Rail-fanning and Train-spotting (Trains and Railroads)

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Rail.lu Documents the world of railways in and around the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and promotes public transport. http://www.rail.lu/indexuk.html Trains Winnipeg An information resource for railfaning in and around Winnipeg, Manitoba. http://www.trainswinnipeg.com Railfanning in Alabama Railfanning in the heart of Dixie. Includes CSX, NS, IC, BNSF and many shortlines. http://www.alabamarailfan.com/ Cordova Bay Station Canadian railway news, stories, photos, timetables, links, and reference material. http://www.cordovabaystation.ca/ Cardiff and Avonside Railway Society Details of forthcoming and past trips along with the society magazine. http://www.cardiffandavonside.org.uk/ CERA's Inspection Trip Learn about an inspection trip that was organized by rail-fans on the South Shore Line, America's last inter-urban electric railway. http://www.ameritech.net/users/liz357/SSL.htm Track and Time A gallery of North American Railroad Photography by Arizona-based photographer Len Kratz. http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/2211 Yahoo Railscan Group Rail and communications hobbyists discuss aspects of railroad radio communications. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railscan Railfanning.org US based railfan site. Includes railroad news, history and general features. http://railfanning.org/ The North Wales Coast Railway Site detailling the North Wales Coast railway and the loco`s that work on it. http://www.page27.co.uk/nwales/ Motels for Train Watchers A listing of hotels, motels and inns located directly on rail lines in the US, with views of the railroad tracks from at least some of the rooms. http://home.att.net/~roadrailer/MotelsIntro.html Chicago Rail Junctions An in-depth look at some busy rail crossings in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana. http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/ European Train Enthusiasts Eastern New England Chapter The Eastern New England Chapter is a regional affiliate of European Train Enthusiasts, the American national organization for those interested in European railroads and the European model train hobby. http://www.ete-ene.org Diesels locos from around the World Pictures, Data and trip reports about diesel locomotive operations across the globe. Special sections on GE and ALCO locomotives http://www.locopage.net/ Great Lakes Rail A forum for discussing the railroads of the Great Lakes region, and their operations. Photo Galleries, Chat, Downloads. http://www.greatlakesrail.com Class 47s around Southampton Weekly updated pictures and archive showing the decline of Brush Class 47 around the Southampton area. http://www.47soton.co.uk/ Steam Railroading Information about US railroading in the days of steam, as well as steam railroading today. http://steamrailroading.com German Railway Signals Description of German Railway signals, boards, and rules. http://www.sh1.org/eisenbahn/index.htm Railfan USA Railfanning site with an emphasis on the United States. http://www.railfanusa.com/ High Speed Railways High speed trains in Spain, Europe and the rest of the World. http://www.altavelocidad.org/index_en.htm The BNSF - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Railroad Forum BNSF Railroad forum for employees and railfans with news, bulletin board, live chat, humor, and opinion pages http://www.therailforum.com Steam Locomotives in India A comprehensive site with pictures and data on steam locomotives in India. http://indiasteam.tripod.com/ The Cyberspace World Railroad Rail schedules, news, images, graphics, links and collections hosted by Daniel S. Dawdy. http://www.cwrr.com/ The Railwayana Page An introduction to collecting railwayana, auction reports and links http://www.railwayanapage.com/ Phillipsburg Area Railfanning A guide to railfanning the area from Bloombury, New Jersey to Allentown, Pennsylvania. http://www.railfanphillipsburg.com The Sri Lanka Railway A study of Sri Lankan (Ceylon) Government Railways and locomotives http://www.gyan.doctors.org.uk/ railfanning@NorthBay Railroad photos from North Bay, Ontario. http://users.thot.net/lalande/jamesleo/ Central Jersey Rails Includes photo galleries, radio information, employee timetables, equipment rosters, message board and links. http://jerseyrails.railfan.net Stormcatcher's Railnet A collection of pictures, screensavers and desktop wallpaper from the Indian Railways. http://www.irfca.org/users/shanky/ TrainBoard.com Message boards and discussion forums for all facets of railroading. http://www.trainboard.com Trainspotting in Wales A multimedia journey on the great narrow-gauge steam trains of Wales. Ride the Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Light Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, Snowdon Mountain Railway and the historic standard-gauge Cambrian Coast Line. http://www.steamsafari.com/wales/index.htm CSX South Railfanning and railroading in the Southeastern United States. http://www.trainweb.org/csxsouth/index1.html Preserved Steam Locomotive Database A database of ex-main line UK preserved steam locomotives which the user may update. http://www.angelfire.com/nb/dmwoods Raildepot.com Railfans, modelers, and railroaders submit your rail stories with photos. http://www.raildepot.com Railroad Webcams A listing of rail webcams. Catch the live railroad actions of trains thru web cameras. http://www.railcams.com Indian Railways Videos Jay Balakrishna's collection of Indian Railways Videos. Features downloadable videos of Diesel(ALCo) and Electric traction of passenger trains shot in and around Bangalore and Mysore. http://www.irfca.org/~jayb/ LocoScene Online UK Train Spotting Database. Allows Train Spotters to store sessions and sightings on the Internet. http://www.locoscene.co.uk/ Webville and Hypertext Railroad Company It is neither a real company, nor a real railroad. Rather it is a site for the archiving of historical and informational documents and binaries concerning railroads, railfanning and model railroading. http://www.spikesys.com/webville.html Trains of the American West Engineers, conductors and passengers share their experiences as they travel through the great American west. Spectacular images of some of America's favorite trains. HDTV. http://www.rmpbs.org/trains Rail Spot Frequency List Listing of railroad frequencies and locales in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas together with photographs from different railroads. http://rrfreq.railspot.com/ Railfan Europe Information about European Railways, for railway fans as well as for travellers who wish to explore Europe by train. http://www.railfaneurope.net/ Mile 77 Canadian Pacific Railway operations in and around Sudbury, Ontario. http://www.personainternet.com/mile77/ The Campbell Family Railroad Archive Images of three decades of train chasing. News and information on several of the operational steam locomotives of the western United States. http://www.railroadarchive.net/ International RailwaY Circle Society offering news on Belgian and international railways, tips on photographic locations, reports, and diagrams. http://www.iryc.net/ On Track On Line News, photos, articles, and forums for all rail-related topics. http://www.on-track-on-line.com/ Live Railroad Radio Communications Live streaming radio feeds of several major western railroads. http://www.railroadradio.net Railfanning the B&O around Cumberland, MD Railfanning CSX (ex-B&O) around Cumberland, MD. Covers the Cumberland Subdivision to Brunswick, MD, the Keystone Subdivision to Connellsville, PA, and the Mountain Subdivision to Grafton, WV. http://mtnsub.org/ Rosario Rail Enthusiast Association Trains, tramways and trolleybuses of Rosario (Argentina). English language version is included. http://www.arar.org.ar/IDX_ENG.html Waitara Railway Preservation Society Taranaki Personal view of the society situated at Brixton Waitara Taranaki, New Zealand http://waitara_rail.tripod.com/ Ontario Northland Photo Gallery Site dealing exclusively with Ontario Northland Railway. http://mikerobin.homestead.com/onr.html Confessions of a Geriatric Trainspotter A series of short anecdotes each having a railway connection. http://www.trainspottingtales.org.uk/ Sussex County Railroad Club A railfan and model railroad club in Sussex County, New Jersey. http://www.trainweb.org/sussexctyrrclub/ North American Rails Photos from the western parts of the United States and Canada. http://www.narails.com GRAF - Gruppo Romano Amici della Ferrovia Cultural not for profit association founded in 1958 with the aim of promoting and working for the preservation, and collecting of historical and technical information about Italian railways and tramways. http://www.graf.tv/ The Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District Photographs and information about Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District operations in North Carolina and Virginia. http://www.trainweb.org/nsrw The Central Jersey Railfan Page With timetables, pictures, and scanner frequencies. http://centralnjfan.railfan.net Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Roster CPR locomotive roster and paint data. http://www.trainweb.org/galt-stn/cproster/topindex.htm Intercity Railway Society A society for UK freight and passenger train enthusiasts. Information, news and publications. http://www.icrs.org.uk/ Steamsounds Downloadable recordings of steam hauled trains on main line and preserved railways in the UK. http://www.steamsounds.org.uk/ Trainjunkie.com Locomotive pictures from the Northwest Florida/Southern Alabama area including many different road names. http://www.trainjunkie.com Railways of China All about China's railways. http://www.railwaysofchina.com/ The Port of Tillamook Bay Railfan's Guide A complete guide for railfans visiting this Oregon Coast shortline. Topics include locomotive and car rosters, galleries, videos, history, and maps. http://www.trainweb.org/potb Trains Estonia Photos and information about Estonian railways. http://trains.future.ee Columbus Railfan a personal photo galley and home to the Ohio Rail Link, and a list and photos of ex-Conrail units in CSX and Norfolk Southern paint. http://www.trainweb.org/columbusrailfan/ West Michigan Railfan Photos Provides pictures and information about the railroads in West Michigan. http://www.geocities.com/csxt_gp38/HOME.html Mark's Railway Photos British railway photos. http://www.marksrailwayphotos.fotopic.net/ Railfans Is Us Represents many years of railfanning, with photographs broken down to general areas of interest. http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/launchpad/1449/index.html Indonesian Railway Site Historical information, such as steam rosters, old timetables, menus, and photographs. Also current aspects such as present-day timetables, diesel roster and modern photographs. http://keretapi.tripod.com Subways.net Pictures and information about subway trains. http://www.subways.net/ The National Railway Enthusiasts Association UK based railway enthusiast organisation. Publisher of The Spotter's Companion, and organiser of UK and international railway tours. http://www.nrea.org.uk Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern Rail Railfan photos and information from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. http://www.trainweb.org/midrail Diesel on