| Akron Railroad Club | Akron RR Club@aol.com
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| Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Historical Society | P.O. Box 196,
Sharon Center, Ohio 44274,
330-867-6990 | |
| AMTRAK | | Train Rides: regularly scheduled
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| AMTRAK Historical Society | P.O. Box 7436, Chicago, Illinois 60680-7436 | |
| Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad
| 122 East Walnut St.
PO Box 517
Jefferson, OH 44047-0517 | Operates former New York Central branch.
Location: Jefferson, OH Depot
Train Rides: Father's Day through end of October
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| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historical Society | B&ORRHS,
P.O. Box 24225,
Baltimore, MD 21227 | |
| Beaver County Model Railroad & Historical Society | 416 Sixth St., Monica, PA 15061 | THE UNION ATLANTIC RAILROAD, an HO scale model railroad bridge route
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| Beaver-Lawrence Railway Historical Society | West Pittsburg Station
2114 Rt. 168 Box 429
West Pittsburg, Pa. 16160-0405 | Meetings generally take place the second Saturday of every month.
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| Bedford Historical Society | PO Box 46282, Bedford OH 44146. (440) 232-0796 | Collection includes construction documents for Tinkers Creek Viaduct. Manages 1882 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad depot
Collection: Mondays,Wednesdays, 7:30 to 10:00 PM; Thursdays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, second Sunday, 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
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| Bob Frieden | 9695 Chillicote Road,
Kirtland, OH 44094,
440-256-8141 | Sponsors Cleveland area Model Train Shows
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| Bucyrus Model Railroad Association | | |
| Byesville Scenic Railway | Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors
& Convention Bureau
627 Wheeling Ave Suite 200
Cambridge, Ohio 43725
800-933-5480 | weekend excursions.
Location: Byesville, OH
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| Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society | 312 E Ridgeway Street, Clifton Forge, VA | |
| Cincinnati Railroad Club | PO Box 14157,
Cincinnati, OH 45250-0157,
Phone: (513) 651-RAIL (7245)
| club meets on the First Thursday of each month at 7:30pm in Tower A of the Cincinnati Union Terminal
Location: Museum Center at Cincinnati Union Terminal
Collection: Thursday 8PM - 11PM, Saturday 10AM - 4PM, and the First & Third Sunday of each month 12PM - 4PM
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| CJ Trains | Jon Ulbright, (330) 262-788 cathijon@bright.net | sponsors Train & Toy Shows
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| Cleveland & Eastern Interurban Historical Society | P.O. Box 34, Chardon, Ohio 44024 | |
| Cleveland Public Library | Main Library, 325 Superior Ave., N.E.,
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 623-2800 | extensive collection includes railroad books, photos and maps. Many older materials are in storage and must be requested in advance.
Collection: 9:00am - 6:00pm Monday - Saturday. 1:00-5:00pm Sundays (except Summer)
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| Cleveland Railroad Club | ronleitch@webtv.net,
(216) 267-5721 | Meets 3rd Saturday of month, 2:00PM at Maple Heights Regional Library
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| Cleveland State University Special Collections Library | Cleveland State University Library, Rhodes Tower 321,
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115.
(216) 687-2449 | Houses many Cleveland area railroad collections. Current exhibit of Cleveland panoramic photos
Collection: Monday through Friday
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM,
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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| Conneaut Railroad Museum | 363 Depot St., Conneaut, OH 44030 | |
| Conrad & Dowdell Productions | (330) 948-4400 | Organizes Model Railroad and Toy Shows
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| Conrail Historical Society | | |
| Conrail Technical Society | CRTS Membership,
P.O. Box 7140-W,
Garden City, NY 11530-7140 | |
| Crawford County Historical Society | Helene Barco-Duratz Cultural Center
411 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-6080 | A&GW/Erie records including accident and freight car transportation invoices. Records not currently available to the public.
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| Cuyahoga County Engineer | (216) 348-3824 | |
| Cuyahoga Valley & West Shore Model Railroad Club | 440-235-6566 | HO and Lionel layouts. 1877 Depot.
Location: Olmsted Falls Depot, 25802 Garfield Avenue, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
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| Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad | P.O. Box 158,
Peninsula, OH 44264. 1-800-468-4070,
(330)-657-2000
| operates former B&O line from Independence to Peninsula, Akron and Canton.
