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Link to Pictures of the Subway of Montreal

Pictures of the Subway of Montreal 9/23/05
See the subway of Montreal through the eyes of the talented photographer, Julien Rosselet. The subject matter is a fascinating photo essay of forms, lines and colors found in all of Montreal's 65 subway stations. The stations are quite impressive and as Julien puts it, some "look like they popped out of a sci-fi movie." Navigation is a breeze using the subway image map and pull down menus.

Virtual Rail
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Virtual Rail 9/19/05
No room for a model railroad? No problem. Welcome to the world of virtual railroading. Virtual Rail offers downloads, reviews, FAQs and tutorials for the ever popular Microsoft Train Simulator and Boso View Express, a freeware product. The website is based in the UK and concentrates only on trains and routes in that country, but there's enough here to interest any virtual railroader.

Link to 7-8ths.info

7-8ths.info 8/29/05
An exceptionally well designed and entertaining website on model railroading where 7/8ths of an inch equals a foot. Since commercial items in that scale are scarce, practically everything must be scratchbuilt. The site is filled with photo galleries, "how to" projects, tips and construction plans. Even if you don't model in large scale, you should pay this worthwhile site a visit.

Link to Waldovia State Railways

Waldovia State Railways 7/20/05
This website documents the construction of a multilevel model railway that "resists being modeled on a fixed period or location." It is based on a fictional railway in the fictional country of Waldovia in Eastern Europe. Check this out - rather than a helix, this model railway uses a homemade electric elevator to move a train from one level to the other!

Link to Gold Winners

Geoff's Rail Diaries 6/11/05

Link to Garden State Model Railway Club, Inc.

Garden State Model Railway Club, Inc. 3/1/05
The GSMRRC site has a little something for everyone interested in Northeastern US railroading. For those interested in model railroading, there is a virtual tour section where you can travel the club's extensive layout via photographs. There are club trip photos to interest the railfan and for the historian there is a history section with some very interesting "then and now" photos. Enjoy!

Link to Nashua City Station

Nashua City Station 1/17/05
This site claims to be the ultimate guide for railfans and historians of both railroads and electric railways around the Nashua/Manchester region of New Hampshire. From what I can tell this is not an empty boast. It presents past and present railroading in brief descriptions stuffed with exceptional photographs. The site also hosts a model railroad section as well as its own awards program.

Link to CHORINA

CHORINA 1/8/05
In the process of researching his family roots, the webmaster decided to combine his two hobbies, genealogy and railroading, into what you see here on his website. A lot of effort into charting the Corporate History Of Railroads In North America and Canada in a family tree type of format. In time, he hopes to cover the entire North American railroad infrastructure.

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