Indian Railways Pictures, sounds and data about diesel locomotives on Indian Railways, including the ALCo derived WDM2. http://irfca.org/~apub/index.htm Akron Railroad Club Website Official website for the Akron Railroad Club Inc. Located in Akron,Ohio. http://www.angelfire.com/oh5/arrc Steam Masala A collection of webpages dedicated steam locomotives from India and Australia. http://www.geocities.com/wp7713/index.htm The IRFCA Server Indian Railways Fan Club Association hosted resource of interest to enthusiasts of railways in India. Articles, faq, pictures, history and fan pages. http://irfca.org Railfanning Halifax Information about the current railfan scene in Halifax, Nova Scotia. http://www.accesswave.ca/~gbevan/hfx.html North Staffordshire Railways Passenger Services 1910 - 1999 A Study of passenger train services from the City of Stoke-on-Trent (the former headquarters of the North Staffordshire Railway Company) using timetables from 1910, 1947, and subsequently. http://www.greatorme.btinternet.co.uk/knotty.htm Cape Cod Rails Devoted to railfanning both near and far from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. http://capecodrails.railfan.net Class 47 Locomotive Group Class 47 Locomotive Group was to preserve a Class 47 Diesel Locomotive, also known as a Brush Type 4. http://c47lg.jdaltpol.co.uk/ Railways Steam On Photographs of UK preserved and main line steam activity since 1990 http://www.1-room.freeserve.co.uk Railways in Japan Photographs and sounds of the railways in Japan. http://www.japan-railways.com/indexe.htm Railway Photos by Ted Ellis Railfan displays his extensive collection of railway photos. http://algomacentral.railfan.net/ Cape Breton Rails Pictures and information of trains on Cape Breton Island. http://www.cbrails.netfirms.com/ The 507 and 508 Homepage The Class 507 and 508 EMUs operate services on the Arriva Trains Merseyside network. Includes photographs and fleet news. http://www.geocities.com/j101653/ Locomotive Performance UK Locomotive Performance from 1954 together with train spotting notes from the 1950's and 1960's and a Picture Gallery. http://www.locoperformance.co.uk/ Mexican Railways Pictures, data & links on Mexican railroad. http://mexican.railspot.com/ History of the Pinconning & Blind River Railroad History of the Pinconning & Blind River Railroad in Fairview Michigan 1953-1973. http://www.pinconningandblindriverrailroad.com Gensheet UK railways and photographs Gensheet rare track & diversions, photographs and Class 309 EMU pages http://www.gensheet.co.uk Anorak - Train Spotting UK trainspotting data from past decades. Railway photographs. Railway sound recordings as mp3 files. Railway videos from the 1990s in Quicktime format. http://anorak.100megs6.com MNRail E-mail discussion list dedicated to news, operations, and history of railroads in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and parts of neighboring states and provinces. Information file, guidelines for posting, links. http://www.visi.com/~mfrahm/mnrail/ Railwayana Collectors' Network The main feature of RCN is an email contact list, which is primarily for the use of British railwayana collectors. The site includes information about single line tokens, Rhodesian/Zimbabwean loco relics, GWR cabsides, as well as a photo gallery and other http://www.trainweb.org/rcn-uk/ Southern Electric Group Non-profit making organisation dedicated to the 750 volts direct current third rail electrified railway system in the South East of England. http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/ Train Orders Welcome to the most popular railroad site on the internet! At Trainorders you'll find a host of features that includes photographs, discussion forums, live chat, multimedia clips, and the train activated RailCam Network with cameras at Tehachapi and Dunsm http://www.trainorders.com/ Railfanning Canada and the USA Railfan pictures from Southern Ontario and the Eastern USA. http://groups.msn.com/RailfaningCanadatheUSA/ Trains through Cajon Pass Train spotting pictures in Southern California, Cajon Pass. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific can be found here. http://nothingbuttrains.tripod.com N8OAY's Railfan Help Desk US based database of railfan friendly train watching locations with scanner frequencies and train symbols. http://www.railfanswelcome.com/ Master's Indian Railways Pictures Pictures on Indian Railways by Nitin Master http://www.geocities.com/masterwap9/index.html Railfanning in the Northeast USA Photos taken around the Northeast USA from Conrail to Erie Lackawanna http://leesome1226.tripod.com/index.htm Indian Railways FAQs Indian Railways related information resource. http://www.irfca.org/faq/ St. Louis Railfanning Railfan guide to St. Louis, MO. Photographs and hot spots. Diesel locomotive production statistics from ALCo, EMD and GE http://www.trainweb.org/stlrailfanning/ MainLines East Railfanning in Eastern America. Motive power review and 700+ photos. http://mainlineseast.railfan.net/home.html Northern West Virginia's Railroads Features regional route maps, timetables, and individual railroad histories in the region. http://www.wvrail.railfan.net/ Preserved Diesels UK A comprehensive photographic guide to all preserved ex-mainline diesel locomotives based in the UK. http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk Brian's Rail Photography Photographer displays his railroad photo collection. http://bswitzer.railfan.net/ German Steam Locomotive Performances Detailed News, timing and speed data of German steam locomotives, mainly in the 21st Century, also history of past high speed runs. Includes a Plandampf page. http://germansteam.info/

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