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Other links
Here, we provide links to other Websites of interest especially to railway fans in Southern Ontario, Canada. They are listed in order of their proximity to our home base of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Below that you’ll find several hobby links, a list of some other miniature railways within driving distance, and something for railway history buffs, as well.
- Burlington Junction Station (“Freeman Station”)
- Burlington Model Railway Club – model railways in 3 scales
- Royal Botanical Gardens – two G scale exhibits (Seasonal)
- HOMES Model Engineers Society – HO scale model railway
- Hamilton Society of Railroaders – O scale model railway (no Web site, email us for telephone contact information)
- Halton County Radial Railway – Extensive operating streetcar and interurban museum near Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Steam Heritage Museum – tours by appointment
- Canadian Association of Railway Modelers
- Central Ontario Garden Railway Association (COGRA) – G scale in garden settings (on Facebook)
- Toronto Railway Museum– Located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on a historic railway property and buildings.
- Toronto Railway Historic Association – Developers and operators of the Toronto Railway Museum.
- Niagara Railway Museum – Located in Fort Erie, Ontario in the former diesel shops
Hobby links
Winona Garden Railway – miniature steam retailer,
Puslinch/Guelph, Ontario https://wgrr.ca/
Mike’s Rail Cars https://www.mikesrailcars.com/
Plumb Cove Studios http://www.plumcovestudios.com/
Discover Live Steam https://discoverlivesteam.com/
Titan Trains https://titantrains.net/
The Train Works https://thetrainworks.com/
Other miniature railway operations to visit
A comprehensive list of clubs can be seen at https://discoverlivesteam.com/
Some of our favourites, within reasonable driving distance:
Mud Creek Central Railroad http://mudcreek.org/ – Lockport, New York
Finger Lakes Live Steamers https://fingerlakeslivesteamers.org/ – Clyde, New York (half way between Rochester and Syracuse)
Mill Creek Central Railroad https://www.millcreekcentral.com/ – Coshocton, Ohio (a 6 hour drive from Hamilton, but well worth it)
Ridge Live Steamers – http://www.ridgelivesteamers.org/ – Dundee, Florida (near Winter Haven and Lake Wales)
Are you a railway history buff? Check these out:
Story of the Rainhill Trials – 1829 — Wikipedia
Video: “The Rainhill Story- Stephenson’sRocket”
(many more videos under the “Steam Loco 101” tab)