Train Rides: regularly scheduled
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| Dennison Railroad Museum | Email: depot@tusco.net, Toll Free: 1-877-278-8020 | Restored depot museum
Location: 400 Center Street, Dennison, Ohio 44621
Collection: Tuesday - Saturday
11:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Sundays
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
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| East Canton Railroad Club | | |
| Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society | PO Box 5821, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
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| Erie Lackawanna Historical Society | Membership Chairman, Bob Rose, 279 Eyeland Avenue, Succasunna NJ 07876. (973)-927-9808
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| Forest City Division Railroad Enthusiasts | Forest City Division, RRE, P.O. Box 42171, Brook Park, OH 44142
| Meets 2nd Friday of month at Parma Memorial Hall, 6617 Ridge Road, Parma, OH
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| Fostoria Area Visitors Bureau | 128 W. North St., Fostoria, OH 44830
(419)-436-2282 | "Iron Triangle" a unique train intersection where as many as 160 trains pass through every 24 hours.
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| Fostoria Rail Preservation Society | PO Box 421, Fostoria, Ohio 44830 | "Iron Triangle" a unique train intersection where as many as 160 trains pass through every 24 hours.
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| Golden Spike Enterprises | (330) 755-1914,
rrshows@aol.com | sponsors Railroad Model & Artifact Shows
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| Great Lakes Division Train Collectors Association | | Operates the National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg, PA
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| Greenburg Train Shows | 1393 Progress Way, Suite 907
Eldersburg, MD 21784 | |
| Greenville Railroad Park & Museum | NRHS Shenango-Pymatuning Chapter
314 Main Street
Greenville, PA 16125
(724) 588-4009 | Union RR Engine 604, Ore Car, Caboose, museum.
Collection: afternoons daily during summer. weekends only in May, June, September and October
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| Heart of Willoughby | 12 Public Square, Willoughby, Ohio 44094
heartofwilloughby@yahoo.com | |
| Hocking Valley Scenic Railway | PO Box 427, Nelsonville, OH 45764, 1-800-967-7834 | Train Rides: Weekends June-Nov 1, 2003
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| Indiana Historical Society | PO Box 664118
Indianapolis, IN 46266-4118 | Midwest Railroad Research Center
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| Jefferson Depot, Inc. | P. O. Box 22, Jefferson, OH 44047, (440) 293-5532 | Restored 1872 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Station
Location: 147 East Jefferson Street, Jefferson, OH
Collection: Tours every Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. during June, July, August and September.
Train Rides: see Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad
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| Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum | 423 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 333-4326
info@johnsonshawmuseum.org | Stereoscopic photos from the Keystone View Company - includes railroad subjects.
Collection: Wednesday thru Saturday afternoons. Sunday April - October only.
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| Kent Historical Society | 234 S. Water Street,
P.O. Box 663
Kent, Ohio, 44240 | Collection: Museum Hours:Thursday, Friday:
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday:
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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| Lake Shore Electric Railway and Trolleyville USA | P. O. Box 94124, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-6124
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| Lake Shore Live Steamers | 8920 Jackson Street,
Mentor, OH 44060 | Location: Penitentiary Glen, Kirtland, OH
Collection: "Everything Trains exhibit" in Nature Center August 16 - Oct 12
Train Rides: scheduled public operations
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| Lake Shore Railway Association | PO Box 1131, Elyria, OH 44036-1131 | Location: L&WV Railway Station, Route 18, Wellington, OH
Train Rides: Saturday & Sundays through first weekend in November
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| Lorain County Model Railroad Association | | |
| Mad River & NKP Museum | | Collection: 1:00 to 5:00 pm daily
Memorial Day through Labor Day; Open Weekends May, September and October
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| Mahoning Valley Railroad Historical Association | P.O. Box 3055, Youngstown, Ohio 44511 | |
| Miami Valley Railfans | | Meets the second Saturday of the month from November
to June, 7:00PM
