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Railroad Enthusiasts

Hold Meetings With Railfans Worldwide

When last seen, there were over a million railroad enthusiast all over the USA.  These guys do everything from build exotic model railroads to organize railfan trips to selected destinations.  All of them belong to organizations and clubs where they meet regularly, exchange ideas, and just socialize, if nothing else. 

And let's not forget that trains operate all over the world.  There are modelers' clubs that want to build and run models of German, French, and British trains.  And speaking of trains on an international scale, there are now train simulator groups springing up all ovfer the place, where the computer becomes the railroad.

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Model railroading is one of the fastest growing hobbies today.  There are over 100,000 model railroads in existence all over the country.  They model everything from old antiques to tramways.  Contrary to most thoughts, model railroading is not playing with toy trains anymore.  The keyword is realism.  Scenery and buildings are exact likenesses of railroading in a city setting or railroading through the mountains.

Better still, the advent of digital sound has imparted even more realism.  You hear locomotives start and run.  You hear engine horns and bells.  Special effects such as flat spots, banging together of cars being coupled, and the squeal of wheels are all possible through the mystic of Digital Command Control, or DCC. 

How can modelers across the country or across the globe get together to exchange ideas and plans?  Through Secure Webconference, of course.  The great model railroads happen through an exchange of ideas.  Where will your model railroad be? 

 
 
 
 
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