This site has been designed using a Content Management System (CMS) called "Drupal". Drupal can have extra themes and modules added, which are downloadable from other sites on the Net. The site's theme has been customized by me to better reflect the general theme of the site. Extra modules have been added to enhance the visitor's experience on the site, such as a Voting API / User Interface, a Glossary, a Messenger, FAQ section, a Printer-Friendly Pages module, and ExtLink - an external link management tool. Some of the modules on the site I have only enabled for registered members such as Voting, Messenger, Commenting, and Printer-Friendly Pages.

The background graphics, and other Theme graphics, are Copyright, James Stanford, 2000-2007, or their respective owners, and are used with permission.

All photos and content, unless otherwise noted, are Copyright James Stanford, 1985-2007, used with permission, or are authorized for inclusion on this site by their Copyright owners. I ask that you not download any photos from this site without written approval to do so first. The Track Plans provided on this site is the only exception to this rule.

Special Permission to Download / Copy / Print Track Plans

Permission is given for you to copy / download / print any number of the available free Track Plans, provided the following criteria are met:

* They are not to be packaged in a commercial product unless written permission has been obtained from me.
* They are not to be included on another website unless written permission has been obtained from me.
* They are not to be given away as a value added product without written authorization from me. That is, they are not to be given away in a package WITH any commercial product, unless authorized by me.
* That the user recognizes that no warranty exists on any of these plans whatsoever, and that the provider of these plans (me) shall not be held liable for any inability of these plans be built to specification, or for any damage whatsoever which may occur after downloading or copying of any of these plans.
* That the user recognizes that any track plans that are freely available, that is at no cost to the user, that no commercial trading laws whatsoever shall govern this sites provision of these plans.
* That the user recognizes that any or all of the available plans may at some future date be removed or made into a sale-able product by the owner of this site without any regard for any person or organization whatsoever.

Authority to Distribute Content Commercially

I have given limited authority to commercially distribute content to the following companies / individuals:

1. Market Leaders eBooks (www.model-train-help.com)
* Copyright and ownership of material supplied to Market Leader eBooks remains with James Stanford, the webmaster of Jim's Model Train Site, and creator of the plans. Authority to reprint in electronic format any of the plans supplied to them by me as follows:
Minimum space layout (4x4)
Switchback & Yardville layout (8x4)
Mainline & Industrial layout (8x4)
Mountain Railroad layout (8x4)
Mineral Mountain RR layout (8x4)
Spaghetti & Western RR layout (8x4)
Northeast Line layout (8x4)
Denver Rail Link (8x4)
Red River RR layout (8x4)
Olympia & North Western RR layout (8x4)
Riverside Switching layout (6x4)
British Columbia & Rocky Mountain RR (6x4)
A Double Track Railroad layout
Multi Level & Western RR layout (6x4)
South Eastern Railway (8x5)
* Exclusivity Clause: James Stanford (hereafter referred to as "I", "me" or "my"), will not supply any material I have supplied to Market Leaders eBooks (hereafer referred to as "you" or "yours") to any other commercial publishing party, but I do reserve the right to supply content to other publishers that I have not already supplied to you. Any content that is or was or will be on any eCommerce facility or web site located on the domain stanfordnorth.com or any future domain I or my company or business name might own will be deemed to be my own ecommerce facility and will not be bound by this exclusivity clause. No agreement between us (James Stanford and Market Leaders eBooks) will prevent me from selling privately any material on my website to any member of the public.