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  LINKS & RESOURCES FOR MODEL RAILROADERS
Below are links to regional clubs, public layouts, hobby shops, shows and more. Click on a subject to take you to the links. We have supplied all information available on a specific subject.  If you have information on additional regional hobby-related items, please contact us.
Clubs Shops Shows Products / Services Press Around Jackson
 
Clubs and Public Layouts

Baton Rouge Area

Baton Rouge Model Railroad Club
 
- Operating HO Layout Mondays 7 – 9 PM
          Edgar Dayries 225-925-8975
          Brendan Brosnan 225-751-2349
b.e.brosnan@cox.net
BATON ROUGE O SCALE CLUB
 
- Two Rail O-Scale Train Layout. Meeting most every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Baton Rouge Scale Modelers
 
- Scale Model Kits - Building and Collecting
GRAND PACIFIC RAILROAD
- Operating HO Layout - ahouston3@charter.net
Midsouth RR Club
 - Operating HO Layout Tuesdays 7 – 9 PM
OLD HICKORY RAILROAD
 - Ride a live steam train at our clubhouse location!

TALL TIMBER & SANTA FE RAILROAD
 - Operating HO Layout - jlof811@att.net
TCA LOUISIANA CHAPTER
 - The Louisiana Chapter of the Train Collectors Association


Regional Model Railroads

Alexandria area
T.R.E.E. HOUSE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
 
- Alexandria, LA - The Home of the HO Rockwell Railroad. Click here for photos!

SHREVEPORT AREA
ARK-LA-TEX ANTIQUE & CLASSIC VEHICLE MUSEUM
 
- Home of TRAIN CITY N-Scale Empire
(formerly at the LASM in Baton Rouge, LA) Click here for photos!
Ark-La-Tex HO Modular Model RR Club

NEW ORLEANS AREA
Crescent City Model Railroaders
 - Operating HO Layout
Crescent City S Scale Model RR Club
 
- Modular S-Scale Layout

HOUSTON / GALVESTON AREA
GALVESTON COUNTY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
- Large N, HO , G and Lionel Layouts
HOUSTON AREA "G" GAUGERS
- G-Gauge Club and Layout
HOUSTON AREA LIVE STEAMERS
 
- Live Steam Railroad
HOUSTON N'CROWD
- N Gauge Club with layout about Papa Ben's Train Place in Houston
Lone Star Region NMRA
TEXAS STATE RAILROAD
- Steam and diesel excursions

JACKSON, MS AREA
JACKSON SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
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Jackson, Mississippi Multi-Scale Group

PENSACOLA, FL AREA
Pensacola Scale Model RR club

SILVERHILL, AL
WALES WEST RAILROAD
-
Riding Railroads and Garden Railroads


Regional RR Websites

LOUISIANA STEAM TRAIN ASSOCIATION
 
- Restored SP745
Louisiana•Rail•Site
 
-
Louisiana RRs Information and Photographs

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Shops, Repair Service, & More

BATON ROUGE / NORTH SHORE AREA

Electric Train Depot
1111 S. W. Railroad Ave.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454
Phone: (985) 386-2236
          (985) 370-7200
fowlerint@yahoo.com
www.electrictraindepot.com
10AM to 4PM Monday through Saturday

Hobbytown
8484 Airline Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
(225) 928-1534

ACCUCRAFT Large Scale Train Dealer
Peter Oelschlaeger (225)664-1146

FLBTRAIN, INC.
Railroad and railroad customer consultancy / Railroad, industrial and railroad scenic photography
Email: flbtrain@earthlink.net
http://web.me.com/flbtrain1/FLBTRAIN/FLBTRAIN.html

Uncle Sam's Trains - Repair and Service
12 Deni Court
Covington, LA 70433
By Appointment Only:
985-893-6926
gkosanovich@bellsouth.net

http://www.unclesamstrains.com/


NEW ORLEANS AREA

Mike’s Train Shop
2000 20th Street
Kenner, LA 70062
(504) 466-8531


HOUSTON / GALVESTON AREA

Papa Ben's Train Place
2506 South Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77098
(713) 523-5600
http://www.papabens.com
papabens@pearlman.com

Mike's Hobby Shop
212 Main Street
Humble, Texas
(713) 446 7550
(800) 724 5386


MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST

The Emporium Toy Train Store
136 Rue Magnolia
Biloxi, Ms. 39350
228-432-1326
http://myweb.cableone.net/emporium
email: emporium@cableone.net

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Shows

TCA LONESTAR DIVISION TRAIN SHOW
First Saturday in March and November, in coordination with the Ponchatoula Trade Days
Click on the link above for more information.

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Press / Photos

ADVOCATE FUN ARTICLE ON THE GREATER BATON ROUGE MODEL RAILROADERS - The Advocate's great article on the GBRMM Club at Jackson, Louisiana.
GREATER BR MODEL RAILROADERS ON TV - Story on the club and trains from LPB's LOUISIANA:THE STATE WE'RE IN
Working On The Railroad - Newspaper article on Greater BR Model Railroaders

LAST DAY AT AMERICA'S TRAIN YARD - Photo collage
2006 CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY AT THE ESPOSITOS - Photo Collage

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Products & Services

FLBTRAIN, INC. - Railroad, Transportation and Industrial Consulting and Photography
Phone: 225-278-0575  Email: flbtrain@earthlink.net

Posi-Lock - "No solder needed" reusable connectors for layout wiring on either a temporary or permanent basis.

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Other Railroad Websites of Interest

COOL TRAIN PHOTOS - Unusual Railroad Photogrphs!

Around Jackson

JACKSON, LOUISIANA - The Website
Area CALENDAR OF EVENTS - What's happening in the area
Annual Civil War Reenactment of The Battle of Jackson Crossroads - Coming up April 28th & 29th

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