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FORUMS & BULLETIN BOARDS
All Model Railroading:	Over 23 model train forums covering all N, Z, HO, G, O S, and narrow gauge, photography, general discussion, logging and mining, operating, design, kits, scratch building, model railroad dioramas, modular railroading, layout planning, detailing, member gallery.
Atlas Model Railroad:	N, HO, O, and DCC forums
All Gauge Group:	Yahoo discussion group
EtrainZ	A site dedicated to train enthusiasts, built by train enthusiasts. Buy and sell with no listing fees or charges for pictures, free club listings, various forums.
Hobby Notes:	Message boards for every hobby and the ability to create individual boards for your club or group.
KitForums.com:	Forums for scenery, scales, steam, logging, photography, contests, kitbashing, scratch building, and others.
Model Railroad Forum:	Bulletin board for railroaders, railfans, model railroaders and anyone else who is interested in railroads. A wide variety of topics, from the latest developments in today's railroading to the early days of railroading including model railroading general discussion boards, freight, transit and passenger, railway preservation, construction, international railways.
Model Train Forum:	General discussion boards; Z, N, HO, O, G/ #1 scale discussion boards, photo and video gallery, railway structures, technical, layout, Digital Control Command, prototype RR's, sale and trade boards.
Miniatur Wunderland Forum	Discussion boards pertaining to this fully DCC controlled H0 layout located in Hamburg, Germany. Boards include general discussion, may aspects of scale rail modeling, new section layouts, and prototype.
N Scale Forum:	A great resource for N scale model railroading. Forums on layout design and planning, DCC, scenery, prototype research, and more.
Rail Forum:	Discuss your favorite rail related topics with for railfans, model railroaders and anyone else who is interested in rail. Forums covering all aspects of model railroad building: all gauges, layouts, kit bashing, electronics, weather. Railfanning by regions, passenger trains. etc.
The Railroad Network:	Collection of railroading forums covering model railroad locomotives, rolling stock, and equipment; digital command control, live steam, garden, HO & N scale; brand boards for Lionel, American Flyer and other toy trains; railfanning, railroad history, items wanted and for sale.
Rail Serve:	Forum boards for model and antique railroads, prototype, history and photos.
The Train Board:	One of the oldest railroad-related discussion forums on the Internet. More than 28 discussion forums for all facets of railroading and model railroading including all scales, layouts, planning model railroads, lines, technical questions, as well as links to related sites.
Trains.com:	Forums for classic toy trains, classic trains, garden railroads, model railroaders, train magazines, and general topics.
The Whistle Post:	RR Forums for HO, N, O, S, G, Z, Narrow Gauge, Live Steam, Layout, DCC & Electrics, Tips, Photos, Projects, Railfan, general info, shows & events, Train Simulator, and more.
ZandN Models Forum:	New board for HO, Z and N scale modelers with general information, construction questions, and new ideas.
Zealot:	Scale Railroad Discussion & Model Trains including boards for getting started, general interest. Separate boards for N / Z, HO, G / O / S, and narrow gauge trains; logging lines, modular layouts, layout planning, technical questions, prototype railroading, technical questions, tip and tricks, kit bashing, photos and more
Search for More:	Google search results for additional boards.
NEWSGROUPS
Rail Serve:	Listing of over 30 newsgroups along with ICQ Communication List model railroading chat and railroading mail subscriber lists
rec.models.railroad	alt.railroad.steam	misc.transport.rail.misc
alt.railroad	alt.models.railroad.ho	misc.transport.rail.americas