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The collection of links below began as personal bookmarks and it is by no means an exhaustive listing of all railroad sites on the WWW. There are several excellent comprehensive collections of rail-related links and I do not wish to duplicate those efforts. I have included these large lists in the general sites area. I visit every site and these have met my personal criteria for inclusion. Sites included must offer good information, be graphically pleasing, and have no technical glitches. Most importantly, they must be interesting enough to me to warrant a second visit.

Note: the symbol means new to this index, not necessarily new to the web. Please alert me to new links or to links on this page that have expired. (Ed.)

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General sites Regional Focus Rail Advocacy, Labor, Regulatory and Trade Groups Individual Railroad Pages Railfan Publications and Publishers Railroad Web Ring	Railroad Photograph Sites Enthusiast and Historical Organizations Fallen Flags Communications and Signalling Mixed consist Search Engines
General Sites
Jeremiah Toth's Railroad Page: Many mid-Atlantic links Cyberspace World Railroad: Lots of links, photos and stories Webville and Hypertext RR: links and articles on railroad topics. European Railway Server Motive Power Review: rosters for many railroads and other motive power information.	RailServe: The Internet Railroad Directory: over 900 railroad links. Trainweb: general interest site with emphasis on rail travel and many other types of sites. Regional and Shortline Railroad Page Compuserve TrainNet Forum: includes photos, links and more misc.transport.rail.americas: Usenet newsgroup bit.listserv.railroad: Usenet newsgroup
Regional Focus
Virginia and Neighboring States Railroad stations in Lynchburg: Historic photographs Lynchburg Abandoned Rails Page: Abandoned N&W tunnel and bridge in Lynchburg Phil's Rail Page: Railfan guides to CSX lines around Washington and a collection of links North Carolina Railfan Guide: Covers most passenger and freight operations in NC, plus museums and tourist operations. Charlotte, NC Railfan Page : NS and CSX operations in Charlotte, NC. Railroads of the New River Coalfield. Trains in NC page Piedmont Railroad Club: Manassas area info. Guide to the Appalachian Coal Hauling Roads by Robert Vaughan. A collection of highly detailed guides; covers only CSX in Eastern Kentucky so far. Nick's Railfan Page: Cumberland, Md., area12/27/98 Martinsburg, W. Va., Station Site12/27/98 Northeast Penny Bridge: good collection of links and NYC area resources. Philadelphia Area Railfan Guide West Shore Line Homepage: New York and New Jersey Grand Central: A look at Commuter Rail and Amtrak in the New York City Metro Area and beyond. The Rail Station: NJ, NY area. Good photo site. East Pennsylvania Rail Page Western Pennsylvania TrainWatchers Home Page Southeast Jeff's Railroad Page: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Railfanning in Columbia, S.C. Railfanning in North Alabama Mike Palmieri's Louisiana Rail Site	Midwest Railcenter: SE Illinois and SW Indiana. Great photo site. Virtual Trainwatching in Iowa: Guide to Iowa hot spots Plymouth Diamond: CSX in Michigan Chicago Railfan Page On the Bell at XN: Northeastern Ohio, mostly CSX. Travelin' Tony's Page: Central Ohio. Railroads of Ohio Chicago Transit/Metra page--with links to Chicago area fanning Green Bay Railroads Page Durand, Michigan: Diamond Webcam Mountain Union Pacific on Sherman Hill Southwest Nevada Rails Home Page Fort Worth/Dallas Rail Scene: by Cy Martin Desert Rails Page: Las Vegas railfan guide and pictures from the desert southwest. Railfanning in Oklahoma West Coast Cajon Pass Group Trainorders: Tehachapi webcam and information Somewhere West of Denver (West Coast Railfan's Photo Page) Canada Niagara Regional Rail Spur: SW Ontario. View from Galt Station, SW Ontario area page.
Rail Advocacy, Labor, Regulatory and Trade Groups
Association of American Railroads Delaware Valley Association of Railroad Passengers: Passenger train schedules and news, especially in the Mid-Atlantic region. Site also includes national Amtrak schedules in easy to read format. Virginia Association of Railway Patrons National Association of Railroad Passengers All Aboard - USA : Internet Coalition of America's Pro-Rail Advocates North Carolina Dept. of Transportation, Rail Division: Official site. CSX Richmond Area Safety Committee's Richmond Terminal Homepage 8/14/99	Friends of Amtrak home page. Washington State ARP Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Virginia Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation United Transportation Union Federal Railroad Administration Surface Transportation Board Virginia Railroad Association
Individual Railroad Pages
