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share your own North American prototype rail photos Steam Specials Calendar - Lists steam train charters, photo specials, and other unique steam operating events Abandoned Railroad Tunnels - Photos of abandoned railroad tunnels including Sand Patch Tunnel (PA), Manunka Chunk Tunnel (PA), Oxford Tunnel (NJ), Haskell Pass Tunnel (MT), Nehalem Divide Tunnel (OR), and Alpine Tunnel (CO) Addison Railroad - History of a 15-mile branch of the Rutland Railroad in Vermont Akron Canton & Youngstown Railroad Historical Society - Preserves the history of the AC&Y; Sharon Center, Ohio Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad - During the Civil War, the Union occupied the eastern half of this short railroad while the Confederacy destroyed the western half of it AltoonaWorks.info - History of the Altoona Works complex and the locomotives built, rebuilt, and completed in Altoona, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, and Norfolk Southern Ann Arbor Railroad - History and photos of the regional railroad in Michigan and Ohio which operated until 1950 Ann Arbor Railroad Technical & Historical Association - Preserves the history of Michigan's Ann Arbor Railroad Anthracite Railroading - A blog on Pennsylvania anthracite region railroads and mining Anthracite Railroads Historical Society - Authors, historians, railroad employees, photographers, model railroaders, and railfans interested in the railroads that served the anthracite coal mining region of eastern Pennsylvania aRRts aRRchives - History and photos of the Long Island Rail Road B&O RR Photo Tours - Photo tours of the Baltimore & Ohio's original mainline from Baltimore to Point of Rocks, Maryland, and the Washington Branch to Washington DC Baldwin Locomotive Works - History and photos of the factory in Eddystone, Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historical Society - Preserves the history of the B&O; Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Network - History of the B&O railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Timeline - Key events in the history of the B&O Baltimore Central Railroad - History of the Baltimore & Philadelphia Central Railroad, by Jerre Garrett Baltimore Chapter, NRHS - Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Transit Archives - Transit photos, history, maps, rosters, and more from Baltimore, Maryland Beaver-Lawrence Railway Historical Society - Owners of 100 year old B&O "UN" Tower in Conway, Pennsylvania (formerly the Beaver Valley Junction Chapter, NRHS) Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad - History of the B&MLRR, established 1867 in Waldo County, Maine Bergen-Rockland Chapter, NRHS - Cliffside Park, New Jersey Black Diamonds to Tidewater - History, photos, and maps of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh & New England Railroad, and Lehigh & Hudson River Railway Black River Railroad Historical Trust - Preserves the heritage and history of railroading in Central New Jersey, and operates seasonal passenger excursions on the Black River & Western Railroad between Ringoes and Flemington Blair, Bedford, and Broad Top Railroads - Documents the history of the railroads which operated in the Blair, Bedford, and Broad Top Region of West-Central Pennsylvania, including the Everett RR, Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain RR, and many Pennsylvania Railroad branchlines Bluewater Michigan Chapter, NRHS - Dedicated to the preservation of railroad history, offering diesel-powered excursions with a restored passenger car fleet; Royal Oak, Michigan Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society - Preserves history and artifacts of the Boston & Maine, including steam locomotive 410 and its combine Boston Street Railway Association - Devoted to the preservation of Boston's transit history through meetings, publications, projects, fantrips, and a bimonthly news magazine Brian Carter's Web Pages - Information about the Maine two-foot railroads, garden railroading, and steam technology Bridge Line Historical Society - Historical society of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Bridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County - History of railroads around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including Baltimore & Ohio, Bessemer & Lake Erie, Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh & Western, Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal, West Side Belt, and others Bridgton & Saco River Narrow Gauge Railroad - History of the railroad that linked Hiram and Bridgton, Maine until 1941 Brooks Preservation Society - Restores and maintains the former Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad station located in Brooks, Maine, plus B&ML motive power and rolling stock Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration - History from 1929 to the present; Buffalo, New York Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway - History of the coal hauling railroad which ran from the coal fields of central Pennsylvania to the ports of Rochester and Buffalo, New York Bytown Railway Society - Restoration and operation of a number of pieces of historic