Location: Civic Center, 30 East Central Ave, West Carrollton, Ohio
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| Midwest Railway Preservation Society | P. O. Box 382, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44222-0382. 216-781-3629
| Meets first Saturday of each month (except July) at United Church of Christ,13740 Pearl Road, Strongsville, Oh
Location: Maintenance and preservation every Saturday at Roundhouse, 2800 W. 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH
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| National Model Railroad Association | 4121 Cromwell Rd.,, Chattanooga, TN 37421. (423) 892-2846 | A.C. Kalmbach Memorial Library
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| National Railway Historical Society | P.O. Box 58547
Philadelphia, PA 19102-8547. (215) 557-6606 | National Office and Library
Location: 100 North 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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| New York Central Railroad Museum | PO Box 1708,721 South Main St., Elkhart, IN. 46515. (574) 294-3001 | Collection: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am to 4pm
Sundays, Noon - 4pm
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| New York Central System Historical Society | NYCSHS, Dept. W, Post Office Box 81184, Cleveland, OH 44181-0184 | |
| Nickel Plate Historical and Technical Society | NKPHTS, Inc., PO Box 381, New Haven IN 46774-0381 | |
| NMRA Buckeye Division 6 | | |
| NMRA Keystone Division 2 | | Meets third Sunday of the Month at 2:30
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| NMRA Mid-Central Region | MCRPREZ@hq.nmra.org | |
| NMRA North Coast Division 4 | | Meets second Friday at 7:45 pm (except July and August) at Church of the Redeemer, 23500 Center Ridge Road, Westlake Ohio
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| NMRA Western Reserve Division |
| Meets first friday of each Month usually at Hambden Town Hall, 13887 GAR Highway (Rt. 6), Chardon, Ohio
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| Norfolk & Western Historical Society | PO Box 13908 / Roanoke, VA 24038 | |
| Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers | John Beck 330-336-6452 | Location: Lester Rail Trail Park, Medina, OH
Train Rides: summer public operations
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| Northeastern Ohio Railroad Historical Society | Dave Mangold, conrail6725@netzero.net | Meets the third Saturday of each month at Rootstown Firestation at 6:30pm
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| Northern Ohio Association Of Railroad Societies | P.O. Box 288
Painesville, Oh 44077
Attention: Blaine Hays, Chairman;
info@noars.org | Meets the fourth Wednesday of odd months at the Cleveland State University Library Special Collections (201 A Rhodes Tower)
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| Northern Ohio Railway Museum | PO Box 458, Chippewa Lake, Ohio 44215-0458. 330-769-5501 | Location: 5515 Buffman Road, Chippewa Lake, Oh
Collection: Saturday Afternoons
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| Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, Inc.
| 419-423-2995 | Quarter-scale steam train rides. B&O caboose tours on first Sunday. HO layout. Museum in progress.
Location: 11600 County Rd. 99 I-75 Exit #161, Findlay OH 45840
Train Rides: Sat/Sun from April - December.
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| Norwalk & Western Railroad | PO Box 938, Norwalk, OH. 419-668-3241 | Model Railroad Club
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| NRHS Conneaut Chapter | PO Box 643, Conneaut, OH 44030-0643
| Meets 1st Mon 7:30 (Ex Jan Feb) at Conneaut RR Museum, 363 Depot St., Conneaut, OH 44030
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| NRHS Midwest Chapter | P.O.Box 41332, Brecksville, Ohio 44141
| Meets first Saturday of each month (except July) at United Church of Christ,13740 Pearl Road, Strongsville, Oh
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| Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers | P.O. Box 841, Berea, OH 44017-0841 | |
| Ohio Central Railroad System | Ohio Central RR Passenger Department,
P.O. Box 427,
Sugarcreek, OH 44681
| Location: Sugar Creek Depot, Sugar Creek, OH
Train Rides: Special excursions scheduled.
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| Ohio Rail Development Commission | | |
| Ohio Rail Tourism Association | | |
| Ohio Railway Museum | 990 Proprietors Road, P.O. Box 777, Worthington, OH 43085. (614) 885-7345 | Collection: Sundays, 1:00pm-5:00pm,
June 1 - September 28, 2003
Train Rides: Ghost Trolley
Friday & Saturday, October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 & November 1, 2003
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| Ohio Valley Lines | 1225 Merchant Street, Ambridge, PA 15003 (724) 266-4787 | Model Railroad, Museum, & Library
Collection: Holiday Season Open House Sat & Sun Nov 30th thru Jan 5.
