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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/
Credit Valley Railway history by Will Annand: http://www.rslaserkits.com/cvr/History.html?fbclid=IwAR26jgpm2iCYSka4wWU0g2Mzi1PePrUcu0yoYPwzulFjTNrAeeY-E9wCsS4
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, railway historical societies 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 (Capreol, Ontario): http://www.normhc.ca
Ontario Electric Railroad Historical Association (OERHA) - see Halton County Radial Railway Museum
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/
Revelstoke (B.C.) Railway Museum: https://www.railwaymuseum.com/
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, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Historical Society: http://www.thbrailway.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 and On Track Strategies: http://ontrackstrategies.ca/
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/
Disclaimer:
These links are provided solely for your convenience, information and pleasure. The operation and content of the websites accessed through these links is beyond my control, and I do not necessarily endorse and/or accept any responsibility for the information, content or material which may be contained on those websites, the use of those websites, or any products or services advertised on or sold through those websites.
Notes:
1. These links are a representative offering, some of which in turn will offer links to other sites.
2. If you find a link that does not work, try pasting it into your browser, and if it still doesn't work, please let me know .
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/
RS Laser kits: www.rslaserkits.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 - Ontario
British Model Trains Ltd., Cambridge, Ont.: http://www.britishmodeltrains.ca/
Broughdale Hobby, London, Ont.: http://www.rrhobby.ca/
Burlington Junction Hobbies, Hamilton, Ont.: https://www.facebook.com/BurlingtonJct/
Canadian Express Line, Brighton, Ont.: http://www.canadianexpressline.com
Cedar Creek Hobbies, Kingsville, Ont.: https://www.cedarcreekhobbies.com/Default.asp
County Line Caboose, Elmwood, Ont.: http://www.countylinecaboose.ca
Credit Valley Railway Co. Ltd., Mississauga, Ont.: http://www.cvrco.com
Dailey Hobbies, Whitby, Ont.: http://www.daileyhobbies.com/
Dundas Valley Hobby, Dundas, Ont.: https://www.dundasvalleyhobby.ca/
Eurobahn, Ottawa, Ont.: http://www.eurobahn-ottawa.ca/
George's Trains Limited, Markham, Ont.: https://georgestrains.com/
Hobbyworx (small tools etc.), Whitby, Ont.: https://hobby-worx.ca/
John's Hobbies, G to Z European trains, Toronto, Ont. : http://www.johnshobbies.ca/
Maple Orchard Farms, Bracebridge, Ont. G Scale: http://www.mapleorchardfarms.com/product/lgb-trains/
Model Railway Imports (British), St. Catharines, Ont.: http://www.modelrailwayimports.com Closing Jan 11, 2020. See British Model Trains Ltd.
Otter Valley Railroad Model Trains, Tillsonburg, Ont.: http://www.ovrtrains.com/
Panther Hobbies, Mississauga, Ont. http://www.pantherhobbies.com
Paris Junction Hobbies, Paris, Ont.: https://parisjunctionhobbies.com/
Tiny Railroads, Delhi, Ont.: http://www.tinyrailroads.com/
TMR Distributing (specializing in decals/dry transfers), Malton, Ont.: http://www.tmrdistributing.com/
Winona Garden Railway (G scale), Puslinch/Guelph, Ont.: http://www.wgrr.ca/
Hobby Retail: dealers and distributors - out of Ontario
Britannia Models, British trains, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada: http://www.britanniamodels.com/
EDM Models, narrow gauge trains, York, UK: http://www.ngtrains.com/
Gaugemaster, W. Sussex, UK: http://www.gaugemaster.com/index.html
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/
Micro-Mark (Hobby tool and model items), NJ, USA: http://www.micromark.com
Reynauld's Euro-Imports, Inc., USA: http://www.reynaulds.com
Walthers Manufacturing & Distributing, USA: http://www.walthers.com
Services:
CNJWSII Models (John Kanakos), London, Ont. - Custom Model Railways: http://www.junctionwestsub.ca/
Dave Browne's (ex Hornet Hobbies) Clinics and Video Tutorials: Toronto, Ont.: http://www.hornethobbies.com/
D. R. Custom Model Railways, Peterborough, Ont. - Building museum quality railways - email Ron Scott at rscott125@cogeco.ca
Locomotive repairs, painting, DCC installations, etc. (Credit Valley Railway Co. Ltd.), Mississauga, Ont.: www.cvrco.ca/services#Rep
Locomotive repairs Hornby-Dublo - email Peter Scrimshaw at scrims@rogers.com.
Locomotive and model train repairs, all makes (George's Trains Ltd.), 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, London, Ont.: http://www.rmcustompaintanddecal.com/index.html
Clubs, Layouts, Museums and Associations - Canada
Aberfoyle Junction 0 Scale Model Railroad,
now the St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway: http://stjacobsmodelrailway.com/
Barrie Allandale (Ont.) Railway Modellers: http://www.barm.ca
Belleville (Ont.) Model Railroad Club: http://www.bellevillemodelrailroadclub.ca/
Brantford (Ont.) Model Railroad Club: http://www.brantfordmrclub.com/
British Railway Modellers of North America: http://www.brmna.org/index.html
Buffers, (the) - UK-prototype modellers SW Ontario: https://www.facebook.com/ThebuffersMRC/
Burlington (Ont.) Model Railway Club: http://www.burlingtonmodelrailwayclub.ca/
Cambridge (Ont.) Model Railroad Club: https://cambridgemodelrail.wixsite.com/cmrc
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 (Ont.) 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/
Kitchener (Ont.) Model Railway (aka Train ) Club - see Preston Model Railway Society: http://www.pmrr.ca/
Lakeshore Model Railroaders' Association: http://www.trainweb.org/lmra/
Lex Parker's D&RGW 0n3 layout: http://www.drgwrr.com/
Lindsay & District (Ont.) Model Railroaders: http://www.ldmr.org
Little Canada (Our Home & Miniature Land): https://www.little-canada.ca/
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 (Ont.) Model Railway Club: http://www.nottawasagamodelrailway.com/
Ottawa Valley Associated Railroaders: http://www.ovar.ca
Our Home & Miniature Land (Little Canada): https://www.little-canada.ca/
Pine Ridge Railroaders (Oshawa, Ont.): http://pineridgemodelrailroaders.club/
Platelayers' Society: http://www.theplatelayers.org/
Preston (Ont.) Model Railway Society: http://www.pmrr.ca/
Railview Model Railway Club (Markham, Ont.): http://www.railviewmrc.ca/
Richmond Hill (Ont.) 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/
Thames Valley Central Model Railroad Club: http://tvcmrc.org/
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 (Ont.) 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
Fred van der Lubbe's e-books on toy and model trains: http://sncf231e.nl/my-e-books/
"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/
N scale tutorial by Will Annand: http://www.rslaserkits.com/cvr/Tutorials.html
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/