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American  Railroads

Railroad Film
Festival Page
      4-8-0 Twelve-Wheeler {aka 'Mastadon'} steam locomotive       on this page:
Railroad Links
Railroad Museums

Class I Railroads
Shortline Railroads
Trolleys & Light Rail

Model Railroads
Lionel Trains
Live Steam Trains

Railroad History
Books on Railroad History

Railroads in Fiction

"People on a jet have only been on a trip; people on a train have been on a journey."
Ray Bradbury


Railroad  Links

May 10th is National Train Day in USA [est. 2008]
Federal Railroad Administration of U.S.D.O.T.
Assn. of American Railroads [merged 1934]
TF's Railroad Forum
Mass Transit info at Working Minds / Solutions
Progressive Railroading Magazine
Hoovers Railroad Industry Fact Sheet
Wes Barris's Steam Locomotives website
Rails USA - rail site directory
Steam Locomotive [dot] info website & Lineside Legacy column
Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation [est. 2000]
Amherst [MA] Railway Society

Classic Trains Magazine subscription at Magaz!nes.com        Trains Magazine subscription at Magaz!nes.com

AMTRAK in the U.S.A.
Arizona Rail Passenger Assn.
Train Riders Assn. of California
Rail Passenger Alliance of California
RAILS: New Mexico's Passenger Rail Action Group [est. 1998]

Railroad  Art
railroad-themed artwork at A-Train.com
railroad art by Rod Aszman of San Luis Obispo, CA
browse books by photographer O. Winston Link
O. Winston Link photo posters at AllPosters [dot] com
Don Ingwersen Railroad renderings train art

railroad posters at AllPosters [dot] com
trains posters at AllPosters [dot] com

Railroad Sunset [1929] thumb
"Railroad Sunset" [1929]
click for larger view
37"x27" poster from Amazon
       Compartment C, Car 293 [1938] thumb  
"Compartment C,
Car 293" [1938]

click for larger view
       Chair Car [1965] thumb
"Chair Car" [1965]
click for larger view

other art by Edward Hopper [1882-1967]




Railroad  Museums

Association of Railway Museums [est. 1961]
National Railroad Museum [est. 1956] in Green Bay, WI
list of railroad museums & tourist lines at Wikipedia

California Railroad Museum [est. 1976] in Sacramento, CA
Railtown 1887 State Historic Park [est. 1992] in Jamestown, CA
Lomita [CA] Railroad Museum [est. 1966]
Grizzly Flats Railroad [est. 1938]: official websiteO.E.R.M. webpages
South Coast Railroad Museum in Goleta, CA
Santa Maria Valley [CA] Railway Historical Museum
San Luis Obispo [CA] Railroad Museum
Laws Railroad Museum near Bishop, CA
Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Fremont, CA
Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA
San Francisco [CA] Cable Car Museum [est. 1974]
Market Street Railway preservation group in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco [CA] Railway Museum [est. 2006]
'Roots of Motive Power' Railroad History Museum in Willits, CA
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in La Mesa & Campo, CA
Travel Town railroad museum in Griffith Park {Los Angeles, CA}
official City websiteFoundation
       Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA

