, DCC and operations." Lots to read with many good ideas. (2001-11-05, 2003-03-04)
Designing Realistic Model Railroad Paint Schemes - The examples are American diesels. (2003-02-24)
Building a briefcase layout - A layout in progress. (2003-02-23)
da Trains - Railroad Data - Lots of useful stuff in different categories, from rail sizes, through scenery tips to real world numbers for how many cars a switcher can handle. (2003-02-21)
Smugglers Division - A Danish Union Pacific layout in 1:87. (2001-10-24, 2003-02-21)
Model Trains Track Freight - Not strictly a model railway, but rather how to use something very like it as a teaching tool. (2003-02-21)
Bjorn's Model Railroad pages - Photos and articles about for example building turnouts and catenary. (2003-02-20)
NMRA Introduction to Model Railroading - Some articles about the basics in different areas. (2001-10-22, 2003-02-20)
HO railroad - Or rather a H0/H0n30 site. About the author's layout and rolling stock. Also features some general tips and severel electrical circuits. (2003-02-20)
Foam layout construction - Shows how one person does it with photos. I understand there will be future updates as the work progresses. (2001-10-17, 2003-02-20)
DCC Controlled Uncoupler - Interesting technology applied to Kadee H0 couplers. (2003-02-20)
Stumps - A method for making tree stumps. (2001-10-08, 2003-02-20)
The Tillorp Locomotive Works - "At this place you can download a complete NMRA compatible DCC system." Also information on the TB-coupler. (2003-02-19)
The Large Scale Trains Page - Photos of descriptions of layouts and a good section of useful technical tips. (2003-02-19)
Joe Fugate's SP RR Siskiyou Line - Layout intended to follow a prototype. I think it, as shown in the photos of both model and prototype, captures the feeling very well. Site shows some good design solutions as well. (2001-09-21, 2003-02-18)
"Mon réseau HO" - Le site de François Boudy - About a layout. Text also in English. (2001-09-13, 2003-02-17)
Guillame's layouts - Some very good layouts. Some text in Dutch, but plenty of good photos. (2001-06-26, 2003-02-13)
Track plans - A set of track plans with suggestions for rolling stock and traffic. (2003-02-13)
The Rurr Valley Railway & Mining Co - 'A "G" gauge garden railway set on the "wild" west coast of Tasmania during the early years of the 20th Century.' I like the way it's thought out to support plenty of operation. (2001-06-18, 2003-02-12)
Piet Brijs - Model railroad tour - Also the track plan and rolling stock photos. (I've known of his site since at least 1996.) (2003-02-12)
Sloat Lumber Co - "Sn3 logging on a budget" (2001-06-12, 2003-02-11)
Badger Creek Lumber Company - A H0 logging layout. Site also has useful articles on several subjects. (2001-06-08, 2003-02-06)
Griffstan Light Railway - "A Railway in 'G' guage just for pleasure." (2001-05-29, 2003-02-05)
Rake Gruva (Rake Mining Co.) A very small H0e (HOn30) layout - A almost day-by-day description of how it was built with photos. Good example of what can be achieved in a limited space. (2001-05-29, 2003-01-31)
CaneSIG: The Cane Railway Modelling SIG - "The purpose of this special interest group is to preserve, develop and exchange information for the modelling of sugar cane railways worldwide." (2001-05-29, 2003-01-30)
Saskatoon Layout Tour - "What you'll find here is a set of photos of train layouts in and around Saskatoon, Saskatchewan." (2003-01-27)
The Cedar Glen Railroad - live steam (2001-01-30, 2003-01-19)
The Inyo & White Mountain RR - "Based on the Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge line that ran from Laws to Keeler in eastern California, the I&WMRR veered a bit off history to include development by the SP and the Santa Fe." Good looking layout. (2003-01-15)
Animators & Railroads... - Links to the subject, but mainly about his Z scale layout. (2003-01-15)
East Surrey N-Gauge Group - Rotenberg/Dreibrucken Layout - Photos of the layout and from some meetings. (2003-01-07)
Wagner Lines - Layout with a fictional history. Also a layout tour and photos and more. (2003-01-07)
The LEGO Train Depot (2001-01-15, 2003-01-07)
Southern California Traction Club - "A modular group that sets up several times a year at public shows in the Los Angeles area." (2003-01-06)
Appalachian Railroad Modelling - Prototype and modelling information. Several different track plans. (2003-01-05)
hirail.net - "This site is dedicated to Hi-rail trains. Hi-rail trains run on three rail track but are full O scale models." (2003-01-05)
Model RR. Scratchbuilding Pages - "There are some words about the scratchbuilding itself, the tools and methods I use when making models. The most important part is to show some models, during their building process and in final state." (2003-01-05)
C&O Louisa Freight House Modeling Project - Interesting description of modelling a structure from a prototype. (2003-01-05)

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