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  • Akron Railroad Club Website
    Official website for the Akron Railroad Club Inc. Located in Akron,Ohio.
    http://www.angelfire.com/oh5/arrc
     
  • Anorak - Train Spotting
    UK trainspotting data from past decades. Railway photographs. Railway sound recordings as mp3 files. Railway videos from the 1990s in Quicktime format.
    http://anorak.100megs6.com
     
  • ARR Locomotive Roster
    Locomotive roster for Alaska Railroad.
    http://www.alaskarails.org/pix/ARR-picts-loco-roster.html
     
  • Bay Area Railroading
    Railroad photos from the Bay Area of California.
    http://www.bayarearailroading.com
     
  • Brian's Rail Photography
    Photographer displays his railroad photo collection.
    http://bswitzer.railfan.net/
     
  • Brian's Western Pennsylvania Railfan Site
    Photos of locomotives seen around Western Pennsylvania.
    http://www.cjb.cc/members/reiser870543/index.html
     
  • Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Roster
    CPR locomotive roster and paint data.
    http://www.trainweb.org/galt-stn/cproster/topindex.htm
     
  • Cape Breton Rails
    Pictures and information of trains on Cape Breton Island.
    http://www.cbrails.netfirms.com/
     
  • Cape Cod Rails
    Devoted to railfanning both near and far from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
    http://capecodrails.railfan.net
     
  • Cardiff and Avonside Railway Society
    Details of forthcoming and past trips along with the society magazine.
    http://www.cardiffandavonside.org.uk/
     
  • Central Jersey Rails
    Includes photo galleries, radio information, employee timetables, equipment rosters, message board and links.
    http://jerseyrails.railfan.net
     
  • CERA's Inspection Trip
    Learn about an inspection trip that was organized by rail-fans on the South Shore Line, America's last inter-urban electric railway.
    http://www.ameritech.net/users/liz357/SSL.htm
     
  • Chicago Rail Junctions
    An in-depth look at some busy rail crossings in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana.
    http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/
     
  • Class 25 Action
    Record of all known BR Class 25 hauled passenger trains, performance records and photographs of these locos in action.
    http://www.class25.info/
     
  • Class 47 Locomotive Group
    Class 47 Locomotive Group was to preserve a Class 47 Diesel Locomotive, also known as a Brush Type 4.
    http://c47lg.jdaltpol.co.uk/
     
  • Class 47s around Southampton
    Weekly updated pictures and archive showing the decline of Brush Class 47 around the Southampton area.
    http://www.47soton.co.uk/
     
  • Clinchfield Country
    Former Clinchfield Railroad trackage mostly the north end. Visit the photo gallery and links with other info on this site as well.
    http://clinchfieldcountry.com
     
  • Columbus Railfan
    a personal photo galley and home to the Ohio Rail Link, and a list and photos of ex-Conrail units in CSX and Norfolk Southern paint.
    http://www.trainweb.org/columbusrailfan/
     
  • Confessions of a Ageing Trainspotter
    A series of short anecdotes each having a railway connection.
    http://www.trainspottingtales.org.uk/
     
  • Cordova Bay Station
    Canadian railway news, stories, photos, timetables, links, and reference material.
    http://www.cordovabaystation.ca/
     
  • CSX South
    Railfanning and railroading in the Southeastern United States.
    http://www.trainweb.org/csxsouth/index1.html
     
  • Diesels locos from around the World
    Pictures, Data and trip reports about diesel locomotive operations across the globe. Special sections on GE and ALCO locomotives
    http://www.locopage.net/
     
  • Dogcaught: Illustrations of Pacific Northwest Railraoding
    A blog-style commentary on railroading in the Pacific Northwest, including motive power sightings and timely photographs.
    http://www.dogcaught.com
     
  • Eastern Railfans Online
    Images of railroading in the Eastern United States.
    http://www.trainweb.org/eastrail/
     
  • European Train Enthusiasts Eastern New England Chapter
    The Eastern New England Chapter is a regional affiliate of European Train Enthusiasts, the American national organization for those interested in European railroads and the European model train hobby.
    http://www.ete-ene.org
     
  • Gensheet UK railways and photographs
    Gensheet rare track & diversions, photographs and Class 309 EMU pages
    http://www.gensheet.co.uk
     
  • German Railway Signals
    Description of German Railway signals, boards, and rules.
    http://www.sh1.org/eisenbahn/index.htm
     
  • German Steam Locomotive Performances
    Detailed News, timing and speed data of German steam locomotives, mainly in the 21st Century, also history of past high speed runs. Includes a Plandampf page.
    http://germansteam.info/
     
  • GRAF - Gruppo Romano Amici della Ferrovia
    Cultural not for profit association founded in 1958 with the aim of promoting and working for the preservation, and collecting of historical and technical information about Italian railways and tramways.
    http://www.graf.tv/
     
