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NORTH AMERICA (alphabetical)
Acadiana Zoo 16" gauge
Adventure City (14" gauge,
Anaheim, Calif.)
American
Heritage
Railroad (15", Greenville,
IL) New railroad being built. Includes a Wagnor steamer and a MTC G-16
train. Join in the fun and support this endeavor.
(Anacortes)
Washington State Steam Railroads (18",
Anacortes, Washington) The famous line built by the late Tommy Thompson
Applewood Farm (24", Whiteford, MD) MTC S-24 Iron Horse
Arizona &
Pacific Railroad 16" MTC G-16, two Allan Herschell
S-16s, on a new railroad. Peoria, Arizona
Arizona &
Pacific (16", Peoria, Arizona) A very nice page
about the Sayre Brothers' railroad. Motive power is an S-16.
Atchison
&
Western Railroad (12", Atchison,
Kansas) This railroad has an Ottaway Steamer and two diesels.
Arborway T.T. &
Northwestern Railroad (Private 15"gauge railroad, Near Steelville,
Missouri).
B.A.D.
Great Northern Railways (15", Redding, California)
Take a look at Dave Hemp's great private railway. Say Hello for us.
Balboa Park RR (16", San Diego, Calfornia)
Bear Creek Park Train
(15" narrow gauge, Surrey, BC, Canada)
Bell
Gardens Unfortunately, this railroad has closed its
doors.
The Berskin's
Nickel Plate Railroad Page (15", California)
Billy Jones Wildcat
Railroad (18", Los Gatos, California) This
line is well know on the west coast of the US. Billy Jones was well
know and liked and was somewhat of a celebrity in Los Gatos.
Birmingham Zoo
(?", Birmingham, Alabama) They had a web page for
the train, but it may have been removed.
BK&E RR 20" gauge
Bonafonte Gardens (24", Gilroy, California) Theme park with a Chance C.P.
Huntington.
Canyon
Falls and Western Railways (15", Seeley Lake, Montana)
Carson & Mills Park RR (24", Carson City, Nevada) Nice little park railroad.
Used to be steam.
Cartland
Amusement
Park
Casa DeFruita (16", Hollister, CA) Nice 'diesel'
powered train at a classic roadside fruitstand that grew to include
restaurant, musuem, zoo.
Casey's Silverstreak RR (12", Estes Park, Colorado) Train ride at Cascade Creek
miniature gold and amusement park.
Castle Park RR (14",
Riverside,
Calif.) Trainride at a small amusement park.
C
& H Railroad Ottaway 12" gauge steam locomotives
CD&M Railroad
(36" Oregon) The family railroad with
a 1908 Porter compressed air locomotive as the centerpiece.
Cedar
Rock
RR (16", Austin, Texas) Williamson County
Regional Park
Centerville
&
Southwestern (just pics) (9 7/16",
Phillipsburg, New Jersey) A 2" scale railroad, that deserves and
honorary mention.
Champ
the Train
Chippewa Valley
Railroad (16", Eau Claire, Wisconsin) A
"diesel" and two steamers on this neat little line.
Collegville
& Southern Ry (18", Collegville, Penn.) A
charming 'homemade' railroad.
Confusion Hill
20" gauge railway with 1/2 hour train ride
Crescent
Park (?", Riverside, Rhode Island) Historical web
site. Click on "park train" to see photo.
CRYSTAL CREEK, PUGET
SOUND & PACIFIC RR (15", Maple Valley, WA)
Dan
Nicholas
Park (16", Salisbury, North
Carolina) This operation has two beautiful G-16's.
Deadwood Themepark
Williamston, North Carolina
Denver Zoo (15",
Denver,
Colorado)
El Dorado Orchards 15"
gauge
Eastern Shore Threshermen (15", Federalsburg, Maryland) Good shot of their Crown
Metal Products steamer in the "2000 Show Photos".
Elitch's
Garden (15?", Denver, Colorado) This vintage
postcard shows a Cagney train and happy passengers.
Emerald Hills Ry.
(12", Redwood City, CA) A great little live steam
RR, featuring a restored Ottaway.
Fennimore
RR Historical Soc. Mus. (15"-and larger, Fennimore,
Wisconsin) This museum has a Grand Scale line on the grounds. Fort
George Park (24", Prince George, B.C., Canada) An
0-4-0 Daventport steamer is the motive power on this line.
The Freedom Train 24"
gauge
Freestone RR 16" gauge
Gage
Park
(24", Topeka, Kansas) This site has not
photos, but does have a brief description.