railway equipment located at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada C&O New River Subdivision - Resources for modeling or learning about the C&O Railroad in the New River, particularly during the steam to diesel transition era C&O's Piedmont Subdivision - Chronicles the history and development of the Piedmont Subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Central Virginia, with photos, maps, and modeling information C. Robert Craig Memorial Library - Materials that document the history of rail transportation in Canada, with an emphasis on eastern Ontario Cambria and Indiana Railroad - History and pictures of the C&I, known primarily as a coal road in western Pennsylvania Campbellton Model Railroad and Heritage Railroad Museum - Historical artifacts and model railroad depicting the transition era of steam to diesel; Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada Canada Atlantic Railway Research Site - History and rosters of this Ontario, Canada railway Canadian Railroad Historical Association (NB Division) - Railway heritage group in New Brunswick, Canada Canton Viaduct - Second oldest multiple stone arch bridge still in active mainline use in the US; Canton, Massachusetts Central New York Chapter, NRHS - Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of unique railway depots and equipment; Marcellus, New York Central New York Model Railroad Club & Historical Society - HO scale modelers of the Delaware & Ontario Railroad in Hartlot, New York Central Terminal Restoration Corporation - Founded in 1997 to oversee the stabilization and restoration of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York Central Vermont Railway Historical Society - Documents and preserves the history of the Central Vermont Railway and its successors, and publishes a quarterly magazine, The Ambassador Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society - Devoted to the history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, its predecessors, and successors Chessie System Historical Society - Preserving the history of the Chessie System Railroad Chignecto Ship Railway - History of a 17-mile railway built to transport ships between the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, abandoned in 1892 prior to completion Cincinnati Railroad Club - Hobbyists interested in railroads ranging from the early iron horse of the 1800s through the present and into the future; Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Traction History - Maps, photos, and history of the Cincinnati, Ohio area's streetcar, interurban, and railroad lines Cincinnati's Abandoned Subway - Detailed history, news, and photo tour of Cincinnati, Ohio's subway, started in 1920 and never completed Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railroad - Southwestern Ohio railway acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad and later abandoned in the 1970s Cleveland & Eastern Interurban Historical Society & Museum - Preserves artifacts and materials relating to Northeast Ohio's interurban railways Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway History - Historical information from the 1913 annual report of the New York Central Railroad CNR in Ontario - Aids researchers and modelers looking for information on Canadian National Railway's stations in Ontario, Canada Coal Towers - Photographs of coaling towers from the early 1900s Coast Cities Railway Co. Historical Pictures - Pictures of the Coast Cities trolley line from Long Branch to Sea Girt, New Jersey between 1888 and 1931 Colin Churcher's Railway Pages - History of railways in Ottawa and throughout Canada Collis P. Huntington Chapter, NRHS - Sponsors the New River Train excursions from Huntington to Hinton, West Virginia, and operates the Huntington Railroad Museum Columbus Ohio Union Station - Descriptions, sketches, and photos of the three Union Stations that occupied essentially the same site from 1850 to 1976 in Columbus, Ohio Connecticut Eastern Chapter, NRHS - Operates the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum; Willimantic, Connecticut Conrail Historical Society - Encourages the writing, collection, and preservation of historical and contemporary material associated with Conrail Cornell Railroad Historical Society, NRHS - Ithaca, New York Crestline PRR Engine Facility - Chronicles the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad engine facilities at Crestline, Ohio Crestline Roundhouse Preservation Society - Preserving the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Crestline, Ohio CSX History - History and photos of railroads that make up CSX, specifically those that still had engines in original paint at the time of the merger Delaware & Hudson Railroad History - History of the D&H by the The Bridge Line Historical Society Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum - Photos, histories, and rosters collected by D&H fans worldwide Delaware Valley Chapter, NRHS - Meets monthly in Morrisville, Pennsylvania Delaware Water Gap Station Restoration Project - Initiative of the Lackawanna Chapter, Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, to restore the 1904 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad