Appalachian Railroad Modeling

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I know it's been a while since the last update, but I've been spending a lot of time updating my National Parks website, ilovenationalparks.org. If you want to see what I've been up to, click here!

ARM is continuing to expand--this time, we've added the Western Maryland to the mix. While there isn't much material to speak of yet (a couple of photos), I'm hoping to draw up a track plan or two, and I'm hoping to receive some more WM photo submissions, both prototype and models. Keep submitting your Appalachian coal-hauling material, even if there isn't a page for it yet--we'll make one! Thanks for your faithful visits and all the donations of material!

Last Updated 21 Jun 2009
What's New?

New page for the Western Maryland -21 Jun
N-scale, bedroom-sized trackplan for the Clinchfield's Fremont Branch and Moss No. 1 -21 Jun
New models on the Southern, C&O and structures pages -21 Jun
36 new prototype photos (mostly roster shots) on the N&W, Southern, Conrail, C&O, Chessie, WM and miscellaneous photo pages -21 Jun

Clinchcross, NC trackplan added for the Southern and CRR - 26 Feb
New models added to the L&N models and Conrail models pages - 26 Feb
New prototype photos added to the NS, CSX and Conrail pages - 26 Feb

Custom site search engine added (below) - 13 Feb

Monongahela page added including trackplans and prototype photos - 11 Feb
Conrail page added including prototype photos and models - 11 Feb
N-scale bedroom-sized trackplan for the Monongahela's Waynesburg & Southern - 11 Feb
Better scans of many locomotives + 3 new pics on the Conrail split "mutt" page - 11 Feb
New and updated hopper photos on the Southern photos page - 11 Feb
New photo of Farm, WV circa 1992 on the NS photos page -11 Feb

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Welcome to Appalachian Railroad Modeling! This site is a collection of prototype and modeling information for those interested in modeling the coal-hauling railroads of Appalachia. Although not all-inclusive, ARM's focus is on the railroads which haul coal in the states of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia with coverage expanding to Maryland and Pennsylvania. The primary roads currently covered are the L&N, N&W, C&O, Clinchfield, Virginian and the Interstate (Southern) and their successors with a focus on post-dieselization. ARM is currently looking for material from people like you for all appalachian railroads, but especially the B&O and WM.

Prototype information includes photos, rosters, track diagrams, etc. If you have any prototype photos or information you would like to share with others via this site, or if you have a related web page you would like to include on the "Links" page, please click the "Contact ARM" link to the left.

Modeling information includes model photos, how-to articles, and track plans. The "Models" pages are intended to showcase the work of many Appalachian modelers. If you would like to include a model or layout photo, click the "Contact ARM" link to the left.

Many links are provided on every page to make navigation easy. The basic links are listed on the menu bar at left and at the bottom of every main page. Please enjoy this site and let me know if you have any ideas for improving these pages. If you're looking for a good place to start, click here.

Current Site Statistics:
Prototype Photos. . . 367
Model Photos. . . . . . . 196
Trackplans. . . . . . . . . . 42
Articles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9