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- A Photographic History of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad - This site showcases the photographs in the railroad collection of the W&OD Railroad Regional Park, one of the most popular rail-trails in the nation.
geocities.com/pem20165
- Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad Historical Society AC&YHS - Dedicated to research and preservation of the history of the Akron Canton and Youngstown (ACY) Railroad, Ohio's 'Road of Service'.
www.acyhs.org
- America Railway Caboose Historical Education Society - Railroad historical society focusing on the caboose, from both the historical and preservation prespective.
www.arches.org/index2.html
- Amtrak Historical Society - Railroad historical society providing information on the history of Amtrak, a corporation formed to take over the US national railroad passenger service in 1971.
www.trainweb.com/ahs
- Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Inc. - Information about the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), Delaware Lackawanna & Western (DL&W), Lehigh Valley (LV), Reading (RDG) Company, Lehigh and New England (L&NE), Lehigh and Hudson River (LHR) railroads.
arhs.railfan.net
- Arcade and Attica Railroad - History of the railroad. Stepping into the historic station in the middle of Arcade, you are instantly transported back to a time to when the Iron Horse ruled the rails.
www.anarr.com
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historical Society B&ORRHS - Dedicated to history and research of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad, the nation's first.
www.borhs.org
- Bigboy 4018 - Historical data, official restoration site, and information about the upcoming movie about the famous steam locomotive.
www.bigboy4018.com
- Boston and Maine Railroad Historical Society B&MRRHS - Historical information on the Boston and Maine (B&M) Railroad.
members.verizon.net/~vze264n3/bmrrhs
- Bridge Line Historical Society (D&H) - Railroad historical society dedicated to the history of the Delaware and Hudson (D&H) Railway.
www.tfs.net/~jashaw/rhs/blhs.html
- Burlington Route Historical Society BRHS - Railroad historical society providing information about the Chicago Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q), Colorado & Southern (C&S), Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) Railroads, collectively known as the Burlington Route.
www.burlingtonroute.com
- Canadian National Railways historical information - Sponsored by the CN Lines SIG a group devoted to covering the equipment and history of the railways making up the Canadian National Railway System.
www.cnlines.com
- Canadian Railroad Historical Association - Railroad historical society dedicated to information about all Canadian railroads.
www.exporail.org/association/intro_crha.htm
- Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society - Historical information about the Central of Georgia (CG) Railroad
www.cofg.org
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Historical Society COHS - The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Historical Society, Inc., is a non-profit corporation devoted to the history of the railway, its predecessors and successors.
www.cohs.org
- Chicago and North Western Historical Society CNWHS - Railroad histoical society providing information on the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW), Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha (CMO); Minneapolis & St. Louis (M&StL); Chicago Great Western (CGW); Litchfield & Madison (L&M); Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern (FDDM&S); and Des Moines & Central Iowa (DCI).
www.cnwhs.org
- Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad Home Page - Railroad historical society devoted to the history, both past and present, of the Chicago Tunnel Company, which operated 60 miles of 2 foot gauge railroad under the streets of Chicago until 1959.
www.ameritech.net/users/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.html
- Clinchfield RR History and images - History of the Clinchfield Railroad, compiled from the library of Floyd A. Bruner. Floyd was a rail photographer who followed this short-line railway during the steam era.
clinchfield.freeservers.com
- Conrail Historical Society CHSI - Railroad historical society focusing on the Consolidated Railroad Corporation (Conrail).
www.trainweb.org/chsi/chsi.html
- Conrail Technical Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to the history of Conrail, a railroad created by merging the Penn Central (New York Central RR and Pennsylvania RR) and several other eastern railroads
www.crts.org
- Cotton Belt Railway Web Site - History of Cotton Belt Railroad and the Cotton Belt 819 Museum.
www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8199/index.html
- Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum - This "Virtual Museum" is being built to help preserve the complete history of "America's oldest continually operated transportation company" through images and data collected by the museum curator.
www.trainweb.org/dhvm
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Historical Society - The East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad is affectionately known as the 'Tweetsie', a narrow gauge railroad.
