Hobby Shops (in the Susquehanna Division 11)
- Altoona – Dick’s Train Store, 406 North 7th Street
- Easton – Trains N Lanes, 3825 Northwood Road
- Gettysburg – Tommy Gilberts Hobby Shop, 346 East Water Street
- Johnstown – T & P’s Trains & Collectibles, 3724 William Penn Avenue
- Mayfield – Internet Hobbies, Inc., 504 Scranton-Carbondale Highway
- New Cumberland – The Station, 213 9th Street
- Reading – Iron Horse Hobby House, 60 South 6th Street
- Scranton – Grzyboski’s Trains, 423 Lackawanna Ave
- Shrewsbury – Mike’s Trains, 20 Virginia Avenue
- Strasburg – Strasburg Train Shop, Route 741 East
- Whitehall – Hobbytown USA, 700 Lehigh Valley Mall
- York – White Rose Hobbies, 1501 Mount Rose Avenue
Hobby Shops (near the Susquehanna Division 11)
- Blue Ridge Summit, PA – Mainline Hobby Supply, 15066 Buchanan Trail East
- Cockeysville, MD – MB Klein, also known as Model Train Stuff has ceased all operations.
The Susquehanna Division 11 is home to several model railroad manufacturers as well as two railroad publishers.
Located in Montoursville, PA, Bowser Manufacturing manufacturers locomotives, rolling stock, detail parts, and other model railroading items in N through O scales. These items are marketed under several different names, including Bowser, Stewart Hobbies, Cal Scale, Cary, Selley, and English’s Model Railroad Supply.
Located in Honesdale, PA, Funaro and Camerlengo manufacturers finely detailed HO Scale Resin craftsman kits of rolling stock, and structures. A few S and O Scale Freight Car kits are also made.
Located in Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley Models makes S scale kits of structures and vehicles.
Located in York, PA, Mount Vernon Shops manufacturers decals (specializing in PRR, RDG, and WM).
Located in Hanover, PA, The Railroad Press is a publisher of railroad related magazines and books — many of which focus on the region covered by the Susquehanna Division 11.
Located in Elizabethtown, PA, Ribbonrail (no website) makes track cleaning cars in N and HO scales as well as some track gauge, road-bed, and related products.
Located in Halifax, PA, Withers Publishing is a publisher of railroad related magazines and books — many of which focus on the region covered by the Susquehanna Division 11.
The division is blessed with a number of operating tourist railroads and attractions.
- Bellefonte Historical Railroad in Bellefonte, PA.
- East Broad Top Railroad in Rockhill Furnace, PA.
- Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway in Jim Thorpe, PA.
- The Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad in Middletown, PA.
- Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train in Ashland, PA.
- Reading and Northern Railroad Company in Port Clinton, PA.
- Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions in Honesdale, PA.
- Strasburg Railroad in Strasburg, PA.
- Wanamaker, Kempton, and Southern Railroad in Kempton, PA.
- Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association in Williams Grove, PA.
The Susquehanna division is host to a number of different railroad themed museums. Below are some of the most recommended in the area.
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Gallitzin, PA.
- Electric City Trolley Museum Association in Scranton, PA.
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA.
- Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, PA.
- Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg, PA.
- Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill Furnace, PA.
- Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA.