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Railroad societies and websites |
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Alaska Railroad Fan Site .............................................................................. |
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| Amtrak Historical Society
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www.amtrakhistoricalsociety.org |
| Anthracite Railroads Historical Society
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www.anthraciterailroads.org |
| Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Subjects ......................................... |
atsf.railfan.net |
| Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Railroads Historical Society .... |
www.aclsal.org |
| Baltimore and Ohio Historical Society ........................................................ | www.borhs.org |
| Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society ............................................... | www.bmrrhs.org |
| Burlington Route Historical Society ........................................................... | www.burlingtonroute.com |
| Canadian National Railways Historical Association .................................. | cnrha.ca |
| Canadian Pacific Historical Association ..................................................... | www.cptracks.ca |
| Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society ........................................... | www.cofg.org |
| Central Vermont Railway Historical Society ............................................... | www.cvrhs.com |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society ...................................................... | www.cohs.org |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society ...................................................... | www.cohs.org |
| Chicago & North Western Historical Society.............................................. | www.cnwhs.org |
| Colorado Railroads ....................................................................................... | corailroads.com |
| Conrail Historical Society ............................................................................. | thecrhs.org |
| CSX Transportation Historical Society ....................................................... | www.csxthsociety.org |
| DRGW.net ...................................................................................................... | www.drgw.net |
| Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Page ...................................... | dssa.habitant.org |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad Archive ................................................... | www.ejearchive.com/index |
| Erie Lackawanna Historical Society ........................................................... | www.erielackhs.org |
| Florida East Coast NRHS Chapter .............................................................. | www.trainweb.org/fecnrhs |
| Florida East Coast Railway Society ............................................................ | www.fecrs.com |
| Friends of the Burlington Northern .......................................................... | www.fobnr.org |
| Frisco ............................................................................................................. | thelibrary.org/lochist/frisco/frisco |
| Grand Trunk Western Historical Society ................................................... | gtwhs.tripod.com |
| Great Northern Railway Historical Society ................................................. | www.gnrhs.org |
| Green Bay Route ........................................................................................... | www.greenbayroute.com |
| Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society ....................................................... | www.gmohs.org |
| Illinois Central Railroad Historical Society ................................................ | icrrhistorical.org |
| Jersey Central Chapter of the NRHS .......................................................... | www.jcrhs.org |
| Kansas City Southern Historical Society .................................................... | www.kcshs.org |
| Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Unofficial Site ................................ | www.i2k.com/~dpierce/LSI |
| Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society .................................................. | www.lvrrhs.org |
Railroad societies and websites (cont.) |
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| Long Island Rail Road History ..................................................................... | www.lirrhistory.com |
| Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society .................................... | www.lnrr.org |
| Maine Central Railroad Page ....................................................................... | home.sprynet.com/~jwhite07/mec/mec |
| Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society .................... | www.maandparailroad.com |
| Milwaukee Road Historical Association ..................................................... | www.mrha.com |
| Missabe Railway Historical Society ........................................................... | www.missabe.com |
| Missouri Pacific Historical Society ............................................................ | www.mopac.org |
| Monon Railroad Historical Technical Society .......................................... | www.monon.org |
| New York Central System Historical Society ............................................ | nycshs.org |
| Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society ..................................... | nkphts.org |
| Norfolk & Western Historical Society ........................................................ | www.nwhs.org |
| Norfolk & Southern Railway Historical Society (shortline) ...................... | www.norfolksouthernhs.org |
| Northern Pacific Railway Historical Society .............................................. | www.nprha.org |
| Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society ............................. | www.prrths.com |
| Pere Marquette Historical Society ............................................................. | www.pmhistsoc.org |
| Railway & Locomotive Historical Society .................................................. | rlhs.org |
| Reading Railroad Heritage Museum .......................................................... | www.readingrailroad.org |
| Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society ................................................ | www.rgmhs.org |
| Rio Grande Southern Railroad - History, Remains, Links ........................ | rgsrr.com |
| Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society ..................................... | www.atsfrr.com |
| Soo Line Historical & Technical Society ................................................... | www.sooline.org |
| Soo Line Railfan ........................................................................................... | sooline.railfan.net |
| SLSF Historical and Modeling Society ...................................................... | www.frisco.org |
| Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society ....................................... | www.sphts.org |
| Southern Railway Historical Society .......................................................... | www.srha.net |
| Texas & New Orleans Archives .................................................................. | tno-archives.tnorr.com |
| Union Pacific Historical Society .................................................................. | www.uphs.org |
| Virginia & Truckee Railroad ........................................................................ | www.virginiaandtruckee.com |
| Virginia & Truckee Railroad Historical Society ......................................... | www.vtrrhs.org |
| Wabash Railroad Historical Society .......................................................... | www.wabashrhs.org |
| Western Maryland Railway Historical Society .......................................... | westernmarylandrhs.com |
| Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society .............................................. | wplives.org/archives.html |
Rosters |
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| Alaska Railroad .................................................................... | www.alaskarails.org/.../complete-roster |
Amtrak ................................................................................... |
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| ATSF Diesels ........................................................................ | spazioinwind.libero.it/cajon/roster/sfdiesel |
| ATSF Steam .......................................................................... | atsf.railfan.net/atsfstea |
| Baltimore & Ohio Diesels ................................................... | www.northeast.railfan.net/bo |
| Baltimore & Ohio Steam ...................................................... | www.northeast.railfan.net/bo_steam1 |
| Burlington Northern ............................................................ | www.trainpix.com/bn/ROSTER |
| Canadian National Railways ............................................... | www.trainweb.org/j.dimech/roster |
| Central of New Jersey Diesels .......................................... | www.northeast.railfan.net/cnj_atr |
| Central of New Jersey Steam ............................................. | www.northeast.railfan.net/cnj_steam1 |
| Central Pacific ...................................................................... | cprr.org/Museum/.../_encyclopedia_1 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Diesels .............................................. | www.northeast.railfan.net/co |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Steam ................................................. | www.daveayers.com/.../CnO_Loco_Class |
| Chicago & North Western ................................................... | www.marketmaker.net/cnw/roster_cnw1 |
| CSX Transportation ............................................................. | okbytheccboard.tripod.com/csxbostonline/roster |
| Diesel Shop .......................................................................... | www.thedieselshop.us |
| Don's Depot .......................................................................... | donsdepot.donrossgroup.net |
| D&RG / D&RGW Locomotive and Car Rosters ................. | www.drgw.net/info/Roster |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Diesels .......................................... | www.ejearchive.com/page_dieselroster |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Steam ............................................. | www.ejearchive.com/page_steamroster | EMD Page (Unofficial) ......................................................... | www.trainweb.org/emdloco |
| EMD Unit Rosters ................................................................ | membrane.com/bigtoys/rail/units |
| Erie Lackawanna .................................................................. | www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/.../loco |
| Great Northern .................................................................... | www.gngoat.org/engine_rosters |
| Green Bay Route ................................................................. | www.greenbayroute.com/rosters |
| Illinois Central Diesels ........................................................ | www.illinois-central.net/.../alltimeroster |
| Illinois Central Steam .......................................................... | www.illinois-central.net/.../SteamRoster |
| Lehigh Valley Diesel ............................................................ | www.northeast.railfan.net/lv_rstr |
| Lehigh Valley Steam ............................................................ | www.northeast.railfan.net/lv_steam |
| Minneapolis & St. Louis ...................................................... | www.sjcook.com/.../msl/engines/mslrost |
| Norfolk & Western Diesels ................................................. | nwry.railfan.net/rosterpix |
| Norfolk & Western Steam ................................................... | www.trainweb.org/railmaster/nw_rost |
| Norfolk Southern ................................................................. | www.nslocos.com/main |
| Northeast Rails .................................................................... | www.northeast.railfan.net |
| Northern Pacific ................................................................... | research.nprha.org/.../AllItems |
Rosters (cont.) |
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| Pennsylvania Railroad ........................................................ | broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Rosters |
| Pere Marquette Diesels ..................................................... | www.pmhistsoc.org/diesrost |
| Pere Marquette Steam ........................................................ | www.pmhistsoc.org/stmrostr |
| Philadelphia & Reading ...................................................... | www.northeast.railfan.net/phil_reading |
| Reading Diesels .................................................................. | www.northeast.railfan.net/rdg_rstr |
| Reading Steam ..................................................................... | www.northeast.railfan.net/rdg_steam |
| Rock Island ........................................................................... | www.rits.org/www/roster |
| Southern Pacific .................................................................. | espee.railfan.net/sp_steam-index | Standard Steam Locomotives ............................................ | orion.math.iastate.edu/.../slindex |
| Union Pacific Diesels .......................................................... | utahrails.net/.../all-time-index |
| Union Pacific Steam ............................................................ | utahrails.net/.../steam-index |
Utah Rails ............................................................................. |
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| Virginia & Truckee ............................................................... | www.vtrrhs.org/History/VTRoster |
| Wabash Diesels ................................................................... | www.wabashrhs.org/p/diesel-roster |
| Wabash Steam ..................................................................... | www.wabashrhs.org/p/steam-roster |
| Western Maryland Diesels ................................................. | www.northeast.railfan.net/wm |
| Western Maryland Steam ................................................... | www.northeast.railfan.net/wm_steam |
| Western Pacific Diesels ...................................................... | www.wplives.com/motive_power/drosters |
| Western Pacific Steam ........................................................ | www.wplives.com/motive_power/srosters |
Live Steam |
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General ................................................................................. |
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| General ................................................................................. | www.railsnw.com |
| Arcade & Attica Railroad ..................................................... | www.arcadeandatticarr.com |
| ATSF #3751 ........................................................................... | www.sbrhs.org |
| Black Hills Central Railway ................................................. | www.1880train.com |
| Black River & Western Railroad ........................................ | www.brwrr.com |
| Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad ........................................ | www.scenic-valleyrr.com |
| Cass Scenic Railroad .......................................................... | www.cassrailroad.com |
| Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum ............................ | www.steamtrainride.com |
| Conway Scenic Railroad ..................................................... | conwayscenic.com |
| Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad ................................ | www.cumbrestoltec.com |
| Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad ................................ | mountainrailwv.com |
| Essex Steam Train ............................................................... | essexsteamtrain.com |
| Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society ............................ | fortwaynerailroad.org |
| Friends of the #261 ............................................................. | 261.com |
| Friends of the East Broad Top .......................................... | www.febt.org |
| Golden Gate Railway Museum ........................................... | www.ggrm.org |
| Grand Canyon Railway ........................................................ | www.thetrain.com |
| Heber Valley Railroad ......................................................... | hebervalleyrr.org |
| Little River Railroad ............................................................ | www.littleriverrailroad.com |
| Lumberjack Steam Train ..................................................... | www.camp5museum.org |
| Midwest Central Railroad ................................................... | www.mcrr.org |
| Mount Washington Cog Railway ........................................ | www.thecog.com |
| Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad ................................................ | www.mtrainierrailroad.com |
| North Shore Scenic Railroad ............................................. | www.northshorescenicrailroad.org | Northern Nevada Railroad ................................................. | www.nnry.com |
| Orange Blossom Cannonball ............................................. | www.orangeblossomcannonball.com |
| Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad .......................................... | www.oregoncoastscenic.org |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation ..................................... | www.orhf.org |
| Pacific Coast Railroad Company ........................................ | pcrailroad.wordpress.com |
| Railtown 1897 ....................................................................... | www.railtown1897.org |
| Rio Grande Scenic Railroad ............................................... | www.coloradotrain.com |
| Roaring Camp Railroads ..................................................... | www.roaringcamp.com |
| Roots of Motive Power ....................................................... | www.rootsofmotivepower.com |
| Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad ............................ | www.thefreeportshow.com |
| Skunk Train .......................................................................... | www.skunktrain.com |
Live Steam (cont.) |
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| Steam Railroading Institute ................................................ | michigansteamtrain.com |
| Steamtown ............................................................................ | www.nps.gov/stea |
Strasburg Rail Road ............................................................ |
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| Sugar Pine Railroad ............................................................ | www.ymsprr.com |
| Sumpter Valley Railway ....................................................... | www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org |
| Swanton Pacific Railroad Society ...................................... | sprr.calpoly.edu |
| Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ................................. | www.tvrail.com |
| Texas State Railroad ........................................................... | www.texasstaterr.com |
| Three River Rambler ........................................................... | www.threeriversrambler.com |
| Tweetsie Railroad ................................................................ | tweetsie.com |
| Union Pacific ........................................................................ | www.upsteam.com |
| Virginia & Truckee Railroad ............................................... | www.virginiatruckee.com |
| Western Maryland Scenic Railroad ................................... | www.wmsr.com |
| White Mountain Central Railroad ...................................... | www.whitemountaincentralrr.com |
| Wilmington & Western Railroad ......................................... | www.wwrr.com |
Links |
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Rail Serve .................................................... |
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| RAIL links ..................................................... | www.raillinks.com |
| Railroad Data ............................................... | www.railroaddata.com |
General Information |
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| General ........................................................ | www.railarchive.net |
| Steam Locomotives .................................... | www.steamlocomotive.com |
| Steam Locomotives .................................... | www.steamlocomotive.info |
| Climax Locomotives ................................... | www.climaxlocomotives.com |
| Geared Steam ............................................. | www.gearedsteam.com |
| Shay Locomotives ...................................... | www.shaylocomotives.com |
| Railroads ..................................................... | www.american-rails.com |
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Images |
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| General ........................................................ | www.northeast.railfan.net |
| General ........................................................ | www.railroadforums.com |
| General ........................................................ | www.steampreservation.com |
| General ........................................................ | www.rrpicturearchives.net/default.aspx |
| General ........................................................ | www.trainweb.com |
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Location Hunters |
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| Abandoned Rails ........................................ | www.abandonedrailroads.com |
| Stations ........................................................ | www.rrshs.org/index.html |
| Bridges ........................................................ | bridgehunter.com/./railroad |
| Locomotives ............................................... | www.steamlocomotive.info |
| Cajon Pass Group ....................................... | www.trainweb.org/cajongroup |
| Trails ............................................................ | www.r2parks.net/railindex.html |
| Trails ............................................................ | www.traillink.com |
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Discussions |
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| Trainorders.com ......................................... | www.trainorders.com |
| Railroad Forums ......................................... | www.railroadforums.com |
| Railway Preservation Forum ..................... | www.steampreservation.com |
Operations |
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| Publications ................................................ | catskillarchive.com/rrextra |
| Plans ............................................................ | www.livesteamlocomotives.com/drawings |
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Railroadiana |
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| Railroadiana Online .................................... | www.railroadiana.org |
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Modelling |
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| Live Steam ................................................... | www.livesteamlocomotives.com |
| G Scale ......................................................... | www.g-scale-society.co.uk |
| G Scale ......................................................... | www.precisionscaleco.com |
| General ........................................................ | www.thecaboose.com |
| General ........................................................ | www.dmoz.org/./Models/Railroad |