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There are thousands of railroad related websites. This page is not intended to be a comprehensive list,
but a small sampling of resources and with emphasis on Wisconsin resources.
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Local Railroad Clubs

Indianhead Model Railroad Club

Chippewa Valley Railroad Association

Regional Model Railroad Clubs

Barron County Model Railroad Club

Central Wisconsin Model Railroaders
Stevens Point, WI

Hub City Central Model Railroad Club
Marshfield, WI

La Crosse and 3 Rivers Railroad Club
La Crosse, WI

West Central Model Railroad Club
Sparta, WI

Kenosha Garden Railway Society
Kenosha, WI

Wisconsin Garden Railway Society
Madison, WI

Local Hobby Shops

Chippewa R/C Hobby Junction
33 W. Spring Street
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
715-723-4421

Model Train Classics, LLC
306 S. Barstow St
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-838-8858

Regional Hobby Shops

Minnesota

Scale Model Supplies
458 N Lexingtion Parkway
St Paul, MN
651-646-7781
(3 blocks north of I-94)

Perry's Hobbies
114 Vernon Ave
Morgan, MN
Orders: 800-433-1264
Fax: 507-249-3244

Wisconsin

EngineHouse Services
2737 N Packerland Drive
Green Bay WI 54303
920-490-4839

Local Train Shows

See list on home page

Regional Train Shows

See list on home page

Other Train Shows

Model Trains Shows and Clubs

Prototype Railroading

Books on Wisconsin Railroads

The Mondovi Line - Arlyn Colby
The Blueberry Line - Arlyn Colby
The Railroads of Wisconsin, 1827-1937 - James P. Kaysen
Steam and Cinders: The Advent of Railroads in Wisconsin - Axel Lorenzsonn
Wisconsin Central Railroad Success Story - Dobnick and Glischinski
The Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway - Paul Nagel
Best Rail Trails: Wisconsin - Phil Van Valkenberg

North American Class 1 Railroads

Amtrak
Via Rail
BNSF Railway
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
CSX Transportation
Norfolk Southern Railway
Union Pacific Railroad
Kasnas City Southern Railway
Ferromex
Kansas City Southern de México
Reference: Wikipedia Class I Railroad

Employees' Unions

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

Excursion Railroads

Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad
North Shore Scenic Railroad

Historical Societies

Chicago & North Western Historical Society
Soo Line Technical and Historical Society
Milwaukee Road Historical Association
Union Pacific Historical Society
Canadian Pacific Historical Association
Canadian National Railways Historical Society

Miscellaneous Sources

State of Wisconsin: Office of the Commissioner of Railroads
Forward Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Railroads
Abandoned Railroads of Wisconsin
Central Wisconsin Railroad History
Stanley, Merrill, and Phillips Railway
Wisconsin Logging Railroads
Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Development of the Railroads - Wisconsin Historical Society
Railroad Picture Archives
Rail Pictures . Net
Rail Serve--guide to 17000 rail related websites
Railway Technical Web Pages
Steam Locomotives

Museums

Colfax Railroad Museum - Colfax, WI
Mid-Continent Railway Museum - North Freedom, WI
National Railroad Museum - Green Bay
Lake Superior Railroad Museum - Duluth, MN
Minnesota Transportation Museum - St Paul, MN
Twin City Model Railroad Museum - St Paul, MN
Illinois Railway Museum - Union, Il
UP Golden Spike Tower - North Platte, NE

Railroads Currently Serving Wisconsin

BNSF Railway
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad

Railroads that Formerly Served Wisconsin

Chicago and Northwestern
Green Bay and Western Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Soo Line

 
 
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