Web Links
Sudbury Division Modelling Resources
Some sites we have found to be very helpful in modelling the CP Rail Sudbury Division.
- CPR Diesel Roster – Most comprehensive online collection of CPR diesel locomotive photos
- Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Locomotive Roster – CPR diesel photos and paint scheme info
- Canadian Freight Car Gallery – Photo gallery designed for Canadian freight car enthusiasts and researchers
- Canadian Freight Cars – Canadian freight car roster listings
- Fallen Flag Railroad Photos – A great collection of locomotive and rolling stock photos for all railroads
- Old Time Trains – Canadian railway history and stories
- The unofficial Algoma Central Rly Home Page by Ted Ellis – Dozens of classic CPR and ACR photos in northern Ontario from the late ’60s to the early ’80s
- Algoma Eastern Railway – The unofficial site of the former AER, merged by CP in 1932 into their Little Current and Nickel Subs (archived from the original site)
- The View from Galt Station – Images of the CPR Galt Sub in Waterloo County
- http://www.trainweb.org/incorail/ – UnOfficial INCO Railway site
Canadian Model Manufacturers
Here are some manufacturers whose products our club has found helpful in our modelling pursuits. The emphasis is on Canadian manufacturers offering quality products.
- Rapido Trains – High-end train geeks making high-end train models
- OVR Trains – Otter Valley’s exclusive line of HO models, and N-scale models too
- Aurora Miniatures – New Canadian manufacturer offering quality models
- North American Railcar Corp – Pacific Western’s own custom railway models
- Sylvan Scale Models – Manufacturer of fine resin kits
- Yelton Models – 3D printed kits bringing layouts to life
- Miniprints – Objects, animals and oddities for your model layout
- Phil’s Train Layout Store – Wide range of everyday structures and details for your layout
- Fast Tracks – Hand-laid track building tools and model building supplies
- Miniatures by Eric – Cast brass detail parts for Canadian modellers
- Black Cat Publishing – Decals for CP, CN and other Canadian roads
- Precision Design Co. – Canadian company offering custom decals since 1990
- Aberdeen Car Shops – TH&B and Canada Southern decals and details
- Precision Model Railroad – Benchwork and helix kits for model layouts
- Elgin Car Shops – Custom Model Building Service
- Not Canadian, but North Coast Engineering is the DCC system used by the WRMRC.
Model Railway Shops Near Us
Please support your local hobby shop. This is a list of model train stores within a 100 km radius of our club layout.
- Credit Valley Railway Co. – Mississauga, ON
- Otter Valley Railroad – Tillsonburg ON
- Railway City Hobbies – St. Thomas, ON
- Dundas Valley Hobbies – Dundas, ON
Miscellaneous Prototype Modelling Layout Links and Blogs
A partial list of other modellers and clubs who share our enthusiasm for prototype inspired railway modelling.
- Waterloo Railway Exposition (RPM)
- Chris vanderHeide – Algoma Central in HO Scale
- Hunter Hughson – Penn Central Niagara Branch
- Steve Lucas – Midland Railway of Canada
- Bob Fallowfield – CP Rail Galt Subdivision
- Jim Eager – AT&SF – D&RGW Joint Line circa 1978-79
- Stephen Gardiner – Toronto’s Liberty Village industrial area in the ’50s
- Neil Schofield – CP Rail Newport & Lyndonville Subs also check out his YouTube channel
- Trevor Marshall – Niagara Traction in S Scale
- Pierre Oliver – Southern Pacific – Clovis Branch
- Bernard Hellen – Chemins de fer Quebec-Gatineau in HO Scale
- Matthieu Lachance – Hedley Jct ex-CN Murray Bay Sub in the 1990s
- Rene Gourley – Proto:87 Canada Atlantic Railway in Pembroke
- HOMES Club – 1950s Hamilton & Area Railways – prototype-based club, our kindred spirits in the Steel City
- John Longhurst – CP Rail M&M Sub – narrating his layout, and Canadian railway modelling in general
- George Dutka – White River Division – modelling New England and much more
- Marty McGuirk – Central Vermont Railway layout set in the 1950s
- Mike Confalone – Allagash Railway on Facebook
- Tony Thompson – Modelling the SP – great resource for transition-era modellers
- Rick Ridout – L&N Henderson Sub – A pioneer in prototype modelling
- La Mesa Model Railroad Club – SP/ATSF Tehachapi Pass line built in a museum
- NEB&W – famous layout of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society
- John Parker – BNSF Fall River Subdivision – modern BNSF on a heavy operations-based layout
- Larry Reynolds – 1950s PRR Altoona Area – with working US&S CTC dispatch panel & position light signals
- James McNab – IAIS Hills Line – modelling the Hills industrial spur
- North American Prototype Modelers – Milwaukee based club with an impressive layout