passenger station in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania Detroit & Mackinac Railway Historical Society - Preserves the history of the D&M which operated in Michigan from 1894 until 1992 Downeast Scenic Railroad - Rehabilitating the Washington Junction / Ellsworth to Green Lake section of the Calais Branch Line to create a 24 mile round trip excursion ride in southeastern Maine Dunderberg Spiral Railway - History and photos of a pleasure railroad partially constructed in 1890-1891 on a mountain near Jones Point, New York Durand Railroad Days - Annual celebration of railroad heritage in Durand, Michigan Electric Lines in Southern Ontario - History and photos of trolleys and streetcars in Southern Ontario, Canada Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society - Preserves the history of Erie Lackawanna's passenger operations, and restores original dining cars to full operating condition Erie Lackawanna Historical & Technical Society - Disseminates the history and information of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, the Erie Railroad, the Erie Lackawanna Railway, and their constituent and affiliated lines Erie Lackawanna Historical Society - Preserving the history of the Delaware Lackawanna & Western, Erie, and Erie Lackawanna railroads for the fan, historian, and modeler Erie Railroad - History, photos, maps, timetables, roster, and newspaper clippings Erie Railroad - History and photos of the Erie, Lackawanna, and Erie Lackawanna Railroads, by Fred Stratton Essex Railway Station - Restored stone railway station built in 1887 in Essex, Ontario, Canada Fallen Flag Railroads of New Jersey - Retrospective look at New Jersey's railroads through maps, track and physical characteristics profiles, operating rules, and timetables in the pre Conrail and New Jersey Transit era Flying Yankee Restoration Group - Partnership with the State of New Hampshire to restore and preserve historic rail equipment Forgotten NY Subways & Trains - Extensive collection of photo essays from New York City including abandoned stations, former routes, the High Line, unique signage, freight operations, and more Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society - Operates Nickel Plate Road Berkshire-class steam locomotive No. 765 from New Haven, Indiana Fredericton Friends of the Railway - Striving for the preservation and restoration of the railway station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Friends of Bedford Depot Park - Honoring and preserving the history of the narrow-gauge Billerica & Bedford Railroad and the Boston & Maine's Lexington and Reformatory Branches; Bedford, Massachusetts Friends of Kingston Station Inc. - Advocates for the historic Kingston Station in southern Rhode Island Friends of the East Broad Top - Educational and historical society dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad National Historic Landmark in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Friends of the High Line - Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and reuse of the High Line, a 1.5 mile elevated rail structure on the West Side of Manhattan, New York Friends of the Steam Train - Supports the return of service on the Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada GG1 Homepage - History, specifications, and survivor list for the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 electric locomotive Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum - Historic 1907 Grand Trunk Railroad depot houses an extensive collection of railroad equipment and railroadiana, plus a model railroad; Gorham, New Hampshire Grand Trunk Railway Shops - Photos and history of the GTR shops in Stratford, Ontario, Canada Grand Trunk Western Historical Society - Rosters, photos, newsletter, and society information; Durand, Michigan Grand Trunk Western Railroad - History and photos of the GTW in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio Griffith Historical Park & Depot Museum - Railroad history exhibits in a 1911 Grand Trunk Railroad depot; Griffith, Indiana Guelph Historical Railway Association - Dedicated to preserving the railway history of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, including the Guelph Junction Railway, Toronto-Guelph Radial Railway, Great Western Railway, Grand Trunk, Galt and Guelph Railway, Wellington Grey and Bruce Railway, CP, CN, and Guelph Street Railway Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society - Operates the Wabash Valley Railroader's Museum museum with working interlocking tower in Terre Haute, Indiana Harrisburg Chapter, NRHS - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Hespeler Heritage Railway Station Association - Dedicated to the purchase and restoration of the CN (ex GTR) railway station in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada High Line Virtual Tour - Photo gallery and detailed information about the abandoned High Line in New York City, from Horatio St to 49th St Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere - Photos, maps, histories, and technical information about railroad and highway bridges in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and neighboring states Historical USGS Topographic Maps - Free historical USGS topographic map collection by railroad historian Chris Marshall, including New England and Mid Atlantic states Hoboken Shore Railroad - Photos and historical information about this abandoned railroad in Hoboken, New Jersey Hocking Valley Railway Information Center - Brings together fans of the HV and its successors (C&O, CSXT, I&O) and affiliates (T&OC, K&M, Z&W) in Ohio; site includes photos, building diagrams, route guides, roster, and more Hoosac Tunnel Then and Now - Photos and information about the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel in northwest Massachusetts Horseshoe Curve Chapter, NRHS - Preserves and maintains historical equipment and information relating to railroads in Blair County, Pennsylvania How Things Worked On The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad - A former railroad electrician explains in words and pictures how to hump boxcars, how ice air conditioners worked on passenger equipment, how the Genny Motors work, a diagram of trucks, and how to pull the pin Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse of Jersey City - History, photos, and preservation strategies for a 1908 subway powerhouse Hudson Tubes - History, station information, equipment details, and photo tour of the Hudson Tubes, originally built by the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad and now operated by PATH Jersey Central Chapter, NRHS - Preserves and restores railroad equipment and sponsors fan trips; Westfield, New Jersey Joggins Mines & Maritime Railway History - Preserving the history of the Maritime Railway and the Town of Joggins, once one of the busiest coal mining centers in Nova Scotia, Canada John Fryar's Nickel Plate Road - History of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Keystone Crossings - Extensive history of The Pennsylvania Railroad, by Jerry Britton Kinzua Bridge - Petition for the restoration of Kinzua Bridge in Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania, struck by a tornado on July 21, 2003; Kinzua was constructed in 1882, 301 feet high and 2053 feet long Kodtrak - History of the Ontario & Western, New York Central, Rail City, and other New York railroads Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Chapter, NRHS - Caters to Northeastern Pennsylvania fallen flags including CNJ, D&H, LV, EL, and L&WV, and sponsors the restoration of Boston & Maine 4-6-2 steam locomotive #3713; Scranton, Pennsylvania Lackawanna Cutoff Then & Now - History and photos of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's 28.5-mile New Jersey Cutoff between Port Morris and Slateford Junction Lake Odessa Michigan Depot - Photos and history of the Queen Anne style depot, built around 1888 by the Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad Lake Shore Railway Historical Society, NRHS - Operates a museum in a restored New York Central passenger station; North East, Pennsylvania Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society - Operates the 16-mile Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad between Milford and Cooperstown, New York Lehigh Valley Railroad - Maps, timetables, and photos of the LV in Pennsylvania and New York Lehigh Valley Railroad - History, photos, and rosters of the LVRR Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society - Preserves the memory of the LVRR and its employees in upstate New York Lehigh Valley Railroad Survivors - Database of surviving LVRR locomotives, rolling stock, structures, and routes Lenawee County Railroad - Map, photos, and history of the shortline LCRC which operated in Adrian, Michigan from 1977 to 1990 Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association - Preserves the legacy of the Ligonier Valley Rail Road that ran between Ligonier and Latrobe, Pennsylvania Little River Railroad and Lumber Company - History of life on the Little River in the Great Smoky Mountains Long Island Rail Road History - History of the LIRR since its inception in 1834 MACK Locomotive Restoration - Preserving the last locomotive built by the Mack Truck Company in 1939 Maine Central Mountain Division and Boston & Maine North Conway Branch - History of the places, trains, and industries in the White Mountains of New Hampshire Maine Two-Footers, The - History, video, memorabilia, and new and out of print books about Maine's narrow gauge railroads Maine's Standing Railroad Stations - Past and present photos of train stations in the state of Maine Manheim Historical Society - Preservation of some of the landmarks that have characterized the Borough of Manheim, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas, including Birney Trolley Car #236 and the Manheim Railway Station (built in 1881) Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society - Preserves the heritage of the historic Ma & Pa Railroad with train rides in Muddy Creek Forks, Pennsylvania Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts - Organizes specially-chartered excursion trains in cooperation with Amtrak, Boston's MBTA, and many other railroads in the Northeast Matthew's Railroad Mania - History and photos of Cass Scenic Railroad, plus information on a few short lines in West Virginia including