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Railway History
Research, Preservation & Museums, Publishing, Current Information, Rail Trails, Theme Hospitality

History and Research (see below for Maps)

Archives of Ontario: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/

Book finder - find any book: https://www.bookfinder.com/

CNR Ontario Research (Jeffrey P. Smith’s) : http://cnr-in-ontario.com

C. Robert Craig Memorial Library (CRCML), Ottawa: https://www.crcml.org/

CPR Archives: http://www.cpr.ca/en/about-cp/our-history

Canada Copyright Act: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/

Canada Science and Technology Museum: https://ingeniumcanada.org/scitech/index.php

Canada Science and Technology Museum Images: http://images.techno-science.ca/

Canada Southern Railway (Terry Link): http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/home.htm

Canada’s Digital Collections: http://collections.ic.gc.ca

Canadian Freight Cars - a resource page: http://freightcars.nakina.net/

Canadian National Railways Historical Association (formerly CN-SIG): http://www.cnrha.ca/

Canadian National Railways Virtual Reference Library (VRL): http://www.virtualreferencelibrary.ca/search.jsp?N=38537&searchPageType=vrl&Ntk=Subject_Search_Interface&Ntt=Canadian+National+Railways&view=grid&Erp=20

Canadian Pacific Historical Association (formerly CP SIG): http://www.cptracks.ca/

Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA): http://www.exporail.org

Canadian Railway Hall of Fame: http://www.railfame.ca/

Canadian Railway History and Stories by R. L. Kennedy: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/index.html

Canadian Railway & Marine World 1912 - 1920: http://online.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06968?fbclid=IwAR2pP-Atl-81_bVbDmKCLLqaywmdycAi-xIgfruqy3vxXq7vBYXmA-VCVhQ

Canadian Railway Telegraph History: http://www.trainweb.org/railwayop/

Canadian Transit Systems (David A. Wyatt): http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/index.html

    Coboconk Railway Station, Ont.: http://www.cobytrainstation.ca/

    Colin Churcher’s Railway Pages: http://www.railways.incanada.net/

    Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: http://www.biographi.ca

Dictionary: Brief Biographies Major Mechanical Engineers: http://www.steamindex.com/people/engrs.htm

Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800 - 1950 on-line: http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/

Eastern Ontario Railways: http://www.railwaybob.com/

Electric Lines in Southern Ontario: http://www.trainweb.org/elso/

Guelph Railway Historical Association: http://www.ghra.ca/

Head-of-the-Lake (Hamilton, Ont.) Historical Society: http://www.headofthelake.ca/

Jim Fergusson's (worldwide) Railway and Tramway Station Lists: http://www.railwaystationlists.co.uk/

Lake Erie & Northern Railway: http://trainweb.org/elso/len.htm#history

London & Lake Erie and London & Port Stanley Railways: http://www.trainweb.org/swtractionco/swthistory.html

National Archives and Library Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.ca

Niagara Region and Southern Ontario (Paul Duncan's pages): http://www.niagararails.com

Oldtime Trains (Raymond Kennedy): http://trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/

Ontario Northland Railways Historical & Technical Society: http://www.onrhts.org/

Ontario Railway History Page by Robert J. Hughes: http://www.trainweb.org/ontariorailways/index.htm

Ontario: Surviving steam locomotives in: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?country=CAN&state=ON

Port Arthur, Duluth (PeeDee) & Western Railway: http://www.padwrr.ca/index.html

Quebec Railways Historical Research Institute: https://www.irhcfq.org/web_en/database.html

Railpast Junction (Walter E. Pfefferle): http://railpast.com/

Railroad Picture Archives: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/

Railroad Station Historical Society: http://www.rrshs.org

Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc.: http://rlhs.org/ Index: Articles Canadian Railways

Railway Stations in Canada: http://www.canada-rail.com/

Railways of Canada Archives (ROCA): http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways

Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo (TH&B) Ry Historical Society: http://www.thbrailway.ca/

Toronto Postcard Club: http://torontopostcardclub.com

History and Research - Maps

Brock University - Maps of the Niagara Region: https://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/9766

Canadian (Ontario) County Atlas Digital project: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/SearchMapframes.php

