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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Free-moN
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A popular alternative N scale modular system designed
to closely emulate prototypical operation. The Operations Road
Show team partnered with Free-moN groups in 2022 to provide timetable
and train order operating sessions at the Gateway 2022 NMRA National
Convention in St. Louis and is working with them to offer similar
sessions at the Texas
Express 2023 NMRA International Convention.
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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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NRail (Formerly NTRAK) |
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The original N scale modular system, currently
celebrating tis 50th anniversary.
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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 one
of Michigan's largest model railroad shows every February.
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Blissfield Model RR Club |
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A talented group building an extremely large HO
layout 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 GRMRHS 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.
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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 and Livingston County-area N-Trak and
T-Trak group.
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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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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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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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Small Model Railroads |
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Marshall Stull's blog describing his ongoing work
with modules and small model railroads. |
