Frank's LEGO^® Town and Train Links Page

Top Town and Train Sites

There are so many town and train sites out there, it is sometimes hard to know where to start. Here are some of the most impressive sites:

• BEN'S WORLD OF ABS
• LEGO® On My Mind
• Matt's LEGO® Train Depot
  Track Designer, Track Plans, Reference, Ideas, Hints and Tips, and more.
• Ben's Lego® Station
  Ben Fleskes is best known for his elaborate Millenium Falcon, but his attention to detail also shows in his train models.
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (a ton of trucks, trains, and buildings)
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z. (a ton of trains, buildings, vehicles, details, and more, nicely indexed

See TRAIN CLUBS immediately following for some more impressive sites.

LEGO® TRAIN CLUBS

• FGLTC - First German Lego® Train Club
• GFLTC - Greater Florida LEGO Train Club
  See Gallery for pictures.
• GMLTC - Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club
  • NMRA (National Model Railroading Association) Convention 1999:
    • Larry's NMRA Show Pictures
    • John Kelly's NMRA Show Pictures
    • Demlow's NMRA Pictures
    • Paul Foster's NMRA Pictures
• NGLTC - North Georgia LEGO Train Club
  NGLTC - North Georgia LEGO Train Club
  • Michael Hader's pictures from 1999 Great American Train Show in Georgia
• PNLTC - Pacific North West LEGO Train Club
  • Thomas's Lego Pages (show pictures)
• WAMALUG - Washington Metro Area LEGO Train Club
  Formerly Northern Virginia LEGO® Train Club
  Shows etc:
  • February 11-13 Greenberg show
  • February 11-13 Greenberg show
  • Many pictures in various folders
  • GATS
  • Dan Boger's pictures

TRAIN SHOWS

Most of the LEGO Trains at shows are collaborative efforts of one of the clubs above, but a few individuals do shows on their own:

• Robin Werner (aka Rob Storm)
  Check both the section on train shows, and the section on trains under "Robin's LEGO® Zone Classic".
• Will Chapman's Lego (kid's railroad)

Calendar

DATE

Description

3/18-19/2000

GMLUG La Crosse Train Show

TRAINS

• Zonker's Main LEGO® Page
• LEGO® On My Mind
• Joe's LEGO® Page - Legoston,USA
• Ben and Jer's LEGO® Raytracing
• BEN'S WORLD OF ABS
• Trains
• Gerald Swason's 10 Wide Train
• Kevin Wilson's LEGO® Creations
• New Brickton Gazette
• Antony Lau's Original Lego Creations
• LEGO Realistic
• Paul Foster's Pages (trucks and other vehicles)
• BamBam Sproat's LEGO Pages (lost o' stuff)

COMPLETE TOWNS WITH TRAINS

• LEGOCITY NIJMEGEN
• PC's LEGO Empire
• Brendan Coughlin's Clarksdale
• Michael Ulring's Lego® Page
• Calum's Lego Page (Saraville)
• Michael Hader's Layout
• Open Air Train Exhibition
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page
• Will Chapman's Lego
• Sanjay D'Souza's Millennium City
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z.

TRAIN LAYOUTS

• Erik's Trains Page
• Kevin Wilson's LEGO® Creations (Simple train layout)
• Matt's LEGO® Train Depot (ZNAP Girder Bridge in Creations)
• Matt Agnew's LEGO® Page (4 loop layout, Wild West layout))
• Brad Hamilton's town

MONORAIL LAYOUTS

• Jacob Sparre Andersen's Bregnerod Bybane
• LUDO (SOETE)'S LEGO® Models
• Sanjay D'Souza's Millennium City
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z. (see town news then the various expos)
• ERIK'S LEGO® CREATIONS (Christmas Monorail)

TRACK PLANS AND TOOLS

• Matt's LEGO® Train Depot (Track Designer and sample plans)
• Michael Hader's Layout
• Rick's Lego Train Whistle Stop (2 nice track plans)
• Matt Agnew's LEGO® Page (4 loop track plan))
• Sanjay D'Souza's Millennium City (city plan w/monorail)
• Other Track Ideas
  • Allan J Smith's Buffer Stop