  • Great Central Railway Locomotive Roster
    Locomotives of the British railway.
    http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/roster.htm
     
  • High Speed Railways
    High speed trains in Spain, Europe and the rest of the World.
    http://www.altavelocidad.org/index_en.htm
     
  • History of the Pinconning & Blind River Railroad
    History of the Pinconning & Blind River Railroad in Fairview Michigan 1953-1973.
    http://www.pinconningandblindriverrailroad.com
     
  • Illustrated Conrail Locomotive Roster
    A guide to the locomotives of Conrail.
    http://fp.users.fast.net/jprock/crroster.html
     
  • Indian Railways FAQs
    Indian Railways related information resource.
    http://www.irfca.org/faq/
     
  • Indian Railways Videos
    Jay Balakrishna's collection of Indian Railways Videos. Features downloadable videos of Diesel(ALCo) and Electric traction of passenger trains shot in and around Bangalore and Mysore.
    http://www.irfca.org/~jayb/
     
  • Indonesian Railway Site
    Historical information, such as steam rosters, old timetables, menus, and photographs. Also current aspects such as present-day timetables, diesel roster and modern photographs.
    http://keretapi.tripod.com
     
  • Intercity Railway Society
    A society for UK freight and passenger train enthusiasts. Information, news and publications.
    http://www.icrs.org.uk/
     
  • International RailwaY Circle
    Society offering news on Belgian and international railways, tips on photographic locations, reports, and diagrams.
    http://www.iryc.net/
     
  • Live Railroad Radio Communications
    Live streaming radio feeds of several major western railroads.
    http://www.railroadradio.net
     
  • Living With Steam: The Sounds of Railroading in Buffalo & Western New York - 1948-1955
    Authentic sound recordings of railroads such as the New York Central, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley and more during the height of the steam era in Buffalo and Western New York.
    http://www.livingwithsteam.com
     
  • Locomotive Performance
    UK Locomotive Performance from 1954 together with train spotting notes from the 1950's and 1960's and a Picture Gallery.
    http://www.locoperformance.co.uk/
     
  • LocoScene
    Online UK Train Spotting Database. Allows Train Spotters to store sessions and sightings on the Internet.
    http://www.locoscene.co.uk/
     
  • MainLines East
    Railfanning in Eastern America. Motive power review and 700+ photos.
    http://mainlineseast.railfan.net/home.html
     
  • Mark's Railway Photos
    British railway photos.
    http://www.marksrailwayphotos.fotopic.net/
     
  • Master's Indian Railways Pictures
    Pictures on Indian Railways by Nitin Master
    http://www.geocities.com/masterwap9/index.html
     
  • Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern Rail
    Railfan photos and information from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.
    http://www.trainweb.org/midrail
     
  • Mile 77
    Canadian Pacific Railway operations in and around Sudbury, Ontario.
    http://www.personainternet.com/mile77/
     
  • MNRail
    E-mail discussion list dedicated to news, operations, and history of railroads in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and parts of neighboring states and provinces. Information file, guidelines for posting, links.
    http://www.visi.com/~mfrahm/mnrail/
     
  • Motels for Train Watchers
    A listing of hotels, motels and inns located directly on rail lines in the US, with views of the railroad tracks from at least some of the rooms.
    http://home.att.net/~roadrailer/MotelsIntro.html
     
  • Mountain State Rails
    A forum community studying all aspects of West Virginia railroading both past and present.
    http://mountainstaterails.net
     
  • N8OAY's Railfan Help Desk
    US based database of railfan friendly train watching locations with scanner frequencies and train symbols.
    http://www.railfanswelcome.com/
     
  • North Staffordshire Railways Passenger Services 1910 - 1999
    A Study of passenger train services from the City of Stoke-on-Trent (the former headquarters of the North Staffordshire Railway Company) using timetables from 1910, 1947, and subsequently.
    http://www.greatorme.btinternet.co.uk/knotty.htm
     
  • Northern West Virginia's Railroads
    Features regional route maps, timetables, and individual railroad histories in the region.
    http://www.wvrail.railfan.net/
     
  • On Track On Line
    News, photos, articles, and forums for all rail-related topics.
    http://www.on-track-on-line.com/
     
  • Ontario Northland Photo Gallery
    Photo gallery of ONR operations.
    http://www.onrgallery.com/index.html
     
  • Phillipsburg Area Railfanning
    A guide to railfanning the area from Bloombury, New Jersey to Allentown, Pennsylvania.
    http://www.railfanphillipsburg.com
     
  • Preserved Diesels UK
    A comprehensive photographic guide to all preserved ex-mainline diesel locomotives based in the UK.
    http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk
     
