Web Directory

» Abandoned Railroads Of The United States
   The history of numerous United States rail lines which have since been abandoned.
   http://www.abandonedrailroads.com/

» Abandoned Rails
   Website dedicated to abandoned railroads in the United States. Includes maps, pictures and articles on abandoned lines that can be searched on either by state or by railroad company.
   http://www.abandonedrails.com

» Akron Barberton Belt Railroad
   Information, pictures, and history of the Akron Barberton Belt Railroad.
   http://www.station76.net/abb/

» Algoma Eastern Railway
   The history of Northern Ontario’s Algoma Eastern Railway.
   http://www.magma.ca/%7Emorcomp/aer.html

» American Rails
   An informational "A to Z" resource guide to American railroads.
   http://american-rails.com

» Bath & Hammondsport Railroad
   Brief History of the Bath and Hammondsport Railroad. Includes photos, rosters and mileage.
   http://www.s363.com/bath/

» CNR In Ontario
   Information on Canadian National Railway's stations in Ontario. Stations are organized alphabetically and in 1954 subdivision, with a short history.
   http://cnr-in-ontario.com/

» CTA's 4000 Series Elevated Cars Last Stand
   Learn about what could possibly be the last trip of Chicago's 1920s vintage elevated cars.
   http://www.ameritech.net/users/liz357/4000a.htm

» Castle Howard Station
   An historical record including text, photographs and personal memories relating to this unique station on the York to Scarborough line in North Yorkshire, UK.
   http://www.castlehowardstation.com

» Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
   History of the line from 1891 to its demise in 1963. Includes photographs of the cars, stops, hardware, ephemra and time tables.
   http://www.northshoreline.com/

» Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad
   History of the Chicago Tunnel Company, which operated 60 miles of 2 foot gauge railroad under the streets of Chicago until 1959.
   http://www.ameritech.net/users/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.html

» Coal Towers and Coaling Stations for Railroad Steam Locomotives
   Old photo and statistics for railroad coal towers and coaling stations in the United States, built by Roberts and Schaefer Co., Circa 1908 - 1912.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~railroad_towers_railroadmania/

» Consolidated Railroads of Cuba 50th Anniversary
   short history and over one hundred photographs of the railroad, rolling stock, stations, and the Headquarters town of Camaguey from the late 1940's and early 1950's.
   http://www.camagueycuba.org/fccc/

» Crowsnest Railway Route
   Located in southern British Columbia. Describes its history and includes pictures, maps and links.
   http://www.crowsnest.bc.ca/

» Danger Ahead
   Information on historic railroad accidents.
   http://danger-ahead.railfan.net/

» Dundonald Railway Station
   Information about the former Belfast and County Down Railway station at Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland.
   http://dundonaldrail.users.btopenworld.com/

» Flying Yankee Restoration
   News about the restoration of the stainless steel diesel powered train set known as The Flying Yankee, designed by E.G.Budd Company in 1934.
   http://www.flyingyankee.com/

» Georgia's Railroad History And Heritage
   Historical guide to Georgia's railroads, from the 1830s to the present.
   http://railga.com/

» Green Bay & Western Lines: The East-West Short Route
   The Green Bay and Western RR, its predecessors and affiliated lines; prototype and modeling information.
   http://www.greenbayroute.com/

» History Of The Building Of The Semmering-Railway
   Describes the building of the railway between 1848 and 1854.
   http://www.noe.co.at/partner/trsued/whsemmeringbahn/hist_E.htm

» History Of The Locomotive
   The evolution of the locomotive.
   http://www.sapiensman.com/old_trains/english.htm

» Hocking Valley Railway Information Center
   Devoted to the Hocking Valley Railway, its predecessors, successors, and affiliates. Includes photos, history, route guides and maps.
   http://www.chescweb.com/hvrail

» Irish Railway Photos
   A collection of photographs taken of the Irish railway scene from 2001 onwards.
   http://eiretrains.com

» Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway
   Historical information and photographs of the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph interurban electric railway 1913-1933.
   http://www.interurbanroad.com

» Lehigh Valley Railroad
   History, archival details, and photos of the railroad that once ran from New York to Buffalo serving the eastern Pennsylvania anthracite coal district.
   http://www.enter.net/~lvrr/

» Living With Steam: The Sounds of Railroading in Buffalo and Western New York 1948-1955
   Featuring steam and early diesel recordings from the Buffalo, New York area.
   http://www.livingwithsteam.org

» Long Island Rail Road History
   Features early history, timeline, maps, rolling stock and bibliography.
   http://www.lirrhistory.com/

» Maryport and Carlisle Railway
   The History of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bolton Loop branch line in Cumbria.
   http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/

» Missouri-Illinois Railroad
   Current and historical information in regard to the Missouri-Illinois Railroad. Includes maps and photographs.
   http://moshortline.com

» Museum of America's Freedom Trains
   Preserves the 1947-1949 Freedom Train and the 1975-1976 Bicentennial American Freedom Train, both of which toured the 48 contiguous United States.
   http://www.freedomtrain.org

