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Web Sites

This section contains links to web sites that I have found useful.

Professional Organizations and Associations

• http://www.nmra.org/
  • This is the home page for the National Model Railroad Association. This is the organization that sets standards for companies to ensure interoperability as well as providing a huge amount of useful information for anyone interested in the hobby.
    
    
  • http://www.nmra.org/achievement/welcome.html
    • This gives the details for various certificates that the NRMA provides. A nice checklist for determining what one should know before considering themselves competent in different areas.

Companies and Distributors

• http://www.modelrectifier.com/train-controls/dcc-prodigy.asp
  • This is the home page for the DCC equipment that I purchased for my layout.
    
    
• http://www.modeltrains.com/default.htm
  • Canadian Model Trains home page. This is a company specializing in Canadian model railways.
    
    
  • http://www.modeltrains.com/WEB%20-%20CMT/True%20Line%20Trains/HO/true-line-trains-canadian-national.htm
    • This is the section of the Canadian Model Trains web site that focuses on True Line products.
      
      
• http://www.qsindustries.com/
  • Quantum System Industries produced the sound decoder chip that was installed in my TrueLine C-liner diesel locomotive CN 6700.
    
    
• http://www.hobbycraft.com/tlt/index.html
  • True Line Trains web site.
    
    
• http://www.central-hobbies.com/products/index.html#TLT
  • Central Hobbies is a Vancouver based company that supplies True Line products such as my TrueLine C-liner diesel locomotive CN 6700.
    
    
• http://www.cdnrwymod.com
  • Canadian Railway Modeller magazine. Added September 2, 2008.
    
    
• http://members.shaw.ca/dispatcher/
  • A good source for DCC information and equipment. Added September 16, 2008

Discussion Forums

• http://www.zealot.com/
  • Also known as The Gauge - a popular Forum for model trains.
    
    
• http://trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/11/ShowForum.aspx
  • A Forum run by Model Railroader magazine.
    
    
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MRC-DCC/
  • A Forum specifically for users of MRC DCC equipment.

Personal

• http://siskiyou-railfan.net/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.20
  • Joe Fugate's Siskiyou Line web site. Spectacular.
• http://home.cogeco.ca/~trains/rrhome.htm
  • A great site by a retired Ontario maths professor. Added January 19, 2008.
• http://www.housatonicrr.com/yard_des.html
  • This site is another excellent and informative site. Added January 19, 2008.