This site contains over 1,500 rail-related photographs (mainly of steam) from the U.S.

Each “postcard” on this page links to an album. Scroll right to see more “postcards”. Click on a “postcard” to go to an album. Click on a thumbnail in an album to see the

full size picture. There are location-related links in each album, as well as suggested books and DVDs.

You can browse albums from the US map or go to the sitemap for a list of albums. The links page has more general links. There is also a page with some railroad manuals.

The website is optimised for IE6 or higher, and a fast broadband connection. It is not designed for mobile devices. Full size pictures are 300dpi and can be large: panorama and backhead views may be 1-2MB.

All opinions are those of the creator of this website. The choice of links is entirely the author's. No monetary or other incentives were involved in their selection or inclusion.

Books and manuals

Interested in railroad rule books, operating manuals and histories?

I have a page with a number of publications that I believe are either out of copyright or that I have permission to publish:

Modern Locomotive Engineering

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5th Feb ‘10    • 3 more manuals added.

                    • Nevada Northern Railway Museum added.

                    • Nevada Northern #93 added.

                    • 25 photos added to Palisade page.

                    • 122 photos added to Central Pacific Historic Grade page.

                    • 90 photos added to Golden Spike NHS page.

26th Nov ‘09  • 2 more manuals and O. Winston Link Museum, Virginia Museum of Transportation and North Carolina Transportation Museum added.

6th Sep ‘09    • 3 manuals and Allegheny Portage NHS, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Norfolk & Western G1 #7, Chesapeake & Ohio K-4 Kanawha #2760 and John Henry Park added.

23rd Jun ‘09  • 1 manual added.

10th May ‘09 • 1 manual and Smithsonian Museum added

• 104 photos added to B&O Museum pages.

25th Jan ‘09  • First 3 manuals added.

1st Jan ‘09    • Site published.

Manuals are all scanned at 150dpi and are downloadable as word searchable PDFs.

B&O Rules & Regulations

Railroad Signals

Locomotive Breakdowns

Standard Train Rule Examination

Locomotive Engine Breakdowns

Houlahan’s Railroad Handbook

Railroad Men’s Catechism

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