| 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. |
| Open Railway Map
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| Open Rail
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| 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) |
| 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. |
| Learning Curve
Manufacturer of the wooden Thomas and Friends sets |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| USA Trains
Manufactuer of garden railway products in 1:32 scale |
| Lionel
Manufacturer of O scale (1:48) |
| 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 |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| Coopersville and Marne Railway
Providing vintage passenger service between Coopersville and Marne, Michigan |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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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