Links to Other Railroad Related Sites
On this page are many links to other sites regarding railroads, both model and prototype.
Some links are specifically for tourist railroads and museums located up and down the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest.
We can't endorse any of the links below, but find the information helpful to others.
Model Railroad Links:
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The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)
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The Mideastern Region of the NMRA (MER)
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The Tidewater Division of the NMRA
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The Chesapeake Bay and Western Model Railroad Club
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Appalachian Railroad Modeling (Ideas for model railroad layouts set in the Appalachians)
Carendt.com (Ideas for small and micro sized layouts for model railroads)
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Jim Spavins and Jim's Track Plans (Ideas for layouts of all sizes, as well as musings on the hobby)
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JMRI (Java Model Railroad Interface - computerized control and programming for model railroads)
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The Great Scale Model Train Show (Timonium Train Show)
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The World's Greatest Hobby On Tour
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Prototype Railroad Links:
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The Federal Railroad Administration (Government body responsible for the regulation of the railroad industry)
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The Association of American Railroads (Group that works with the government and the railroads the help promote the industry)
Operation Lifesaver (Organization dedicated to promoting railroad safety)
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Amtrak (Government corporation that provides intercity rail passenger service, serves Norfolk and Newport News)
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Norfolk Southern Corporation (One major railroad company serving Hampton Roads)
CSX Corporation (Another major railroad company serving Hampton Roads)
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The National Railway Historical Society (Organization to help preserve railway history, with over 160 chapters nationwide)
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Steam Locomotive dot Com (Online reference database for steam locomotives, surviving and scrapped)
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Shay Locomotives.com (Online reference database for Shay type geared steam locomotives)
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Geared Steam Locomotive Works (Online reference database for all types of geared steam locomotives)
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The Diesel Shop (Website home to rosters of first and second generation diesel locomotives)
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Altoona Works (Online reference database of locomotives built, rebuilt, and completed at the railroad shops in Altoona, PA)
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NSDash9.com (Website dedicated to the current and past roster of the modern Norfolk Southern Railway)
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NS Locos.com (Website home to over 5700 roster photos of Norfolk Southern locomotives)
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Museum and Tourist Railroad Links:
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Lee Hall Depot (Depot located in Newport News, Virginia)
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Suffolk Seaboard Station Museum (Depot and museum located in Suffolk, Virginia)
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The Railroad Museum of Virginia (Display of N&W 1134 and other railroad artifacts; Portsmouth, Virginia)
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The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (Railroad museum located in Chattanooga, Tennessee)
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Fire Up 611! (N&W 611 Excursions and info)
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The O. Winston Link Museum (Museum dedicated to the railroad photography of O. Winston Link; Roanoke, VA)
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The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley and the Cass Scenic Railroad (Neighboring tourist railroads in Pocahontas County, WV)
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Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (Tourist railroad located in Cumberland, Maryland)
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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum (Railroad museum located in Baltimore, Maryland)
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The North Carolina Transportation Museum (Museum with artifacts related to N. Carolina's transportation history; Spencer, NC)
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The Strasburg Railroad and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (Neighboring tourist railroad and museum; Ronks, PA)
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Heritage Center (Museum in Clifton Forge, Virginia, and the current home of C&O 614)
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The New Hope Valley Railway (Tourist train in New Hill, North Carolina)
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The Three Rivers Rambler (Train excursions in Knoxville, Tennessee)
The Kentucky Railway Museum (Home to L&N 152 and C&O 2716)
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Steam Into History (Group that runs a replica 1860's steam locomotive in New Freedom, Pennsylvania)
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The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (Owners and operators of NKP 765, New Haven, Indiana)
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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (Tourist railroad running though Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Akron, Ohio)
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Steamtown National Historic Site (Home to a vast quantity of vintage railroad equipment, Scranton, Pennsylvania)
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Other Links:
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RailServe.com (Online database of railroad websites, events, hobby stores, retailers, nearly everything railroad related)
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The Age of Steam Roundhouse (Home of over 15 privately owned steam locomotives)
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The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine (Website dedicated to the stories behind the stories of Thomas the Tank Engine)
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