Links
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Garden Railroading Links:
Information/discussion:
- www.girr.org/girr/tips/tips.html - George's Garden Railroad tips
Dealers:
- www.gscalejunction.com/ - Online retailer
- www.rldhobbies.com - Online retailer
- www.wholesaletrains.com - Online retailer
- www.ccase.com - Great source for quality display cases at a reasonable price.
Electronics:
- www.allelectronics.com - Good electronic component supplier
- www.mpja.com - another good electronic component supplier
- www.ngineering.com/lightng.htm - Source for mini LEDs for model RR use
- http://stores.ebay.com/watershop168 - Supplier for Blue Digital Amp meters
- https://www.alliedelec.com/Search/ProductDetail.asp?SKU=935-9422&SEARCH=nte422&n=&MPN=NTE422&DESC=NTE422 - Supplier of NTE422 Insulator kits
- http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/weller/index.cfm?model_list=1&att_id=WEL007%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&att1=Tips%20and%20Nozzles%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&att2=Soldering%20Gun%20Tips%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20 - Soldering tips for 8200 and other soldering guns
Manufacturers:
- www.aristocraft.com - Major large-scale manufacturer that is now out of business.
- www.mth-railking.com - Major large-scale manufacturer.
- www.usatrains.com - Major large-scale manufacturer.
- http://polksgenerationext.com/ - Successor company to Aristocraft producing some track and other items
- www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/index.html - Major large-scale manufacturer.
- www.lgb.com - Major large-scale manufacturer out of Germany.
- www.accucraft.com - Large-scale brass manufacturer.
- www.kadee.com - Maker of great aftermarket couplers.
Other useful links:
- www.acehardwareoutlet.com - Supplier for my 3M finishing pads (Item # 17672)
- www.printerfillingstation.com - Supplier of syringes that can be used for smoke fluid (10cc syringe)
- www.nwsl.com/ - Source for replacement gears for Bachmann engines and wheelsets for Aristocraft engines.
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1:1 Railroading Links:
Steam: Operational
- www.sp4449.com - Official Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 (4-8-4) Website
- http://www.freedomtrain.org/ - Freedom Train website
- www.3751.com - ATSF #3751 (4-8-4) Website
- www.261.com - Milwaukee Road #261 (4-8-4) Website
- www.texasstaterailroad.com - Texas State Railroad
- http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/rr/ccrr.htm - Nevada State Railroad
Steam: Museums & Restoration
- www.museumoftransport.org - One of the nations largest railroad museums
- www.wasatch-rr-contractors.com/blog/ - Company that performs cosmetic and operational steam & diesel restoration
- www.wasatch-rr-contractors.com/projects/UP_Big_Boy/up_no_4023_08.html - Big Boy 4023 - Cosmetic Restoration (March 2005)
- http://wasatch-rr-contractors.com/blog/?page_id=21 - Big Boy 4023 - Washed down (May 06)
- http://wasatch-rr-contractors.com/blog/?page_id=52 - ATSF #3415 Restoration for Abiline, KS (Start=Aug 06, ETC=Summer 2008)
- http://wasatch-rr-contractors.com/blog/?page_id=21 - UP844 Tender Load Weight Testing - This explains the waddle in the videos.
- http://wasatch-rr-contractors.com/blog/?page_id=14 - UP814 Water Car(for 844) - Rebuild and repaint - Wow!
- http://community.webshots.com/album/179907058daQbWh - ATSF #3415 Move
- www.asvrr.org/index.html - Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad - Home of the ATSF #3415
Steam: Information / Photos
- www.steamlocomotive.com - Surviving steam locomotive location database (Nationwide)
- http://parkengines.railfan.net/ - Surviving steam locomotive photo database (Nationwide)
- www.railpictures.net - Very active site with a large number of new photos posted daily
- http://www.railarchive.net/bigboys/index.html - Good collection of Big Boy photos
- http://www.steamlocomotive.com - Wes Barris's Steam Locomotive site - Surviving Steam engine database
- http://www.northeast.railfan.net/steam.html - This site has of a number of photos of rare, large articulated engines
Transportation
- www.bnsf.com - Burlington Northern Santa Fe - official website
- www.up.com - Union Pacific - official website
- www.nscorp.com - Norfolk Southern - official website
- www.kcsi.com - Kansas City Southern - official website
- www.csx.com - CSX - official website
- www.conrail.com - Conrail - official website
- http://www.railnews.net/ - Railroad news website
- http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=ss&id=19 - Existing Railroad history family tree
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7 1/4 " Gauge Railroad Links:
- http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/ - Live steam website (7.25" Gauge)
- http://www.mountaincar.com/ - Maker of Dash-9, other diesels and rolling stock (7.25" Gauge)
- http://www.mountaincar.com/News/News.htm - N&W A Class restoration project
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Misc Railroad Links:
Website related
- www.geocities.com/skytop45/historical.html - Build your own animated gif file passenger train.
- www.banksofthesusquehanna.com/MMSS.html - Largescale high quality train gifs
- www.banksofthesusquehanna.com/tgjsp/tutor01.htm - Create animated train gifs with Javascript
- www.kohs.com - Brass O gauge mfg
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