Helpful Links

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Getting Started

Picking Your First Train Set
Beginners Basics
Trains.com

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DCC

All About DCC
DCC Wiki
DCC Guy (YouTube Channel on DCC)

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Hobby Shops

Great Lakes Hobby
Hobby Square Kyoto (Japan)
Hobby Shop Locator Horizon Hobby
Hobby Shop Locator Walthers
Tony's Train Exchange
Hobby Search (Great Online Japanese Hobby Shop [Ships to the USA])

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Train Clubs

Jackson Pontiac & St. Clair Railroad
Lansing Model Railroad Club
NMRA NCR Div. 6

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Track Planning/Layout Design

SCARM Layout Planning Software
SCARM Beginner's Tutorials
Sumida Crossing Japanese Model Railroad Blog

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Prototype Information

History of NYC Transit
History of Transit in Detroit
The Real Story behind the Demise of America's Once-Mighty Streetcars