www.urbaneagle.com/slim/etwnc.html
- Eastern Railroad Accident in Revere, MA - Details the events of August 26, 1871, which led to major changes in safety practices within the railroad industry.
www.wpi.edu/~jayd/Suff
- Elvas Tower Interlocking - Dedicated to the operation, history and future of the Elvas Interlocking Tower of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Site is showcased with photo gallery and streaming video.
members.tripod.com/elvas_tower/index.html
- Fort Wayne RR Historical Society, Owners of Steam Locomotive NKP765. Steam Locomotive Preservation and Steam Train Excursions! - Owners of steam locomotive NKP765. Steam locomotive preservation and steam train excursions
www.765.org/index.html
- Friends of the East Broad Top Railroad - Educational and historical society dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad National Historic Landmark, in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
www.febt.org
- Geared Steam Locomotive Works - Preserving and promoting information on North American built geared steam locomotives including Baldwin, Davenport, Dunkirk, Bell, Climax, Heisler, Shay and Willamette.
www.trainweb.org/gearedsteam
- Grand Trunk Western Historical Society - Railroad historical society covering the histories of the Grand Trunk Western (GTW), Detroit Toledo and Ironton (DT&I), Detroit and Toledo Shore Line (D&TSL), and Detroit Terminal (DT) railroads.
www.rrhistorical.com/gtwhs
- Great Northern Railway Historical Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Great Northern (GN) Railway.
www.gnrhs.org
- Historic Spencer - Features photos and history of this turn of the century Southern Railway landmark as well as virtual tour of town and information on local businesses.
www.gorowan.com/spencer
- History of Daviess County, Washington, Indiana Railroads - History of Daviess County, Washington, Indiana Railroad, 1913 train wreck, backgrounds and logos pertaining to the railroad industry, old steam locomotive graphics
www.angelfire.com/indie/brainbox
- Illinois Central Historical Society - Railroad historical society providing information about the Illinois Central (IC) Railroad, past and present.
www.icrrhistorical.org
- Illinois Traction Society - Railroad historical society devoted to preserving information about the Illinois Terminal (ITC) Railroad.
www.illinois-terminal.org
- Katy Railroad Historical Society - Historical information on the Missouri - Kansas - Texas (MKT) Railroad, also known as the Katy.
www.katyrailroad.org
- Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Rail Historical Society - HRHS chapter. Information on Northeast Pennsylvania railroads, including D and H, LV, CNJ, R and N, and PRR.
www.laurellines.org
- Lehigh Valley Railroad - Lehigh Valley Railroad historical information and pictures.
lvrr.com
- Long Island Rail Road Historical Society LIRRHS - Railroad historical society focusing on the history of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Railroad (BEDT), and the Degnon Terminal Railroad.
home.att.net/~Berliner-Ultrasonics/lirrhs.html
- Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to the preservation and restoration of existing physical plant of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, also known as the Ma and Pa.
www.jarrettsville.org/mapa/main.htm
- Middletown & New Jersey Railway Historical Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to preserving the history of the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap R.R., Middletown and Unionville R.R., the Middletown and New Jersey Railwayand other area railroad history.
mnjrhs.railfan.net
- Missouri Pacific Historical Society MPHS - Historical information on the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP), and the Texas and Pacific Railroad (T&P).
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9575
- Mohawk and Hudson Chapter - NRHS - Albany, N.Y.: local railroad information and history.
family.knick.net/railroad
- Mountain State Railroad and Logging Historical Association - MSR&LHA collects, preserves and interprets the history of the railroad and lumber industries in West Virginia.
www.seidata.com/~jreid/msrlha.html
- National Railway Historical Society - Formed in 1935, and dedicated to preserving what has passed, and what lay ahead in railroading.
www.nrhs.com
- Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Historical Society - The Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad (N-C-O) operated for almost 50 years. Its first trains ran in 1881, when construction started in Reno, Nev. under the banner of the Nevada & Oregon Railway. It was supposed to reach the Columbia River in Oregon, and have a branch line to the central Oregon coast as well.
www.urbaneagle.com/nco/index.html
- New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Society - Railroad historical society focusing the New York, New Haven & Hartford (NYNH&H) Railroad Company and its predecessors.
www.nhrhta.org
- New Jersey Midland Railroad Historical Society - Dedicated to the preservation of the history of the railroads that have operated in New Jersey, with special emphasis on the New Jersey Midland; its successor New York, Susquehanna & Western; and other lines connected or affiliated including Lehigh & Hudson River; Lehigh & New England; Middletown & New Jersey; New York & Greenwood Lake; and Wharton & Northern.
ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/njmidland
- New York Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society - Railroad historical society focusing on the New York Ontario and Western (OW) Railway.
www.nyow.org
- New York Railroad Enthusiasts - Railroad historical society in New York City, focusing on all interests including fan trips, photography, history, models.
www.nyrre.org/index.htm
- New York Susquehanna and Western Technical and Historical Society - Railroad historical society focusing on the New York Susquehanna and Western (NYS&W) Railroad, both from the historical perspective and present day operations.
www.nyswths.org
- Norfolk & Western Historical Society - The goal of the Norfolk and Western Historical Society, Inc. is the preservation of the history of the Norfolk and Western (N&W) and Virginian (VGN) railroads.
nwhs.org
- Norfolk Southern Historical Society NSHS - Railroad historical society focusing on the Norfolk Southern (NS) Railroad, formed in 1982 by the merger of the Norfolk and Western and Southern railroads, not to be confused with the original Norfolk Southern Railway, which was merged into the Southern Railway in 1974.
www.nshs.org
- Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association - Railroad historical society dedicated to collect, preserve and disseminate information about the Northern Pacific (NP) Railway and its associated lines.
www.nprr.org
- NRHS Cape Cod Chapter - A non-profit group dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of rail transportation, particularly on the Cape.
www.trainweb.org/caperail/nrhs
- NRHS Jersey Central Chapter - The Jersey Central Railway Historical Society, JCRHS, was establish in 1980 as a non-profit and educationally oriented organization for the restoration and preservation of railroad equipment, structures and history.
www.jcrhs.org
- NRHS Potomac Chapter - Information about railroads in the Washington, DC area, assembled by a group of local railfans.
www.trainweb.org/PotomacNRHS
- NRHS Rochester Chapter - Official Chapter web site, listing museum collection, chapter activities and books for sale.
www.rochnrhs.org
- NRHS Washington DC Chapter - Information about the Society, trips and tours, and mailing list.
www.us.net/dcnrhs/index.html
- Ol' Hook & Eye - Kishacoquillas Valley railroad history - Kishacoquillas Valley railroad history. The KVRR was a 9-mile short-line railroad in central PA. It also ran steam trains over a branch of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad.
www.kvrr.net
- Old Alabama Rails - History, photographs and information about the Montgomery, Alabama railroad. Sponsored by non-profit group seeking to restore the former Western Railway of Alabama Car and Engine Shops.
www.oldalabamarails.org
- Pacific Electric Railrway Historical information - Although not a railroad historical society per se, information about the Pacific Electric (PE) Railway is available here.
www.erha.org/pe.htm
- Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society - Historical information about the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), known as the "Standard Railroad of the World".
www.prrths.com
- Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Historical Society - Railroad historical society formed to preserve the physical and oral history of the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, a coal hauling railroad that has operated for nearly 100 years in Jefferson and Armstrong Counties in Western Pennsylvania.
users.penn.com/~espo/index.html
- Railroad and Locomotive Historical Society - So Cal Chapter - Located in Pomona, California. The Chapter's collection includes steam and diesel engines, as well as cars and a complete Santa Fe depot. Meetings monthly.
www.trainweb.org/rlhs
- Railroad Station Historical Society - Railroad historical society devoted to the study of railroad depots, towers, roundhouses, bridges, and other railroad structures.
www.trainweb.org/rshs
- Railroad Stations of San Antonio - Historical information. Geographically located near the center of Texas, San Antonio was at one time the crossroads for several different railroads.
