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- A Working List of Books and Booklets on the Southern Pacific and Related SubsidiariesES - A comprehensive list of books and booklets on the Southern Pacific Railroad and its Subsidiaries. It is an updated web version of the list published by the SPH&TS.
home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/spbooks.html
- Age of Steam - Birth of Passenger Railways - Photo gallery and historical information on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, museum, steam and diesel locomotive galleries.
www.railcentre.co.uk
- Akron Barberton Belt Railroad - Information, Pictures, History. Includes the A&BB, ABB, and ABC
home.neo.rr.com/abb
- Canadian Railway Hall of Fame - A virtual hall of fame honouring Canadian achievement in the railway industry.
canadiannorthern.ca/railfame
- CTA's 4000 Series Elevated Cars Last Stand - Learn about what could possibly be the last trip of Chicago's 1920s vintage elevated cars.
www.ameritech.net/users/liz357/4000a.htm
- Dunkirk, NY : One Railroad Town - History and operations of the various railroads that served the Dunkirkirk, NY area. Addition coverage of local manufacturers, including the Brooks Locomotive Works.
www.s363.com/dkny
- Green Bay & Western Lines: The East-West Short Route - The Green Bay & Western RR, its predecessors and affiliated lines; prototype and modeling information.
gbw.topcities.com
- Grizzly Flats Railroad - Information about Walt Disney's Animator Ward Kimball, Firehouse five plus 2, and railroading.
www.gfrr.com/welcome.html
- Hocking Valley Railway Information Center - Devoted to the Hocking Valley Railway, its predecessors, successors (C&O, CSXT, I&O), and affiliates (T&OC, K&M, Z&W). Includes photos, history, route guides and maps.
www.chescweb.com/hvrail
- Irish Narrow Gauge Railways - Pointers to published material (print and online), about the people, places, structures and rolling stock of the 3three foot gauge public railways and tramways of Ireland; and news of preservation efforts.
www.trainweb.org/i3
- Old Time Trains - Canadian railway history and stories, by and about railroaders.
www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains
- Penn Central Railroad - History and information about the railroad.
www.geocities.com/pcrrusa/index.html
- Railduniya - Historical and current information about Indian Railways. Includes timetables.
www15.brinkster.com/amdou
- Railroad Extra - An anthology of 19th and early 20th century railroading.
www.railroadextra.com
- Railroad Maps Collection - Large collection of historic railroad maps from the Library of Congress. Powerful map viewing options.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html
- Railroad Signal Site - US Railroad signals - including US&S and GRS seachlight, colorlight and gyralight signals. Detailed photographs and descriptions.
www.trainweb.org/signals
- Railroad Stories - A collection of stories, both fact and fiction, about the railroads. Illustration and art are included. Most material comes from the early 20th century.
pinnaclewebs.com/railroadstories
- Rutland Railroads Island Hopper Line - History of the Rutland's Line through the Champlain Islands of Vermont, which was in operation from 1901-1961
www.lavigneworld.com/rutland
- Simplex R Us - Very comprehensive site, containing some very useful research material on the history of the firm "Motor Rail & Tramcar Company" also known as "Simplex". A photo register of surviving Simplex locomotives is slowly being collected.
www.rustons.fsnet.co.uk
- Souith Australian Railways - History of the South Australian Railways & TransAdelaide, Great Southern Railway and Australia Southern Railroad.
satrains.8m.net
- SPS Limited - steam locomotives - A fascinating account of 5 lovingly restored steam and traction engines, with photographs, descriptions and up to date news.
www.spslimited.co.uk/locomotives
- The Garratt Locomotive - A listing of all known examples of this articulated steam locomotive. Photographs of most designs included, all known survivors are listed and there is a recommended reading list.
users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton
- The Railroad Builders by John Moody, 1919 - Full text version. A history of American railroads in the 19th century. Includes NYC, PRR, UP and others.
www.nubond.net/railroad/index.html
- The railway heritage of Thessaloniki, Greece. 1871-2001 - History, premises and rolling stock of the railway lines in Hellenic Macedonia and especially of its capital Thessaloniki, from 1871 until present days. Military and industrial railway lines, the tramways, and more.
www.gregoriou.itgo.com
- The Signal Box - History of railway signalling in the UK and abroad.
www.signalbox.org/index.shtml
- The Underground Railroad Ties That Bound Unveiled - Emma Marie Trusty's book about her ancestors, African American Operators of the Greenwich Line in New Jersey.
www.amedliterary.com
- War Department Light Railways - A research site dedicated to the light railway equipment used by all combatents during WW1. Narrow gauge light railways were the primary method of transporting supplies to the front lines.
www.wdlr.org.uk
- World War Two Railway Study Group - Research group documenting the use of railways in all countries during World War Two.
www.ww2rsg.org
- Yosemite Valley Railroad History and Collecting - History of the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
www.yosemitevalleyrailroad.com
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