  • Preserved Steam Locomotive Database
    A database of ex-main line UK preserved steam locomotives which the user may update.
    http://www.angelfire.com/nb/dmwoods
     
  • Rail Enthusiast UK
    A complete listing of British locomotives and multiple units including their full history. Record spots and hauls online.
    http://www.railenthusiast.co.uk
     
  • Rail Fan Europe
    Rail network and operator information, locomotive details and photographs categorized by country.
    http://www.railfaneurope.net/
     
  • Rail.lu
    Documents the world of railways in and around the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and promotes public transport.
    http://www.rail.lu/indexuk.html
     
  • Raildepot.com
    Railfans, modelers, and railroaders submit your rail stories with photos.
    http://www.raildepot.com
     
  • Railfan USA
    Railfanning site with an emphasis on the United States.
    http://www.railfanusa.com/
     
  • Railfanning Canada and the USA
    Railfan pictures from Southern Ontario and the Eastern USA.
    http://groups.msn.com/RailfaningCanadatheUSA/
     
  • Railfanning Halifax
    Information about the current railfan scene in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    http://www.accesswave.ca/~gbevan/hfx.html
     
  • Railfanning in Alabama
    Railfanning in the heart of Dixie. Includes CSX, NS, IC, BNSF and many shortlines.
    http://www.alabamarailfan.com/
     
  • Railfanning in the Northeast USA
    Photos taken around the Northeast USA from Conrail to Erie Lackawanna
    http://leesome1226.tripod.com/index.htm
     
  • Railfanning the B&O around Cumberland, MD
    Railfanning CSX (ex-B&O) around Cumberland, MD. Covers the Cumberland Subdivision to Brunswick, MD, the Keystone Subdivision to Connellsville, PA, and the Mountain Subdivision to Grafton, WV.
    http://mtnsub.org/
     
  • Railfanning.org
    US based railfan site. Includes railroad news, history and general features.
    http://railfanning.org/
     
  • railfanning@NorthBay
    Railroad photos from North Bay, Ontario.
    http://users.thot.net/lalande/jamesleo/
     
  • Railfans Is Us
    Represents many years of railfanning, with photographs broken down to general areas of interest.
    http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/launchpad/1449/index.html
     
  • Railroad Webcams
    A listing of rail webcams. Catch the live railroad actions of trains thru web cameras.
    http://www.railcams.com
     
  • RailRoadFan.com
    Site contains information on train operations, local railfan watch spots, along with a wide variety of pictures around Michigan and surrounding areas.
    http://www.railroadfan.com
     
  • Railway Photos by Ted Ellis
    Railfan displays his extensive collection of railway photos.
    http://algomacentral.railfan.net/
     
  • Railwayana Collectors' Network
    The main feature of RCN is an email contact list, which is primarily for the use of British railwayana collectors. The site includes information about single line tokens, Rhodesian/Zimbabwean loco relics, GWR cabsides, as well as a photo gallery and other info.
    http://www.trainweb.org/rcn-uk/
     
  • Railways in Japan
    Photographs and sounds of the railways in Japan.
    http://www.japan-railways.com/indexe.htm
     
  • Railways of China
    All about China's railways.
    http://www.railwaysofchina.com/
     
  • Railways Steam On
    Photographs of UK preserved and main line steam activity since 1990
    http://www.1-room.freeserve.co.uk
     
  • Rosario Rail Enthusiast Association
    Trains, tramways and trolleybuses of Rosario (Argentina). English language version is included.
    http://www.arar.org.ar/IDX_ENG.html
     
  • Southern Electric Group
    Non-profit making organisation dedicated to the 750 volts direct current third rail electrified railway system in the South East of England.
    http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/
     
  • St. Louis Railfanning
    Railfan guide to St. Louis, MO. Photographs and hot spots. Diesel locomotive production statistics from ALCo, EMD and GE
    http://www.trainweb.org/stlrailfanning/
     
  • Steam Locomotives in India
    A comprehensive site with pictures and data on steam locomotives in India.
    http://indiasteam.tripod.com/
     
  • Steam Masala
    A collection of webpages dedicated steam locomotives from India and Australia.
    http://www.geocities.com/wp7713/index.htm
     
  • Steam Railroading
    Information about US railroading in the days of steam, as well as steam railroading today.
    http://steamrailroading.com
     
  • Steam Train Diary
    A regularly updated diary of steam railway special trains and operations in the USA and Canada
    http://www.hvweb.co.uk/svs/diary.htm
     
  • Steamsounds
    Downloadable recordings of steam hauled trains on main line and preserved railways in the UK.
    http://www.steamsounds.org.uk/
     
  • Stormcatcher's Railnet
    A collection of pictures, screensavers and desktop wallpaper from the Indian Railways.
    http://www.irfca.org/users/shanky/
     
