Four County Society of Model Engineers

M o d u l a r R a i l r o a d i n g a t i t s B e s t

Below are some of our members' favorite model railroad and prototype links.

Great Scale Model Train Shows	Information about the Great Scale Model Train Show, held 4 times a year at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, MD. The FCSME regularly displays at this show three times a year. Check the calendar page for dates.
Railserve	The web's largest search and information site for railroad enthusiasts.
Scenic Express	Scenic Express is our favorite source of scenery supplies. They carry everything needed to create top-notch scenery from the "ground" up.
National Model Railroad Association	The NMRA is a non-profit educational association whose purpose is to promote and teach the art and craft of model railroading. The membership of the NMRA is a diverse group of individuals unified by their love of model railroading. They represent a wide variety of interests and wish to improve and expand the hobby through mutual effort.
North Coast Engineering	NCE are the manufacturers of the PowerHouse Pro DCC system used by the club (and many of its members) to control their trains. NCE have for many years supplied components to other DCC manufacturers, and are innovators in powerful, easy-to-use DCC systems.
Spring Mills Depot	Spring Mills Depot produces exclusive run cars. SMD is a big supporter of the FCSME.
HORailroad.com	Presenting the unique or unusual, exceptional values, and sights worth seeing with an emphasis on High Quality Scale Modeling and Scale Model Railroading. Although "HO" is in our name, we do include other scales when warranted.
Chessie-System.com	A site in progress dedicated to the Chessie System and will show progress on the owner's layout.
Wiring For DCC	Allen Gartner's site that has a lot of good information on wiring for DCC. You can spend a lot of time here.
JMRI - Decoder Pro	Decoder Pro is a must-have PC utility for programming today's sound decoders. It is a free software download and has excellent support. DecoderPro simplifies the job of configuring complicated DCC decoders by providing screens on which you can select the various options and values you want.
Panel Pro Clinic	An excellent site that has clinics on Panel Pro which uses JMRI (see link above).
Basic Model Railroad Photography	Bob Boudreau's site which has lots of pointers covering basic and advanced model railroad photography for digital camera users.