We encourage folks to take advantage of the resources available below.
If you have as much fun with your toy trains as I do mine, we can, all of us, make the world a better place. – Barrie Davis
Travel Blogs
Step into the wider world of European Railroading! Here, you’ll find an assemblage of travel blogs written by members and edited by the website’s editor. These posts can include full-sized railroading or features on model railroads abroad.
GitHub
GitHub is a popular website for sharing computer code. At the ETE – PNW GitHub Repository, we’re working to post our layout control code, TrackSolver code, and useful 3D infrastructure models for printing.
Track Solver
TrackSolver is a tool developed by ETE-PNW members Eugenio Pace and Magnus Christerson to help calculate what pieces of Märklin C track to use to cover a defined length within a given tolerance.
Quarterly Meeting Presentations
We’re working to publish the slideshow presentations of our Quarterly meetings for public use as an ongoing archive of club research and accomplishments.
Instructional Material
Instructional Material includes walkthrough guides and videos for various facets of model railroading, as well as research on the history of railroading.
External Web Resources
Here are some external web resources that we find informative on European rail history and model trains.
Models
As part of our mission to make model railroading more accessible to people, regardless of their economic status, we have assembled links to freely available models, as well as models produced by club members. The models include digital models for 3D printing and print-outs for models made of card.
ETE PNW Sales Inventory
This link directs you to the Chapter’s sales inventory spreadsheet. The spreadsheet displays the item, manufacturer, item number, railway affiliation, scale, power type (DC, DCC, etc.,) original price, sale price, running condition, and whether the item has a box or not.
Pacific Northwest Chapter of European Train Enthusiasts 