Los Angeles [CA] Museum of Railroading

North Alabama Railroad Museum in Huntsville, AL
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, south of Birmingham, AL
Arizona Railway Museum [est. 1983] in Chandler, AZ
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum in Tucson, AZ
Nevada County Depot [built 1911] & Museum [est. 1978] in Prescott, Arkansas
Georgetown Loop [est. 1884] Historic Mining & Railroad Park in Colorado
Colorado Railroad Museum [est. 1959] in Golden, CO
Danbury [CT] Railway Museum [built 1903; est. 1994]
Gold Coast Railroad Museum [est. 1957] in Miami, FL
Southeast Railroad Museum [est. 1970] in Duluth, (Atlanta) GA
Midwest Central Railroad [est. 1960] in Mount Pleasant, IA
Illinois Railway Museum [est. 1941] in Union, IL
Indiana Transportation Museum, north of Indianapolis, IN
Whitewater Valley Railroad operating railroad museum [est. 1972], east of Indianapolis, IN
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum [est. 1953] in Baltimore, MD
The McComb Mississippi Railroad Museum [built 1901; est. 2003]
Water Valley [MS] Casey Jones Railroad Museum [est. 1985]
Nevada State Railroad Museum [est. 1980] in Carson City, NV
Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum - Carson City, NV
Nevada State Railroad Museum [est. 1996] in Boulder City, NV
Toy Train Depot [built 1898 in Torrance, NM; moved in 1974] in Alamogordo, NM
Clovis [NM] Depot Model Train Museum
New Mexico Rail Road & Transportation Museum in Las Cruces, NM
North Carolina Transportation Museum, between Winston-Salem & Charlotte

Railroad Museum of Long Island [NY]
Oyster Bay [NY] Railroad Museum
North Carolina Transportation Museum [est. 1977]
Yukon, Oklahoma Railroad Museum
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
South Carolina Railroad Museum [est. 1973] near Columbia, SC
Casey Jones Home & Museum [est. 1965] in Jackson, TN
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Knoxville, TN
Eastern Shore Railroad Museum [est. 1988] in Parksley, VA
Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel [est. 1976] in Cranbrook, BC
British Columbia Forest Discovery Centre Museum [est. 1965]
Hillcrest Lumber Co. Climax-geared locomotive #9 [built 1915] at B.C. Forest Discovery Centre




Class  I  Railroads
Trains Magazine's Class I Railroad Directory
Class I Railroad entry at Wikipedia



The seven Class I railroads of America are a monopoly:
their combined sales revenue is 91% of all rail freight traffic.
The railroad industry took in over $40 billion in 2004.

Union Pacific Railroad logo
Union Pacific Railroad
[est. 1862, U.P./S.P. merger Sept. 1996]

Union Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Union Pacific Historical Society [est. 1984]


Norfolk Southern Corp. logo
Norfolk Southern Corp. [merged 1982]
History back to 1827; formed by June 1982 merger of the Norfolk & Western
Railway [1838-1982] and the Southern Railway Company [1894-1982];
acquired elements of Conrail in 1997.

Norfolk Southern Railroad entry at Wikipedia


C.S.X. Transportation, Inc. logo
C.S.X. Transportation, Inc. [merger 1980]

C.S.X. Transportation entry at Wikipedia


Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad herald Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad ad logo
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
[est. 1849 & 1859, merger Sept. 1995]

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway entry at Wikipedia


Kansas City Southern Railway herald
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. [est. 1887]

Kansas City Southern Railway entry at Wikipedia

wholly-owned subsidiary Kansas City Southern de México
Kansas City Southern de México entry at Wikipedia


Soo Line Railroad [est. 1883] logo
The Soo Line Railroad Co.
Founded in 1883 as the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic Railway;
wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Canadian Pacific since 1990.

Soo Line Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Soo Line Historical & Technical Society [est. 1970]
PN's Soo Line fansite
RK's timeline of Soo Line history


Grand Trunk Railway System herald
Grand Trunk Corp. [est. 1852]
U.S. subsidiary of Canadian National; since 1995, primarily a holding company
for Grand Trunk Western RR, Illinois Central RR, Wisconsin Central RR,
the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, and Great Lakes Transportation.