Canadian Electric Railway Map Collection by Paul Delamere: http://www.cermc.webs.com

Canadian Topographic Maps, Federal Publications, Canada: http://www.fedpubs.com/topographic.htm

McMaster University Lloyd Reeds Map Collection: http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/

Ontario Council of University Libraries TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS Project: https://ocul.on.ca/topomaps/collection/

Ontario Railway Map Collection by Paul Delamere: http://www.ontariomap.webs.com/

Ontario, Railway Map, Province of, 1875 Archives of Ontario:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesofontario/29369210695/in/album-72157672226827391/
or at: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/big/railway_map.aspx

Quebec Railway Map Project by Paul Delamere: http://www.quebecrailwaymap.webs.com/

Railway Association of Canada Atlas: https://rac.jmaponline.net/canadianrailatlas/

Topographical maps NTS Ontario Index: http://www.canmaps.com/topo/nts-index/zoom/3-ontario.htm

Topographical maps NTS OCUL Digitization Project: https://ocul.on.ca/topomaps/collection/?fbclid=IwAR3KrWRHM22OWpghguI9E1G1eqqtXokVqvc8looBDy_KDL8HjfFq5_EjNI0

Preservation and Museums - Canada

Alberta Railway Museum: http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/

Association of Railway Museums: http://www.railwaymuseums.org

Burlington Ont. Freeman Station Restoration: http://www.freemanstation.ca/

Bytown Railway Society, Inc. Ottawa, Ont.: http://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/

Calgary Heritage Park (Alta): http://www.heritagepark.ca/

Canada Science & Technology Museum, Ottawa, Ont.: http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/

Canada Southern Railway Station at St. Thomas, Ont. NARHF: http://www.narhf.org

    Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, Cranbrook, B.C.: http://www.crowsnest.bc.ca/cmrt/

    Canadian Railway Museum at Delson / St. Constant, Québec: http://www.exporail.org/

    Canadian Railroad Historical Association - Esquimalt & Nanaimo Division: http://www.encrha.com/

    Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum (Prince George, B.C.): http://pgrfm.bc.ca/

Collingwood (Ont.) Museum: http://www.town.collingwood.on.ca/museum

Craigleith (Ont.) Heritage Depot: http://www.thebluemountains.ca/Craigleith-Heritage-Depot.cfm

Cranbrook (B.C.) History Centre (Canadian Museum of Rail Travel): https://www.cranbrookhistorycentre.com/

Elgin County (Ont.) Railway Museum: http://www.ecrm5700.org

    Elmira (PEI) Railway Museum: http://www.peimuseum.com/index.php3?number=1043067&lang=E

    Fort Erie Railway Museum: http://www.museum.forterie.ca/WebSite/museumweb.nsf/0/10F005E72C0682B2852571D100689B7B?OpenDocument

    Friends of the Freeman Station (FOFS, Burlington, Ont.): http://www.freemanstation.ca/

    Halton County (Ont.) Radial Railway Museum: http://www.hcry.org/

    Harwood Station (Ont.) Museum: http://www.cobourghistory.ca/histories/harwood-station-museum

Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway Society (Ont.): http://www.portageflyer.org/

Huntsville Train Station Society: http://www.huntsvilletrainstation.com/

Kinmount (Ont.) Model Railway & Museum: http://www.kinmountrailwaymuseum.com

Komoka (Ont.) Railway Museum: http://www.komokarailmuseum.ca/

Lindsay (Ont.) Memorial Park (Stelco 40 ex TH&B 42): http://heritage-centre.ldmr.org/

Muskoka Rails Museum (Bracebridge, Ont.): http://www.muskokarailsmuseum.com/

New Brunswick Railway Museum: http://www.nbrm.ca/

Niagara (Ont.) Railway Museum: http://www.nfrm.ca/

North America Railway Hall of Fame - Canada Southern Railway Station (St. Thomas, Ont.): http://www.narhf.org

Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre (Cobalt, Ontario): http://www.normhc.ca

