Modular Railroading
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Bend Track |
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A system that gets more mileage out of the same
footprint used by N-Trak by using
trackwork with a "twist."
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Free-mo
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A popular alternative HO modular system designed
to closely emulate prototypical operation.
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HOmodules Yahoo!Group |
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An e-mail list for HO module enthusiasts.
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National
Association of S Gaugers |
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A national organization for S gaugers, both scale
and hi-rail, which has developed the S-MOD modular standards.
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NTRAK |
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The original N scale modular system.
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oNeTRAK |
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An NTRAK compatible single-track N scale system
designed for prototypical operation.
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Other Model Railroad
Clubs and Organization Web Sites in Michigan and Northwestern
Ohio |
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Ann Arbor Model Railroad
Club |
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The Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club is Ann Arbor's
original model railroad club, dating back to 1946. "Our neighbor
across town," the AAMRC is contructing a large HO scale layout
in the former Michigan Central depot in Dexter. They stage Michigan's
largest and best model railroad show every February, with this
year's being a two-day show at Saline Area High School.
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Blissfield Model RR Club |
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A talented group building an extremely large HO
layout in a former mill building in Blissfield, Michigan. Formerly
the Raisin Valley Model Railroad Club.
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Grand Rapids Model Railroad
Historical Society |
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The GMRHS is a model railroad club constructing
a large HO scale layout based on the Pere Marquette routes in
Western Michigan, featuring mainline and branchline operation
using command control. The GMRHS is located in Comstock Park,
Michigan.
Hosts of the 2012 NMRA
National Convention.
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Gratiot Valley Railroad
Club |
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An HO model railroad club located in Mount Clemens,
Michigan, building an ambitious layout.
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Kalamazoo Model Railroad
Historical Society |
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A Kalamazoo-area HO model railroad club. In addition
to its layout, the Cooper Park & Eastern, the KMRHS
also owns the last-known remaining caboose from the Boyne
City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad, which they have
displayed adjacent to their building.
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Lansing
Model Railroad Club |
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An HO model railroad club located in the former
Grand Trunk Western depot in Millett, outside of Lansing, Michigan.
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LaNTrak |
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The Lansing-area N-Trak group, meeting in the former
Pere Marquette depot located at the Fowlerville Fairgrounds.
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Michigan Lego Train Club |
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A sub-group within the Michigan Lego Users Group
which builds, displays and operates train layouts featuring locomotives,
rolling stock and scenery made entirely of Lego.
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River
Bend Model RR Club |
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A group of modelers in Hudsonville, Michigan building
an HO layout based on railroading in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Southeastern
Michigan S Gaugers |
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The group of scale and hi-rail S scale modelers from
whom we borrowed the electrical standards for our modules. A local
component of the National Association
of S Gaugers.
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Stoney
Creek Model Railroad Club |
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A Rochester-based HO modular model railroad club.
A participant in the Michigan Modular Alliance.
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Miscellaneous Sites
Members Like |
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Ann Arbor Railroad
Technical & Historical Association |
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The official web site of the AARRT&HA, covering
the prototype and modeling aspects of Ann Arbor's "own"
railroad. Several Rails on Wheels members belong to the AARRT&HA
as well.
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Basics
of Timetable & Train Order Operation |
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A good overview of timetable & train order
operation, published by the Gateway Division, NMRA.
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JJ&C
Railroad Michigan Train Show Listings
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A listing of past and future train shows in Michigan.
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Michigan
Model Railroad |
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A Yahoo!Group for model railroaders residing in
Michigan.
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Model Train Magazine Index |
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The Model Train Magazine Index.
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New River Subdivision |
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Bernie Kempinski's web-based newsletter for C&O
modelers.
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NMRA |
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The official web site of the National Model Railroad
Association.
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North Raleigh Model Railroad
Club's Rules for DCC Design & Operation of NTRAK Layouts |
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Although specifically focusing on their N-Trak
operations, the North Raleigh Club presents good common-sense
guidelines for using DCC (specifically Digitrax) on a modular
layout which apply to all scales.
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Operations Special Interest
Group |
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The Operations Special Interest Group (OpSIG) is
a bunch of model railroaders specifically interested in duplicating
prototypical operations on model railroads. The OpSIG issues quarterly
newsletters and holds events such as "Operations Saturday"
for its members.
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Our
N-scale Empire- Modeling the Wabash in N Scale
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Operations Road Show crew member Fred Lux and his
son are documenting the construction of their N scale model
of the Wabash. |
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RailServe |
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One of the largest directories of prototype and
railroad-related sites on the Web, plus classified ads.
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Rensselaer Railroad Heritage
Exhibit |
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The web site for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's
amazing New England, Berkshire & Western
model railroad, and a large collection of prototype data from
the people who brought us the extremely useful NEB&W Modeling
Guide[s] to freight car and scenery modeling.
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Sandy Ridge & Clear
Lake Railway |
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A 7.5" gauge, 3-3/4" scale
narrow gauge live steam railroad in Calhoun County, Michigan.
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