Gage
Park
(24", Topeka, Kansas) A university web site
with some photos.
Glenwood
Southpark
& Pacific Bill's page. A couple
nice shots of the GSP&P engines.
Glenwood
Southpark & Pacific Clark Bauman"Westside"
Photos. The Glenwood Southpark & Pacific, logging in 5" scale!
Goose
Creek RR (24", Bristol, Virginia) This web site
has a nice reprinted article that talks about the railroad.
Griffith Park (18.5", Los Angles, Calif.)
Heart of Dixie RR Museum 24"
Heritage
Railway
Company Mini-Train (15", North Bay,
Ontario, Canada) Steam and "diesel".
Hesston
Steam
Museum (14", 24", 36", 7 1/2", Hesston,
Indian) Great little museum with the former Elliot Donnely collection
of 14" gauge equipment.
Hillcrest &
Wahtoke RR (15", Reedley, California) Gives
some nice views of the RR and equip.
Hill Ridge Farms 16" gauge
House
of David (15", Benton Harbor, Michigan)
History of a Grand Scale railroad that ran for 65 years.
Irvine Park Railroad (24", Irvine, California) A Chance CP Hunington give rides
in this city park.
JitterJunction,
LLP Boise, Idaho U.S.A.
Joshua Tree
& Southern (15", Joshua Tree, California)
This genuine bit of California desert railroading line is being
resurrected by Chris Allen and a number of volunteers.
Joyline RR Harpers Ferry Toy Train
Museum & JoyLine Railroad, A collection of antique toy trains and a
miniature train ride. Rt. 3, Box 315, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, (304)
535-2521 Operating Schedule: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday - Sunday.
A collection of antique toy trains and a miniature train ride.
Kansas
City
Northern (16", Kansas City, Missouri) A nice
G-16 railroad that run in Frank Vaydik / Line Creek Park.
Lake Winnie Amusement
Park (24", Chattanooga, Tennessee) One photo
of the Chance train in the "Attractions" page.
Lakeside Amusement Park
22"
gauge
Little Falls RR
& Doll Museum (?", Cataract, Wisconsin) A
railroad, doll museum and gift shop on a three acre site.
Long Island (Railroad Museum of)
16"
gauge
Loyalhanna
Limited
(24", Idlewild Park, Ligonier,
Pennsylvania) A nice web page by Vince Ferrari on their little coal
burning Crown steamer and operation.
Lee District
Park Railway (18", Alexandria, Virginia) The
classic park train.
LeSourdsville
Lake
Amusement Park (?", Middletown, Ohio) A nice
little photo history.
Little Toot
Railroad 15" Home of the first Crown
locomotive. Southern Illinois
Long
Beach
Kiddieland (?", Long Beach, California) Brief
mention of a long-gone amusement park. One photo.
Magic
City Express ( 24", Minot, North Dakota) A
highschool web page with no information, but one nice photograph.
Magical Forest Railroad
18"
gauge
Mallard's Mill Bed &
Breakfast (12", Salt Spring Island, British
Columbia) A fantastic line, and you can sleep there too! Click on the
"Mill Tour" for photos.
Meadows
&
Lake Kathleen (18", Deadwood, Oregon) A great
railroad in the most beautiful setting you can imagine.
Merced
Kiddieland (24", Merced, California) A nice photo
page that shows the railroad (Note: the link from their main page has a
type that leads to an error).
Michigan
AuSable
Valley RR (16", Fairview, Michigan) A
fantastic line with a Hudsom steamer and a A-A diesel lashup.
Milford Park
Railway (18 1/2", Oneonta, New York) This RR
is run by the Leatherstocking Railway Hist Soc.
Milwaukee County Zoo (15, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Sandley built steamers
still give rides, after decades of service.
National
Grand Scales Park Train Ride Museum (16",
Alamagordo, New Mexico) Located at the Toy Train Depot, this operation
has three G-16's, an S-16, and a G-12. There are 20 scale miles of
track, and an "engineer training" program which allows you to run the
trains yourself.
Nickel Plate
RR (15", Redding, California) A nice little RR
built by the Berskins, friends of Doc Hemp of the B.A.D. GN.
Northeast Florida Live
Steamers & Railroaders, Inc. (7.5" and 24", Near Jacksonville,
FL)
Northview & Frisco
Railroad (12", MO) Jim Pekerek's private railroad.
