Local Resources

The following is a list of local clubs, organisations and groups in the area. Visit their web site to learn how they might help you with your model railway interests.

Ottawa Valley Associated Railroaders (OVAR) http://www.ovar.ca
British Railway Modelers of North America (BRMNA) http://brmna.org
Canadian Association of Railway Modellers (CARM) – National Capital Chapter https://www.facebook.com/groups/1533955573579782/
National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) St. Lawrence Division: http://sld-nmra.ca
Ottawa Valley HOTRAK Model Railway Club (HOTRAK) http://www.hotrak.ca
Ottawa Valley NTrak Club http://ottawantrak.com
Ottawa Valley Garden Railroad Society http://www.ovgrs.org
Ottawa Valley Live Steamers and Model Engineers https://www.ovlsme.com/
Dirty Thirty On30 Modular Gang https://www.facebook.com/groups/486795798178128/
Modelistes ferroviaires de Gatineau http://mfgatineau.ca
Merrickville Model Railroad Club http://mv.grenville-anglicans.ca/model-railroad-club
Mississippi Valley Associated Railroaders (MVAR) http://mvar.ca
ParLUGment – LEGO trains club http://www.parlugment.org/index.php
C. Robert Craig Memorial Library https://www.crcml.org/
Bytown Railway Society (BRS) http://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
Ottawa Railway Historical Circle http://churcher.crcml.org/circle/ottawahist.html
Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario (Smiths Falls Railway Museum) http://www.rmeo.org

self-guided tour of model train layouts