Rail-fanning and Train-spotting

» American Rails Forums
   A family-friendly railfan community studying and discussing all aspects of American railroading both past and present.

   
   http://american-rails-forums.com

» CERA's Inspection Trip
   Learn about an inspection trip that was organized by rail-fans on the South Shore Line, America's last inter-urban electric railway.

   
   http://www.ameritech.net/users/liz357/SSL.htm

» CSX South
   Railfanning and railroading in the Southeastern United States.

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/csxsouth/index1.html

» California Trains
   Everything to do with trains in California. Includes photos, videos and maps.

   
   http://www.californiatrains.com

» Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Roster
   CPR locomotive roster and paint data.

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/galt-stn/cproster/topindex.htm

» Cape Breton Rails
   Pictures and information of trains on Cape Breton Island.

   
   http://www.cbrails.netfirms.com/

» Cape Cod Rails
   Devoted to railfanning both near and far from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

   
   http://capecodrails.railfan.net

» Chicago Rail Junctions
   An in-depth look at some busy rail crossings in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana.

   
   http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/

» Class 25 Action
   Record of all known BR Class 25 hauled passenger trains, performance records and photographs of these locos in action.

   
   http://www.class25.info/

» Class 47s around Southampton
   Weekly updated pictures and archive showing the decline of Brush Class 47 around the Southampton area.

   
   http://www.47soton.co.uk/

» Columbus Railfan
   a personal photo galley and home to the Ohio Rail Link, and a list and photos of ex-Conrail units in CSX and Norfolk Southern paint.

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/columbusrailfan/

» Confessions of a Ageing Trainspotter
   A series of short anecdotes each having a railway connection.

   
   http://www.trainspottingtales.org.uk/

» Cordova Station
   Canadian railway news and photo stories.

   
   http://www.cordovastation.ca/index.htm

» Diesels locos from around the World
   Pictures, Data and trip reports about diesel locomotive operations across the globe. Special sections on GE and ALCO locomotives

   
   http://www.locopage.net/

» Dogcaught: Illustrations of Pacific Northwest Railraoding
   A weblog-style commentary on railroading in the Pacific Northwest, including motive power sightings and timely photographs.

   
   http://www.dogcaught.com

» European Train Enthusiasts Eastern New England Chapter
   The Eastern New England Chapter is a regional affiliate of European Train Enthusiasts, the American national organization for those interested in European railroads and the European model train hobby.

   
   http://www.ete-ene.org

» Gensheet UK railways and photographs
   Gensheet rare track and diversions, photographs and Class 309 EMU pages.

   
   http://www.gensheet.co.uk

» German Railway Signals
   Description of German Railway signals, boards, and rules.

   
   http://www.sh1.org/eisenbahn/index.htm

» German Steam Locomotive Performances
   Detailed News, timing and speed data of German steam locomotives, mainly in the 21st Century, also history of past high speed runs. Includes a Plandampf page.

   
   http://germansteam.info/

» Great Central Railway Locomotive Roster
   Locomotives of the British railway.

   
   http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/roster.htm

» High Speed Railways
   High speed trains in Spain, Europe and the rest of the World.

   
   http://www.altavelocidad.org/index_en.htm

» Illustrated Conrail Locomotive Roster
   A guide to the locomotives of Conrail.

   
   http://fp.users.fast.net/jprock/crroster.html

» Indian Railways FAQs
   Indian Railways related information resource.

   
   http://www.irfca.org/faq/

» Indian Railways Videos
   Jay Balakrishna's collection of Indian Railways Videos. Features downloadable videos of Diesel(ALCo) and Electric traction of passenger trains shot in and around Bangalore and Mysore.

   
   http://www.irfca.org/~jayb/

» Indonesian Railway Site
   Historical information, such as steam rosters, old timetables, menus, and photographs. Also current aspects such as present-day timetables, diesel roster and modern photographs.

   
   http://keretapi.tripod.com

» John's Alaska Railroad Page
   Focus is on railroading in the state of Alaska.

   
   http://alaskarails.org

» Live Railroad Radio Communications
   Live Railroad Scanner Radio Feeds and Discussion Forums from the US and Canada.

   
   http://www.railroadradio.net

» LocoScene
   Online UK Train Spotting Database. Allows Train Spotters to store sessions and sightings on the Internet.

   
   http://www.locoscene.co.uk/

» Locomotive Performance
   UK Locomotive Performance from 1954 together with train spotting notes from the 1950's and 1960's and a Picture Gallery.

   
   http://www.locoperformance.co.uk/

» MNRail
   E-mail discussion list dedicated to news, operations, and history of railroads in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and parts of neighboring states and provinces. Information file, guidelines for posting, links.

   
   http://www.visi.com/~mfrahm/mnrail/

» MainLines East
   Railfanning in Eastern America. Motive power review and 700+ photos.

   
   http://mainlineseast.railfan.net/home.html

» Mark's Railway Photos
   British railway photos.