Northwest Ohio
Railroad Preservation, Inc. New home for restored
steam Engine 901, one of three designed and built by Israelite House of
David, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Orillia
park
train (12 5/8"?, Orillia, Ontario) Some photos
of their 1896 Armitage Herschell steamer.
Orland
Newville
& Pacific (15", Orland,
California) Built by Frank Allen, this RR features the beautiful 5"
scale 1874 Baldwin 4-4-0 "Sonoma".
Ortner RR
14.5" gauge
Ottaway
Locomotives Another Don Ross photo page . . . this
one looks at these popular little steamers.
Overfair
Railway (19", San Francisco, CA) Good history of
the 1915 Pan-Pacific Expo RR that is now mostly at Swanton.
Overfair
Railway (19", San Francisco, Calif.) This is a
history of the 1915 Expo railroad --which now mostly lives at the
Swanton Pacific.
P&JSRR 15" gauge
Paradise & Pacific
(15", Scottsdale, Arizona) This is a relatively
new site. The P&P features stout models of Colorado narrow gauge
equipment.
Phoenix & Holly (15", Canby, Oregon) Beautiful flower farm
with a nice grand scale RR to boot.
Pima County RR 16" gaugePinconning
& Blind River Railroad (16", Fairview, MI)
This is a great historical look at the P&BR in its original form
and what it looks like to day. (This line is not longer open to the
public, but the original 16" gauge Hudson can be ridden nearby at
Howard and Joanne Schrader's Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad.)
Pixieland Amusement
Park
Prairie Thunder RR
R&R
Railway (18", Emmett, Idaho) This is Roland
Courtenay's operation that will feature a complete railroad as well as
a petting zoo, depot, and gift shop . . . all on a rural farm.
R&R Train Company
(multiple, New Orleans, Louisiana) This company
owns a number of G-16's, a C.P. Huntington, and some rubber-tired
trians, all for hire.
Rails of Fun (12", St. Louis, Missouri --or wherever you
want) Jeff Uhlemeyer has a portable G-12 railroad that is for hire, and
he's having a ball!
Reading Society of
Model Engineers (15", near Reading,
Pennsylvania) A Cagney, a Crown, and two diesels.
Redwood
Valley
Railway (15", Berkeley, California)
Nearly 49+ years old, this famous line was built by Erich Thomsen.
Rich Mountain Scenic RR 16"
gauge
Riverside & Great
Northern Railway (15", Wisconsin Dells,
Wisconsin) Famous line built by Sandley.
Riverside
& Great Northern (pics) Excellent
collection of photos by Don Ross on his large RR photo site.
Riverview
&
Woodside RR (?", New Jersey) This
fellow saved two park trains from an untimely demise.
Rotary Special Miniature Train
16" gauge
Rothwell Park Railroad
The 12" gauge railroad. Rothwell
Park, Moberly, Missouri
S&S
Shortline Train Park & Museum (24",
Farmington, Utah )
Sam's Fun City
16" gauge
San
Francisco
Zoo Train (22", San Francisco,
California) Historic Cagnery newly rebuilt and running at its old home.
Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake
Railway 7 1/2" gauge railroad.
Most of the equipment is built to 3-3/4" scale and patterned after the
Maine "Two Footers".
Santa
Ana Zoo Train (14", Santa Ana, California) A one photo site looking
for donations to restore their steamer.
San Martin RR
18" gauge
Sandwich Fair Train (15", Sandwich, Illinois)
Schnepf Farms 16" gauge
SERTOMA Park Train
Smokey Joe RR 16"
gauge
Sonoma Traintown (15", Sonoma, California) This 3" scale RR has two
steamers, two diesels, a motorcar, and complete scale town.
Sonora
Short
Line (formerly 12", Sonora, California)
Jim Hoback built a fantastic RR, but declining ridership caused it to
be closed and sold. Much of the equipment has gone to the Paradise RR
in LaPorte, IN.
Stanley
Park
Min. Ry. (20", Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
Another C.P. Huntington running in Vancouver.
Stolley Park
RR (24", Grand Island, Neb.) A nice little park
train with a C.P. Huntington and a nearby sweetshop.
Strasburg
Rail
Road (Prototype RR and 15" Cagney RR, Strasburg, PA)
Sunshine Express (24", Selma, California) A steam-outline train ride at the
Selma Automall. --with an enthusiastic crew.
Swanton
Pacific (19",
Davenport, California) This line has the 1/3 scale MacDermot equipment
from the famous Overfair Railroad of the 1915 Panama Pacific World
Exposition in San Francisco.
