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- American Experience- Streamliners - Learn about these trains and how they helped shape train travel in the 1930's. From PBS.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/streamliners
- Andrew and Mary-Kate's Playroom - Personal site about Thomas the Tank Engine and other favorite toys.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6992/playroom.html
- Drew's Unofficial Thomas the Tank Engine Page - Very nice personal site with a lot of information about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.
www.iglobal.com/Drew/index.html
- Jack and Neil - The Real Thomas the Tank Engine - This is the home page of two boys who live in the North West of England. Contains some photos of the 'real' Thomas the Tank Engine.
www.mmu.ac.uk/h-ss/lis/people/rpe/jackneil.htm
- Kid's Corner - Sponsored by the US Railroad Retirement Board. Fun facts about US railroading
www.rrb.gov/teachers.html
- MyTrains Fan Club - Free email train postcards, toy train message board, children's train art gallery and favorite links.
www.mytrains.com/fanclub.htm
- Railroad Modeling Workshop - Railroad modeling tips and techniques. Suitable for beginning as well as advanced modelers.
www.terrycallahan.com/railroad
- Simulated Railway Model - Operate a computer generated model train layout with two trains, switches, and speed controls. Requires Cosmo Player.
vrml.fornax.hu/train
- The American Experience: Riding the Rails - At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. This site tells the stories of ten of them -- from the reasons they left home to what they experienced. From PBS.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails
- The Train Era - Single-page train history and self-scoring quiz.
www.transitpeople.org/lesson/train.htm
- Train Set for the Jet Set - Build and run a simulated model train layout. A fun and educational interactive activity for kids. Requires a Java enabled browser.
www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/train_set.html
- Trains.com - Information concerning the toy train hobby presented by the publishers of Classic Toy Trains magazine. Answers to your frequently asked questions and a guide to toy train clubs.
www.trains.com
- Union Pacific- It's Just Railroad Talk - Learn train jargon (special words) from this train company.
www.uprr.com/aboutup/rrtalk
- Thomas the Tank Engine - Games, coloring books, stories, and your very own My Thomas Home Page. The official Thomas the Tank Engine website.
www.thomasthetankengine.com
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