Kelley's Creek & Northwestern RR and Winifrede RR Merwinsville Hotel Restoration - The last trackside railroad hotel east of the Mississippi, built in 1842 as a meal stop for travelers on the Housatonic Railroad; Gaylordsville, Connecticut Metropolitan Union Terminal - Historical information about the New York Ontario & Western (NYO&W) Michigan Passenger Stations - Photos and histories of several stations in Michigan, by Louis Van Winkle Michigan Railroad History Conference - Bi-yearly conference with scholarly papers on railroad history presented at various locations in Michigan Mid-Michigan Railway Historical Society - Sponsors railfanning trips to visit railroad facilities and model railroads, displays and operates a modular HO layout, and meets for railfan slide/video shows; Flint, Michigan Middletown & New Jersey Railway Historical Society - Dedicated to preserving the heritage of the Middletown Unionville & Water Gap, Middletown & Unionville, Middletown & New Jersey, and other area railroads Midwest Railway Preservation Society - Owns more than 20 pieces of vintage rolling stock including Mikado steam locomotive #4070 at the former B&O Roundhouse in Cleveland, Ohio Mini-Bunch - Loose-knit organization of narrow gauge railroad enthusiasts in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Mohawk & Hudson Chapter, NRHS - Albany, New York Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society - Linden, Indiana Monongahela & Duquesne Inclines - History of the two remaining incline railways in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Montour Railroad Historical Society - Dedicated to preserving the history of the Montour Railroad, a coal-hauling shortline that operated in the areas south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania between 1879 and 1985 Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association - Collects, preserves, and interprets the history of shortline and industrial railroads and the forest and mining industries of West Virginia, and sponsors the annual railfan weekend at the Cass Scenic Railroad Mt. Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society - Working to restore the incline railway at Beacon, New York Muskegon Railroad Historical Society - Preserves Michigan railroad history and operates O, HO, and N scale model railroad layouts; Muskegon, Michigan Nashua City Station - Resource about the railroads and electric railways in and around the city of Nashua, New Hampshire New England Railroad History and Modeling Page - Historical, roster, and modeling information on the Boston & Maine Railroad and other New England Railroads New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association - Dedicated to the preservation of the history of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company New Jersey Midland Railroad Historical Society - Dedicated to preserving the history of the railroads that have operated in New Jersey, with special emphasis on the New Jersey Midland, successor NYS&W, and connecting and affiliated lines New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center - Preserving the history of railroads and other transportation in New Jersey New York Abandoned Subway & Elevated Stations - History, diagrams, and photos of abandoned stations by Joseph Brennan New York Central System Historical Society - History, photos, books, and membership information New York Cross Harbor Railroad - Operated rail barges across New York Harbor from 1983 to 2006, prior to the operation's sale to NYNJ Rail New York Railroad Enthusiasts - Group of railfans, photographers, historians, and modelers in the New York City area New York Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society - Preserves the rich railroad history of New Jersey, most specifically the NYS&W New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad History - History, route info, and timetables from this successor to the Erie Railway Newfoundland Railway - History of the 906 mile narrow gauge railway that operated from 1898 to 1988 on the island of Newfoundland, Canada Niagara Frontier Chapter, NRHS - Dedicated to the preservation and education of railroad history in western New York, the province of Ontario, and neighboring regions Nicholson Online - Photos and history of the Nicholson Bridge (Tunkhannock Viaduct) in Nicholson, Pennsylvania, built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in 1915 Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society - Dedicated to preserving and disseminating information concerning the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad and its predecessor railroads Norfolk and Western Historical Society - Preserves the history of the Norfolk & Western and Virginian railroads North Central Pennsylvania Railroads - Historic maps, photos, and articles about railroads and stations North Jersey Chapter, NRHS - Meets monthly in Bloomfield, New Jersey North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society - Specializing in the history of northern New Jersey's electric railways Northeast Pennsylvania Railroads - Photos of abandoned railroads in northeast Pennsylvania Northern New England Railroads - Extensive illustrated guide to the