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Tuesday, August 12 2008

Antiques & Collectibles

  • Coxrail - Information about collectible stocks and bonds from North American railroads

    Apparel & Gifts

  • US Railwear - Shirts, mousepads, mugs, and tote bags with heritage railroad logos

    Books & Publishers

  • Runpast Publishing - British publisher of railway books, mainly concentrating on the steam era
  • David Newband's Railway Books - British dealer in railway printed material, books, magazines, timetables, and official publications

    Boso View Express (BVE) Train Simulator

  • PM's BVE Web - Japanese trains for BVE
  • B-V-E.info - English instructions for downloading, installing, and operating BVE
  • Chris's BVE Pages - Two British routes for BVE, including Moorfield to Hammerwich and Epping to Ongar
  • Lille Rail Soft - French steam, diesel, and electric trains for BVE
  • Network West Midlands - Highly detailed fictional route for BVE with scenery based on locations around the Birmingham and West Midlands area of the UK
  • Phontanka's BVE Site - Hungarian BVE add-ons including the Királyliget route
  • WIP BVE - Offers several British routes for BVE, including London Underground Metropolitan Line, Chiltern Railways, and the fictional Tess Bay Network
  • openBVE - Open source train simulator intended to be compatible with routes and trains developed for Boso View Express (BVE)

    Childrens Toys & Wooden Trains

  • Trains4Less - Discount prices on Thomas the Tank Engine, Take Along Thomas, Brio, Name Trains, Maxim, and Lionel Wooden Trains
  • Rails Of Fun - Miniature (12" gauge) train ride available for rental at birthday parties, corporate, and community events in the St. Louis area

    Construction Equipment & Engineering Services

  • Holtgreven Scale & Electronics - Offers the Loadmaster family of railroad track scales, including a rugged and self-contained modular system
  • R & R Contracting, Inc - Track planning, design, construction, maintenance, inspection, and removal services; Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • Changshu Cowin Railway Materials - Chinese producer of railway bolts, screw spikes, clamps, and rubber and plastic products
  • Wirth Rail - Supplies tee rail, light rail, crane rail, girder rail, contact rail, and guard rail to heavy haul railways and mass transit authorities; Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Consulting, Logistics & Legal Services

  • ME2 Railroad Services - Provides railroads, rail customers, and car owners with car hire, budgeting, data analysis, and demurrage invoice reconciliation services
  • The Train Source, Inc - Provides movie trains to major studios and independent producers, including scouting services, technical assistance, and pre-production and production services
  • TransCore - Provides rail and intermodal asset tracking and management using wireless RFID technology

    Historical Societies: North America (Northeast)

  • MACK Locomotive Restoration - Preserving the last locomotive built by the Mack Truck Company in 1939
  • Friends of the Steam Train - Supports the return of service on the Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Historical Societies: World

  • Class 73 Locomotive Preservation Company - Maintains electro-diesel engine No. 73136 from a base in South East London, where it is available for hire on excursions
  • Irish Traction Group - Aims to preserve at least one example of each class of diesel locomotive operated on the Irish railway system; Carrick-On-Suir, Ireland
  • Disused Stations - History, photos, and information about more than 1,000 closed or abandoned railway stations in the UK
  • Diesel Traction Group (DTG) - Operates railtours across the UK with D1015 Western Champion

    Magazines & Journals

  • Model Railroad Hobbyist - Free quarterly model railroading magazine delivered online in PDF format, featuring layout tours, modeling techniques, and rich media video content

    Model Railroad Clubs: North America (Central)

  • MGB Model Railroad Club - HO scale Digitrax DCC club with a permanent layout in Prattville, Alabama (near Montgomery)

    Model Railroad Clubs: North America (Southeast)

  • Tidewater Division, NMRA - Model railroad club in southeastern Virginia

    Model Railroad Clubs: World

  • Falmouth Model Railway Club - Model railway club with layouts in a variety of scales and gauges; Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
  • Järfälla Model Railroad Club - Operates an American model railroad set in no single location or time period; Järfälla, Sweden
  • Northolt Model Railway Club - Operates O and OO gauge layouts, plus a 3-1/2" and 5" gauge raised track for live steam; Northolt, Middlesex, UK
  • Cleveland Model Railway Club - OO, N, EM, and P4 gauge club in Boosbeck, Saltburn-by-the-sea, UK
  • Sunderland & District Model Railway Society - Operates 2mm and 4mm gauge layouts in Sunderland, UK
  • Pennine Model Railway Society - Builds HO, N, and OO scale layouts in Huddersfield, UK
  • Double O Gauge Association - Organization of new and veteran UK railway modelers working in 4mm scale with a track gauge of 16.5mm

    Model Railroad Layouts & Design: Construction

  • Narrow Gauge Builder - Specializes in the building of model railroad craftsman kits, including O/On3 structures and rolling stock

    Model Railroad Layouts & Design: General

  • Calloni Models - Photos of Brazilian locomotives and rolling stock customized using painting and weathering techniques

