| Akron Railroad Club | President: Craig Sanders, 3495 Silsby Road, University Heights, OH 44118, csanders429@aol.com | meets on the fourth Friday of every month except December at the New Horizons Christian Church, 290 Darrow Road, in Akron, Ohio. Meetings begin at 8 p.m
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| Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Historical Society | P.O. Box 196,
Sharon Center, Ohio 44274,
330-867-6990 | |
| All Aboard Ohio | 309 South 4th Street, Suite 304,
Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 228-6005 | advocate for better passenger rail services in Ohio
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| AMTRAK | 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) | Train Rides: regularly scheduled passerger service throughout the USA. 2 daily trains through Cleveland.
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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 | 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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| Bucyrus Model Railroad Association | | |
| Byesville Scenic Railway | PO Box 254, Byesville, OH 43723 | 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 and Cathi Ulbright,
941 Buchholz Drive,
Wooster, Ohio 44691,
(330) 262-7488 jon@cjtrains.com
| sponsors Train & Toy Shows
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| Cleveland & Eastern Interurban Historical Society and Museum | 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 State University Special Collections Library | Cleveland State University Library, Rhodes Tower 321,
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115.
(216) 687-2449 | Houses Cleveland area railroad collections including Cleveland Union Terminal, Nickel Plate Road and Erie Lackawanna. Cleveland Press photo and clippings collection. Cleveland Memory online photo collection.
Collection: Monday through Friday
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM,
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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| Cleveland Train Shows, Inc. | Bob Frieden, bob@cleveshows.com | |
| Conneaut Railroad Museum | 363 Depot St., Conneaut, OH 44030 | Museaum of the Conneaut Area Historical Society
Train Rides: Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00 P.M. Memorial Day to Labor Day
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| Conrad & Dowdell Productions | 9047 Kennard Road,
Lodi, Ohio 44254, (330) 948-4400 | Organizes Model Railroad and Toy Shows
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| Conrail Historical Society | 222 South Main Street,
Marysville, PA 17053 | |
| 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 | 2100 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, Ohio 44113,(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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| Cuyahoga Valley Terminal Model Railroad Club | | layout in the basement of the Whistle Stop Hobby Shop
Location: 2146 Front St, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
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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 | | Location: FirstMerit Citizens National Bank, 308 E. Gorgas St., Louisville, OH
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| Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society | 201 South Blakely Street #333, Dunmore, Penn. 18512, info@eldcps.org | |
| Erie Lackawanna Historical Society | Membership Chair Randy Dettmer,
290 Prospect Street,
Hudson, OH 44236-2240 | |
| Forest City Division Railroad Enthusiasts | Jerry Jordak
| 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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| Friends of Toledo Model Railroaders | Al or Yvonne Mitchell, PO Box 1259, Adrian MI, 49221 | |
| Golden Spike Enterprises | Gordon Hartranft
58 Creed Circle
Campbell, OH 44405
330 755 1914 | sponsors Railroad Model & Artifact Shows
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| Great Lakes Division Train Collectors Association | John Carlisle, President,
419-994-4759 | Parent organization 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 | 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 | Location: Nelsonville Depot, 33 E. Canal Street on U.S. Route 33 in Nelsonville, Ohio
Train Rides: Weekends April - December
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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 | Preserved 1875 Erie railroad station in Kent.
Collection: Museum Hours:Thursday, Friday:
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday:
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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| Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum | (304)242-8133 or Toll Free 1-877-242-8133 | Located in a restored Victorian-era schoolhouse, the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum features interactive displays, operating O and HO gauge train layouts, a unique and family friendly gift shop, a room dedicated to Ohio Valley history and culture, and a restored railroad caboose onsite.
Location: 144 Kruger Street
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
Collection: 9 AM - 5 PM Daily Memorial Day - December, Weekends only January - Memorial Day.
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| Lake Shore Live Steamers | | Location: Penitentiary Glen,
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd.,
Kirtland, Ohio 44094
Train Rides: scheduled public operations on the Glen, Meadow, and Orchard Rail Road
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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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| Lodi Railroad Museum | P.O. Box 177, Lodi, Ohio 44254, lodirrm@gmail.com | Location: 204 Railroad Street
Train Rides: Lodi, Ohio 44254
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| Lorain County Model Railroad Association | | |
| Mad River & NKP Museum | Mad River & NKP Railroad Society, Inc.
