List of rail transport modellers

Notable within the model press

NameScales modelledPrototypes modelledNotes
John AllenH0freelanced Gorre & Daphetid RailroadDied 6 January 1973
John ArmstrongOfreelanced Canandaigua Southern RailroadDied 28 July 2004
Eric BracherHOn3, Sn3, On3Narrow gauge & shortline railroadsMagazine article writer & contributor, NMRA Master Model Railroader #23 (of 500+), founder of Rio Grande Models, Ltd.
Frank EllisonOfreelanced Delta LinesDied 30 September 1964
Cyril FreezerMainly OOEditor of Railway Modeller 1950-1980 and a prolific model railway author. Died 19 May 2009.
Nobutaro Hara1 gauge and othersWorldwidePart of his extensive private collection, including a 310 sq. metre 1-gauge layout, forms the Hara Model Railway Museum in Yokohama, Japan, died 5 July 2014[1]
Al KalmbachOFreelanced Great Gulch, Yahoo Valley & Northern R.R.First publisher of Model Railroader magazine, died 1981
Jim KellyN
Tony KoesterH0Nickel Plate RoadAccomplished model railroad author for Kalmbach Publishing and former Editor of Railroad Model Craftsman.
W. Allen McClellandH0The Virginian and Ohio Railroad
E. L. MooreMainly HOFreelanced Elizabeth Valley Railroad and Eagleroost and Koontree RailroadProlific contributor of building construction articles to American model railroading magazines between 1955 and 1979.
George SelliosH0freelanced Franklin and South Manchester Railroad
Whit TowersHO scalefreelanced Alturas and Lone Pineeditor of NMRA Bulletin for many years, died 12 June 1999
Wayne Wesolowski
Linn H. WestcottEditor of Model Railroader for 16 years from the February 1961 issue to the August 1977 issue. Died 8 September 1980.