historical and present day operations of railroads in New England, including Central Vermont, Vermont Railway, Green Mountain, Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Grand Trunk, Bangor & Aroostook, and more Northern Ohio Association of Railroad Societies - Blanket organization with a desire to help all area rail groups communicate with each other and to promote their common interests in the community Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, Inc. - 15" gauge live-steam train rides with Engine 901 from Israelite House of David, plus displays of railroad artifacts; Findlay, Ohio Nova Scotia Railway Hall of Fame - Honoring the builders of Nova Scotia's Iron Roads Nova Scotia Railway Heritage Society - Information about many railway heritage sites and museums in Nova Scotia, Canada OldNYC.com - Explores some of the many facets of New York City's transportation infrastructure, including virtual tours of abandoned and little used railroad lines Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society - Chapter of the NRHS dedicated to preserving the heritage of the New York, Ontario & Western Railway; Middletown, New York Ontario Railway History Page - History of Canadian railways, by Rob Hughes Ottawa Railway History Circle - Members interested in researching railway subjects in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Oyster Bay Railroad Museum - Preserving Long Island Rail Road steam locomotive No. 35, and developing a railroad museum in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York Penn Central Railroad - History, rosters, and photos of the Penn Central Penn Central Railroad Historical Society - Preserves the history of the Penn Central Transportation Company, including its people and equipment, its heritage before its formation in 1968, its all-too-brief life, and its slow fade into Conrail Penn Central Railroad Homepage - FAQ, photos, maps, rosters, clipart, and more, by Jerry Jordak Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past & Present - Photos and information about train stations throughout the state Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society - Preserving the heritage of "The Standard Railroad of the World" for future generations, with 11 local chapters throughout the US Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society New England Chapter - Dedicated to the study and preservation of the Pennsylvania Railroad (1846-1968) Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society Philadelphia Chapter - Preserves the history and memory of the Pennsylvania Railroad operations in the greater Philadelphia area Pennsylvania Railroad: Erie & Pittsburgh and Philadelphia & Erie Branches - Documents the PRR branches that served Erie County, Pennsylvania Pere Marquette Historical Society - Collects and disseminates information regarding the Pere Marquette Railroad, a Class One road which served Michigan, Ontario, Indiana, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad History - Owns 16.3 miles of track along the Philadelphia waterfront, operated by Conrail Shared Assets, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Canadian Pacific Philadelphia Chapter, NRHS - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Trolley Tracks - Comprehensive site with photos, maps, and rosters of trolleys in Philadelphia and Norristown, Pennsylvania, now operated by SEPTA Phillipsburg Railroad Historians - Operates a museum and the Centerville & Southwestern miniature railroad in Phillipsburg, New Jersey Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad Historical Society - Preserves the history of a coal hauling railroad that has operated for nearly 100 years in Jefferson and Armstrong counties in western Pennsylvania Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society - Dedicated to preserving and disseminating the history of the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Company, a Western Pennsylvania and New York coal hauling railroad, as well as its predecessor lines Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co. Hi-Line - History, photos, documents, and modeling of the P&WV and its connections Pittsburgh Incline Railways - History and photos of the Monongahela Incline and Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Potomac Chapter, NRHS - Railfans in the Washington DC area Pottstown & Reading Chapter, NRHS - Meets monthly in Exeter Township, Pennsylvania Quakertown Train Station Historical Society - Preserving the 1902 Reading Railroad station in Quakertown, Pennsylvania Quebec Central Railway - History, map, photos, and more about the QCR Railroad History Archive - Several collections by the University of Connecticut Libraries, including the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Archives Railroad Stations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts - Devoted to the location, history, and current uses of railroad stations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroads in Historic Burlington City - History of railroads since 1834 in Burlington City, New Jersey Railway Chronicles - Video documentary series and website dedicated to chronicling the history of Canadian railways including those in Eastern