TABLES AND DISPLAY IDEAS

• Zonker's Main LEGO® Page (modular tables)
• Will Chapman's Lego

TRAIN ENGINES

• Calum's Lego Page
• Matt's LEGO® Train Depot

STEAM ENGINES

• Rick's Lego Train Whistle Stop (Grasshopper, 4-4-2, and powered tender)
• Mark Benz's Steam Engine
• Kevin Wilson's LEGO® Creations
• Leo Dorst's LEGO Designs
• Ben's Lego® Station (several)
• Robin's LEGO® Zone (under passenger trains)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (two little switchers)
• Will Chapman's Lego (3 different 4-4-0s)
• Chris Masi
• John Neal's 8-Wide Trains (0-8-0, Thomas the Tank Engine)
• Dan Siskind's UP Big Boy. Go to Gallery and then look at the prototype and the new version.
• Dan Siskind's Wild West Train Engine. Under Gallery, look at both Wild West Trains and New Wild West Loco.
• Allan J Smith's NZ Steam Locomotive - class H

DIESEL ETC ENGINES

• Zonker's Main LEGO® Page
• Christopher Tracey's Erie-Lackawanna GP-35
• Kim Toll's BNSF SD70M Diesel Engine
• Michael Hader's Chessie SD35
• Ben's Lego® Station (several)
• Thomas Burger's Lego pages (Thalys Passenger Train, Metro 2000 train, GP 40-2 and GP 9)
• Robin's LEGO® Zone (EMD SD80MAC, switcher, V-25 B, modified 4563, Royal Express, Euro Express)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page (Alco PA-1, red/yellow hood unit)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (Amtrak EMD F-7 and a LOT more)
• Will Chapman's Lego (modern type diesel)
• Derek Schin's LEGO® Page (Big Red, Little Red, BN Diesel)
• Chris Masi
• Eric Kingsley's Mindfest pictures (Larry's switcher)
• Brad Hamilton's town (re-worked 4559)
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z. has several:
  • NZ Diesel Locomotive - class DA
  • NZ Diesel Locomotive - class DC
  • NZ Electric Locomotive - class EO
• Thomas's LEGO® Pages (several engines)

TRACTION (TROLLEY ETC)

• Leo Dorst's LEGO Designs
• Ben's Lego® Station
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (gondola and tower, not a trolley, but best place to put it so far)
• Will Chapman's Lego
• Chris Masi (trolley)
• Eric Kingsley's Mindfest pictures (Larry's doodlebug and interurban)
• Allan J Smith's NZ Tram - class Fiducia

TRAIN CARS

• Zonker's Main LEGO® Page
• Brian Ward's Blacktron Train
• Erik's Trains Page (nice little gondola)
• Calum's Lego Page

FREIGHT CARS

• Thomas's Page (Rail Tech - gondola)
• Thomas Cook's trains (coach)
• Robin's LEGO® Zone (container, auto transport, Octan flat)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page (hoppers, covered hopper, box car, depressed center flat, car carrier, reefer, )
• Rick's Lego Train Whistle Stop (stockcar, hopper, water, barrel)
• Ben's Lego® Station (hopper, tank)
• Thomas Burger's Lego pages (box car, car carrier, covered hoppers, container car, center beam flat car, log car, tank cars, gondolas, stock ca, bulkhead flat, hydrogen tanker, containers, loads, multi-unit container car, spline car, coil steel car)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (quite a variety including working hoppers, tankers, box cars, depressed center flats, and specialized cargo)
• Will Chapman's Lego (operating log car, circus train)
• Chris Masi (covered hopper, tank car, car carrier)
• Eric Kingsley's Mindfest pictures (Larry's gondola, bulkhead flat w/helicopter, propane car)
• John Neal's 8-Wide Trains (box cars & reefers)
• Steve Wooster's trains (box cars, stock car, hoppers, tank car)
• Dan Siskind's Wild West Train (munitions wagon, wagons on flatcar, stock car)
• Dan Siskind's box car and AFV carrier (under the new Big Boy)
• Allan J Smith's Piggyback Trailers
• Allan J Smith's Timber Wagons
• Thomas's LEGO® Pages (2 hoppers)

