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  • Ralph's Home Page
  • Ella's Home Page
  • Next Door to Percy - Ralph's writing blog
  • Railroad Pictures Archives - our RPA.net collection

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 database
  • Surviving Steam Locomotives database
  • American Steam Locomotive Wheel Arrangements
  • Tap Lines - shortline and industrial railroads in the south
  • Railway Preservation News
  • FrogRail - railfan locations and tours
  • Steve's Railway Glossery
  • Webville & Hypertext Railroad - links and resources
  • RadioReference.com railroad frequencies
  • U.S. Railroad Radio Frequencies
  • U.S. Passenger Railway Guide - stations past and present

Locations / Regions

  • RailServe.com southeast region railfan site list
  • Alabama Railfan
  • Birmingham Rails - Birmingham, Al
  • Central Virginia Railfan page
  • Mississippi Rails
  • Mississippi railroad information
  • NCRails.com - North Carolina railroads
  • The Ohio Railroad Page
  • Railfan Pennsylvania
  • Virginian Railway Heritage Trail
  • Western Pennsylvania Railroads
  • WVRails.net - West Virginia railroads

Photography / Video

  • Chris Martin
  • Central Virginia Railroad Photographs - Kipp Teague
  • Jake Mensel photography - Jake Mensel
  • O Winston Link - Christopher Coleman
  • Donald Nute's Steam Locomotive Collection
  • Norfolk Southern Photo Archives - Jonathan Sharp
  • Craig's Railroad Pages - Craig Bass
  • SuperbirdVH video productions - Bob Brooks
  • Tom's Train Pages - Tom Daspit
  • SteamPhotos.com - Christopher Muller
  • Railroad Picture Archives.net favorite collections
    • Warren Calloway
    • Jonathan Clark
    • Roy Evans
    • Garland Harper
    • Michael Palmieri

Shortlines

  • Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company
  • Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad
  • Alexander Railroad Company
  • Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
  • Ashland Railway
  • Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad
  • Buckingham Branch Railroad
  • Columbus & Greenville Railway - gone but not forgotten
  • East Broad Top Railroad
  • Genessee & Wyoming shortline operator
  • Gulf & Ohio Railways shortline operator
  • Green Mountain Railroad
  • Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority
  • Kiski Junction Railroad
  • Massachusetts Central Railroad
  • Mississippi Export Railroad
  • New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
  • Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad
  • RailAmerica shortline operator
  • Sandersville Railroad Company
  • Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
  • Union Railroad Company

Mainlines

  • Amtrak
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  • Canadian National
  • CSX Transportation
  • Kansas City Southern
  • Norfolk Southern

Organizations

  • Amtrak Historical Society
  • Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Historical Society
  • Baltimore & Ohio Historical Society
  • Blue Ridge NRHS Chapter - Ralph's former NRHS chapter (links)
  • 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

  • Age of Steam Roundhouse - Sugarcreek, Oh
  • ALCo Heritage Museum - Schnectady, NY
  • Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum - Altoona, Pa
  • Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum - Baltimore, Md
  • Boothbay Railway Village - Boothbay, Me
  • Conneaut Railroad Museum - Conneaut, Oh
  • Eastern Shore Railway Museum - Parksley, Va
  • Fort Smith Trolley Museum - Fort Smith, Ar
  • French Creek Valley Railroad Historical Society - Meadville, Pa
  • Greenfield Village - Henry Ford Museum - Dearborn, Mi
  • Greenville Railroad Park - Greenville, Pa
  • Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - Calera, Al
  • Hesston Steam Museum - La Porte, In
  • Horseshoe Curve - Altoona, Pa
  • Illinois Railway Museum - Union, Il
  • Indiana Transportation Museum - Noblesville, In
  • Kentucky Railway Museum - New Haven, Ky
  • Lake Shore Railway Museum - North East, Pa
  • Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum - Bellevue, Oh
  • 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
  • Oregon Rail Heritage Center - Portland, Or
  • 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
  • Thurmond National Historical Site - Thurmond, WV
  • Tunnels Park & Museum - Gallitzin, Pa
  • Virginia Museum of Transportation - Roanoke, Va
  • Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum - Jonesborough, Tn
  • Wilmington Railroad Museum - Wilmington, NC
  • Wiscasset, Waterville, & Farmington Railway Museum - Alna, Me