Links, Credits, and Errata

Relevant Links and Sites of Interest

Model Railroading / Toy trains:

• National Model Railroad Association
  International club promoting the model railroading hobby
• NMRA Mid-Central Region, Div. 10
  I was a board member and the newsletter editor until stepping back in Fall '08 due to the chaos of The Move.
• Tyco Trains Collector's Resource
  Tony Cook's original site about Tyco train products made after 1970
• Tony Cook's HO-Scale Trains Resource
  Tony Cook's expanded site featuring the other legacy RTR model train vendors (Bachmann, Life-Like, Atlas, Cox, et al)
• ModelTrainsWeathered.com
  Inspiration and jaw-drop ass-kicking when it comes to making models appear *real*
• Jeff Hanke's Chessie System East End
  Jeff has been working on his themed layout since 2000. His customized models are required viewing for anyone interested in the Chessie System.
• RITS (Rock Island Technical Society)
  Dedicated to the preservation, discussion, and memory of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (Rock Island, "The ROCK") Railroad. These guys were a great help when I was working on some custom Rock models a few years back.
• Fallenflags.org
  Great photo reference without the snotty pretense.

Automotive sites I frequent and/or recommend

• AutoExtremist
  The original insiders' blog. I've been known to get an opinion or three published here too.
• Blue Oval Forums @ Blue Oval News
  The #1 FoMoCo Enthusiast's forum, despite the infantile toll-baiting and infighting...
• The Lincoln Forum .Net
  ...keeps classic Mafia Tank-mobiles like my 1975 Mark IV running!
• Jalopnik
  The kind of automotive website I would have made if not for (laziness)
• HOONIVERSE
  When Jalopnik jumped the matzo, one site spun off and rose above, a beacon for all self-effacing motorheads to flock to on burned heads. Yours truly has been alleged to write for them from time to time.
• AutoBlog
  There are several auto blogs out there, but this is one of my quick-check faves.
• Automotive Traveler
  Lucky Bastards!
• RIP shoutout to Beaterz.com and Ride&Drive.com!

Friends and People Deserving of Esteem:

• AeroStorm
  My brother's new stormchasing website
• Forkthief
  My sister's LiveJournal
• Artifacteria / Decorating with Lace
  Family business run by freinds in PA. If you need some lace - and I'm talkin' the good stuff here - they're the ones to call...!
• Soopageek.com
  Another friend and former neighbor's site. The Name says it All.

Brick & Mortar worth a visit:

• The Golden Spike Train Shop

6357 West 79th Street; Burbank, IL 60459
- One of the best family-owned shops in the business. And I've been to many.

• The Rail Fence

415 W Broadway St; Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-5040
- "The Haunt". 'Nuff said.

• Hands to Work Railroading

4002 West 127th Street; Alsip, Illinois, 60803
- Right off the interstate, if you can't get to the Golden Spike.

You can find me on:

• Facebook
  (...he said grudgingly)
• YouTube
  spiderj76
• Sorry but I barely have time for this stuff, let alone AOL2.0MySpace, Twitter, LJ, etc...

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