Sacramento Modular Railroaders

Sacramento Central Railroad

Railroad Related Links

The following is a list of links we have found of interest. These links will be edited frequently as we decide that some links are not worth keeping and new links are found. If you have any sites you would like to see listed on our web site, please e-mail the site to me. We reserve the right to capriciously refuse to list submitted sites. If any sites have died, please let the webmaster know.

Links to Link Sites

Directory of World Wide Rail Sites. 2,746 Sites are listed here as of April 6, 1998 and two more added that day. Do you need to look anywhere else? The biggest problem with this site is its long download time. It is one page of the Cyberspace World Railroad listed below.: http://www.cwrr.com/nmra/nmralink.html
Though John Fryer is primarily interested in the Nickel Plate RR, his web page is wide and varied listing many links to other railroads, shows and clubs.: http://nkprr.railfan.net/links.html
This site has stuff on prototype railroads and model railroading as well as on rail travel and railfanning: http://trainweb.com/frames.html

Links to specific prototype railroad sites

Sacramento Northern: http://poe.acc.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/home.html
Yolo Shortline: http://www.ysrr.com/
Milwaukee Road Historical Association: http://www.mrha.com/

Links to Sacramento Local Model Railroad Organizations

Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society: http://www.svgrs.org
Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Club: http://rrmrc.railfan.net/
European Train Enthusiasts: http://www.ete.org/
National Model Railroad Association - Sierra Division: http://www.trainweb.org/sierradivision/
Sacramento Valley Live Steamers: http://www.svls.org/

Model Railroad Links

The west's premiere modular railroading show. SMR is a co-sponsor of this exhibition: http://internationalrailfair.com
Large scale modelling web site: http://www.largescale.com/manf/index.htm
North Coast Narrow Gaugers, module club appearing at 1998 International Railfair: http://www.ncng.org/
This web site shows a beautiful Santa Fe model railroad constructed by Dan Goins: www.trainweb.org/santafe www.trainweb.org/santafe

Historical/Preservation Society Organizations

The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation is a San Jose based group. Has links to historical trolley, horse cars and other historical (non-trolley) railroad equipment.: http://www.ctrc.org/
Pacific Coast Chapter Railway & Locomotive Historical Society is an excellent source of historical information about railroads of the West.: http://mp1.com/
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society web site.: http://www.pnwc-nrhs.org/index.html
Union Pacific Historical Society website: http://www.uphs.org
The Friends of the 4449 offer a web site with lots of pictures of one of the finest locomotives to ever run on the rails of the United States.: http://www.4449.com/

Miscellaneous Modeling Information
Tips and techniques of prototype modeling; Prototype Modelers Group Web Page: http://w3.one.net/~aharman/index.html
Hal Riegger, MMR, one of our members, was instrumental in developing N-scale catenary operation. His N-Cat system is described in greater detail at this web site.: http://www.teamsavage.com/ncat/ncat.html
NMRA recommended practices on N-Cat:: http://users.vnet.net/paulrver/mrp-1_2a.html

Miscellaneous Railroad related sites
Car floats: the floating railroads, particularly in the NY area (for Rip, once he gets a computer!): http://www.tiki-lounge.com/~ben/float.html
North American Steam Locomotives: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/
Altamont Press provides daily updates of prototype rail happenings: http://altamontpress.com/
Live video cam still pictures of Tehachapi Pass and Dunsmuir action.: http://www.trainorders.com/Pages/cameras/
Operation Lifesaver is a railroad sponsored organization concerned with grade crossing and railroad-automobile safety issues: Operation Lifesaver Inc.
Motorcar Operators West is the largest speeder club. They operate rail motorcars on rail lines throughout western North America.: www.mowonline.org

Model Railroad Suppliers
Walthers - everything you ever wanted in model railroad supplies: http://www.walthers.com/www/productinfo/stock.html
Rail Graphics supplies the custom decals for Sacramento Modular Railroaders: Sacramento Central, Calavaras Western and Amador Western: http://www.railgraphicsdecals.com/
Con-Cor model railroad supplies on the Web. The web site also has listing of model railroad clubs throughout the U. S.: http://www.all-railroads.com/
Digitrax, Inc. DCC manufacturer and supplier: Home Page: http://www.digitrax.com/
Atlas track and locomotives: http://www.atlasrr.com/
Home Of Roundhouse locomotive manufacturer and model railroad related products: http://www.mdcroundhouse.com/locomoto/Diesels.html
Computer-generated building backdrops: http://www.westportmodelworks.com/
Check out this collection of classic HO cars and trucks of the transition era: http://www.classicmetalworks.com/hoscale.html

Railroad Videos, Clip Art, Pictures, etc.
Various videos of railroad action: http://www.trainsonvideo.com/welcome.htm
Railroad heralds - You must identify source if copying or using these files!: http://www.spikesys.com/Clip/herald.html
Clip art collection: http://www.ribbonrail.com/art/
Green Board Railroadiana offers VHS tapes produced in Germany, in the NTSC format of the Rio Grande RR, the Glacier Express and ICE train in English language. Many other tapes in PAL format and German language.: http://www.mei-protel.com/greenboard/videos.htm

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