Grand Trunk Railway entry at Wikipedia
LK's Grand Trunk Railway fansite



... and in Canada:

Canadian National 'worm' logo (since 1960)
Canadian National Railway
[est. 1832, merger 1919, IPO Nov. 1995]

Canadian National Railway entry at Wikipedia
Canadian National Railway Historic Photograph Archives

Canadian Pacific Railway beaver logo  Canadian Pacific Railway logo
Canadian Pacific Railway [est. 1881]
Canadian Pacific Railway's official heritage website

Canadian Pacific Railway entry at Wikipedia


Major  Lines  Merged  Into  Above  Class I  Railroads

Burlington Northern herald
Burlington Northern Railroad [1970-1995]
created in 1970 by the merger of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad,
Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway

Burlington Northern Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Friends of the Burlington Northern [est. 1993]

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy herald
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
est. 1848, merged into Burlington Northern in 1970
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Burlington Route Historical Society [est. 1979]

Great Northern Railway goat herald
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway entry at Wikipedia
LK's Great Northern Railway fansite

AT&SF Railway herald
Santa Fe [merged into B.N.S.F. 1995]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway entry at Wikipedia

Southern Pacific Railroad herald
Southern Pacific Railroad [merged into Union Pacific 1996]
Southern Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society

Wisconsin Central herald
Wisconsin Central Railway
est. 1871; wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Canadian National since 2001
C.N. official Wisconsin Central history
Wisconsin Central Railway entry at Wikipedia



Shortline  Railroads

American Short Line & Regional Railroad Assn. [est. 1913]
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Database
Trains Magazine's Regional & Short Line Railroad Directory
U.P. Railroad's Short Line Railroad Directory
Norfolk Southern Railroad directory of shortlines (by state)
Tourist Railways Information Center
T.R.A.In. - Tourist Railway Assn., Inc.
list of railroad museums & tourist lines at Wikipedia

Shortline  Railroads
Operating  Today

The Blanchard Company - marketing & management
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. [est. 1899] - operates 47 shortlines worldwide
Rail America - operates 47 shortlines in U.S. & Canada [est. 1986]
LT's unofficial Rail America fansite
Pinsly Railroad Co. of FL, AR, TX & MA [est. 1938]
American Orient Express™ rail tours [1997]
list of active narrow-gauge tourist railroads


White Pass & Yukon - relics
Verde Canyon Railroad [est. 1911] out of Clarkdale, AZ
Arizona Eastern Narrow-Guage Railway from Miami/Globe, AZ to Bowie, AZ [est. 1899]
Grand Canyon Railway & Resort in Northern Arizona

Yosemite Mtn. Sugar Pine Railroad [logger train April thru October] in California
Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, CA [Santa Cruz County; est 1963]

logo of The Skunk Train  that runs from Willits, CA to Ft. Bragg, CA
California Western Railroad 'Skunk Train' = Willits to Fort Bragg [built 1885]

Fillmore & Western Railway in Ventura County, CA
Pacific Locomotive Association / Niles Canyon Railway [est. 1987] in Fremont, CA
Sierra Railroad Co. [est. 1897] in Oakdale, CA
Yreka Western Railroad [est. 1887] in NW California
San Francisco [CA] Municipal Railway [est. 1912]

Rio Grande Scenic Railroad herald  Rio Grande Scenic Railroad alphatype
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad [built 1878; opened 2006] at Alamosa, CO

Durango & Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad [est. 1881] in Colorado
Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway [est. 1889] near Colorado Springs, CO
Royal Gorge Route Railroad in Cañon City, CO
Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad Co.
Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad [est. 1967] in Colorado

Florida East Coast Railway [est. 1883]: fansite + official website
Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific
Santa Fe Southern Railway [est. 3/91] in Santa Fe, NM

Sumpter Valley Railway logging saw logo
Sumpter Valley Railway narrow gauge [est. 1971] in North Central Oregon
Sumpter Valley Heisler-geared locomotive #3 [built 1915]

Oregon Pacific Railroad [est. 1987] in Portland, Oregon
Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad [est. 1995]
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
Oregon Coast Scenic RR Heisler-geared locomotive #2 [built 1910]

Strasburg Rail Road [est. 1832; saved/rebuilt 1958] in Lancaster, PA
East Broad Top narrow gauge railroad [est. 1872; saved 1960] of Rockhill Furnace, PA
New Hope & Ivyland Rail Road [est. 1962] of New Hope, PA
Bay Coast Railroad [est. 2007] at Cape Charles, VA
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum [est. 1986] in Chehalis, WA