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| Ohio Valley Railcars | RR#2 Box 426 Ruffsdale, PA 15679 | organizes motorcar excursions in the Ohio Valley Region
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| Orrville Railroad Heritage Society | 145 Depot St., P.O. Box 11, Orrville, OH 44667.
(330) 683-2426 | Meets first tuesday of each month at 7:30PM.
Collection: Depot open Saturday afternoons from April 15 to October 31
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| Penn - Ohio Model Railroaders | Ted Fisher, PO Box 584, Sharon, PA 16146 | |
| Penn Central Railroad Historical Society | info@pcrrhs.org | |
| Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society | P.O. Box 712,
Altoona, PA 16603-0712 | |
| Pennsylvania Trolley Museum | 1 Museum Road, Washington, PA 15301-6133, 1-877-728-76, ptm@pa-trolley.org
| Train Rides: Daily Memorial Day to Labor Day. Weekends April thru December.
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| Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Historical Society | 910 Beaver Grade Road, #1042
Moon Township, PA 15108 | |
| Railway & Locomotive Historical Society | William H. Lugg, Jr., Membership, PO Box 292927, Sacramento, CA 95829-2927 | |
| Sebring Model Railroad Club | Dennis Sautters, 1529 16th Street, NE, Canton, OH 44705-1670, prr1187@aol.com, sebring_model_railroad_club@hotmail.com | Location: 216 E Pennsylvania Ave. Sebring, Ohio, 44672
Collection: Sundays, noon - 5:00pm, Tuesdays 6:00pm - 10:00pm
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| Shaker Heights Historical Society | (216) 921-1201 | Location: 16740 South Park Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
Collection: Tues. - Fri. 2-5 p.m. and Sun. 2-5 p.m.
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| Society for Industrial Archeology | Department of Social Sciences
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
(906) 487-1889 | Location:
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| Southern Appalachia Railway Museum | P.O. Box 5870, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37928, or call the museum at (865) 241-2140 for more information. | sponsors railway excursions in Indiana/Ohio/Michigan area
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
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| STEAM Railroad Museum | 330-868-8814 | Restoring W&LE steam engine and other equipment.
Location: 177 Curry Street, Minerva, OH 44657
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| Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway & Museum | P.O. Box 168 , 49 North Sixth Street, Waterville, Ohio 43566-0168.
(419) 878-2177
| Train Rides: Weekends, May 10 - October 31, 2003, Also Wednesdays/Thursdays in June, July and August
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| Train Collectors Association | John Carlisle, President
419-994-4759 | |
| Train Order | Richard S. Croy, Publisher, P. O. Box 16217, Rocky River, Ohio 44116-0217 RCroy@att.net | Monthly regional railfan publication
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| Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum | | Location: Gibsonia, PA
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| Western Pennsylvania Railroad Society | | Meets first Thursday of month at 8:00 P.M.
Location: Mt. Pleasant Township Community Center, Hickory, PA
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| Western Reserve "O" Scale Committee | Robert Boeddener,
32165 Hickory Lane,
Avon Lake, OH 44012,
(440) 933-7169 (before 6:00 PM) | |
| Western Reserve Historical Society | 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. (216) 721-5722.
| Library houses railroad related collections.
Collection: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m
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| Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum | Rick Montgomery (440) 251-0350 | The museum has 16 different scales on display and operating layouts in:
'N', 'HO', 'On3', 'S', 'O', 'O tin plate', 'O 2 rail', 'Standard', 'Lego', Brio, and 'G'.
Location: 7471 Tyler Blvd. Unit L,
Mentor, Ohio
Collection: Open Tue and Thursday evening 5 to 9 pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, and Sundays Noon to 5pm
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| Western Reserve Railroad Association | Mark Welch, (440) 357-7704, nycdepot@ncweb.com | Preserving Painesville Depot
Location: 475 Railroad Ave., Painesville, OH 44077
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| Wheeling and Lake Erie Historical Society | | "Iron Cross" chapter of the NKPHTS.
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| Youngstown Model Railroad Association | yomodelrrclub@yahoo.ocom, Jim Pope
(330) 547-3614 | Location: 751 N. Four Mile Run Rd., Austintown, OH
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