PASSENGER CARS

• Thomas Cook's trains (hoppers)
• Kevin Wilson's LEGO® Creations (Club car in 4559 colors)
• Robin's LEGO® Zone (Metroliner, classic steam train, Royal Express, Euro Express)
• Michael Hader's Black and Yellow (4559 colors) Club Car
• Rick's Lego Train Whistle Stop (excursion car)
• Thomas Burger's Lego pages (Thalys Passenger Train, Metro 2000 train)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page (Metroliner addon, vintage, green & white coach under buildings, more)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (a variety of old and modern equipment)
• Will Chapman's Lego (Pullman style coach, circus train)
• Chris Masi (small coach)
• Eric Kingsley's Mindfest pictures (Larry's doodlebug and interurban?)
• John Neal's 8-Wide Train
• Steve Wooster's trains (club car, coach)
• Dan Siskind's coaches (under Wild West train, and the new Wild West train)
• Brad Hamilton's town (re-worked 4559)
• Thomas's LEGO® Pages (red and black using 4559 parts etc, w/engine)

CABOOSES

• Chris Masi
• Derek Schin's LEGO® Page (Yellow Caboose)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page (caboose)
• Thomas's Page (Rail Tech - caboose)
• Rick's Lego Train Whistle Stop (caboose)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (under freight cars a caboose/MOW type car)
• Eric Kingsley's Mindfest pictures (caboose)
• Dan Siskind's caboose (under the new Big Boy)
• Thomas's LEGO® Pages (brake van type car)

NON-REVENUE CARS

• Paul Foster's Pages (MOW)
• Michael Hader's Snowplow and Rail Maintenance Car
• Thomas Burger's Lego pages (rail maintenance equipment)
• Robin's LEGO® Zone (modified 4552 crane)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (under freight cars a caboose/MOW type car)
• Will Chapman's Lego (powered rail speeder, rotary plow)
• Eric Kingsley's Mindfest pictures (crane car)
• John Neal's 8-Wide Trains (rotary plow)

FUTURISTIC TRAINS

• Brian Ward's Blacktron Train
• Ben's Lego® Station (Insectoid train)

MONORAILS

• Jacob Sparre Andersen's Bregnerod Bybane
• LUDO (SOETE)'S LEGO® Models
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (passenger and freight monorails, monorail station, and more)

BRIDGES

• Adrian Egli's LEGO Train Website (curved bridge)
• Ben's Lego® Station (Lift Bridges)
• Kevin Wilson's LEGO® Creations (truss bridges)
• Thomas Burger's Lego pages (truss bridge)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page
• Kim Toll's Lift Span Bridge
• Jacob Sparre Andersen's Bridge building
• Matt's LEGO® Train Depot (The "Great Room" Layout in Creations)
• Chris Masi (lift bridge)
• Allan J Smith's Truss Bridge
• Thomas's LEGO® Pages (truss bridges and trestle)

PASSENGER STATIONS

• Michael Hader's "Metro" station
• Ben's Lego® Station (Union Station)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page (study of large station, nice suburban station, station project)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (monorail station)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (a nice Metrostation like station under passenger trains)
• Will Chapman's Lego
• Mookie's LEGO® Page (Valley Station)

FREIGHT TERMINALS

• Robin's LEGO® Zone (freight station - big overhead crane)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (container dock and crane)

OTHER TRAIN RELATED BUILDINGS

• Zonker's Main LEGO® Page (roundhouse and turntable)
• Rick's Lego Train Whistle Stop (water tower)
• Ben's Lego® Station (Roundhouse)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page
• Matt's LEGO® Train Depot (Engine Shed in Creations)
• Will Chapman's Lego

AUTOMATION AND ELECTRONICS

Most of these links are in relation to The LEGO Company's 9 volt Train system. The older 12 volt Train System included many electric accessories, reducing the need for fan invention.

