Hesston Steam Museum
Located in Laporte County, Indiana. |
Big Boy 4018
Restoration of Union Pacific Big Boy 4018 |
Milwaukee Road 261
Restoration of a 4-8-4 |
Steam Railroading Institute
Keepers of Pere Marquette 1225, a restored and operating Berkshire 2-8-4 |
Fostoria Rail Preservation Society
Ohio town that is dubbed Train City USA |
Age of Steam Roundhouse
Private collection of retired railroad CEO Jerry Jacobson. |
The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation
Launched in 2016, the KSCHO plans to restore C&O 2716 to operating status. This is a 2-8-4 Kawara built in 1941 that has not operated since the 1990s. |
Pere Marquette Historical Society
Founded in 1995 as a means of collecting and disseminating information regarding the Pere Marquette Railroad. |
Amtrak Historical Society
The history of America's only current passenger railway |
Illinois Central Historical Society
Dedicated to preserving historical and educational information about the Illinois Central Railroad and the many predecessor railroads that have been part of the IC system. |
National Railway Historical Society
An exciting and fun way to become involved with railroading, present and past! |
Soo Line Historical and Technical Society
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Muskegon Railroad Historical Society
Located in the historic downtown of Muskegon, Michigan, the Muskegon Railroad Historical Society (MRHS) preserves and encourages the history of railroading in Muskegon County. |
Webville and Hypertext Railroad Company
A site for the archiving of historical and informational documents and binaries concerning Railroads, Railfanning and Model Railroading. |
Conrail Historial Society
Established to encourage the writing, collection and preservation of historical and contemporary material associated with Conrail and to preserve its’ heritage. |
Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society
Dedicated to preserving and disseminating the historical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its affiliates. |
Chessie System Historial Society
Preserving the history of the Chessie System Railroads (Baltimore & Ohio, Chesepeake & Ohio and Western Maryland) |
Playmobil
Playmobil pieces are a near perfect match for G scale |
LEGO
The infamous plastic building block |
Whittle Shortline Railroad
Handcrafted American-made wooden toy trains. |
Brio
Wooden train manufactuer |
Thomas and Friends
Website of the TV show |
Learning Curve
Manufacturer of the wooden Thomas and Friends sets |
Pennsylvania Live Steamers
Collegeville, Pennsylvania |
Railroad Clipart
All Clip Art is in GIF or JPG format. |
Chicago Transit Authority
Operators of Chicago's subway and El Trains |
Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers
A non prpfoti group striving to improve passenger train and intercity bus services. |
Dan's Wigwag Site
Showcasing an old version of railroad crossing signals. |
Steamlocomotive dot com
Contains information on full-scale steam locomotives of the U.S.A. |
Mr. Pin Man Railway Lapel Pins
Stock and Custom options. Located in Alberta, Canada |
Operation Lifesaver
A U.S. nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting safety at railroad grade crossings and railroad rights-of-way. |
Train Barn
Located in Portage, Michigan, it is part hobby shop part museum and home to a huge Lionel layout |
Choo Choo Barn
A 1700 square foot train layout in Strasburg, Pennsylvania |
“Go Pro” From Underneath The Train Tracks!
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For some backyard railroad gardeners, it's full steam ahead
An article in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about garden railroading |
The Worlds Largest Garden Railroad… With Amazing Bridges!
