Historical information about full sized trains and railroads/railways.
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- 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.
- Kamloops Heritage Railway Looking for something fun to do in Kamloops, BC? Climb aboard the heritage train pulled by the beautifully restored 2141 'Spirit of Kamloops'. Special events include the Halloween Ghost Train and the Spirit of Christmas railtours!
- 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.
- Old Time Trains Canadian railway history and stories, by and about railroaders.
- Railroad Signal Site US Railroad signals - including US&S and GRS searchlight, colorlight and gyralight signals. Detailed photographs and descriptions.
- Yosemite Valley Railroad History of the railway which ran between Merced, California and Yosemite Valley from 1905 to 1945.
- Souith Australian Railways History of the South Australian Railways and TransAdelaide, Great Southern Railway and Australia Southern Railroad.
- Hocking Valley Railway Information Center Devoted to the Hocking Valley Railway, its predecessors, successors, and affiliates. Includes photos, history, route guides and maps.
- Green Bay & Western Lines: The East-West Short Route The Green Bay and Western RR, its predecessors and affiliated lines; prototype and modeling information.
- 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.
- 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.
- Danger Ahead Information on historic railroad accidents.
- 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.
- Penn Central Railroad Online Covers the railroad which folded in 1976. Includes maps and charts, photographs, and FAQ.
- 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.
- 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.
- Railroadiana Online A non-commercial website devoted to information about collectible railroadiana including lanterns, lamps, china, keys, locks and paper.
- The Signal Box History of railway signalling in the UK and abroad.
- Maryport and Carlisle Railway The History of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bolton Loop branch line in Cumbria.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rails and Trails Features primary source materials and research on the history of transportation in Ohio and North America.
- Long Island Rail Road History Features early history, timeline, maps, rolling stock and bibliography.
- Railroad Maps Collection Contains historical railroad maps from 1828-1900 that highlight the achievements of early railroaders.
- Steam Index Steam locomotive history, bibliography, magazines, abstracts, indexes, patents, biography.
- American Rails An informational "A to Z" resource guide to American railroads.
- CNR In Ontario Information on Canadian National Railway's stations in Ontario. Stations are organized alphabetically and in 1954 subdivision, with a short history.
- Crowsnest Railway Route Located in southern British Columbia. Describes its history and includes pictures, maps and links.
- The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia A reference work about the London North Eastern Railway of Britain. Includes engineer biographies and locomotive descriptions.
- The Last Days Of Steam The memoirs of trainman during the 1950s.
- Algoma Eastern Railway The history of Northern Ontario’s Algoma Eastern Railway.
- The Railroad Police Details the history of railroad policing as well as explaining the duties of the modern day railroad police officer.
- Georgia's Railroad History And Heritage Historical guide to Georgia's railroads, from the 1830s to the present.
- Irish Railway Photos A collection of photographs taken of the Irish railway scene from 2001 onwards.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Penn Central Railroad Information Details the history of the fallen flag railway Penn Central.
- Abandoned Railroads Of The United States The history of numerous United States rail lines which have since been abandoned.
- Ohio Railroads A brief overview of the history of Ohio Railroads, and a look at their operations today.
- Dundonald Railway Station Information about the former Belfast and County Down Railway station at Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland.
- Railroad Glory Days Chronicling the late days of steam, passenger trains, interurbans, train orders, telegraph, and narrow gauge railroading.
- Akron Barberton Belt Railroad Steam and diesel roster, pictures, and history.
- World War Two Railway Study Group Research group documenting the use of railways in all countries during World War Two.
- Weston Clevedon & Portishead Railway A railway linking three North Somerset coastal towns described through maps, old photos and ones of today's scene.