Celebrity modellers

NameOccupationScales modelledPrototypes modelledNotes
Peter Alexander[2]Austrian singer and actor
The Rev. W. AwdryBritish clergyman and author of The Railway Series.
Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine.		00 009Models are preserved at the museum at Tywyn Died 21 March 1997
Sebastian Bach[3]Lead Singer SkidrowO Scale Collector
Jimmy BarnesScottish-Australian singer
Tim Berners-Lee[4]British scientist and World Wide Web pioneer.
Kurt Biedenkopf[2]German politician
Claude BollingFrench jazz pianist
Tom Brokaw[5]American television journalist
Warren BuffettInvestor[6]
Johnny CashAmerican singer and songwriterMade TV commercials and endorsements for Lionel Trains in the 1970s.[7][8]
Winston Churchill[5]British politician
Eric Clapton[9]Musician
Gary ColemanAmerican actorNEmployee of Caboose Hobbies in Denver, Colorado. Layout featured in the September 1990 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman.[10] Also made a railway-related adventure movie called On the Right Track.[11]
Phil Collins[5][9][12]British musician and singer
Manuel De PeppeItalian actor singer arranger producer songwriterO GHe collects Subway and Trolley Models
Regis CordicAmerican radio personality and actor
Bob CostasAmerican sports journalist
Alan CoxLinux developerN ZAlso runs his own model kit business
Richard CrennaAmerican actor
Roger DaltreyBritish musician
Anne Diamond[13]British journalist
Joe DiMaggio[5]American baseball player
Walt Disney[5]American film producer, animator and entrepreneur.7-1/4" live steam
James DoohanCanadian actor
Ed DoughertyProfessional golferOHas a Lionel layout which was featured on an episode of "Tracks Ahead".
John EntwistleBritish musician
Leopold Gratz[2]Austrian politician
Harper GoffAmerican artist, musician and actor
Hermann Göring[14]German politician and military leader
Rick GreenCanadian comedian and writerMember of a Model Railroad club in Toronto
Michael GrossAmerican actorNModel of the Month Award in the March 1992 issue of Model Railroader.
Gene HackmanAmerican actor
Merle Haggard[5]American singer and songwriter
Tom Hanks[5]American actorReportedly working on a layout based on a Freelanced Southern Pacific Line
David HasselhoffAmerican actorGarden Railroad in G Scale
Jools Holland[15]British musician
Josef Hesoun[2]Austrian politicianG
Tommy HunterCanadian singer
Eddie IzzardBritish comedian and actorOO
Elton John[5]British singer, composer and pianist
Ollie JohnstonAmerican animator5" and full-size live steam
Michael Jordan[5]American basketball playerN ScaleN Scale layout based on the Chicago and North Western
Buster Keaton[16]American actor and film directorS
Ward KimballAmerican animatorfull-size live steam, collector of model railroad equipment
Gil MelléAmerican artist and musician
Vaughn MonroeAmerican singer and musician
Michael Palin[17]British comedian
Mandy PatinkinAmerican actorO - LionelNoted Lionel collector and operator, his home layout is modeled based on places from his childhood with locations named for family members.[18]
Riccardo Patrese[5]Italian Formula One driver0 H0collector Märklin 0 gauge
Jim PattisonCanadian entrepreneurPurchased Frank Sinatra's Rancho Mirage, California Lionel collection in 1995.[19]
Sam PoseyAmerican racecar driver and sports journalistH0Colorado Midland RailwayAuthor of Playing with Trains ( ISBN 0812971264) where he describes his involvement in the hobby
Sally Jessy RaphaelAmerican television hostZOwns Marklin Z scale trains which operate on a layout housed in a briefcase[20]
Joe RegalbutoAmerican actorGLayout featured in the March 1993 issue of Model Railroader.[21]
Fred RogersAmerican television host
Jim ScancarelliAmerican cartoonist
Gerhard Schröder[12]German politician
Frank Sinatra[5]American singerLionel and tinplate modelsMaintained in Sinatra's train cottage at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Transferred to Jim Pattison when the cottage and house was sold in 1995.[19]
Merv SmithNew Zealand radio presenterHOn30Co-wrote the book Little Trains of Thought (Whitcoulls, Christchurch, 1974) about his hobby. After retiring from radio he opened a model shop.
Peter Snow[9][22]British television presenter
Tom SnyderAmerican television personality
Bruce Springsteen[5]American singer
Ringo StarrBeatles drummer
Rod Stewart[5][9]British singer00, H0Grand Central Terminal, New York CityLayout featured in the December 2007, December 2010 and February 2014 issues of Model Railroader
Donald Sutherland[5]Canadian actor
Bob SymesBritish television presenter and producer
Mel Tormé[5]American singer
Gerhard Tötschinger[2]Austrian actor, director and writer
Pete Waterman[9]British songwriter and record producerAlso owns full sized locomotives and the model company 'Just Like The Real Thing'. Involved in the building of an 'O' gauge (7mm Scale) layout 'Leamington Spa' as featured in the Railway Modeller, December 2008.
Daniël WayenbergDutch pianist and composer
Anders WejrydArchbishop of Church of Sweden
Neil YoungCanadian singer and songwriterPart owner of Lionel Trains.
Frank P. ZeidlerAmerican politicianFoundation member of the National Model Railroad Association.

Fictional modellers

See also

References

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  4. ↑ "Answers for young people - Tim Berners-Lee". World Wide Web Consortium. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NMRA - Why Build a Model Railroad?
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  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Reynolds, Nigel (24 October 2007). "Rod Stewart is a model railway enthusiast". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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  17. ↑ 009.cd2.com
  18. ↑ Simon, Bob. "Mandy Patinkin". http://www.cbsnews.com/. 60 Minutes. Retrieved 17 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  19. 1 2 Celebrity Train Layouts, Part 1 – Frank Sinatra, DVD, TM Books & Video, 2003, 40 minutes. ASIN B0000E3J8F
  20. ↑ "Say, is that the Glacier Express".
  21. ↑ "Model Railroader - March 1993 Contents". Kalmbach Publishing. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  22. ↑ "Peter Snow shows John Humphrys his model railway". BBC. 2010-12-03.
  23. ↑ "Big Bang Theory, Model Trains and Aspergers and Autism", CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision, Sept, 30, 2011
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  27. ↑ "Allan Steiger". Neighbours: The Perfect Blend. Grundy Television Pty. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
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