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Other links

Here, we provide links to other Websites of interest especially to railway fans in Southern Ontario, Canada.  They are listed in order of their proximity to our home base of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  Below that you’ll find several hobby links, a list of some other miniature railways within driving distance, and something for railway history buffs, as well.

Hobby links

Winona Garden Railway – miniature steam retailer,
Puslinch/Guelph, Ontario https://wgrr.ca/

Mike’s Rail Cars     https://www.mikesrailcars.com/ 
 
Plumb Cove Studios   http://www.plumcovestudios.com/

Discover Live Steam  https://discoverlivesteam.com/

Titan Trains https://titantrains.net/

The Train Works https://thetrainworks.com/

Other miniature railway operations to visit

A comprehensive list of clubs can be seen at https://discoverlivesteam.com/

Some of our favourites, within reasonable driving distance:

Mud Creek Central Railroad http://mudcreek.org/ – Lockport, New York

Finger Lakes Live Steamers https://fingerlakeslivesteamers.org/ – Clyde, New York (half way between Rochester and Syracuse)

Mill Creek Central Railroad https://www.millcreekcentral.com/ – Coshocton, Ohio (a 6 hour drive from Hamilton, but well worth it)

Ridge Live Steamers – http://www.ridgelivesteamers.org/ – Dundee, Florida (near Winter Haven and Lake Wales)

Are you a railway history buff? Check these out:

Story of the Rainhill Trials – 1829 — Wikipedia

Video: “The Rainhill Story- Stephenson’sRocket”
(many more videos under the “Steam Loco 101” tab)