233 York Street
Bellevue, Ohio 44811-1377
madriver@onebellevue.com
(419) 483-2222 | Location: 253 Southwest Street in Bellevue, Ohio
Collection: 12:00 to 4:00 pm
OPEN DAILY Memorial Day through Labor Day
(May, September and October Open on Weekends Only)
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| Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association | P.O. Box 3055, Youngstown, Ohio 44511 | formed in 1985 to preserve the railroading history and heritage of the Mahoning Valley in Ohio. largest collection of steel industry rail equipment in the United States.
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| Marion Union Station Association | 740-383-3768 | Marion area citizens dedicated to purchasing and restoring the historic Marion depot.
Location: 532 W Center, Marion Oh 43302
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| Midwest Railway Preservation Society | P. O. Box 382, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44222-0382. 216-781-3629
| 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, P. O. Box 130, Gates Mills, Ohio 44040-0130 | |
| Nickel Plate Historical and Technical Society | NKPHTS, Inc., PO Box 381, New Haven IN 46774-0381 | |
| NMRA Akron-Canton-Youngstown Division | | Meets typically the third Sunday of each month from October through May skipping December. Locations varies. Check website for specific locations and dates.
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| NMRA Buckeye Division 6 | | Meets third Sunday of the Month
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| NMRA Keystone Division 2 | | Meets third Sunday of the Month at 2:30
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| Nmra Miami Valley Division 3 | |
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| NMRA Mid-Central Region | MCRPREZ@hq.nmra.org | National Model Railroad Association region that includes Ohio. Sponsors Annual regional convention.
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| 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, davemangold@hotmail.com | Meets the third Saturday of each month at Rootstown Firestation at 6:30pm
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| Northern Ohio Association Of Railroad Societies | Cleveland State University Library Special Collections
University Library Rhodes Tower 201 A
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Attention: William C. Barrow
info@noars.org | Meets the third Monday of each month (except December) usually at the Brecksville Public LIbrary at 7:30 PM
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| Northern Ohio Garden Railway Society | dave.nogrs@sbcglobal.net | usually meet the third weekend of every month - either Saturday or Sunday at various locations
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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: Public Walking Tours in Chippewa Lake. Saturdays, Spring through Fall, 10 am to 5 pm. Open to all visitors.
Media Nights. 1st Friday of the month (except in March, July and August) 8 pm. at the Bethel Lutheran Church, 7171 Pearl Road in Middleburg Hts.
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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, Findlay OH 45840 (I-75 Exit #161)
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 Rail Development Commission | The Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street, Columbus Ohio, 43223 | The Commission's mission is to plan, promote, and implement the improved movement of goods and people faster and safer on a rail transportation network connecting Ohio to the nation and the world.
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| Ohio Rail Tourism Association | Ken Baldwin, Treasurer
P.O. Box 208
Bath, OH 44210-0208 | brings together rail passenger operators and excursion sponsors, railroad companies, historical societies to promote the Ohio rail tourism industry
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| Ohio Railway Museum | 990 Proprietors Road, P.O. Box 777, Worthington, OH 43085. (614) 885-7345 | Collection: Sunday's 1:00pm - 5:00pm
(Memorial Day weekend thru September 30)
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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 in December each year
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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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| Passenger Train Historical Society | NEOHPRC@neo.rr.com | |
| Penn - Ohio Model Railroaders | Ted Fisher, PO Box 584, Sharon, PA 16146 | |
| Penn Central Railroad Historical Society | PCRRHS
P.O. Box 43
Flagtown, NJ 08821-0043 | |
| Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society | Membership: Andy Hart, PRRT&HS, PO Box 54, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054 | |
| 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 | |
| Putnam Association of Railfans | | |
| Railway & Locomotive Historical Society | | Oldest organization in North America devoted to railroad history
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| Sebring Model Railroad Club | | 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 | Shaker Heights is a model, streetcar suburb that was planned and developed by Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen in the first decades of the 20th century.
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 | preserving, interpreting and documenting our industrial past and heritage.
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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| 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 | |
| Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum | (724) 444-6944 | 40' X 100' scale representation of the tracks between Pittsburgh, Pa. and Cumberland, Md. set in the summer of 1952
Location: 5507 Lakeside Dr
Gibsonia, PA 15044
Collection: Annual Holiday Train Show (Nov-Jan)
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| 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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| World's Greatest Hobby | E-Mail: info@greatesthobby.com
Phone: 630-592-1894
US Mail: PO Box 11, Elmhurst, IL 60126 | Model Railroad Industry Guide to the World of Model Trains. Sponsors World's Greatest Hobby on Tour.
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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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