Parent Categories: The Family Friendly Directory

Model Railroads

Model railroading is a hobby both fashinating and fun and involves building model railroads, usually mounted on boards and assemblies that are easy to remove and store in a safe place when not used.

We have collected the best family safe sites on the Internet about model railways. Sites of model train manufacturers, model railway clubs and model railroad software, all with beautiful pictures and sometimes with the opportunity to order model locomotives and cars or railroading hobby magazine subscriptions.

TrainPlayer - Software for Model Railroaders - [visit site]
TrainPlayer lets you operate hundreds of classic model railroad track plans on your computer. TrackLayer converts your favorite layout into a working railroad. Complete train operation, simple track sketching, easy and intuitive.

Atlas Model Railroad Co. - Built to Last, Built to Run! - [visit site]
Buy model railroad tracks, locomotives and cars from this classic model train manufacturer. They hots of information about their product and an online store.

Mohegan Pequot Model Railroad Club - [visit site]
They call themselves New England's Premier Modular Railroad Club and on their website there is a lot of photos and stories of the different scale layouts and model trains this club operates and of the railroad hobby shows they show of their models on.

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine - [visit site]
The Magazine for the scale model train enthusiast. You can order back issues, subscriptions and wide selection of books on model railways.

Accurail Inc. - Model Railroad Cars & Scenery - [visit site]
Accurail is a manufacturer of model railroad boxcars, flatcars and hoppers who also sell model tree kits and foilage. They take online and phone orders even though the system is not so advanced.

American Models - S Gauge Model Trains - [visit site]
American Flyer / AC Gilbert Compatible S gauge model trains from American Models.

Athabasca Scale Models Limited - [visit site]
From this company you can order brass kits with super-detailed parts ready for building your HO and N cars. Includes major underbody components, trucks, couplers, diaphragms, stainless steel end doors and gates, roof details, all stainless steel grab irons, and stainless steel window frame inserts.

Custom Model Railroads - [visit site]
Watch detailed and beautiful show layouts made by CMR and their customers, or buy one of the detailed building kits modeling authentic buildings from Baltimore and other parts of the US.

JANES TRAINS - Model Shop - [visit site]
Specialists in new and pre-owned model railway, slot car, and die cast models

Lenz - The Power Of DCC - [visit site]
German manufacturer of the Digital plus DCC compatible control system for model railways. Information and manuals for all Lenz decoders, power stations, throttles and control boxes

New York Railway Supply - Turntable Indexing That Works - [visit site]
Maker of the PTC Model III model railroad turntable control unit New Your Railway Supply provides manuals, instructions and ordering information for the PTC Model III