    Model Railroad Layouts & Design: HO Scale

  • Chris's Fleischmann Model Trains - Follows the construction of a 16x8' HO scale European DCC layout
  • American Locomotives in Bohemia - Photo tour on an HO scale model railroad in the Czech Republic
  • Columbia River Steel - HO scale layout based on the Milwaukee Road and steel works in Minnesota
  • Midnight & Sometimes Later Railroad - Freelanced HO scale layout of a point-to-point short line railroad
  • Brian Lambert Web Site - Follows the construction of an OO gauge layout based on the LNER in the 1950s, plus modeling hints, tips, and DCC guide

    Model Railroad Layouts & Design: O Scale

  • Pagosa Creek Timber Company - Lumber and mining On3 scale layout set in the mid-1930s in Southern Colorado

    Model Railroad Manufacturers: Electronics & DCC

  • RPS Model Railroad Positioning System - Ultrasonic transmission from model locomotives or cars to determine and display position without track blocks or added track wiring

    Model Railroad Manufacturers: Rolling Stock

  • Brassmasters - Manufactures 4mm (OO) scale model railway kits of British locomotives and rolling stock
  • Hurst Models - British manufacturer of rolling stock, parts, and transfers in N, O, and OO scale

    Model Railroad Manufacturers: Scenery

  • R&D Trackside - Offers realistic scenery products for model railroad layouts, including scenic field grass and flowers for N, HO, O, S, Z, and G scale
  • Green Scene - British manufacturer of scenic accessories including scatter and foliage materials, tree making accessories, and snow and water

    Model Railroad Manufacturers: Structures

  • Rainbow Ridge - Manufactures G scale building kits and pattern sheets of Precision Board, plus galvanized and tin corrugated roofing material, specially designed for garden railways

    Model Railroad Manufacturers: Track & Roadbed

  • Hundred Year Bridge Company - Manufactures metal bridges for HO, O, S, G, and Standard gauges

    Model Railroad Retail: Hobby Shops (World)

  • Alfredo Lupatelli - Model train store in São Paulo, Brazil
  • Rio Grande Modelismo - Model train store specializing in HO and N scales; São Paulo, Brazil

    Model Railroad Retail: Internet & Mail Order

  • Marks Models - Operates four retail stores in Ireland plus an online hobby shop
  • Mt. Victory Hobbies - Internet retailer of O, HO, and N scale model trains

    Passenger Rail & Transit: Europe

  • vagonWEB - Information about European passenger rail equipment, including descriptions, markings, and interior photos of passenger cars
  • Schwarzatal Railway - Passenger railway between Rottenbach and Katzhütte, Germany, with a connection to the Oberweißbach Funicular at Obstfelderschmiede

    Photo Galleries, Clipart & Videos: Europe

  • Eiretrains - Past and present photos of Irish railways

    Photo Galleries, Clipart & Videos: N. America

  • Tehachapi Rails - Past and present photos of BNSF and UP freight trains at the Tehachapi Loop and other locations between Bakersfield and Mojave

    RailCams / Webcams (Live Train Video)

  • Oberweißacher Funicular Railway - Live image of a funicular railway in Schwarzatal, Germany

    Regional Railroading & Railfan Guides

  • Milwaukee Road 261 Chase Guide - Guide to photo/chase locations between Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis, including photos of 261, 2816, Amtrak, and freight trains

    Steam Locomotives

  • Golden Gate Railroad Museum 2472 Steam - Southern Pacific 4-6-2 No. 2472 operates specials on the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California

    Tourist Railroads & Museums (Central)

  • Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Railway - Nightly "ghost train" through Piney Woods using a reproduction of an 1870s American class 4-4-0 steam locomotive; Jefferson, Texas

    Tourist Railroads & Museums: South America

  • Fintown Railway - Train rides on three miles of the former County Donegal Railway; Fintown, Ireland

    Tourist Railroads & Museums: United Kingdom

  • Waterford & Suir Valley Railway - 12km diesel-powered train rides on the former Waterford-Dungarvan narrow gauge route; Kilmeadan, Ireland
  • Ulster & Connaught Heritage Railways - Operates four heritage railways in Ireland, including Cavan and Leitrim, Fintown Railway, The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway, and Downpatrick & Co. Down Railway
  • Giants Causeway and Bushmills Railway - Two mile steam train rides between the historic town of Bushmills and the famous stone columns of the Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site; Bushmills, Northern Ireland

    Transit & Passenger Rail Equipment

  • Changchun Railway Vehicles - Chinese manufacturer and exporter of mainline passenger coaches, high-speed EMUs, mass transit vehicles, and maglev vehicles
  • Teknoware - Finnish producer of lighting systems for passenger rolling stock
  • Ingeteam Traction - Spanish supplier of complete traction, control, and auxiliary systems for trams, EMUs, locomotives, and high-speed rolling stock

    Travel Agents & Tour Operators

  • Snowbird Travel Agency - Provides Canadian rail tour packages on VIA Rail and the Rocky Mountaineer
  • Maupintour - Offers luxury rail journeys and private train tours in Europe, Australia, North America, and South America

    Unions

  • BLET National Legislative Office - Maintains relationships with Congress, labor leaders, government agencies, and the general public

    Videos & DVDs

  • PrairieWorks - DVDs of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Soo Line, Twin Cities & Western, steel mills, logging railroads, and more