   
   http://www.marksrailwayphotos.fotopic.net/

» Master's Indian Railways Pictures
   Pictures on Indian Railways by Nitin Master

   
   http://www.geocities.com/masterwap9/index.html

» Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern Rail
   Railfan photos and information from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/midrail

» Mile 77
   Canadian Pacific Railway operations in and around Sudbury, Ontario.

   
   http://www.personainternet.com/mile77/

» Motels for Train Watchers
   A listing of hotels, motels and inns located directly on rail lines in the US, with views of the railroad tracks from at least some of the rooms.

   
   http://home.att.net/~roadrailer/MotelsIntro.html

» N8OAY's Railfan Help Desk
   US based database of railfan friendly train watching locations with scanner frequencies and train symbols.

   
   http://www.railfanswelcome.com/

» New Brunswick Railways
   Rail operations around New Brunswick, Canada.

   
   http://www.traingeek.ca/

» North Staffordshire Railways Passenger Services 1910 - 1999
   A Study of passenger train services from the City of Stoke-on-Trent (the former headquarters of the North Staffordshire Railway Company) using timetables from 1910, 1947, and subsequently.

   
   http://www.greatorme.btinternet.co.uk/knotty.htm

» Northern West Virginia's Railroads
   Features regional route maps, timetables, and individual railroad histories in the region.

   
   http://www.wvrail.railfan.net/

» On Track On Line
   News, photos, articles, and forums for all rail-related topics.

   
   http://www.on-track-on-line.com/

» Pinconning & Blind River Railroad
   Describes its operation in Fairview, Michigan from 1953-1973. Includes photographs, articles and links.

   
   http://www.telmore.com/p&br.html

» Preserved Diesels UK
   A photographic guide to all preserved ex-mainline diesel locomotives based in the UK.

   
   http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk

» Preserved Steam Locomotive Database
   A database of ex-main line UK preserved steam locomotives which the user may update.

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/nb/dmwoods/

» RR-Road Trip
   American and Canadian rail pictures spanning three decades. Includes links and contact info.

   
   http://www.rr-roadtrip.com

» RTP Railfan Railfanning in the Carolinas
   Contains photography and video of interest to railfans as well as maps to show locations.

   
   http://www.rtprailfan.com

» Rail Enthusiast UK
   A complete listing of British locomotives and multiple units including their full history. Record spots and hauls online.

   
   http://www.railenthusiast.co.uk

» Rail Fan Europe
   Rail network and operator information, locomotive details and photographs categorized by country.

   
   http://www.railfaneurope.net/

» Rail-Videos.Net
   Online railroad video database with a discussion forum.

   
   http://rail-videos.net/

» Rail.lu
   Documents the world of railways in and around the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and promotes public transport.

   
   http://www.rail.lu/indexuk.html

» RailRoadFan.com
   Site contains information on train operations, local railfan watch spots, along with a wide variety of pictures around Michigan and surrounding areas.

   
   http://www.railroadfan.com

» Raildepot.com
   Railfans, modelers, and railroaders submit your rail stories with photos.

   
   http://www.raildepot.com

» Railfan Pennsylvania
   Contemporary railfan information for railroads in and around the state of Pennsylvania.

   
   http://www.parailfan.com

» Railfan USA
   Railfanning site with an emphasis on the United States.

   
   http://www.railfanusa.com/

» Railfanning Canada and the USA
   Railfan pictures from Southern Ontario and the Eastern USA.

   
   http://groups.msn.com/RailfaningCanadatheUSA/

» Railfanning Halifax
   Information about the current railfan scene in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

   
   http://www.accesswave.ca/~gbevan/hfx.html

» Railfanning in Alabama
   Railfanning in the heart of Dixie. Includes CSX, NS, IC, BNSF and many shortlines.

   
   http://www.alabamarailfan.com/

» Railfanning in the Northeast USA
   Photos taken around the Northeast USA from Conrail to Erie Lackawanna

   
   http://leesome1226.tripod.com/index.htm

» Railfanning the B&O around Cumberland, MD
   Covers the Cumberland Subdivision to Brunswick, MD, the Keystone Subdivision to Connellsville, PA, and the Mountain Subdivision to Grafton, WV.

   
   http://mtnsub.org/

» Railfanning.org
   US based railfan site. Includes railroad news, history and general features.

   
   http://railfanning.org/

» Railfans Is Us
   Represents many years of railfanning, with photographs broken down to general areas of interest.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/launchpad/1449/index.html

» Railroad Photography
   Railfan pictures from the United States.

   
   http://www.railroad-photography.com

» Railroad Photos and Videos
   Photos, audio, and video of trains from many of the major freight railroads and tourist lines in the United States.

   
   http://www.photorunby.com

» Railroad Webcams
   A listing of rail webcams. Catch the live railroad actions of trains thru web cameras.

   
   http://www.railcams.com

» Railway Photos by Ted Ellis
   Railfan displays his collection of railway photos.

   
   http://algomacentral.railfan.net/

» Railwayana Collectors' Network
   The main feature of RCN is an email contact list, which is primarily for the use of British railwayana collectors. Includes information about single line tokens, Rhodesian/Zimbabwean loco relics, GWR cabsides, as well as a photo gallery.