• Scott's LEGO® Site
• Zonker's Main LEGO® Page (LED Signals)
• LUDO (SOETE)'S LEGO® Models (monorail and other automation ideas)
• Matt's LEGO® Train Depot

  DCC, Remote Controlled Level Crossing, Working Headlights and Reversing Loop

• Signals and the like
  • Frank Buiting's site, details on how to convert the 12V signals for use with 9V trains
• Automatic/remote uncouplers are one of the most desired things in model railroading. When you are simulating reality, it is undesireable to introduce the HOG (Hand of God). Unfortuanately LEGO trains provide special challenges for uncoupling because the couplers are magnetic, which requires prying the cars apart to separate the couplers.
  • Rick's Lego Train Whistle Stop (remote decoupler)
  • Leo Dorst's LEGO Designs
  • LUDO (SOETE)'S LEGO® Models
• Automatic/remote control of turnouts (points or switches) is another desireable thing. Again, LEGO turnouts introduce special problems due to the force required to move the points from one position to the other.
  • Leo Dorst's LEGO Designs
  • Matt's LEGO® Train Depot
  • LUDO (SOETE)'S LEGO® Models
  • Matt Agnew's LEGO® Page (Pneumatic))
  • Ben Fleske's (Pneumatic)
  • Chris Masi ()

SCENERY

• Derek Schin's LEGO® Page (big ol' mountain)
• Allan J Smith's Tunnel Portal
• Thomas's LEGO® Pages (waterfall/river under trestle)

TOWN

See TRAINS above for more town stuff.

• Kevin Wilson's LEGO® Creations (2 different town layouts)
• BayLug
• Carl's Amazing Hompage
• Michael's LEGO® City
• Chad Schaeffer's Last Chance (SFish)
• Cool Promo Set Bldg.
• Steve Anderson's LDRAW Vehicles & Soccer Sets
• Jacob Sparre Andersen's buildings
• Sean Kenney's "The Brick Apple"
• Bram Lambrecht's Pages
• Roby Sherman's "San DiLego"
• Lex & Inge's Page
• Ed Boxer Goes Downtown
• Metrolegoland
• Mikesville, USA
• Datsville
• SimiLego and PlastiCity
• Leo Dorst's LEGO Designs (several town related details)
• LUDO (SOETE)'S LEGO® Models
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z.

GENERAL BUILDINGS

• LeoCAD Models
• Roy Gal's Original LEGO® Creations
• Eileen's LEGO SYSTEM® creations
• Antony Lau's Original Lego Creations
• LegoLand Elementary, P.S. #507 (Joe Davenport)
• Panetteria (Bread Shop)
• Anders Isaksson's LEGO Homepage (see BlockCAD Gallery)
• See my Castle page for Cathedrals
• Calum's Lego Page
• Leo Dorst's LEGO Designs (Amsterdam Canal House)
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z.

RESTAURANTS, BARS, BAKERIES, ETC

• Derek Schin's LEGO® Page (Diver's theme restaurant, Totally Penguin Ice Cream Stand)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (diner)
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z.

HOUSES

• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (nice little wooden victorian cottage)
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z.
• ERIK'S LEGO® CREATIONS (Riverhouse)

VEHICLES

• Paul Foster's Pages (trucks and other vehicles)
• Anders Isaksson's LEGO Homepage (see BlockCAD Gallery)
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z.
• ERIK'S LEGO® CREATIONS (Land Rover, Pickup Truck)

TRUCKS

• Thomas Burger's Lego pages (trucks - offical and MOC)
• Calum's Lego Page (HDTV Truck)
• Larry Pieniazek's LEGO® Page (car carrier, blue cab)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (a ton of trucks, including a Legoland truck and trailer)
• Eric Kingsley's LEGO® Pages (18 wheeler and armored car)
• Allan J Smith's Welcome to Allanton N.Z.

RACE

• Robin's LEGO® Zone (race teams)

POLICE

• Thomas's Page (police cars and a few other vehicles)

FIRE

• WOODCHUCK COUNTY FIRE / RESCUE
• Jeff's LEGO® Page (Fire)
• The St. Lego Fire Department
• LEGO® VALLEY FIRE AND RESCUE
• LeoCAD Models
• Paul Foster's Pages (nice fire trucks)
• Will's Place
• Zonker's Main LEGO® Page
• Robin's LEGO® Zone (fire trucks)

RESCUE

• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (ambulance under trucks, rescue helicopter under flying creations)

AIRCRAFT

• LeoCAD Models
• Robin's LEGO® Zone (Airport and many aircraft)
• James Mathis' page of LEGO® Creations (passenger jet, single engine prop plane, rescue helicopter)