Mt. Ranier Scenic Railroad [est. 1981] in Southwestern Washington State
Hillcrest Lumber Co. Climax-geared locomotive #10 [built 1928] at Mt. Ranier Scenic RR

Cass Scenic Railroad [built 1900; incorp. 1961] State Park in West Virginia
Cass Scenic RR Shay-geared locomotive #2 [built 1928]

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad [built 1880; incorp. 1974]

Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad [est. 1974]

Cumbres & Toltec Photographic Tribute   "Cumbres & Toltec: A Photographic Tribute To America's Most Spectacular Scenic Railway" [2007] by Sam Furukawa
featuring 237 dramatic photos
N.G.P.F. 9x12 hardcover [1/2007] rare copies on Amazon
available directly from publisher/printer for $54.45
published by Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation [est. 2000]
Ticket To Toltec  
"Ticket To Toltec: A Mile By Mile Guide For The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad" [1976]
by Doris B. Osterwald

Western Guideways 10¾x8¼ pb [6/92] out of print/used
Western Guideways pb [12/76] out of print/used


D&RGW loco 487 in the C&TSRR yards at Chama, NM (October 2007)
click to enlarge
       D&RGW loco 487 and the engine driver at Chama, NM (October 2007)
click to enlarge
       D&RGW loco 488 in the C&TSRR yards at Chama, NM (October 2007)
click to enlarge
C&TSRR station at Chama, NM - north side (October 2007)
click to enlarge
       C&TSRR station at Chama, NM - east side at night (October 2007)
click to enlarge
       pulling into Osier on the C&TSRR (October 2007)
click to enlarge



American Shortline Railway Guide   "American Shortline Railway Guide: A Directory of Today's Diverse Small & Medium-Size Railroads - Facts, Figures & Locomotive Rosters For Over 500 Short Lines" [1996]
by Edward A. Lewis

Kalmbach 5th edition pb [5/96] for $16.47
Guide To Tourist Railroads & Museums  
"Tourist Trains 2006: 41st Annual Guide To Tourist Railroads & Museums" [2006]
from Empire State Railway Museum

Kalmbach 8½x5½ pb [3/2006] for $13.45
Light Iron Digest Magazine   Light Iron Digest Magazine [bi-monthly; est. 1999]
'For The Narrow Gauge, Industrial & Shortline Enthusiast'
magazine official website
direct subscription: 6 issues/year for $26.00




Trolleys,  Interurban  &  Light  Rail  Lines
Edwards Rail Cars Mfg. Co. [est. 1921; re-est. 1998] in Montgomery, AL
Phoenix [AZ] Trolley Museum [est. 1975]
Valley Metro Light Rail System {opening 12/2008} in Phoenix, AZ
Old Pueblo Trolley [est. 1983] operating transit museum in Tucson, AZ
Nevada County [CA] Traction Company [est. 1988]
Bay Area Electric Railroad Assn. [est. 1946] Western Railway Museum in Suisun, CA
San Diego [CA] Trolley [est. 1981]
Bay Area Rapid Transit [launched 1972] of California
JT's Cable Car fansite
historic Waterfront Red Car Trolley Line [re-opened July 2003] in San Pedro, CA
runs Noon to 5 pm weekends & holidays May thru September  Fort Collins [CO] Municipal Railway streetcar line [1907-1951; restored 1985]
Connecticut Trolley Museum [est. 1940] in East Windsor, CT
New England Railroad {proposed line from Maine to Montreal, PQ}
Californians for High-Speed Trains Coalition

'Rail Runner' Commuter Train from Belén to Bernalillo in New Mexico [launched in 2006]




Athearn HO-scale model of a Vista Dome passenger car of the Southern Pacific RR
Model  Railroads  &  Toy  Trains

