Welcome to Rail Fan World .com
Rail Fan World is part of the new "Our Model Trains" network, which in turn is part of a larger "Pittsburgh Hobbies" network, though everyone is invited.
Your ratings and reviews, comments and suggestions on sites listed here are *VERY* much appreciated, and encouraged! We will be doing our best to rate and review sites, but a much larger input is desired. Not everyone has the same views on every site, or aspect of the sites. Diversity.
Below are the categories and links to information we have have available, or have uncovered across the web.
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Model Railroading (583)
- Model Railroading & Trains
Classified Ads,
Clubs,
Custom Detailing,
DCC,
Directories,
Garden Railways,
Getting Started,
Humor,
Interactive,
Layouts,
Live Steam,
Manufacturers,
Organizations,
Periodicals,
Projects,
Railfans,
Restoration,
Scales,
Software,
Television and Video -
Museums (93)
- Permanent collections or displays of Train-related materials.
Model Railroad,
Railroad
- Rolling Stock, Parts, Accessories, Layouts, and more!
Accessories,
American Flyer,
HO Scale,
Large Scale,
Live Steam,
N Scale,
O Gauge -
Trains and Railroads (1146)
- Full Size Trains and Railroads.
Art and Graphics,
Directories,
Funiculars,
Handcars,
History,
Miniature,
News and Magazines,
Organizations,
Personal Pages,
Photographs,
Rail-fanning and Train-spotting
There are 2078 links for you to choose from!
Rail Fan World will be a large site, devoted to all things trains, both full scale prototypes, and model miniatures. In general, it's not a commercial site listing, the exception being "gift" type items, and train memorabillia. Mostly, this site is planned to list, review, and organize the various Rail Fan sites (both on-line and off), into an easy to use, reliable and permanent resource for rail fans everywhere.
We'll be be actively adding and culling links over the next few months, getting things in shape. "Hobby Shop Finder" will be where all the general retail/wholesale hobby shops will be listed. We want to keep RailFanWorld.com as information rich as possible, without stores and shops popping up in the searches. Remember, your comments, reviews and ratings help us know what is good, bad, or just taking up space.
Two other niche sites are being set up, "Rail Fan Travel" and "Rail Fan Vacations."
While seemingly the same, they are differently targeted. "Rail Fan Travel" will concentrate on train-related things to do while you are travelling, including layouts that are available to be seen, local club operating sessions, and museums or displays. "Rail Fan Vacations" will concentrate on train-related vacations or tours, either by train or rail, or to historic sites. Hopefully, we'll also be able to include up-to-the-minute demonstrations, shows, conventions, and other train-related events (full scale or miniature) that are available for day or weekend excursions. In other words, "Rail Fan Travel" will list things to do on your vacation, while "Rail Fan Vactions" lists things that *are* your planned vacation.
These two travel sites are still in the pre-planning and pre-development stages. If you have suggestions, locations, travel packages, or anything else that fits with those two sites, please forward them.
