Your suggestions, updates and corrections welcome, but please keep all suggestions railroad related.

Books, Magazines, Videos, Photographs, Collectibles and Railroad Art

Publications:

1. Horn & Whistle, The only publication devoted to "The Voices of the Industrial Revolution," and Related Technologies
2. Railway Age Magazine
3. Trains Magazine
4. Railpub.com source for back issue rail magazines, rail related books and prototype publications.
5. Head Pin and Wash Up by Donald H. Forbes: the life of a New England railroad man in the twentieth century
6. The Coming of the Train by Brian Donelson is the fascinating story of the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad, the Deerfield River Railroad and the impact they had on the towns of Southern Vermont and Northwestern Massachusetts.
7. One Town & Seven Railroads The Railroads of Palmer, Massachusetts, Past, Present & Never Were
8. Branch Line Press a small New England company publishes a New England Transportation and a New England Rail Heritage Series.

Film and Video:

1. Dale Pierce RR Videos
2. The End of the Line, a forty-five minute video documentary on the history of the Rochester Subway, which operated from 1927 to its abandonment in 1956.
3. Heart & Soul of the Train by former Amtrak attendant Mauris Emeka

YouTube & Other Web Video:

1. You Tube RR (Mostly) Videos by Irv P. Feldspar

Railroad Photography:

1. Railroad Stock Photographs at Fotosearch
2. Railroad Photographs by Joe Kurland Photographic Art

Railroad Art Collectibles and Novelties:

1. The E.B. Luce Collection: includes hundreds of old Central Massachusetts train and trolly images online for viewing and purchase.
2. Nelson Art Works: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Art by Chris Nelson
3. Railroad Art by Chuck Heidorn: Pen and Ink and Watercolors of Antique Trains
4. Railscapes.com features the lithographs of Mark Harland Johnson, original prints of many historical American railways.
5. Train Posters Free
6. Railroad Paper Collectibles -- specializing in track charts, profiles and engineering diagrams
7. Track Charts of the Boston and Albany RR by John B. Mentzer
8. Train Cufflinks at 1st Choice Cufflinks
9. Train Cufflinks at Collar and Cuff

Railroad Travel Blogs and Travelogues

1. America by Rail Blog
2. ARS Member Photo Gallery

Railroading Attractions Museums and Preservation Groups

The Amherst Railway Society strives to help preserve our railroad heritage through supporting local attractions and museums that provide historical value.

1. Mapmuse:Interactive Mapping of Railroad Attractions
2. The Brattleboro Musuem and Art Center - Union Station
3. Boothbay Railway Village Homepage
4. Chester Station Railroad Museum has an 1840 station, several 1920's-era freight cars, including a wooden caboose which we rent to campers, next to CSX Boston Line in Chester, MA, off U.S. Route 20. More information: (413) 354-7752, P O Box 743, Chester, MA 01011
5. Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum in Willimantic, CT
6. Danbury Railway Museum
7. Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum
8. Friends of the Greenville Depot, Greenville Junction, Maine "SAVE THE DEPOT"
10. Friends of the Keystone Arches on the Westfield River
11. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum
12. Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society
13. Railroad Museum of Long Island
14. Railroad Museum of New England
15. Seashore Trolley Museum
16. Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
17. Shore Line Trolley Museum, The
18. Steamtown National Historic Site
19. Walker Transportation Collection
20. Whippany Railway Museum in Morris County, New Jersey
21. The Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railroad