National Model Railroad Assn. [est. 1935]
N.M.R.A. Directory of World Wide Model Railroading Websites
online index of model railroad magazines from 1933 [est. 1997]

The Train Station, Mountain Lakes NJ [authorized Lionel® dealer]
Internet Trains - 'model train superstore'
H & R Trains in Florida
Athearn in Compton, CA - trains in miniature
Trains West [est. 1992] in Albuquerque, NM
Foothill Model Works {On3) of Willitts, CA
The Great Train Expo - national traveling show
monthly Great Midwest Train Show in Wheaton, IL
TrainFest Model Railroad Show [Nov 2007 = #37] near Milwaukee, WI
Banta Model Works - P&S Building & Structure Co. of Vermont
Sierra West Scale Models of Plano, TX
InterMountain Railway Co. of Longmont, CO
Kadee® - The Coupler People

Allied Trains in Culver City, CA [est. 1946]

Athearn® scale model trains category at Amazon
Atlas® scale model trains category at Amazon
Intermountain Railway® scale model trains category at Amazon

browse books on model railroads at Amazon.com
Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette {for modelers}
Maine 2-Foot Quarterly Magazine

Classic Toy Trains Magazine subscription at Magaz!nes.com        Model Railroading Magazine subscription thru Amazon        Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine subscription thru Amazon        Model Railroader Magazine subscription at Magaz!nes.com

animated U.P. Challenger 4-6-6-4 locomotive

Live Steam Model Railroading
L.A. Live Steamers at Travel Town in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
RG's Live Steam Locomotives Supplies of Santa Paula, CA
Discover Live Steam [est. 1998]
Sinking Springs Railroad 1.5"-scale products in Sandy, OR
Plum Cove Studios 1.5"-scale rolling stock in Gloucester, MA
Backwoods Miniatures of U.K. {of U.S. rolling stock}
Mason's Trains live steam products
Pacific Beach & Summit live steam railroad [est. 2004] on Whidbey Island, WA
TH's Live Steaming info site [est. 1995]



Lionel Corp. [1901-1969]
Lionel Corp. entry at Wikipedia
Lionel, LLC official website
Lionel® Trains category at Amazon

Century of Lionel Trains video  
"A Century of Legendary Lionel Trains" [video release 2000]
Narrated by Tom Snyder

T.M. Books & Video color DVD [12/2001] for $21.99
T.M. Books & Video color VHS [7/2001] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDb
All Aboard / Lionel Train Company   "All Aboard: The Story of Joshua Lionel Cowen & His Lionel Train Company" [1981]
by Ron Hollander

Workman Publng 10¾x8½ pb [11/91] out of print/many used
Workman Publng 11x8¾ hardcover [10/2000] for $18.96
Lionel Electric Trains ad poster  
poster of Lionel Electric Trains ad circa 1930s
(ad page from Popular Science Monthly)

18"x24" giclee art print available at AllPosters.com for $49.99

Lionel Trains / Santa Fe tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Lionel Trains 1934 catalog cover tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com [not available 7/2006]        Lionel Trains 1935 catalog cover tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com

Lionel Trains 1942 catalog cover tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Lionel Trains 1952 catalog cover tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Lionel Pennsylvania Railroad 5200 tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com


Railroad  Games

Train Simulator video game   "Train Simulator" video game [2001] from Microsoft
jewel-case software for Windows [9/2004] for $9.99
software for Windows [3/2001] out of stock/used
"Scenic Railway Add-On" [2002] from Abacus
software for Windows [5/2002] for $24.99
Railroad Tycoon 3 video game  




Railroad Tycoon board game  

"Railroad Tycoon 3" video game
Gathering of Developers software for Windows [undated] for $7.99
"Railroad Tycoon 3" video game
Jack of All Games software for Windows [9/2003] out of prodn/used
"Railroad Tycoon 2 - Platinum" video game
Take 2 Interactive software for Windows [10/2001] for $14.49
"Railroad Tycoon 2" video game
Gathering of Developers software for Windows [11/99] out of prodn/used
"Railroad Tycoon Official Strategy Guide" book [2003]
by Mark Walker