Owen Sound (Ont.) Marine & Rail Museum: http://www.marinerail.com

Palmerston (Ont.) Railway Heritage Museum: http://www.palmerstonrailwaymuseum.ca

Port Moody, B.C. Station Museum: http://portmoodymuseum.org/

Port Stanley (Ont.) Terminal Rail Inc: http://www.pstr.on.ca

Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Man.: http://www.pdcrailway.com/

Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario (Smiths Falls): http://rmeo.org/

    Salem & Hillsborough Railroad (N.B.): see New Brunswick Railway Museum

    Saskatchewan Railway Museum: http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/

Sharbot Lake, Ont: Railway Heritage Park: The Kick and Push Railway: https://kickandpushca.wordpress.com/

    Smiths Falls Railway Museum: see Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario

    South Simcoe (Ont.) Railway Heritage Association: http://www.steamtrain.com

    Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society
    (Waterloo Central Railway), Waterloo, Ont.: http://www.steam-train.org/

    Three Valley Gap Railway Roundhouse (Revelstoke, B.C.): http://roundhousebc.ca/

    Toronto (Ont.) Railway Historical Association: http://www.trha.ca On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRHA.TRHC?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Toronto Railway Museum: http://www.trha.ca/museum.html

Waterloo Central Railway (Waterloo & St. Jacobs, Ont.): http://waterloocentralrailway.com/

West Coast Railway Association (Squamish, B.C., preserving B.C.'s Railway Heritage): http://www.wcra.org/

    Westfield Pioneer Village (TH&B steam loco 103), nr. Rockton, Ont.: http://www.thbrailway.ca/consolidation103/103restoration.htm

    Winnipeg (Man.) Railway Museum: http://www.wpgrailwaymuseum.com

    York-Durham (Uxbridge, Ont.) Railway Heritage Association: http://www.ydhr.ca

Preservation and Museums - out of Canada

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA: http://www.borail.org/

California State Railroad Museum, USA: http://www.csrmf.org/

Colorado Railroad Museum, USA: http://www.coloradorailroadmuseum.org/

DB (German Railway) Museum, Nürnberg, Germany: http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/dbmuseum/de/start.html

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, Durango, Colorado, USA: http://www.durangotrain.com/

Empire State Railway Museum, New York State, USA: http://www.esrm.com/

Florida Railroad Museum, USA: http://www.frrm.org/

French Railway Museum, Mulhouse, Alsace, France: http://www.citedutrain.com/en/train/

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth, Yorkshire, UK: http://www.kwvr.co.uk

Illinois Railway Museum, USA: http://www.irm.org/

National Railway Museum, York, UK: http://www.nrm.org.uk/

National Tramway Museum, Crich, nr. Matlock, Derbyshire, UK: http://www.tramway.co.uk

North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, Yorkshire, UK: http://nymr.co.uk

Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA: http://www.trolleymuseum.org/

Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg, Pennsylvania, USA: http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/

Steamtown, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA: http://www.nps.gov/stea/index.htm

White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, Skagway, Alaska, USA: http://www.wpyr.com/

Publishing and Books

    Advanced Book Exchange: http://www.abe.com

    Alibris - Used, new and hard-to-find books: http://www.alibris.com

    Amazon Books, new, used, hard-to-find: http://www.amazon.ca

    Argosy (hard-to-find) Books: http://www.argosybooks.ca

    Bookfinder (The), Fenelon Falls, Ont.:
    http://www.abebooks.com/the-bookfinder,-abac%5Cilab-fenelon-falls-on/135799/sf

Boston Mills Press: http://www.fireflybooks.com/index.php/catalogue/manufacturer/20-boston-mills-press

Branchline Miniatures - see Ian Wilson

Bytown Railway Society, Inc: http://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/

C. Robert Craig Memorial Library USED BOOKS: https://www.crcml.org/buy-b.php

Canada Copyright Act: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/

Canadian Branchline Miniatures: http://www.ianwilsonauthor.com/

Canadian Pacific Historical Association (formerly CPSIG): http://www.cptracks.ca

    Canadian National Railways Historical Association (formerly CN Lines SIG): http://cnlines.ca