Sweetbriar Park (24",
Portland,
OR)
Tall
Pines
Scenic Railroad (15" Southern Maine)
This railroad is 3" scale and located on an old tree that is heavily
wooded with Pines, Hemlock, Fir, Maple, Oak, and Birch trees.
Tannehill
Attractions
Tinkertown (16?", Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) An amusement park with a
G-16.
Toledo
Zoo (12", Toledo, Ohio) Photo of a G-12 from 1947.
Tim Boshart's Web
Site Click on the "Park Trains" link.
Tiny
Town
Railroad and Villiage (15", Tiny Town,
Colorado) Steam and diesel railway with MANY scale structures.
The Station (24" gauge Port
Elgin, Ontario) 1 mile ride along the Port Elgin Harbour to North Shore
Park and back.
The Toy Train
Barn (12", Argyle, Wisconsin) Miniature train
museum and home to the Green County Gulch Railroad.
Uncle
Al's
Train (15?" ,Colorado) Mike Stutz posted a
gallery of photos of this nice railroad.
Vancouver
Zoo (24", Vancouver, B.C., Canada) One photo and
details about the C.P. Huntington train ride.
Venice
Miniature Railway (18", Venice, California)
Nice history of a long dismantled line (engines now at Billy Jones
Wildcat)
Vulcan Forge Shortline
(15", Ohio) Vulcan Forge Short Line Railroad & Papillon Gardens
Wabash Frisco & Pacific (12", Glencoe, Missouri) One of the oldest and best
known scale railroads in the country.
Washington
Park
and Zoo Railway (30", Porland, Oregon)
Largest gauge of "Grand Scale" railroad we know of. Nice equipment on
this line.
Waterman &
Western Railroad (15",
Waterman, Illinois) F3 "Diesel" with a scale freight train give rides
in Lions Park.
Whiskey
River
Railroad (16" gauge railroad wanders for 3
miles through an exotic animal farm. The railroad is the
centerpiece for the Little
A-Merrick-A amusement park in Marshall, Wisconsin.
Whiskey
River
Railroad (16" gauge, Marshall, WI) Another site for this
beautiful railway.
Wildlife
Express (24", Kamloops, B.C., Canada) A C.P.
Huntington running in this refuge.
Wildlife World Zoo 16" gauge
Woodstock
Short
Line (18", Colorado) The web site
has been updated and expanded. A really neat little narrow gauge line.
UNITED KINDGOM (alphabetical)
Ashorne Hall Railway
(12.25", Warwickshire, UK)
Audley End Min. Rly (10 1/4", Saffron Walden,
Essex) Lord Braybrooke's private railways. Different photos at the top
of each page.
Audley
End
Min. Rly This page is from P. Sharpe's 1999
visit to the line.
Beddington
&
Carew Light Railway (10 1/4",
Wallington) Some awfully big locos on such little track.
Bressingham
Steam
Museum (15", Bressingham, UK) Lot of full
size equipment and a Grand Scale railway too.
Bressingham
Steam Museum (15", Bressingham, UK) Another site
with a few photos.
Bure Valley Railway (15", Aylsham, Norfolk, UK) A well known railway with
steam and diesel. Two of the engines are 6" scale!
Cleethorpes
Coast
Light Railway (15", Cleethorpes,
Lincoln, UK) Great little line. Home of the famous Sandy River No.24.
Cleethorpes
Coast
Light Railway A better site of this line.
Eastleigh Lakeside
Railway (10 1/4" & 7 1/4", Eastleigh,
Hampshire) This line has just been relaid to include 10 1/4".
Eastleigh
Lakeside
Railway The first of three
photo pages of this line by Paul Sharpe.
Effie
on
Tour (15", UK) A fantastic online photo
album of the travels of David Humphries' "Effie".
Exbury
Gardens Steam Railway (12 1/4", Exbury, Hampshire)
One of the newest and reportedly most beautiful railways in the UK.
Exmoor Steam Railway (12 1/4", Bratton Fleming,
Devon) This is one of Paul Sharpe's photo pages dedicated to a
fantastic miniature railway.
Evesham Vale Light Railway (15", Evesham Vale, Worcestershire, England) A lovely
railroad run by a delightful couple.
Fairbourne
&
Barmouth Steam Railway (12 1/4",
Fairbourne, Gwynedd, Wales) Charming steam running on 100 year old
right-of-way.
Heritage
Railway Britain’s newest magazine devoted to
railway preservation – with the widest news coverage by far.