www.trainweb.com/stations
- Railroads of White Pine County - History of railroads serving the Robinson copper mining district near Ely, NV. Includes the Nevada Northern Railway, BHP Nevada Railroad, Nevada Consolidated Copper Co., and Kennecott Copper Co., Nevada Mines Division.
nn.railfan.net
- Reading Railroad Technical and Historical Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Reading (RDG) Company.
www.readingrailroad.org
- Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Historical Society - Railroad historical society devoted to the preservation of information about the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) Railroad
www.trainweb.com/rf&p/society/index.html
- Rio Grande Southern RR - Historical information and links about the former Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge railroad, in the south-western Colorado. Site includes timelines, remaining equipment, books and other reference information, and links to other RGS sites on the internet.
www.enteract.com/~haworth/rgs/r_index.html
- Rock Island Technical Society - Non-profit corporation that preserves, distributes and publishes information about the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, its predecessors and affiliated companies.
www.simpson.edu/~RITS
- Rocky Mountain Rail Society - Dedicated to the preservation of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive 6060, now known as 'The Spirit of Alberta'.
www.6060.org/index.htm
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club - Denver, Colorado based organization is dedicated to the preservation of historic railroad equipment, and encouraging an interest in the railroad tradition.
www.rockymtnrrclub.org
- Rutland Railroad Historical Society - Railroad historical society devoted to the history of the Rutland (R) Railway, a Vermont railroad.
users.rcn.com/jimdu4
- Salisbury Point Railroad Historical Society - Railroad historical society established for the purpose of preserving and making available information pertaining to the history of the Amesbury branch of the Boston & Maine (B&M) Railroad, the Boston and Maine Railroad itself, its predecessors and related materials pertaining to the history of railroads in New England.
salisburypoint.tnsing.com
- San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society - San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society, the home of Santa Fe #3751
www.sbrhs.org
- Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society - Dedicated to research and modeling of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF) Railway, popularly known as the Santa Fe, from its founding to the current time.
www.atsfrr.com
- Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society - Railroad historical society that is preserving information about the industrial and shortline railroads in the Chicago metropolitan area.
www.dhke.com/schs
- Significant dates in Canadian railway history - Chronology of railroad development in Canada.
www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm
- Siouxland Historical Railroad Association - The SHRA and steam engine GN#1355, built in 1909 for Great Northern Railway are based at the Millwaukee Road Roundhouse, Sioux City.
webmaster_shra.tripod.com
- Smoky Mountain Railroad - Railroad historical society devoted to information on a 28-mile shortline operated between Knoxville and Sevierville, Tennessee, from 1907 until 1961.
www.smokymountainrailroad.org
- Soo Line Historical and Technical Society - Railroad historical society covering the Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie (MStP&SSM), Soo Line (SOO) Railroad Company, Wisconsin Central (WC) Ltd., Algoma Central, Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic (DSS&A) Railway, Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (MN&S),and other Soo Line successors and predecessors.
www.sooline.org
- Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society - Historical information on the Southern Pacific (SP) Railroad, now merged with the Union Pacific Railroad.
www.sphts.org
- Texas Panhandle Railroad Historical Society - The Texas Panhandle Railroad Historical Society of Amarillo, Texas. Visit the virtual museum with exhibits on the region's railroad history.
www.tprhs.org
- The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads Historical Society - Historical information on the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) and Seaboard Air Line (SAL) railroads, including successor Seaboard Coast Line (SCL), plus leased and affiliated lines and predecessors.
www.aclsal.org
- The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Timeline - Key events in the history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad listed in chronological order.
members.aol.com/BORRTIME/pubpage.htm
- The Chessie System Historical Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to the history of the Chessie (CSX) Railroad, formed by the merger of the Chesapeake and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio, and Western Maryland Railroads.
www.moosevalley.org/cshs
- The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society - Railroad historical society focusing on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois (C&EI) Railroad, which was merged into the Missouri Pacific (MP) Railroad.