    Copy Editor - Red Pen Services: http://redpenservices.com/

Copy Editor and book design - McNair Editing: http://mcnairediting.com/

    DRB Motors Inc: http://www.transportbooks.com

    Firefly Books: http://www.fireflybooks.com/

Ian Wilson (formerly Branchline Miniatures): http://www.ianwilsonauthor.com/

Railfan Canada (Photographic Journal): http://www.railfancanada.ca

Railfare DC Books: http://www.railfare.net

Railroad Explorer, the Northeastern Rail Journal: http://www.railroadexplorer.com/

    Rebirth of the Portage Flyer by Russ Nicholls: http://www.steamtrainhuntsville.com

    Steampower Publishing (Ted Rafuse, Cobourg, Ont.): http://www.steampowerpublishing.org/

    Trackside Treasure Publications http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.ca/

Advocacy and Information - (Canadian Railways Today)

American-Rails.com: https://www.american-rails.com/

Association of American Railroads (AAR): https://www.aar.org/

Canada By Rail (promoting rail tourism in Canada): http://www.canadabyrail.ca/

Canada-Rail (information about railways and stations): http://www.canada-rail.com/

Canadian Railway News: http://www.okthepk.ca/

Canadian Railway News (Walter Pfefferle): http://canadianrailwaynews.ca/

Greg Gormick's weblog On Track Strategies: http://railpast.com/CRN/On%20Track/ontrack.htm

Groupe Traq Quebec rail advocacy: http://www.groupe-traq.com/

Northern & Eastern Ontario Rail Network: http://www.neorn.ca

Railroad Links Directory: http://www.railroaddata.com/

Railroad Picture Archives: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/

Rails Canada - All Canadian Internet Search Engine & Directory: http://www.railscanada.com

Railserve - A guide to 19,000 railroad websites: http://www.railserve.com/

Railway Association of Canada: http://www.railcan.ca/

Train Talk TV: http://www.traintalk.tv/

Transport Action Canada: http://www.transport-action.ca/

(Ontario) Rail Trails

Ontario Trails Council: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/

Caledon Trailway: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/view/caledon-trailway

Dunsford Nature Trail: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/view/dunsford-nature-trail

G2G (Goderich to Guelph) Rail Trail: http://www.g2grailtrail.com/

Kawartha Trans Canada Trail: http://ktct.ca/

New Tecumseth (Simcoe County) Rail Trail: click here

North Simcoe Rail Trail: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/view/north-simcoe-rail-trail

Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/view/sutton-zephyr-rail-tail/

Toronto to Algonquin Greenway and linked Rail Trails and related information: http://www.toronto-algonquingreenway.ca/

Trans Canada Trail Foundation: http://tctrail.ca/

Hospitality with a Railway History theme:

Blyth (Ont.) Station House B&B: http://blythstationhouse.tripod.com/

Creemore (Ont.) Creemore Caboose Clearview Station B&B: https://www.clearviewstation.com/

Goderich, Ont. former CPR station Beach Street Station Restaurant: https://www.beachstreetstation.com/

Havelock, Ont. Station Restaurant: http://www.stationrestaurant.ca/

Kingsville, Ont. station restaurant: http://www.mettawasstation.com/

Orangeville, Ont. station restaurant: http://thebvrco.com/

Tatamagouche (N.S.) Train Station Inn: http://www.tatatrainstation.com/

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Railway Modelling

Products, Hobby Retail and Wholesale, Services, Clubs, Layouts, Museums, Associations, Publications, Information

Products

AML American Mainline G 1:29 : http://www.americanmainline.com

Athabasca Scale Models Ltd. (brass kits and parts): http://www.athabascashops.com

Athearn: http://www.athearn.com

    Atlas Products: http://www.atlasrr.com

    Aztec Model Railroad Accessories (track cleaning cars): http://www.aztectrains.com/index.html

    Bachmann Industries, Inc. USA: http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/

    Bachmann Europe PLC: http://www.bachmann.co.uk/farish.php

    Bar Mills Scale Model kits HO and N : http://www.barmillsmodels.com/

Building & Structure Co. (model kits): http://www.bantamodelworks.com/

Bullfrog Snot - "traction tires" for your engines: http://www.bullfrogsnot.com/

    Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) : http://www.digitrax.com/