Ontario Railway Historical Society of Northern New York - Working to restore a Shay engine and Rutland Railroad combine car; Croghan Depot, New York Railways of Eastern Ontario - History and timelines of eastern Canada railways including Brockville, Westport & Sault Ste Marie; Bytown & Prescott; Brockville & Ottawa; Irondale Bancroft & Ottawa; Grand Trunk; Canadian National; Canadian Pacific Railways of Ottawa - History of various Ottawa Canada railway subjects Railways of the Past - Photos of abandoned right-of-way in Southern Ontario, Canada, plus a section about the Goderich & Exeter Railway Rappahannock Chapter, NRHS - Owner of RF&P Caboose 905, N&W Caboose 518620, PRR B60 Baggage Car 9325, and a complete Maintenance of Way train; Fredericksburg, Virginia Raritan River Railroad - Photos and history of the 12.6-mile shortline that operated between South Amboy and New Brunswick, New Jersey Ravenna Railroad Historical Society - Preserving the history of the railroads in Ravenna, Ohio, and working to acquire two interlocking towers Reading Company Technical & Historical Society - Operates the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg, Pennsylvania Reading Viaduct Project - Effort to convert the abandoned Reading Railroad viaduct in Philadelphia to a park and recreational trail Remembering the Maine Central Railroad - Rosters, photos, and drawings of MC rolling stock Remsen Depot - Replica of the original 1890's depot serves the Adirondack Scenic RR; Remsen, New York Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Historical Society - Preserves the history of the RF&P through education, historical and technical research, preservation, and modeling Rick's Monon Railroad Site - Photos, Train Gifs, history, maps, and rosters of the Monon in Indiana Rob's PRR Page - Pennsylvania Railroad rosters, equipment diagrams, signal plans, photos, and other historical documents Rochester & Eastern Rapid Railway - Pictures and information about this electric interurban railway that connected Rochester and Geneva, New York from 1903 to 1930 Rochester Chapter, NRHS - Preserves the railroad history of Rochester and Western New York Rochester Subway - Historical information and photos from the Rochester Industrial Rapid Transit Railway in Rochester, New York Rochester Subway Tour - Photo tour of the abandoned subway in Rochester, New York Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad - History and photos of the former Central New York railroad Runaway - Complete dispatcher audio, transcript, photos, and news articles of a runaway Canadian National train in 1987 Salisbury Point Railroad Historical Society - Preserves Boston and Maine (B&M) artifacts and memorabillia; Amesbury, Massachusetts Sandown Historical Society and Museum - Historical information about the town of Sandown, New Hampshire, and the Worcester, Nashua & Portland branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad Significant Dates in Ottawa Railway History - by Colin Churcher South Pennsylvania Railroad - History, maps, and photos of a railroad that was never completed but was to become the base for the Pennsylvania Turnpike South Simcoe Railway Heritage Corporation - Owns steam-era passenger coaches, freight equipment, and locomotives, including Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive #136, operated at the South Simcoe Railway in Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society - Leads many restoration efforts including recently completed 0-6-0 Alco switcher and ETR steam locomotive No. 9; St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada St.Thomas - The Railway Capital of Canada - Preserving the railway heritage of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Steam Operations of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway at Hinton, WV - 30 years of research, history, and drawings of the C&O yard and shops at Hinton, West Virginia STEAM Railroad Museum - Locomotives and rolling stock undergoing restoration in Minerva, Ohio Stewartstown Railroad - Former operator of freight and passenger excursions from Stewartstown, Pennsylvania Susquehanna Valley Railway Historical Society - NRHS chapter meets monthly in Vestal, New York Sussex Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad - History, maps, photos, and modeling information about the DL&W Sussex Branch Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation - History, virtual ride, and trail information about the Mauch Chunk Switchback, a coal hauling railroad built in eastern Pennsylvania (Jim Thorpe to Summit Hill) in 1927 Sydney & Louisburg Railway Historical Society - Railroad artifacts related to the S&L Railway including photographs and paper records, rolling stock, and a model railroad; Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada Tamaqua Railroad Station - Restored 1874 Philadelphia & Reading Railroad station now serves as a heritage center; Tamaqua, Pennsylvania The 470 Railroad Club - Preserves the history of the Maine Central and New England railroading; Portland, Maine The Alphabet Route - Histories, rosters, maps, photos, timetables, and more about the Midwest and Northeast railroads that joined together in 1931 to compete against