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 Switch Yard (Links)
Historical Societies/Museums:
Chicago
Aurora & Elgin RR -
History and equipment rosters
Worlds
Greatest Hobby web site
- Organization for the promotion
of Model
Railroading. Great group.
Chicago &
North Western Historical Society
- History of the Chicago & North
Western and all of its
subsidiaries.
Illinois
Railway Museum in Union, IL
- The state's largest operating
museum.
Fox River
Trolley Museum in South Elgin,
IL
- Home of the #20, the
oldest operating Chicago Aurora
& Elgin wood car.
National
Model Railroad Association
- Links to many model railroad
club in the country.
Mid-Continent Railway Museum -
An operating museum near the
Wisconsin Dells.
Burlington Route Historical
Society - History of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy.
Chicago Northshore and Milwaukee
Railroad - History and
tradition.
East Troy Railroad Museum -
Traction museum in southern
Wisconsin.
Salt Creek Model Railroad Club -
Previously located next door to Elmhurst
Model RR Club now in West
Chicago, IL.
Monon Historical Society
Historical Society - History of
the Chicago Indianapolis &
Louisville (Monon).
Shore Line Historical Society -
A Chicago Historical Society
Dedicated to preserving the
Chicago Interurban and Traction
heritage.
Other Links:
Accurail - Great
Products, and they assist us
with our Youth Group Program.
Digitrax
-
DCC control products.
DIYNetwork
- Very informational site on how
to do model railroading
yourself. There's also a TV show
on MR.
Ribbon Rail
- Clip Art Collection for railroad
graphics. This site has some
interesting graphics.
Logic Rail Technologies
-
We
are using their products for our
signals and detection.
Model
Railroading University
- Get a doctorate degree in
model railroading.
Musket Miniatures - where the
corn in the corn fields came
from.
Ram Electronics - the sounds you
hear on our layout.
Rail Pictures
- High quality pictures of real
trains.
Miller Engineering LLC - source
of our neon lights and drive-in
theatre.
Operation Lifesaver -
Organization for railroad safety
education.
Al's Hobby
Shop -
Hobby Shop 1 block west of the
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