    Fast Tracks turnout assembly: http://www.handlaidtrack.com

    Fleischmann Trains: https://www.fleischmann.de/en/home/index.html

GarGraves Trackage Corporation: http://www.gargraves.com/

Homasote Company: http://www.homasote.com/

Hornby Model Railways: http://www.hornby.com/

    Hunterline trestles: http://www.hunterline.com

ITLA Scale Models (Buildings): http://itlascalemodels.com/

JV Models kits O HO and N : http://www.jvmodels.biz/

    Kadee Couplers: http://www.kadee.com

    Kato Products: http://www.katousa.com

    Lionel Model Trains: http://www.lionel.com/

Lionel T-Rail Track Exchange: http://www.t-railtrack.com/

Märklin Trains: https://www.marklin.com/

Metcalfe kits 00/H0 and N UK: https://www.metcalfemodels.com/

    Micro Engineering Co. (track and structures) : http://www.microengineering.com/

    Micro-Trains: http://www.micro-trains.com

Model Power: http://www.modelpower.com

Model Rail Structures: http://www.modelrailstructures.com

Model Rectifier Corporation: http://www.modelrectifier.com

Mount Albert Scale Lumber: https://www.handlaidtrack.com/mt-albert-scale-lumber

MTH Mike's Train House: http://www.mthtrains.com

NCE Digital Command Control (DCC) : http://www.ncedcc.com/

N.J. International (signals, switch stands): http://www.njinternational.com

Osborn Model Kits: http://www.osbornmodelkits.com

Preiser Figures: http://www.figuren.de/

Peco Products: http://www.peco-uk.com

RailPro Engineering (H0 wireless control system): http://www.ringengineering.com/RailPro.htm

Railtronics: http://www.railtronics.com

Rapido Trains Inc: http://www.rapidotrains.com/

Ross Custom Switches: http://www.rossswitches.com/

SceniKing Backdrops N HO S O: http://www.sceniking.com/

Schomberg Scale Models 0 scale: http://www.schombergscalemodels.com/

Shinohara track (H0 and H0n3): http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?quick=shinohara+track

Superquick kits 00 (UK): http://www.superquick.co.uk/

True Line Trains: http://www.truelinetrains.ca/

Tillig Modellbahnen: http://www.tillig.com/index-engl.htm

Tomalco track (S scale): http://tomalcotrack.net/

"Traction tires" for engines: http://www.bullfrogsnot.com/

Walthers Manufacturing & Distributing: http://www.walthers.com

    Woodland Scenics: https://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/

Hobby Retail: dealers and distributors

     Britannia Models, British trains, Maple Ridge, B.C.: http://www.britanniamodels.com/

     British Model Trains and Cars Burlington, Ont.: http://www.britishmodeltrains.ca/

     British Model Trains, Buy, Sell and Trade (Triang specialist), Brampton, Ont.: http://www.tri-angtrains.com/

Broughdale Hobby, London, Ont.: http://www.rrhobby.ca/

Canadian Express Line, Brighton, Ont.: http://www.canadianexpressline.com

Canadian Model Trains, Inc. (CMT), Mississauga, Ont.: http://www.modeltrains.com

Cedar Creek Hobbies, Kingsville, Ont.: https://www.cedarcreekhobbies.com/Default.asp

Christmas Train Store, Kanata, Ont. S, O and G: http://www.027trains.com

CMT The Future of Modelling (Products and Services), Mississauga, Ont.: http://www.modeltrains.com/

County Line Caboose, Elmwood, Ont.: http://www.countylinecaboose.ca

Credit Valley Railway Co. Ltd., Mississauga, Ont.: http://www.cvrco.com

Dailey Hobbies on Thickson, Whitby, Ont.: http://www.daileyhobbies.com/

EDM Models, narrow gauge trains, York, UK: http://www.ngtrains.com/

Eurobahn, Ottawa, Ont.: http://www.eurobahn-ottawa.ca/

Gaugemaster, W. Sussex UK: http://www.gaugemaster.com/index.html

George's Trains Limited, Markham, Ont.: https://georgestrains.com/

     GS Model Supplies Ltd., Somerset, UK (model engineer supplies and T Gauge): http://www.gssmodelengineers.com