www2.justnet.com/cei/Default.htm
- The Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society - Historical information on the Gulf Mobile and Ohio (GM&O), Mobile and Ohio (M&O), Alton and Southern (AL&S), and Gulf Mobile and Northern (GM&N) railroads
www.gmohs.org
- The Iron Horse in Schenectady - A small city in upstate New York became linked to some of the greatest names and events in American history. ALCO related material
www.wmht.org/ironhorse/home.html
- The KCS Historical Society's Web Site - Railroad historical society dedicated to preserving the history of the Kansas City Southern Railroad (KCS). Includes information on the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company, Ft. Smith and Van Buren Railway Company, MidSouth Corporation, and Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown Railroad Company
www.kcshs.org
- The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Historical Society - The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Historical Society's purpose is to collect, organize, preserve, and share information and material relating to the L&N, its predecessors and its successors.
www.rrhistorical.com/lnhs/index.html
- The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation and Historical Society - Railroad historical society focusing on The Maryland and Pennsylvania (M&PA) Railroad, also known as the Ma and Pa.
www.arrowweb.com/Ma&Pa
- The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transit Historical Society - Railroad historical society preserving the memory of electric interurbans and streetcars in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, including the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L) and the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee (CNS&M) Railroads.
members.tripod.com/~milwaukee_electric/index2.htm
- The Milwaukee Road Historical Association - Railroad historical society dedicated to the history and information regarding the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific (CMStP&P) and (MILW) Railroad.
www.mrha.com
- The Missabe Railroad Historical Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to history and information about the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (DM&IR) Railroad, an iron ore operation in Minnesota.
www1.minn.net/~mspanton/mrhs.html
- The Mobile & Bay Shore Railroad Historical Society - Railroad historical society focusing on a 38 mile branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
bayshorehs.tripod.com/index.htm
- The Monon Railroad Historical Technical Society MRHTS - Railroad historical society focusing on the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway (CIL), also known as the Monon (MON), which was merged into the Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad in 1971.
www.trainweb.org/monon/index.html
- The New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, Albuquerque, NM: Home Page - The New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Rail Historical Society, the site of this railroad historical and restoration group in Albuquerque, New Mexico
www.nmrhs.org
- The Nickel Plate Road Historical and Technical Society - Railroad historical society dedicated to preserving and disseminating information concerning the New York, Chicago and St. Louis (NYC&StL) and (NKP) Railroad Company, and its predecessor railroads.
www.nkphts.org
- The Ocklawaha Valley Railroad, A Florida Railroad History - The OV was an incredible hard luck railroad. A story with notes for modelers, railfans and to preserve the past.
www.webspawner.com/users/ovrailroad/index.html
- The Shoreline Railroad Historical Society Inc - Southern New Jersey regional railroad history
www.sjrails.org/welcome.htm
- The Sussex Railroad Company - The Sussex Railroad Company, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Railroad Heritage of Sussex County, New Jersey
sussexbranch.org
- Tonopah & Tidewater RR History - A study of the Tonopah & Tidewater, 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 portion of the T&T.
www.ttrr.org
- Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Historical Society - Railraoad historical society providing information on the Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo (TH&B) Railway.
www.thbrailway.com
- Tri-State Railway Historical Society - Historical society dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the history of New Jersey railroads.
www.Tri-State-Rail-History.org
- TRRA Historical and Technical Society - St. Louis, Missouri area rail history, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) and St. Louis Union Station.
trra-hts.railfan.net
- Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society - Railroads of the Catskills, including the Ulster & Delaware, Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain, Kaaterskill, Canajoharie & Catskill, Catskill Mountain, Cairo, Otis Elevating, Catskill & Tannersville, Wallkill Valley, Delaware & Northern, Middleburgh & Schoharie Railroads.
www.udrrhs.org
- Union Pacific Historical Society - Historical information on the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), past and present.
www.uphs.org/index.htm
- Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad - History and operation of the Welssville, Addison and Galeton Railroad.
www.s363.com/wag
- Western New York Railway Historical Society - The Western New York Railway Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the rich railroad heritage that the Western New York area once and still has.
www.trainweb.org/wnyrhs/homeFrame1Source1.htm
- Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society WPRRHS - Historical information on the Western Pacific (WP) Railroad, merged into the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982.
www.wprrhs.org
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