The following links have been provided by HUB Division members. The links are organized into a number of general categories, and identify websites or specific pages that the member has found especially helpful, unique or particularly thorough on prototype train or model-railroading topics. To keep the list manageable, well-known links such as csx.com and walthers.com are not listed.
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- Prototype Railroad Research
- Fallen Flags - locomotive operator manuals, photos & other info; freight equipment; route & interchanges; brief histories of a couple hundred railroads; 200,000 photos.
- Early Amtrak. Provides a historical Listing of Amtrak Trains & Routes.
- Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society - Excellent source of material for the B&M modeler, with an informative site and quality society magazine.
- Friends of Bedford Depot Park - preserving the history of the Bedford branch of the B&M and other local railroad history, incl. restored RDC B&M #6211.
- Delaware and Hudson RR Historical Society
- Livonia Avon & Lakeville RR - NY state shortline with an all-Alco roster.
- New England Railroad History & Modeling - focus on passenger service over Boston & Maine; Maine Central; New York, New Haven & Hartford; and others.
- New York Central - extensive information & photos.
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Map of Pennsylvania railroads as of 2010 - excellent detailed map of routes, including short lines and regionals.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society - National group for preserving and researching the history of what was once America's biggest railroad. The site includes the Keystone Modeler, a free news magazine containing modeling tips, prototype information, and product reviews.
- New England Chapter of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society - for PRR fans who live in the New England states.
- NORAC Rules
- Railroad Paper Collectibles - track charts, profiles, engineering diagrams, freight classification, routes and schedules for numerous railroads. A gold mine of information! (Look for the "Catalog for High-Speed Users.")
- Rutland Railroad
- Santa Fe Engineering Documents - scanned pdfs of signal specs, types, usage, placement, etc; late 1800s-1980s; need to manually traverse directories of files, no index.
- Railroads of Northern West Virginia - descriptions of present-day short lines, CSX subdivisions, and Norfolk Southern MGA Mine District.
- Special Interest Groups (SIGs) & Forums
- Railroad Line Forums - over 35 forums.
- Railroad.net Forums - over 90 forums.
- Layout Design SIG
- Operations SIG
- Urban Modelers Forum
- Railfanning
- Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts - Railfan trips in the New England area.
- Las Vegas - accurate maps and directions.
- Pennsylvania Railfanning - Dozens of excellent locations throughout the state.
- Maps & Photos
- www.rrpicturearchives.net - almost 4 million photos!
- www.railpictures.net - over 500,000 photos.
- Historic US Geological Survey Maps - UNH collection covering New England and NY state, 1890s-1950s.
- CSX Commodities and Commodity-handling Facilities Maps.
- DCC Information
- Marcus' DCC For Dummies - DCC topics from basic to advanced.
- DCC Primer by Tony's Trains - excellent introduction to DCC.
- DCC University - thorough DCC "curriculum" and other resources.
- Wiring for DCC - the source for DCC wiring information; incl. how to deal with various manufacturers' turnouts (including double slip), signaling, loco and building lighting, etc.
- Repairs & Technical Information
- Walthers Code-83 Three-way Turnout - underside jumper modification to avoid shorts. Scroll down to the thread entry with the photos.
- Replace "train set" truck & truck-mounted horn-hook coupler - Detailed steps w/ photos of how to remove the old pin-mounted freight car trucks that have truck-mounted horn-hook couplers and replace them with modern screw-mounted trucks and body-mounted coupler box and couplers.
- Member Layout Websites
- B&M Eastern Route.
- B&M Eastern Route Photographic Tour.
- Cheat River Railroad, subsidiary of Kennebec Valley Industries (Pepperell & Brookline REA).
- Getting Started
- Massachusetts Area Clubs & Associations
- Kalmbach train magazines article index - 70000 indexed articles covering 8 publications from 1932-to-present, plus additional helpful Resources links at bottom of page.
- Model Railroading Terms & Definitions - excellent for beginners; gauge, radius, turnout components, track code, DCC, etc.
- Kids & Educators
- Youth in Model Railroading
- Understanding Model Train Maintenance plus links to many other "getting started" articles.
- A Closer Look at the History of Diesel Locomotives plus numerous links to online library documents, photos, maps and more.
- The History of the Transcontinental Railroad, plus many links to additional information.
- Chinese Immigration and the Transcontinental Railroad.
- Railroads Create the First Time Zones.
- Moving the New Nation By Rail, with numerous links to historical information on the railroad's role in building America.
- Train Show Hosts and Schedules
- See our schedule for a list of shows we participate in
- RailServe.com: The Internet Railroad Directory - Guide to 19,000 rail-related websites including train travel, model railroading, railfan resources, train simulators, and railroad industry sites