Kirklees Light
Railway (15", Clayton West, West Yorkshire, UK) A
fascinating railroad with unique steamers.
Lappa
Valley
Steam Railway (15", near Newquay,
Cornwall, UK) If you don't live in the UK, just imagine steam in
the Cornish countryside.
Lappa
Valley
Steam Railway (15", near Newquay,
Cornwall, UK) Another page of this fine Ry.
Longleat
Railway (15", Warminster, Wiltshire) The official
page for the town, click on "Railway". Nice photo.
Markeaton
Park (15", Derby, Derbyshire) The official site
for this line. Fantastic photo gallery.
Markeaton
Park (15", Derby, Derbyshire) Yet another good
photo page by Paul Sharpe.
Miniature
and
NG Railways A nice site by
Chris Mansfield. Lots of photos.
Mull
Railway (10 1/4", Craignure, Scotland) The rails
are a bit close together, but the passenger carriages are enclosed.
That sounds like a Grand Scale train to me. Besides . . . it's in
Scotland. And my mother was a Graham, and my son's name is Graham
Robinson.
Oakfield Oark
(15", Donegal, Ireland) Beautiful estate with 15" gauge railroad.
Perrygrove Railway (15", Coleford, UK) A
sterling example of minimum gauge railway costruction.
Ravenglass
&
Eskdale Railway (15", Ravenglass,
Cumbria, UK) This classic railway has some very historic Grand Scale
Equipment.
Ryhl
Miniature
Railway (15", Ryhl, North Wales, UK) A
very historic line. It hosts some very attractive locos.
Rhyl
Miniature
Railway Two more fun photo pages by Paul
Sharpe.
Romney,
Hythe
& Dymchurch Railway (15", New
Romney, Kent, UK) Needs no introduction. Wonderful web site of this
famous line.
Romeny,
Hythe
& Dymchurch Ry. History Paul
Stoneman has written a nice history of this grand railway.
Ruislip Lido (12", Ruislip, Northwest London, UK) Featured in a recent
issue of GSQ, this is a stout little railway.
Sandy
River No. 24 (15", Cleethorpes,
Lincoln, UK) A site dedicated to a nice American style engine in the UK.
Saltburn
Miniature
Railway (15", NE coast of England)
Sherwood
Forest steam railway
Sherwood
Forest
Steam Railway, Narrow gauge steam railway, Steam railway,
Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Forest Farm Park in nottinghamshire is ideal place for farm
holiday for child, family day out, day trip, kid day out, rare breed of
sheep, narrow gauge steam railway,highland cattle, tamworth pig, rare
breed pig, rare breed cattle, Pigmy Goats, child day out, family fun
day. farm is approved by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for the
breeding of rare and protected farm animals.
South Downs Light Railway Society (10.25", Pulborough, East Sussex, England) A line with some
exquisite scale steamers.
Southport
Miniature
Railway (formerly 15", Southport
on Sea, Lancashire, UK) A nice history of this line that ran two 15"
gauge Greenly locos.
Stapleford Minaiture
Railway (10 1/4", Leics, UK) They've got some
beautiful steamers on this line.
Wells Harbour Railway (10 1/4", Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk) Nice site. Practical
little railway. Lots of photos if you clich around a while.
Wells
& Walsingham (10 1/4", Wells-next-the-Sea,
Norfolk) Fantastic equipment on this railway . . . and a friendly crew!
Windmill
Farm
Railway (15", Buscough, Lancashire, UK)
Excellent Collection. Construction of the line was by volunteers.
EUROPE
Barcelona Train
Park (10", 7.25", 5", Barcelona, Spain) There's a
wide variety of equipment here. Unfortunately, the English lang. page
isn't done.
Chemin
de Fer D'Anse (38cm / 15", France) Thanks to Simon
T.'s links for this site. It was completely new to me.
Dresden
Park Train (15", Dresden, Germany) This is a
very well known line that has been running for decades.
Krauss
locomotive
builders (multiple, Germany) This is a
list of locos built by Krauss. In the column Spur (gauge) look for
"381" toward the bottom of the list. This is 381mm or 15" gauge.
Leipzig Park Train (15", Leipzig, Germany) The official site for this line wish
is also a long running line with big live steam.
Leipzig
Park Train (15", Leipzig, Germany) A railfan site
of this page.
Leipzig
Park Train Yet another site of this
line (nice photos).
Live
Steam in Germany Gerhard Karl's web
site, including some nice 10 1/4" models, and a standards page.
Pasteur
Park (12", Orleans, France) A wonderful little park
train in France.