  • Subways.net
    Pictures and information about subway trains.
    http://www.subways.net/
     
  • Sussex County Railroad Club
    A railfan and model railroad club in Sussex County, New Jersey.
    http://www.trainweb.org/sussexctyrrclub/
     
  • The BNSF - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Railroad Forum
    BNSF Railroad forum for employees and railfans with news, bulletin board, live chat, humor, and opinion pages
    http://www.therailforum.com
     
  • The Campbell Family Railroad Archive
    Images of three decades of train chasing. News and information on several of the operational steam locomotives of the western United States.
    http://www.railroadarchive.net/
     
  • The Central Jersey Railfan Page
    With timetables, pictures, and scanner frequencies.
    http://centralnjfan.railfan.net
     
  • The Cyberspace World Railroad
    Rail schedules, news, images, graphics, links and collections hosted by Daniel S. Dawdy.
    http://www.cwrr.com/
     
  • The IRFCA Server
    Indian Railways Fan Club Association hosted resource of interest to enthusiasts of railways in India. Articles, faq, pictures, history and fan pages.
    http://irfca.org
     
  • The National Railway Enthusiasts Association
    UK based railway enthusiast organisation. Publisher of The Spotter's Companion, and organiser of UK and international railway tours.
    http://www.nrea.org.uk
     
  • The Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District
    Photographs and information about Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District operations in North Carolina and Virginia.
    http://www.trainweb.org/nsrw
     
  • The North Wales Coast Railway
    Site detailling the North Wales Coast railway and the loco`s that work on it.
    http://www.page27.co.uk/nwales/
     
  • The Port of Tillamook Bay Railfan's Guide
    A complete guide for railfans visiting this Oregon Coast shortline. Topics include locomotive and car rosters, galleries, videos, history, and maps.
    http://www.trainweb.org/potb
     
  • The Railfan
    On a mission for that perfect picture. Exploring the intersection photography and trains.
    http://www.therailfan.com/
     
  • The Railwayana Page
    An introduction to collecting railwayana, auction reports and links
    http://www.railwayanapage.com/
     
  • The Sri Lanka Railway
    A study of Sri Lankan (Ceylon) Government Railways and locomotives
    http://www.gyan.doctors.org.uk/
     
  • The Train Library
    Large database of Timetables, Maps and Photos as well as HUGE locomotive history database containing over 100,000 road numbers.
    http://www.trainlibrary.com
     
  • Track and Time
    A gallery of North American Railroad Photography by Arizona-based photographer Len Kratz.
    http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/2211
     
  • Train Orders
    Welcome to the most popular railroad site on the internet! At Trainorders you'll find a host of features that includes photographs, discussion forums, live chat, multimedia clips, and the train activated RailCam Network with cameras at Tehachapi and Dunsmuir on the Shasta Route in California.
    http://www.trainorders.com/
     
  • TrainBoard.com
    Message boards and discussion forums for all facets of railroading.
    http://www.trainboard.com
     
  • Trainjunkie.com
    Locomotive pictures from the Northwest Florida/Southern Alabama area including many different road names.
    http://www.trainjunkie.com
     
  • Trains Estonia
    Photos and information about Estonian railways.
    http://trains.future.ee
     
  • Trains in Perth and Western Australia
    Photos of trains around Perth and Western Australia.
    http://perthtrains.nachohat.org
     
  • Trains of the American West
    Engineers, conductors and passengers share their experiences as they travel through the great American west. Spectacular images of some of America's favorite trains. HDTV.
    http://www.rmpbs.org/trains
     
  • Trains through Cajon Pass
    Train spotting pictures in Southern California, Cajon Pass. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific can be found here.
    http://nothingbuttrains.tripod.com
     
  • Trainspotting in Wales
    A multimedia journey on the great narrow-gauge steam trains of Wales. Ride the Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Light Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, Snowdon Mountain Railway and the historic standard-gauge Cambrian Coast Line.
    http://www.steamsafari.com/wales/index.htm
     
  • Waitara Railway Preservation Society Taranaki
    Personal view of the society situated at Brixton Waitara Taranaki, New Zealand
    http://waitara_rail.tripod.com/
     
  • Webville and Hypertext Railroad Company
    It is neither a real company, nor a real railroad. Rather it is a site for the archiving of historical and informational documents and binaries concerning railroads, railfanning and model railroading.
    http://www.spikesys.com/webville.html
     
  • West Michigan Railfan Photos
    Provides pictures and information about the railroads in West Michigan.
    http://www.geocities.com/csxt_gp38/HOME.html
     
  • Yahoo Railscan Group
    Rail and communications hobbyists discuss aspects of railroad radio communications.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railscan
     
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