2500 feet of G scale track in Scottsdale, Arizona |
Northlandz
An HO scale train display in New Jersey that the Guinness Book of World Records calls the World's Largest Model Railroad. |
Grand Maket Rossiya
An 8600 square foot HO layout in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
The History of Railroads in Texas
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Reporting Marks
A list of reporting marks (those two to four letter codes on railroad cars) and who owns them. |
Bytown Garden Railway Society
Canadian Group |
Lansing Area N-Trak Railroad Club
Lansing, Michigan |
Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society
Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Lansing Model Railroad Club
Model railroad club in the capital city of Michigan. |
Grand River Valley Railroad Club
A multi-scale club offering HO, N, ON30, and Z operating layouts. |
West Michigan Lego Train Club
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Private Road Name Modelers
Open to any modeler who is interested in "Railroads that Never Were,.....But Might Have Been"! |
Greater Cincinnati Garden Railway Society
A garden railway group in southern Ohio |
Washington Virginia Maryland Garden Railwau Society
A garden railway group in the nation's capital |
Train Collectors Association
One of the World's Largest and Most Prestigious Collecting Societies; Headquartered in Strasburg, PA |
Rensselaer Model Railroad Society
A student organization at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY |
Ottawa Valley Associaiton of Railroaders
Canadian Group |
National Model Railroad Association
National standards |
Holland Modular Railroad Club
Holland, Michigan |
Bay Area Garden Railway Society
San Francisco, California |
Riverbend Model Railroad Club
Jenison, Michigan |
Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society
Modeling the Pere Marquette circa 1945 in HO scale. |
LGB of America
The stateside division of the German garden railway manufacturer |
Hartland Locomotive Works
American made garden railway products. Designed, manufactured, assembled and packaged in LaPorte, Indiana |
USA Trains
Manufactuer of garden railway products in 1:32 scale |
Lionel
Manufacturer of O scale (1:48) |
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Artifacts from the Pennylvania Railroad and Penn Central. Strasburg, Pennsylvania |
Steamtown National Historic Site
A National Park located in Scranton, Pennsylvania dedicated to interpreting the storm of main line steam railroading between 1850 and 1950. |
Age of Steam Memorial
Located in Centralia, Illinois |
Illinois Railway Museum
Located in Union, Illinois |
Smith Falls Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario
Located in Smiths Falls, Ontario |
Southeastern Railway Museum
Located in Duluth, Georgia |
Shoreline Trolley Museum
Dedicated to preserving the trolley car. Located in East Haven, Connecticut |
Railroad Museum of New England
An interpretive facility where the story of the region's rich railroad heritage can be effectively told. Located in Thomaston, Connecticut |
National Toy Train Museum
Located in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Operated by the Train Collectors Association. |
Danbury Railway Museum
A fullsize volunteer effort located n anbury, Connecticut |
Canada Model Train Museum
Home of the world's largest collection of model and toy trains on public display. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
Railroaders Memorial Museum
Dedicated to revealing, interpreting, commemorating and celebrating the significant contributions of Railroaders and their families to American life and industry.Located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, |
B&O Railway Museum
Located in Baltimore, Maryland. |
Museum of the American Railroad
Founded in 1963, the Museum of the American Railroad is a not-for-profit Texas corporation dedicated to celebrating the heritage and exploring the future of railroads through historic preservation, research, and educational programming. |
Cincinnati Rail Museum
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Amtrak
A quasi-governmental corporation to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States |
Metra Rail
A commuter rail in the Chicagoland area |
Norfolk Southern
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Rail America
Owners of several short line railroads in the US |
Kansas City Southern
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Via Rail
A passenger rail service in Canada |
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Ontario Northland
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Canadian National
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Burnlington Northern Santa Fe
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CSX
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Union Pacific
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Strasburg Railroad
A restored steam train in Strasburg, Pennsylvania |
Agawa Canyon Tour Train
Operated by the Algoma Central Railway, this train runs from Sault Ste Marie Ontario north 114 miles to the Agawa Canyon. |
Pioneer Lines Scenic Railway
Operates the Gettysburg Express in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Coopersville and Marne Railway
Providing vintage passenger service between Coopersville and Marne, Michigan |
Canadian Railway Modeller Magazine
Serving the railway hobbyist interested in modelling all aspects of the Canadian railway scene. |
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
The Magazine for Railfans and Photography of Railroads, Trains, Locomotives and Diesels. |
Model Railroader Magazine
Model Railroader magazine has been the industry-leading model train magazine for more than 70 years. |
Garden Railways Magazine
Dedicated to the rewarding, life-long hobby that combines model trains with the outdoors--garden railroading |
Trains Magazine
Covers the broad spectrum of railroading with authoritative content, dazzling photography, and a mix of content designed to appeal to everyone from the casual enthusiast to the seasoned professional railroader. |
Classic Toy Trains
For fans of Lionel, MTH, American Flyer, and other brands of toy trains made today and in the past |
Classic Trains Magazine
A quarterly magazine celebrating the "golden years of railroading. |
Great Train Expo
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DuPage Show
Wheaton, Illinois (west of Chicago) |
Trainfest
Milwaukee, WI |
Greenberg's Train and Toy Show
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Worlds Greatest Hobby on Tour
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