Peissnitzexpress
Hall
Park Train (600mm"?, Peissnitzinzell, Germany)
An interesting little line with park train diesels.
Plauen
Park Train (600mm / 24", Plauen, Germany) Even
though it is 2' gauge line, it is definitely a "park train", not an
full size narrow gauge line.
Sherwood
Forest
Steam Railway (15", Nottinghamshire, UK)
They have recreated in miniature the rural branch line meandering
through beautiful scenery and the unique farm park collection of rare
breeds
Stuttgart
Park Train (15", Killesberg, Germany) Another impressive
German Grand Scale RR.
Tom's
Garten-Feldbahn (15", Germany) An interesting
site with construction photos. Text in German. (Go to altavista.com and
use their "Babelfish" feature to translate)
Weiner
Prater
Park (15", Vienna, Austria ) Amusement
park line in Weiner Prater Park running Krauss steam. Anyone been there
personally? Tell us more.
Weiner
Prater
Park Another site for this live steam
operation.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Brazillian Train (?", Brazil) A nice steamer running in Brazil. Google
Translation here.
Brazillian
Train
also (?", Brazil) Another steamer running in
Brazil. Google Translation here.
Whangaparaoa Steam Railway (15", Hibiscus
Coast, North Auckland, New Zealand) A great ride for when you're in the
neighborhood.
Driving
Creek
Railways and Pottery (15", Coromandel,
New Zealand) A true mountain ry., unique for also having freight
(goods) service.
Ferrocarril
Economico Sur (10 1/4", Remedios de Escalada,
Argentina) Roger Davis's new railway in Argentina.
Bush Mills Railway
(15", Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia) Home to a
fantastic model of a garratt. (which visited England a few years ago).
Jerudong Park Railroad
(built
for the Sultan of Brunei)
JAPAN
Sakuradani Railway (Japan) This site is in Japanese. It has photos not found in
the English site (below).
Sakuradani
Railway (Japan) This is the English web site for
this railway.
Suzenji
Romney
Railway (15", Niji-no-Sato, Japan) Fantastic
equipment, much of it built by the Ravenglass in the UK.
GENERAL GRAND SCALE SITES
Grand
Scale Railway Forum - Email discussion group for
grand scale railway enthusiast, builders, owners, and fans.
Simon
Townsend's Great U.K. Links Page (listed by gauge)
Miniature
&
Narrow Gauge Railway Site (Britain) This is
Marc Humphrey's fantastic on-line resource. Bravo.
Mike
Deeble: Insurance Mike is an expert in insuring
public and private railroads, from live steam clubs to many prototype
museums, tourist railroads, and traction lines.
Decker's
Trains Scale models of scale models and a list of
Graham Whistler UK miniature railway videos. He sells them in the US in
the NTSC (American) format.
Le Sueur County
Pioneer Power Show, Le Sueur, Mn
MTC
Engineer Training
Park Trains
-Delphi A great web site devoted to park
trains.
Park
Trains of the Web An excellent links page to
amusement park railways.
Park
Trains
(by Matt Conrad) Take a look at what GSQ's
Park Trains editor has worked so hard for you to enjoy. A fantastic
look at amusement park trains.
Park
Trains
Discussion Group E-mail discussion
group dedicated to sharing knowledge and interest in amusement park
trains.
UK
Miniature
Railways Discussion Group E-mail
discussion group on e-groups, dedicated to the lines "on the other side
of the pond".
Another
Park
Train Links Page at www.railroaddata.com.
(Some of these pages bear a lot of resemblance to this one!)
Tim
Boshart: Park Trains Tim's Collection of
photos and video of park trains.
Miniature
Railways
of Britain An in-depth listing
of . . . well the name says it all.
Miniature
Railway Links and Photo Page Extensive listings
and galleries for both the UK and the US.
Minor
Railways Online Publications Peter Scott has a
number of interesting little publication available.
Cagney
List The
tireless Simon Townsend has made great headway on a catalog of all the
existing Cagney's.
OTHER GRAND SCALE MATERIALS
Camden Miniature Steam Services One of the premiere book sellers in the UK with a
HUGE selection from all over the world. (Be sure to get a free catalog)
Adrian
Sant’s Miniature Railway Book & Artefact Emporium The name says it all. Adrian has
some fantastic and rare selections.
The
Heywood
Society Journal A first class journal
edited by the erudite Simon Townsend. A MUST for the serious enthusiast.
Semaphore Productions They have several videos featuring Grand Scale
railways.