Official Sites Aberdeen and Rockfish Alaska Railroad Amtrak - Official site Amtrak California BC Rail - Official site Burlington Northern Santa Fe - Official site Canadian National - Official site (English version) Conrail - Official site CP Rail - Official site CSX Transportation - Official site Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern - Official site Guilford Rail System - Official site: Springfield Terminal, Boston and Maine, Maine Central Illinois Central Kansas City Southern - Official site Norfolk Southern - Official Site Union Pacific - Official site Via Rail Canada: Official site (English version) Virginia Railway Express - Official site Walkersville Southern Willamette and Pacific - Official site Winchester and Western12/27/98 Wisconsin and Southern Railroad	Unofficial sites Alaska Railroad Q Station: BNSF and predecessor railroads. Chicago and Northwestern Conrail Technical Society. Unofficial CSX page: by Fred Ochs Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern: Unofficial site. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Florida East Coast Guilford Rail System: Unofficial page. MARC: Unofficial site. Unofficial Illinois Central Home Page Montana Rail Link: Unofficial site. New England Central NYS&W Technical and Historical Society Thoroughbred Home Page: Unofficial NS site Wisconsin Central: Unofficial page Wisconsin Central: Unofficial page Wisconsin Central - Unofficial site
Railfan Publications and Publishers
Track Warrants: Internet Newsletter of Western Railroading. Trains Magazine Altamont Press. CTC Board Railroads Illustrated European Railway News: Current and back issues.	Flimsies: News magazine of Western Railroading. Texas Rails Online: Online magazine Railpace The Bull Sheet: Monthly headlines, CSX train schedules and paint scheme roster. Railfan and Railroad
Railroad Photograph Sites
Ron Lehmer's photos: Southern California photos, ATSF/Coaster/UP Harris Mountaintop Train Photo Page: includes extensive collection of links Jerry's Railroad Photo Album: Pictures of Railroading in the 1960's (Chicago area) BN Photo Archive Photos from On Track Ltd.: New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming Houghton's RailImages Page: New England, includes historical photos and clip art. Peter Ruesch's site. Highgreen: Pennsylvania rail pictures SPORRS (Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects) Home Page	Classic Images of Western Railroading. Mark's Trainspotters Web Page: pictures from the UK. Niagara Regional Rail Spur: Photos from the Niagara region of Ontario Stan's Railpix: Philadelphia area UP Photo Gallery1/24/99 Railway Excess Agency: photo and photo essay collection. Maine Rail photos: (MEC and BAR) Rich Clark's Railroad Photo Page David W. Dupler's Railroad Web Page: Photos from Ohio and West Virginia in the 1970s and 1980s.
Enthusiast and Historical Organizations
National Railway Historical Society: Official site. Rivanna Chapter NRHS: Local chapter in Charlottesville. Blue Ridge Chapter NRHS: Lynchburg area chapter4/22/99 Cincinnati Railroad Club Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society: NRHS Chapter, Huntington, W.Va. Illinois Railway Museum: Official site. American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners (AAPRCO): includes index of cars available for charter. Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Historical Society	D.C. Chapter NRHS2/2/99 Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society Combat Railfans of Arizona Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Kansas City Southern Historical Society Norfolk and Western Historical Society Southern Railway Historical Association Old Dominion Chapter NRHS 20th Century Railroad Club, Chicago Seaboard Air Line site, by Warren Calloway
Fallen Flags
RF&P Page Keystone Crossings - Pennsy site	Monon Washington and Old Dominion
Communications and Signalling
North American Railroad Frequencies: Frequency guide by Jon Roma Scanning Central Virginia: Railroads	Scanning Reference: General information and frequency guide index. List of active manned interlockings: compiled and maintained by Jon Roma. Signal and Rule Book Page: by Mark Bej. Railroad Radio Man Home Page: by Gary L. Sturm
Mixed Consist
Kipp Teague's Steam Trains and Other Railroad Images Page Kipp Teague's Last Run of the N&W 611 Page Existing Stations in Ohio Ahead of the Torch: Railroad preservation page Locomotive Report: Steam preservation page	UK Railways on the Net: General starting point for railways in Great Britain. Operation Lifesaver Market Street Railway Company: historic streetcars in San Francisco Lost Engines of Roanoke: four intact ex-N&W steam locos in a Roanoke scrapyard Chesapeake and Ohio 614 Home Page Railway Abandonment Notices11/28/98
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Maintained by Paul A. Wilson. Please contact me if any of these links has expired or to suggest additional links.
Last Modified: January 1, 2000

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