     Hatton's British Model Trains, Liverpool, UK: http://www.hattons.co.uk/

     Hobbies & Beyond, Lindsay, Ont.: http://www.hobbiesandbeyond.ca/

     Hobbyworx (small tools etc.), Whitby, Ont.: https://hobby-worx.ca/

Hockley Valley Railroad, Alliston, Ont. G HO On30 Z: http://www.hvrr.ca/

Hornby-Dublo Emporium (Peter Scrimshaw's British trains), Brampton, Ont.: http://www.hornbydubloemporium.com

Hornet Hobbies, East York, Toronto, Ont.: http://www.hornethobbies.com/

John's Hobbies, G to Z European trains, Toronto, Ont. : http://www.johnshobbies.ca/

Kings Hollow Garden Trains Sales and Service, Castleton, Ont.: http://www.kingshollowgardentrains.com/

Maple Orchard Farms, Bracebridge, Ont. G Scale: http://www.mapleorchardfarms.com/product/lgb-trains/

Micro-Mark (Hobby tool and model items), NJ, USA: http://www.micromark.com

Model Railway Imports (British), St. Catharines, Ont.: http://www.modelrailwayimports.com

Modeller`s Choice, Hamilton, Ont.: http://www.modellerschoice.com

Otter Valley Railroad Model Trains, Aylmer, Ont.: http://www.ovrtrains.com/

Panther Hobbies, Mississauga, Ont. http://www.pantherhobbies.com

Paris Junction Hobbies, Paris, Ont.: https://parisjunctionhobbies.com/

Reynauld's Euro-Imports, Inc., USA: http://www.reynaulds.com

TMR Distributing (specializing in decals/dry transfers), Malton, Ont.: http://www.tmrdistributing.com/

Train Cellar, the. Mount Forest, Ont.: http://www.tctrainscanada.com/

Tri-ang Trains (Tony Griffiths), Brampton, Ont.: http://www.tri-angtrains.com/

Walthers Manufacturing & Distributing, USA: http://www.walthers.com

Winona Garden Railway (G scale), Puslinch/Guelph, Ont.: http://www.wgrr.ca/

Hobby Wholesale: Distributors:

Puce Creek Central Hobby Distributors: http://www.modelshopsusa.com/shops/111-PuceCreekCentralHobbyDistributors

Services:

CNJWSII Models (John Kanakos), London, Ont. - Custom Model Railways: http://www.junctionwestsub.ca/

D. R. Custom Model Railways, Peterborough, Ont. - Building museum quality railways - email Ron Scott at rscott125@cogeco.ca

Locomotive Repairs (George's Trains), Markham, Ont.: http://georgestrains.com/services/

Rick's Workshop (Barrie, Ont.) - scratchbuilt structures - email Richard Hatton at moose_caboose@bell.net

Robert Merriam Custom Paint & Decal: http://www.rmcustompaintanddecal.com/index.html

Schomberg (Ont.) Scale Models 0 & G scale details and kits (Christopher Creighton): http://www.schombergscalemodels.com

Scott Boyd Detailing, Port Perry, Ont.: http://www.scottboyddetailing.com/

G scale trains service Kings Hollow Garden Trains, Castleton, Ont.: http://www.kingshollowgardentrains.com/

Clubs, Layouts, Museums and Associations - Canada

Aberfoyle Junction 0 Scale Model Railroad,
now the St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway: http://stjacobsmodelrailway.com/

Barrie Allandale Railway Modellers: http://www.barm.ca

Belleville (Ont.) Model Railroad Club: http://www.bellevillemodelrailroadclub.ca/

Brantford (Ont.) Model Railroad Club: http://www.brantfordmrclub.com/

    Brian Fayle`s Web Page: http://www.brifayle.ca

    British Railway Modellers of North America: http://www.brmna.org/index.html

    Burlington Model Railway Club, Burlington, Ont.: http://www.burlingtonmodelrailwayclub.ca/

    Canadian Association of Railway Modellers: http://www.caorm.org/

    Canadian National Railways Historical Association (formerly CN Lines Special Interest Group (SIG): http://www.cnrha.ca/