1. The Railway Museum of the Slovenian Railways
2. Shillingstone Station Project (U.K.)

Railroad Historical Societies, Railfan Organizations and Information

1. ALCO HISTORICAL & TECHNICAL SOCIETY
2. American-Rails.com An informational and educational resource guide to American railroads
3. Boston and Maine Railroad Historical Society
4. Cape Cod Chapter NRHS
5. Cape Cod Rails Photos and information on the railroads of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
6. Changing Nationwide Travel - Rail Transport Resources
7. Lackawanna & Wyoming Rail Historical Society
   NRHS chapter in Northeastern PA.
   The main project of the chapter is the restoration of the Boston & Maine 3713.
8. Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts
9. Model Railroad Clubs of the World
10. Mystic Valley Railway Society
    a non-profit educational corporation that is dedicated to educating the public about transportation with an emphasis on railroads.
11. National Railway Historical Society
12. Northeastern PA Rail and Anthracite Page
13. Providence & Worcester Railfan Club & Museum, Inc.
14. Railroad Parts: History for Kids Facts and links about railroads
15. Railfan.Net Host of a large number of railfan sites.
16. RAILROAD STATIONS in NEW HAMPSHIRE and in MASSACHUSETTS history, location, and current uses of railroad depots in both states. by Gary LaPointe
17. Railroads of New England
18. Rails USA--All Rail - All American Internet Search Engine & Directory
19. Rappahannock Chapter, National Railroad Historical Society in Fredericksburg, Virginia
20. Regional and Short Line Railroads
21. Tourist Railway Association Inc. "TRAIN" Directory
22. History of the Transcontinental Railroad (suggested by students of Green Mountain Central School District)
23. "Freight and Shipping - The History of the Transcontinental Railroad" (Suggested by Samantha at Messina, Califormia High School.)
24. Moving West: The History of the Transcontinental Railroad (Suggested by David in Ms. Ward's class, somewhere in Delaware.)
25. Virginia Railroad History Historical Markers an on-line guide to historical marker signs in Virginia depicting the state's railroad history.

Prototype Railroads

1. 1205th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion - US Army Reserve
2. Berkshire Hills Route about the trains of Northern and Central, Southern Berkshire County Area and the Western Mass region.
3. Western Massachusetts Railroads Photos by Ronald P. Ciejka

Modular Specifications

1. Steam Locomotive Information
2. NTRAK

Tourist Railroads: Northeast

1. Adirondack Scenic Railroad
2. Berkshire Scenic Railroad, Lenox and Stockbridge, MA
3. Cape Cod Central Railroad
4. Catskill Mountain Railroad, Kingston, Esopus Valley, NY
5. Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad, Cooperstown and Milford, NY
6. The Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railroad
7. Hobo and Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroads
8. Mount Washington Cog Railway Commercial Site
9. Mount Washington Cog Railway - Railway to the Moon
10. Mount Washington Cog Railway - mountwashington.com
11. Mount Washington Cog Railway Non-Commercial Site
12. The Green Mountain Railroad Homepage
13. Conway Scenic Railroad
14. Essex Steam Train
15. Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Homepage
16. Connecticut Trolley Museum Homepage
17. Hobo Railroad information from John Gaythorpe
18. White Mountain Central Railroad
19. Upper Hudson River Railroad

Tourist Railroads (Other regions, U.S.)

1. the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Dillsboro, North Carolina

Tourist Railroads (International)

1. Indian Luxury Trains including
   1. The Deccan Odyssey
   2. The Golden Chariot
   3. The Indian Maharaja
   4. The Maharajas Express
   5. Royal Rajasthan on Wheels,
   6. Palace on Wheels
      and links to other Indian Railways and trains.
2. St. Kitts Scenic Railway

Rail-Trails

1. Rail Trails in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine
2. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Rail Industry Links

1. Rail Merchants International marketing, buying and selling of deluxe passenger rail cars throughout North America and the world. Locomotives and Cabooses too.
2. Railway-Technology.com - an online resource for the railway industry: latest industry news, projects and press releases to help railway professionals keep abreast of the latest developments, providing a platform by which companies can promote their services to a wide, relevant audience.

Railroad Health and Safety Information

1. Operation LifeSaver - Staying safe around trains and tracks
2. Asbestos.com (enter "railroad" in the search box to find relevant articles)
3. Mesothelioma Cancer Network
   1. Asbestos and Railroad Workers
   2. Asbestos and Locomotive Engineers
4. Mesothelioma.com
5. Surviving Mesothelioma: A Patient's Guide

Non-Rail Courtesy Links

1. Great Massachusetts.com Comprehensive directory and guide to everything in Massachusetts
2. The Amherst Railway Society is a member of the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau (GSCVB).

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