Friends of The Consolidated South Western Railroad

Author: Patrick Palmersheim

This page will list all of the local clubs and other personal sites that are related to model railroading in Alaska.

Here is a basic list, but a better page will be coming soon.

Active sites

These websites are known good.


Northern Lights Model Railroad Club

The Northern Lights Club meets in Russian Jack Springs Park, 5200 Debarr Rd, Anchorage, on Friday evenings at 6pm. They have business meetings on the first Friday of the month at 7pm.


Military Society of Model Railroad Engineers (MSMRRE)

This railroad is located on Elmendorf AFB. You will need access to the base to visit this club. You can contact BJ via (907) 552-5234.

The MSMRRE has their business meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the basement of the Matanuska Hall. The club is open Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoon.


Washington Belt Railroad (WBRR)

While this website is active it seems to have gone dormant, and hasn’t been updated in some time.

Operating sessions are held on the first Saturday afternoon of the month at 1pm. The N scale WBRR is located in South Anchorage. If you are interested in visiting the WBRR, please visit the WBRR site for more information.


Matanuska South Central Railroad

Bom Almeida’s N Scale railroad


David Shewfelt’s: The Joint Line


The museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry


Hobby shops and dealers


The Alaska Railroad


The Copper River & Northwestern Railway

The Farthest North publically accessible G scale railway


Curt Fortenberry

Alaska Railroad Decals.


White Pass & Yukon Railroad


The Patten Mines Railroad


ARR EMD MRS-1


John’s Alaska Railroad Page

John is a large fan of the Alaksa Railroad and Alaska in general, his page hosts a very large assortment of history and pictures about the Alaska Railroad.

Inactive Sites

These sites and clubs were linked on Marty’s original site, but are no longer working. If you know anything about these, let me know and we can get the site updated.

Tanana Valley Model Railroad club

Yahoo Alaksa Railroad Rail fan Group

The Alaska Live Steamers

Roundhouse Hobbies