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Personal Links

• Ralph's Home Page
• Next Door to Percy - Ralph's writing blog
• Snapshots - Ralph's photography blog
• Railroad Pictures Archives - our RPA.net collection
• Blue Ridge NRHS Chapter - Ralph's former NRHS chapter (links)

Reference

• RailServe.com - comprehensive directory of railroad links
• American Rails.com - Adam Burns
• The Diesel Shop - locomotive rosters
• Reporting Marks of the Association of American Railroads
• Abandoned Rails.com - Database of fallen flag history
• Shay Locomotives
• Surviving Steam Locomotives
• American Steam Locomotive Wheel Arrangements
• Tap Lines - shortline and industrial railroads in the south
• FrogRail - railfan locations and tours
• RailServe.com southeast region railfan site list
• Webville & Hypertext Railroad - links and resources
• U.S. Railroad Radio Frequencies

Locations

• Alabama Railfan
• Athens Rails - Athens, Ga
• Birmingham Rails - Birmingham, Al
• Central Virginia Railfan page
• RailGa.com - Georgia's Railroad History and Heritage
• The Georgia Railfan
• The Ohio Railroad Page
• Northern West Virginia's Railroads
• Railfan Pennsylvania
• Western Pennsylvania Railroads

Photography

• Shortlines USA - Michael Derrick
• Lynchburg Area Rails - Roy Evans
• Central Virginia Railroad Photographs - Kipp Teague
• Rails in Virginia - Jeff Hawkins
• Jake Mensel photography - Jake Mensel
• Peach State Rails - Ed Jahns and Rick Coble
• O Winston Link - Christopher Coleman
• Railfan USA - Lance Myers
• Donald Nute's Steam Locomotive Collection
• Norfolk Southern Photo Archives - Jonathan Sharp
• Matt's Train Photos and Videos
• Craig's Railroad Pages - Craig Bass
• Carr Tracks - John Carr

• Railroad Picture Archives.net collections
• Garland Harper
• Jonathan Clark
• Roy Evans

Railroads

• Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company
• Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad
• Alexander Railroad Company
• Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad
• Buckingham Branch Railroad
• Columbus & Greenville Railway - gone but not forgotten
• East Broad Top Railroad
• Genessee & Wyoming shortline operator
• Kiski Junction Railroad
• Maine Eastern Railroad
• Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad
• RailAmerica shortline operator
• Sandersville Railroad Company
• Union Railroad Company

Organizations

• Amtrak Historical Society
• Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Historical Society
• Baltimore & Ohio Historical Society
• Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society
• Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society
• Conrail Historical Society
• Friends of the East Broad Top Railroad
• Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society
• Illinois Central Historical Society
• Kansas City Southern Historical Society
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society
• Missouri Pacific Historical Society
• Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis Railway Preservation Society
• National Railway Historical Society
• Norfolk Southern Historical Society
• Norfolk & Western Historical Society
• Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Historical Society
• Southern Pacific Historical and Techinical Society
• Southern Railway Historical Association - John was a former president
• Western Maryland Railway Historical Society

Museums

• Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum - Altoona, Pa
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum - Baltimore, Md
• Boothbay Railway Village - Boothbay, Me
• Fort Smith Trolley Museum - Fort Smith, Ar
• Greenville Railroad Park - Greenville, Pa
• Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - Calera, Al
• Hesston Steam Museum - La Porte, In
• Illinois Railway Museum - Union, Il
• Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum - Portland, Me
• McComb Railroad Museum - McComb, Ms
• Mid Continent Railway Museum - North Freedom, Wi
• North Alabama Railroad Museum - Huntsville, Al
• North Carolina Transportation Museum - Spencer, NC
• Orange Empire Railway Museum - Perris, Ca
• O. Winston Link Museum - Roanoke, Va
• Pennsylvania Trolley Museum - Washington, Pa
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania - Strasburg, Pa
• Rockhill Trolley Museum - Rockhill Furnace, Pa
• Southeastern Railway Museum - Duluth, Ga
• Southern Appalachia Railway Museum - Oak Ridge, Tn
• Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - Kennesaw, Ga
• Steamtown National Historic Site - Scranton, Pa
• Tennessee Central Railway Museum - Nashville, Tn
• Tennessee Valley Railway Museum - Chattanooga, Tn
• Virginia Museum of Transportation - Roanoke, Va
• Wilmington Railroad Museum - Wilmington, NC
• Wiscasset, Waterville, & Farmington Railway Museum - Alna, Me

The Best-Named Hobby Shop Anywhere

• Hawkins Rail Services - Lafayette, Indiana