Canadian Pacific Historical Association (formerly CP SIG): http://www.cptracks.ca/cpsig/index.html

    Canadian Toy Collectors' Society: http://www.ctcs.org/

Canadian Toy Train Association: http://www.canadiantoytrains.org/

Central Ontario Garden Railway Association: http://cogra.org/home.html

Credit Valley Free-Mo Group (H0), Mississauga, Ont.: http://cvfreemo.ca/

    Delaware & Rutland Railroad Club (Toronto, Ont.): http://www.delawareandrutland.com/

    Doubleheaders Model R.R. Club (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.): http://www.doubleheaders.org

    Dundas (Ont.) Modular Railway Club: http://home.cogeco.ca/~dmrc/

    Erin Mills Model RR Association Inc: http://www.trainweb.org/emmra

    Exporail Museum (Model Train Room), Delson, Que: http://www.exporail.org

    Ganaraska (Port Hope, Ont.) Railway Modellers: http://www.porthopetrainclub.com/

Greater Niagara Model Railroad engineers: http://www.gnmre.ca/

Greater Toronto Toy Trains (O Gauge enthusiasts) http://www.gt3trains.com/

Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers: http://www.ghls.org/

    H.O.M.E.S. Club and B.C.R.H.F.: http://www.trainweb.org/homesclub

Kingston (Ont.) Model Railway Club: http://www.intercolonialrailway.com/ark/

Lakeshore Model Railroaders' Association: http://www.trainweb.org/lmra/

Lex Parker's D&RGW 0n3 layout: http://www.drgwrr.com/

    Lindsay & District Model Railroaders: http://www.ldmr.org

    London (Ont.) Model Railroad Group: http://www.lmrg.org/

    Model Railroad Club of Toronto (0 Gauge): http://www.modelrailroadclub.com/

    Montreal Railroad Modellers' Association (H0 Canada Central): http://www.canadacentral.org

Muskoka Model Railway Club (Bracebridge, Ont.): http://www.muskokamodelrailwayclub.org/

Narrow Gauge Madness Gang: http://www.narrowgaugeontario.com/

National Model Railroad Association - Canada (NMRA-NFR): http://www.nmracanada.ca

Nottawasaga Model Railway Club: http://www.nottawasagamodelrailway.com/

    Ottawa Valley Associated Railroaders: http://www.ovar.ca

Our Home & Miniature Land, Mississauga, Ont.: https://www.miniatureland.ca/

    Picton Model Railroaders: http://p_m_r.tripod.com/pictonmodelrailroaders/

    Pine Ridge Railroaders (Oshawa, Ont.): http://pineridgemodelrailroaders.club/

    Platelayers' Society: http://www.theplatelayers.org/

    Railview Model Railway Club (Markham, Ont.): http://www.railviewmrc.ca/

    Richmond Hill Live Steamers: http://richmond-hill-live-steamers.tripod.com/

    St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway, St. Jacobs, Ont.: http://stjacobsmodelrailway.com/

Scarborough (Ont.) Model Railroaders: http://www.scarborough-model-railroaders.org/

Soper Valley (Bowmanville, Ont.) Model Railroad Association: http://www.svmra.ca/

    Toronto Model Railroad Club (0 Gauge): http://www.modelrailroadclub.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Model-Railroad-Club-of-Toronto/383313005827

    Triple R Modelers: http://www.triplermodelers.ca/

Waterloo Region Model Railway Club: http://sudburydivision.ca

Windsor Model Railroad Club: http://www.windsormodelrailroadclub.com/

York Railway Modellers (Toronto, Ont.): http://www.yorkrailwaymodellers.ca

Clubs, Layouts, Museums and Associations - out of Canada

Amherst Railway Society, Monson, MA, USA: http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com

Brighton Toy and Model Museum, UK: http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/

    EM Gauge Society, UK: http://www.emgs.org/

    Gauge 0 Guild, UK: http://www.gauge0guild.com/

Historical Model Railway Society, UK: http://hmrs.org.uk

Hornby Railway Collectors' Association, UK: http://www.hrca.net/

LGB Model Railroad Club of Chicago, IL, USA: http://lgbmrrcc.com/

Lionel Collectors' Club of America: http://www.lionelcollectors.org/

Lionel Super 0 Yahoo Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Lionel_SuperO_Track/info