» Ohio Railroads
   A brief overview of the history of Ohio Railroads, and a look at their operations today.
   http://knorek.com/RR/Ohio/ohio.htm

» Old Time Trains
   Canadian railway history and stories, by and about railroaders.
   http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains

» Penn Central Railroad Information
   Details the history of the fallen flag railway Penn Central.
   http://pcrrusa.tripod.com/index.html

» Penn Central Railroad Online
   Covers the railroad which folded in 1976. Includes maps and charts, photographs, and FAQ.
   http://pc.smellycat.com/

» Railroad Extra
   An anthology of 19th and early 20th century railroading.
   http://catskillarchive.com/rrextra/

» Railroad Maps Collection
   Contains historical railroad maps from 1828-1900 that highlight the achievements of early railroaders.
   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml

» Railroad Signal Site
   US Railroad signals - including US&S and GRS searchlight, colorlight and gyralight signals. Detailed photographs and descriptions.
   http://www.trainweb.org/signals

» Railroad Stories
   A collection of stories, both fact and fiction, about railroads and trains. Most of the stories are from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
   http://home.mindspring.com/~railroadstories/

» Railroadiana Online
   A non-commercial website devoted to information about collectible railroadiana including lanterns, lamps, china, keys, locks and paper.
   http://www.railroadiana.org/

» Rails and Trails
   Features primary source materials and research on the history of transportation in Ohio and North America.
   http://www.railsandtrails.com/

» Rutland Railroads Island Hopper Line
   History of the Rutland's Line through the Champlain Islands of Vermont, which was in operation from 1901-1961
   http://www.lavigneworld.com/rutland

» Scotland's Railways Past and Present
   History of the railways of Scotland. Information, pictures and user forum.
   http://www.scottish-rail.co.uk

» Souith Australian Railways
   History of the South Australian Railways and TransAdelaide, Great Southern Railway and Australia Southern Railroad.
   http://satrains.8m.net/

» Steam Index
   Steam locomotive history, bibliography, magazines, abstracts, indexes, patents, biography.
   http://www.steamindex.com/

» Steam Operations
   History and description of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway steam operations at Hinton, West Virginia, with drawings of numerous railroad structures.
   http://members.cox.net/wsimonton/index.html

» The Garratt Locomotive
   A listing of all known examples of this articulated steam locomotive. Photographs of most designs are included.
   http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/

» The Great Northern Empire - Then and Now
   Historic information about James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway in the USA, and what is left of it today.
   http://www.greatnorthernempire.net/

» The Last Days Of Steam
   The memoirs of trainman during the 1950s.
   http://www.hcpconsulting.ca/lds/LDS1.htm

» The Last Main Line - A Railway Archive
   Utilises Newton’s photographic collection, along with other archive material, to examine the impact of the Great Central railway on the people, businesses and transport infrastructure of the UK.
   http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/

» The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia
   A reference work about the London North Eastern Railway of Britain. Includes engineer biographies and locomotive descriptions.
   http://www.lner.info/

» The Lost Engines of Roanoke
   A profile of four little known survivors of the steam era that are hidden at a scrap metal yard in Virginia.
   http://lostengines.railfan.net/

» The Pennsylvania Railroad's Erie County Branches
   Documenting the history and operations of the Philadelphia & Erie, Erie & Pittsburgh, and Chautauqua branches of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
   http://www.prrerie.com

» The Railroad Police
   Details the history of railroad policing as well as explaining the duties of the modern day railroad police officer.
   http://www.therailroadpolice.com/

» The Signal Box
   History of railway signalling in the UK and abroad.
   http://www.signalbox.org/

» Tidewater Southern History Pages
   History and overview of this central California shortline railroad.
   http://www.tidewatersouthern.com

» Tin Turtle Simplex
   History and information about the Motor Rail Simplex locomotives used during WW1, and the restoration of a locomotive at the Moseley Railway Trust.
   http://www.bagofbits.com/tinturtle/

» Tonopah & Tidewater
   History of the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad, Bullfrog Goldfield, Death Valley, Tecopa, and Ludlow & Southern railroads. Their histories, related documents, reference works, images and a walking tour of the Amargosa River Canyon.
   http://www.ttrr.org/

» Western New York Railroad Archive
   An overview of the history of railroading in western New York state.
   http://www.wnyrails.org/

» Weston Clevedon & Portishead Railway
   A railway linking three North Somerset coastal towns described through maps, old photos and ones of today's scene.
   http://www.wcandpr.org.uk

» World War Two Railway Study Group
   Research group documenting the use of railways in all countries during World War Two.
   http://www.saxoncourtbooks.co.uk/ww2rsg/

» Yosemite Valley Railroad
   History of the railway which ran between Merced, California and Yosemite Valley from 1905 to 1945.
   http://www.yosemitevalleyrailroad.com/