Ram Track
GENERAL LIVE
STEAM PUBLICATIONS
Live Steam
The Premier Magazine in the US for live steam trains, boats, stationary
engines, etc.
Australian Model
Engineering Take a look at all facets of the
model engineering hobby down under.
Engineering
in
Miniature This British magazine is a well
know journal for the model engineering hobby.
GRAND SCALE
MANUFACTURERS / Dealers
NOTE: Listing of
suppliers here is for information only and not a recommendation by
Robinson & Associates.
AK
railroad rail products
Alan Keefe Limited UK manufacturer . . . this one of both small passenger
trains and industrial engines.
Backyard
Engineer
Custom machined parts.
Blackgates
Engineering Great people in the UK who provide
locomotives and all sorts of pieces and parts.
Bob Dean Supply
Wheels, gauges, etc.
Boschan Boiler and
Restorations, Inc. ASME code boilers to your
dimensional requirements. ASME "S" stamp certifying us to design and
build custom boilers.
Cand H Railroad Things for Ottaways
Chance Rides Builders of the popular 24" gauge gas-hydraulic "C.P.
Hunington" park train.
Complete Miniature
Railways UK manufactuor now building Thomas the
Tank Engine locos
Crenshaw
Locomotives
DEREK W. MOSS Custom Design and Build Service, Repairs, Modifications and
Restorations
Dremel Tools
Engineered
Plastic
Systems, LLC
Get Machine Tools
Grand Scale
Railroad Signals Inc. Signals, detection circuits,
grade crossing protection, and more for 7.5"-30" ga. railroads.
Green
Velvet Steam lubrication oils
Great
American Train Company US Builder of classic 7.5"
railways
Great Northern Steam
Co. Ltd. UK builder of traction engines, launches,
and locos from 7 1/4" to 24" gauge.
Harmer Steel rail
products
Hillcrest Shops Manufacturing high quality 15" gauge, 5" scale
rolling stock, parts and (soon) live steam.
Historic
Railway
Consultants Plans and castings
for 15" gauge, 5" scale narrow gauge equipment. Tell Chris we said
hello.
Hobby Mechanics Australian
builder
Ikon Engineering
Building in New Zealand
Jay-Cee Sales and Rivet
LocoParts Supplier of
small parts of 11/2 scale locos.
Macc Model Engineering UK
Supplier
of nuts, bolts, whistles, and more.
Mammoth Locomotive
Works
Miniature
Power Products
Miniature
Railway Supply Company A UK
company with rail and track supplies up to 12 lb. and 20 lb. rail.
Miniature
Trains
& replacement Parts Replacement
parts for MTC trains.
Miracle RR
Products Decals
Merrick Light
Railway Equipment Works These fellows will build in a number of
gauges, and their work has been proven on their own Whiskey River
Railway at Little A-Merrick-A.
Moe's Locomotive
Works
Narrow
Gauge Supply Manufacturer
of
parts for full size, park train, and live steam applications.
Oliver's Boiler
Repairs
Peter E. Bouley Boilers,
boiler kits, appraisal and consultant service.
QRC Live Steam
Locomotives
Rail Swap A web site of classified for full size RR equipment, though
some narrow gauge and scale equip can be found.
Rail Systems Locomotives up to 24" gauge
Real Trains This company caters primarily to the hobbyist (a plus
for most of us) and offers equipment from 1 1/2" to 5" scales.
Reedyville Railroad
Products All sorts of products for your railroad,
including gorgeous bells.
Roll Models Inc. Fantastic 12" and 7 1/2" gauge equipment. Even
the 7 1/2" is almost big enough to be Grand Scale!
Roanoke UK
builder of locomotives
R.P.M. Rigging specializes
in
rail vehicle relocation coast to coast.
Scale Products Company
Providing high quality products: signals,
locomotives, props, obstacles, exhibits (displays) more.
Severn-Lamb A UK manufacturer of amusement park trains.
Southern
Steam
Works Plans for 5" scale Forny type engine.
Steam Age USA Locomotive lubricants - great people too!
Titan
Manufacturing Wheels,
gears, flywheels, axles, whistles and much more.
Tools 4 Cheap
TW Machine Specializing in MTC G-12 parts and repairs
Used Rides dot Com
A web site featuring used amusement park
equipment, including park trains.
Wato
Engineering
Builders of 7 1/4", 15",and 24" gauge
equipment. Great equipment and Keith is a heck of a nice guy too.