Brady Games pb [10/2003] for $13.59
"Railroad Tycoon Official Strategies & Secrets" book [2003]
by David Chong, Rick Selby & Richard Wayne Smith

Sybex 9x7½ pb [6/2001] for $13.59

"Railroad Tycoon: The Boardgame" [2005]
Eagle/Phoenix Lab Games gigantic board game [undated] for $59.99




U.S.  Railroad  History

world railroad history timeline at Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society [est. 1921]
Pacific Coast Chapter [est. 1937] of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
National Railway Historical Society [est. 1935]
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society
Pacific Railroad Society [est. 1936] in Alhambra, CA
Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation [est. 2000]
Placer Sierra Railroad Heritage Society
Maps of The Past - restored historic railroad & other maps
AE's index to railroad historical societies
Prof. Jensen's 'Guide to Railroad History'
Old Time Narrow Gauge Railroading on the Net
Colorado Rockies Narrow Gauge Circle

browse books by Lucius M. Beebe
browse books by photographer O. Winston Link

Railroad  Equipment
Whyte notation system for steam locomotives
Iron Horse Preservation Society
Railroad Station Historical Society [est. 1967]
geared steam locomotives reference site
Shay Locomotives reference site
Mallet logging engines fansite
Forney locomotives
Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 cab-forward locomotives

Historic  Railroads
Fallen Flags & Railroad Photos
HR's East Coast Railroad history site


Carson & Colorado Railroad [narrow-gauge; 1880-1905]
Carson & Colorado Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Carson & Colorado Railroad [1880-1960] history site
C&C - N&C - Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge RR fansite
Carson & Colorado history pages at Narrow Gauge on the Net
S.P. Narrow Gauge 2-8-0 locomotive #18 on display at Independence, CA
DB's Carson & Colorado restoration site
RB's C&C - SPNG fansite

temporary Central Pacific RR graphic
Central Pacific Railroad [1861-1885]
Central Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum [est. 1999]
BP's 'Big Four' history site
Central Pacific Railroad Across Nevada - historic comparisons, 1868 & 1997


Death Valley Railroad [narrow-gauge; 1914-1931]
Death Valley Railroad entry at Wikipedia
GS's Death Valley RR pix


Diamond & Caldor Railway [1904-1953]
Diamond & Caldor Railway history at El Dorado Western Railway Foundation
Diamond & Caldor Railway entry at Wikipedia


El Paso & Southwestern RR [1903-1963]
ran from Bisbee, Arizona to El Paso, Texas

Illinois Central herald, 1950-1967
Illinois Central Railroad [1851-2001]
Illinois Central Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Illinois Central Historical Society
TP's Illinois Central fansite

Nevada-California-Oregon Railway herald
Nevada-California-Oregon Railway [narrow-gauge; 1881-1929]
TA's Nevada-California-Oregon Railway fansite
N.C.O. Railway history pages at Narrow Gauge on the Net


Norfolk & Western Railway [1838-1982]
Norfolk & Western Railway entry at Wikipedia
Norfolk & Western Railroad Historical Society [est. 1984]

Northern Pacific Railway herald
Northern Pacific Railway [1864-1995]
Northern Pacific Railway entry at Wikipedia
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Assn. [est. 1981]
JAP's Northern Pacific Railway fansite


Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway [1904-1994] at Cottage Grove, Oregon


Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society

The Reader Railroad of Arkansas & Texas
Reader Railroad [est. 1925] of Arkansas & Texas
apparently still in business, though mostly for use in motion pictures such as "3:10 To Yuma" [2007]
Reader Railroad official website

Southern Railway herald     Southern Railway 2-8-4 Mikado locomotive
Southern Railway Company [1894-1982]
Southern Railway entry at Wikipedia
Southern Railway Historical Assn.


Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
SP&S Railway Historical Society http://www.spshs.org


Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad [1904-40]
Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad fansite


Virginia & Truckee Railroad [1869-1950]
Virginia & Truckee / Northern Nevada Railway Foundation [est. 1991]
Virginia & Truckee Railroad entry at Wikipedia


Western Pacific Railroad [1910-1982]
Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society [est. 1996]
Feather River Rail Society
Western Pacific RR Virtual Museum
California Zephyr Virtual Museum


1920 Yosemite Lumber Company No.4 Shay-geared locomotive
at the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum

Yosemite Valley Railroad Co. herald
Yosemite Valley Railroad Company [1907-1945]
CJG's Yosemite Valley Railroad fansite


The  Transcontinental  Railroad
PBS special on VHSPBS Special website
History Central pages
Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, Utah
May 10th is National Train Day in USA [est. 2008]

N.C.N.G. engine #5 at the N.C.N.G. Railroad Museum in Grass Valley, CA
Nevada  County  Narrow  Guage  Railroad  [1876-1942]
Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum in Nevada City, CA
Nevada County Narrow Guage Project {On3 display} in Grass Valley, CA
N.C.N.G. HO-scale model layout
Foothill Model Works N.C.N.G.R.R. references

Nevada County Narrow Gauge book  
"Nevada County Narrow Gauge" [1965]
by Gerald M. Best

Heimburger House 11x8½ hardcover [10/98] for $41.95
Howell-North Books hardcover [1/65] out of print/used
Two Cities and A Train   "Tale of Two Cities and A Train: The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, Nevada County, California, 1874-1942" [1987]
by Juanita Kennedy Browne

Nevada County Historical Society pb [10/90] out of print/used
Nevada County Historical Society hardcover [2/87] out of print/used
Never Come, Never Go N.C.N.G.R.R. book   "Never Come, Never Go: The Story of Nevada County's Narrow-Gauge Railroad" [1986]
by Robert M. Wyckoff

Nevada County Historical Society pb [1/86] out of print/used


Books  on  Railroad  History

Santa Fe Railway Promotion   "All Aboard for Santa Fe: Railway Promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s" [2005]
by Victoria E. Dye

Univ NM Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $16.47
New Mexico Railway Legacy   "The Train Stops Here: New Mexico's Railway Legacy" [2005]
by Marci L. Riskin

Univ NM Press 10x8 pb [5/2005] for $16.47
Univ NM Press 10¼x8½ hardcover [5/2005] for $26.37
The Railroad from Greenwood   "The Railroad: The Life Story of A Technology" [2005]
by H. Roger Grant

Greenwood 9½x6¼ hardcover [4/2005] for $45.00
American Passenger Train   "The American Passenger Train" [2001]
by Mike Schafer

Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10½ hardcover [11/2001] for $34.95
Santa Fe Chief   "Santa Fe: The Chief Way" [2001]
by Robert Strein, John Vaughan & C. Fenton Richards Jr.

New Mexico Magazine 10x10 pb [9/2001] out of print/used
New Mexico Magazine 10¼x10¼ hardcover [9/2001] for $26.37
Classic American Railroads   "Classic American Railroads" by Mike Schafer
Vol 1: Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10¼ hardcover [9/96] for $23.07
Vol 2: Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10¼ hardcover [10/2000] for $25.17
Vol 3: Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10¼ hardcover [10/2003] for $19.77
Parallel Tracks / Silent Cinema   "Parallel Tracks: The Railroad & Silent Cinema" [1997]
by Lynne Kirby

Duke Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [6/97] for $23.95
Duke Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [12/97] for $84.95
American Railroad Freight Car   "The American Railroad Freight Car: From The Wood-Car Era To The Coming of Steel" [1993]
by John H. White Jr.