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/rcn-uk/

» Railways Steam On
   Photographs of UK preserved and main line steam activity since 1990

   
   http://www.1-room.freeserve.co.uk

» Railways in Japan
   Photographs and sounds of the railways in Japan.

   
   http://www.japan-railways.com/indexe.htm

» Railways of China
   All about China's railways.

   
   http://www.railwaysofchina.com/

» Rosario Rail Enthusiast Association
   Trains, tramways and trolleybuses of Rosario (Argentina). English language version is included.

   
   http://www.arar.org.ar/IDX_ENG.html

» Scenic Railroads
   Site featuring 25 years of railfan photography. Includes diesel, steam, media gallery and links.

   
   http://www.scenic-railroads.com

» Southern Railfan
   Information on Southern Railway, including history, photos and equipment rosters.

   
   http://southern.railfan.net

» St. Louis Railfanning
   Railfan guide to St. Louis, MO. Photographs and hot spots. Diesel locomotive production statistics from ALCo, EMD and GE

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/stlrailfanning/

» Steam Locomotives in India
   Pictures and data on Indian steam locomotives.

   
   http://indiasteam.tripod.com/

» Steam Masala
   A collection of webpages dedicated steam locomotives from India and Australia.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/wp7713/index.htm

» Steam Train Diary
   A regularly updated diary of steam railway special trains and operations in the USA and Canada

   
   http://www.hvweb.co.uk/svs/diary.htm

» Steamsounds
   Downloadable recordings of steam hauled trains on main line and preserved railways in the UK.

   
   http://www.steamsounds.org.uk/

» Subways.net
   Pictures and information about subway trains.

   
   http://www.subways.net/

» The Blue Comet
   Railway pictures mainly from the Northeast United States and Canada, taken in the 1970's and 80's.

   
   http://www.thebluecomet.com

» The Campbell Family Railroad Archive
   Images of three decades of train chasing. News and information on several of the operational steam locomotives of the western United States.

   
   http://www.railroadarchive.net/

» The Central Jersey Railfan Page
   With timetables, pictures, and scanner frequencies.

   
   http://centralnjfan.railfan.net

» The Cyberspace World Railroad
   Rail schedules, news, images, graphics, links and collections hosted by Daniel S. Dawdy.

   
   http://www.cwrr.com/

» The IRFCA Server
   Indian Railways Fan Club Association hosted resource of interest to enthusiasts of railways in India. Articles, faq, pictures, history and fan pages.

   
   http://irfca.org

» The Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District
   Photographs and information about Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District operations in North Carolina and Virginia.

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/nsrw

» The Port of Tillamook Bay Railfan's Guide
   A complete guide for railfans visiting this Oregon Coast shortline. Topics include locomotive and car rosters, galleries, videos, history, and maps.

   
   http://www.trainweb.org/potb

» The Railwayana Page
   An introduction to collecting railwayana, auction reports and links

   
   http://www.railwayanapage.com/

» The Unofficial Soo Line Diesel Roster
   Information about 888 diesel locomotives from the Soo Line roster.

   
   http://sooline.dieselrosters.com/

» Track and Time
   A gallery of North American Railroad Photography by Arizona-based photographer Len Kratz.

   
   http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/2211

» Train Orders
   Welcome to the most popular railroad site on the internet! At Trainorders you'll find a host of features that includes photographs, discussion forums, live chat, multimedia clips, and the train activated RailCam Network with cameras at Tehachapi and Dunsm

   
   http://www.trainorders.com/

» TrainBoard.com
   Message boards and discussion forums for all facets of railroading.

   
   http://www.trainboard.com

» Trains in Perth and Western Australia
   Photos of trains around Perth and Western Australia.

   
   http://perthtrains.nachohat.org

» Trains through Cajon Pass
   Train spotting pictures in Southern California, Cajon Pass. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific can be found here.

   
   http://nothingbuttrains.tripod.com

» Trainspotting in Wales
   A multimedia journey on the great narrow-gauge steam trains of Wales. Ride the Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Light Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, Snowdon Mountain Railway and the historic standard-gauge Cambrian Coast Line.

   
   http://www.steamsafari.com/wales/index.htm

» Unofficial Twin Cities & Western Railroad
   Guide to the Minnesota short line. Includes photographs, system map, roster and history.

   
   http://www1.webng.com/tcwr/

» Waitara Railway Preservation Society Taranaki
   Personal view of the society situated at Brixton Waitara Taranaki, New Zealand

   
   http://waitara_rail.tripod.com/

» Webville and Hypertext Railroad Company
   It is neither a real company, nor a real railroad. Rather it is a site for the archiving of historical and informational documents and binaries concerning railroads, railfanning and model railroading.

   
   http://www.spikesys.com/webville.html

» Yahoo Railscan Group
   Rail and communications hobbyists discuss aspects of railroad radio communications.

   
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railscan

» railfanning@NorthBay
   Railroad photos from North Bay, Ontario.

   
   http://users.thot.net/lalande/jamesleo/