(Note: Roll Models Inc., linked above, in now producing their line of 7
1/4", gauge equipment in the US.)
Wasatch Railroad Contractors works with railroad
operations of any size, from Class I railroads to tourist lines and
amusement parks.
Westside
Locomotive Works Beautiful equipment built by Ken
Kukuk.
Western Rails Unlimited 2-1/2, 3-3/4 and 5 inch scales railroad locomotives and
rolling stock
OTHER
FANTASTIC
SITES
Robinson
& Associates Amazone RR Book Store
7+
Railroader A fantastic magazine that
deals with live steam from 7 1/4" and 7 1/2" up to full size.
Robinson & Associates
Video Production
Schrader's Railroad
Catalog All the great gift items, RR decor, and
accessories you can't live without.
GRAND
SCALE
RAILWAY FORUM Discussion group
Discover Live
Steam Fabulous!
Classifieds, international railroad lists, annual photo contest &
RR trivia challenge and live steam website awards..
Shasta Cascade Rail
Preservation Society Preserving Northern California's
railroad heritage.
Sacramento Valley Live Steamers
Ridge Live
Steamers
Alton &
Pacific RR (formerly 24", Felton, California) This
interesting history site talks about a two foot gauge line that ran
steam in the 1970's and 80's.
American Steam Locomotive Wheel
Arrangements
Narrow Gauge Model
Railway Exhibition This is Chris MacKenzie's site
of UK model layout tours and photos. There is inspiration here for
everyone, regardless of whether you're working with electric models or
live steam "hernia gauge".
MDM Locomotive
Works Builder of Precision 1 1/2" Scale Equipment
Cannonball Ltd. Builder of superb 1 1/2" scale
engines, rolling stock, and accessories.
Iron Horse
Video A producer of enjoyable video tours of
American tourist railways.
Critters
News
Group This list is for those interested
in small prototype industrial locomotives and equipment (and models of
same).
Branchline
Products Builders of quality 1 1/2" scale
detail parts for live steamers.
Fr. Finelli's
Railroad Page A truly great resource. He is
called the "Steaming Priest", and has earned the title.
N.A.M.E.S. North American Model Engineers Society
Train
Mountain A 7 1/2" gauge RR that is GRAND in
length and vision.
Mollala
Train
Park A great 7 1/2" gauge layout in
Mollala, Oregon.
Model Engineering
Clearing House A nice resource.
Narrow Gauge &
Shortline Gazette One of the finest magazines
dedicated to model railroads. Many narrow gauge plans to be found in
every issue.
The
Toy
Train Barn One of the largest model railroad
layouts you have ever seen. Plus a 12" gauge railroad.
Antique
Engines John Davis' great site for old
stationary engines.
EJ&K
Railway 7 ½" gauge Run days: Sunday, Boone
County, Iowa,
JLS Railroad Live Steam, G scale, and more.
Bitter
Creek Western It's a narrow gauge line (7 1/2"
gauge) but it's run by some really great folks!
Motels for
Train Watchers A site that lists a lot of
trackside hotels and motels.
Matt's
Steam
Loco Photos Miniature and prototype equipment
in Matt Stolzenfels photo collection.
Maryland
Railfan
site
Miniature
Railroad Crossing a
nice page by the Sayre Brothers with quite a few photos.
Miniature
Railway
World a new British web site decicaded to
. . . you guessed it --min. rys.
On Track An online magazine produced by Ed Kelley from 2002 to 2005.
Park
Trains
Page at SteamRailroading.com
Live
Steam
Locomotives by Roger Goldmann. 7.5" and 7.25"
Challengers, Big Boys, classic USRA engines, and a huge collection of
drawings.
Riding Railkits Inc.
A manufacturer of one inch scale, ridable railroad supplies. We sell
locomotives, cars, kits, and other large scale accessories.
RailServe.com:
The
Internet Railroad Directory rail
links, search engine, classified ads, BBS, Train Sim Add-Ons, more
The Photography of T J Godden @
Fotopic.Net
Sumpter Valley Rwy (Protype RR, Baker City, OR)
Mechanical Music
We have found that many people interested in
railways are also interested in Mechanical Music, Fairground Organs,
Music Boxes, Player Pianos and the like. If these interest you, then
please also visit these links:
ORGAN STOP
PIZZA - Mighty Wurlitzer Organ -- NEW DVD created by Robinson &
Associates!
Music
Box
Society International
Fair
Organ Preservation Society
Music
Box
Society of Great Britain
Automatic
Musical
Instrument Collectors' Association
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