Johns Hopkins Univ Press pb [11/95] for $42.96
Johns Hopkins Univ Press 12¾x10½ hardcover [10/93] for $0.00
American Narrow Gauge Railroads   "American Narrow Gauge Railroads" [1990]
by George W. Hilton

Stanford Univ Press 12x9 pb [12/94] for $28.32
Stanford Univ Press 12½x11 hardcover [10/90] for $90.00
American Railroad Passenger Car   "The American Railroad Passenger Car" [1985]
by John H. White Jr.

Johns Hopkins Univ Press {6.25 pounds} pb [3/85] for $70.00
Vol 1: 12½x10½ pb [3/85] for $40.00
Vol 2: 12½x9½ pb [3/85] for $34.40
100 Years of Steam Locomotives   "100 Years of Steam Locomotives: Collectors Edition"
[1957] by Walter A. Lucas

Simmons Boardman 11¾x9 hardcover [6/57] for $59.95

"100 Years of Railroad Cars" [1958] by Walter A. Lucas
Simmons Boardman hardcover [1/58] out of print/rare

Railroad  Folk  Songs
Classic Railroad Songs From Smithsonian Folkways  
"Classic Railroad Songs From Smithsonian Folkways" [2006]
Smithsonian Folkways audio CD [1/2006] for $10.99
Classic Railroad Songs / Rounder Series   "Classic Railroad Songs" (Rounder Series)
Vol. 1 Steel Rails: Rounder audio CD [3/97] for $15.28
Vol. 2 Mystery Train: Rounder audio CD [3/97] for $14.99
Vol. 3 Night Train: Rounder audio CD [10/98] for $15.28
Vol. 4 Freight Train Blues: Rounder audio CD [6/2000] for $14.99
Train 45, Early 1900s: Rounder audio CD [10/98] for $14.99
Classic American Train Songs   "25 Classic Train Songs" [2003]
Rural Rhythm audio CD [5/2003] for $9.98
"Between The Rails: America's Train Songs" [1996]
G.N.P./Crescendo audio CD [2/96] for $13.98
"Great American Train Songs" [1993]
C.M.H. Records audio CD [3/95] for $13.98




Railroads  in  Fiction

Atlas Shrugged   "Atlas Shrugged" [1957 classic] by Ayn Rand [1905-82]
John Galt leads an intellectual strike to 'stop the engine of the world', while Dagney Taggart fights bureaucrats and mobs of looters to keep the Taggart Transcontinental Railroad alive.
Signet pb [8/96] for $8.99
Plume 9x6 pb [8/99] for $13.60
Dutton 35th Anniv 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/92] out of print/used
Signet 35th Anniv pb [3/92] out of print/used
Highbridge ABR audio CD [6/2000] for $22.02

U.P. Trail   "The U.P. Trail" [1918 bestseller] by Zane Grey [1872-1939]
1st World Library 8½x5½ pb [9/2004] for $20.95
Kessinger 9x6 pb [5/2004] for $23.07
Pocket pb [4/91] out of print/used
Classic Books hardcover [5/2000] for $49.99
Amereon hardcover [6/40] for $30.95
Blackstone UNABR audio [8/97] 10 tapes for $69.95
Short Lines stories   "Short Lines: A Collection of Classic American Railroad Stories"
[14 stories; 1996] Edited by Rob Johnson

B&N Books pb [5/2000] out of print/used
St. Martin 9½x6½ hardcover [3/96] out of print/used
Parallel Lies   "Parallel Lies" [2001] by Ridley Pearson
Ex-cop Peter Tyler is hired to investigate sabotage on the Northern Union Railroad.
Hyperion mass pb [7/2002] for $7.99
Hyperion 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2001] out of print/many used
Brilliance ABR audio CD [6/2004] for $16.99
Christmas Train   "The Christmas Train" [2002]
by David Baldacci

Warner mass pb [11/2004] for $5.99
Warner 8¾x5¾ hardcover [10/2003] for $10.36
Warner UNABR audio CD [11/2004] for $10.19



Railroad  Film  Festival

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