Mark DiVecchio's 0 Gauge layouts: http://www.silogic.com/trains/layout.html

Märklin Museum, Germany: http://www.maerklin.de/museum/

Miniatur-Wunderland, Hamburg, Germany: http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/

National Model Railroad Association (NMRA): http://www.nmra.org

National Toy Train Museum, Strasburg, PA, USA: http://www.nttmuseum.org/

    Pecorama, Beer, Devon, UK: http://www.pecorama.info/

    Pendon Museum, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: http://www.pendonmuseum.com/

    S Scale Model Railway Society, UK: http://www.s-scale.org.uk/

San Diego Model Rail Road Museum, CA, USA: http://www.sdmrm.org/

    Skipton & District Railway Society, UK: http://www.skiptonrailsoc.org.uk/

    The 009 Society, UK: http://www.009society.com/

    The Double 0 Gauge Association, UK: http://www.doubleogauge.com/

Train Collectors' Association, Strasburg, PA, USA: http://traincollectors.org/

Train Collectors' Association, Western Division, USA: http://www.tcawestern.org/

Train Collectors' Society (UK): http://traincollectors.co.uk/

Trix-Twin Railway Collectors' Association, UK: http://www.ttrca.co.uk/

Publications

Canadian Railway Modeller: http://www.cdnrwymod.com

"Gauge and Scale": by Fred van der Lubbe: http://sncf231e.nl Click here for PDF

Hornby Magazine: http://www.hornbymagazine.com/

    Kalmbach Publishing Co. (Model Railroader, Trains, etc.): http://corporate.kalmbach.com

    Model Railway Journal (U.K.): http://britishrailwaybooks.co.uk/magazine/modelrailwayjournal.html

    Model Rail Magazines (Index): http://www.railmagazines.com/modelrr.html

    Model Railroad Hobbyist (on-line) magazine: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/

Model train e-Books: by Fred van der Lubbe: http://sncf231e.nl/my-e-books/

    N-Scale Magazine: http://www.nscalemagazine.com

    N Scale Railroading: http://www.nscalerailroadn.com/

    Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette: http://www.ngslgazette.com/

    Peco Publications (Railway/Continental Modeller): http://www.peco-uk.com/

    Railfan & Railroad Magazine: http://railfan.com/

    Railmodel Journal: http://www.railmodeljournal.com

    Railroad Model Craftsman: http://www.rrmodelcraftsman.com/

Information

    Blogspot: CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision: http://cprailmmsub.blogspot.ca

    Canadian Railway Observations: http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/

    CMT The Future of Modelling: http://www.modeltrains.com/

    Free-mo H0 scale modular model railroading: http://www.free-mo.org/

Fremo Module Building: http://www.fremo-net.eu/index.php?id=23&L=6

General information on aspects of model railroading: https://www.titlemax.com/model-railroads-and-freight-cars/

G Scale Dealers (Some Canadian): http://www.canadagscaletrains.com/dealer_listings.htm

H0 scale modular model railroading: http://www.free-mo.org/

Marx Tinplate Trains.com: http://marxtinplatetrains.com/index.html

Modeltrainguide.com: http://www.modeltrainguide.com

NMRA DCC Standards: http://www.nmra.org/standards/DCC/

N scale modular model railroading: http://www.ntrak.org/

Railroad Picture Archives: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/

Rails Canada: http://www.railscanada.com

Railserve - A guide to model railroad websites USA and Canada: http://www.railserve.com/

Realistic Model Railways by John Russell: http://home.cogeco.ca/~trains/

Scales - a summary by Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling_scales

Scale conversion calculator: http://jbwid.com/scalcalc.htm

T-Trak: http://ttrak.org/index.html

The Model Railway Show: http://themodelrailwayshow.com/

    The North American Model Shop Directory: http://www.modelshopsusa.com/

    Train Collectors Association Western Division: http://www.tcawestern.org/

    World's Greatest Hobby: http://www.greatesthobby.com/

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