the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad, including the Nickel Plate, Wheeling & Lake Erie, Pittsburgh & West Virginia, Western Maryland, Reading, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh & Hudson River, and New York, New Haven & Hartford The Broad Way: A Pennsylvania Railroad Home Page - Historical documents, photos, maps, railfan guides, and more about the PRR The Franz Swing - History and photos by a telegraph operator who revisits this historical station in Ontario, Canada The High Line - Photographic look at the elevated two-track freight train platform running 1.6 miles on Manhattan's West Side, from 34th Street at the Jacob Javits Center to Greenwich Village The Ol' Hook & Eye: A History of the Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad - Former 9-mile shortline railroad in central Pennsylvania that also ran steam trains over a branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad Thousand Islands Railway - History of the 6-km TIR in southeastern Ontario, Canada Thurman Station Association - Dedicated to rebuilding the train station in Thurman, New York Thurso and Nation Valley Railway - History of the last logging railway in eastern Canada Toronto Railway Historical Association - Committed to preserving Toronto's railroad heritage by creating a museum in the John St. roundhouse; Ontario, Canada Toronto Transportation Commission - Unofficial site with history, roster, photos, modeling information, and preserved equipment listing Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Historical Society - Prototype and modeling information about the TH&B which existed from 1892 through 1987 and served the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada area TrainsAreFun - Long Island Rail Road history, maps, photos, and modeling information Tri-State Railway Historical Society - Meets monthly in Morristown, New Jersey Tri-States Railway Preservation Society - Maintains railroad memorabilia exhibits in Port Jervis, New York Twin Forks Chapter, NRHS - Dedicated to the past, present, and future of railroading on Long Island, New York Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society - Chapter of the NRHS, focused on the railroad history of the Catskills and Hudson Valley including the U&D, Delaware and Northern, Catskill Mountain, Catskill & Tannersville, and Otis Elevating Railroads United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey - Supports the preservation of historical railroad equipment and artifacts for the proposed New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Heritage Center United States Capitol Subway System - Three underground electric light rail systems operated by the US Government connect the Capitol Building to the House and Senate office buildings in Washington, DC Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter, NRHS - Meets monthly in New Hartford, New York Vermont Historical Society - Information about railroad operations in and around Bellows Falls, Vermont W&OD Railroad: A Photographic History - Rare photos from the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park in northern Virginia Wabash Railroad and Michigan Railroads - Historical photos of the Wabash Railroad and Michigan short lines and logging railroads Wabash Railroad Historical Society - Dedicated to the collection and preservation of historical artifacts, data, photos, and drawings on the history, operation, and equipment of the Wabash Railroad and its predecessors Walker Transportation Collection - Photos, slides, maps, documents, artifacts, and models of most transportation methods used in New England; Beverly, Massachusetts Walkway Over The Hudson - Dedicated to preserving the historic Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge (New York) and turning it into a park Wallaceburg Historic Train Station - Aims to preserve the 110 year old structure that served the Erie and Huron Railway, Pere Marquette, and Chesapeake & Ohio in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Walt Fles's Erie Lackawanna Page - History and photos of the EL in Indiana Washington DC Chapter, NRHS - Sponsors a series of trips, tours, events, and excursions Waynesburg & Washington Railroad - History of a 28-mile 3-foot gauge subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad that served its namesake towns in Southwestern Pennsylvania West Jersey Chapter, NRHS - Dedicated to preserving the rich rail heritage of a region steeped in rail history, regional folklore, and American traditions; Palmyra, New Jersey West Penn Railways in Armstrong County - History of two trolley lines that ran until 1936 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania West Virginia Northern Railroad - Photos, map, and history of the railroad from Tunnelton to Kingwood, West Virginia West Virginia Railroad Museum - Restoring steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, and rolling stock to be operated on 122 miles of state-owned trackage in the Elkins, West Virginia area Western Connecticut Chapter, NRHS - Preserves railroad knowledge and history in the greater New England area, and operates the SONO Switch Tower Museum in South Norwalk, Connecticut Western Maryland Railway Historical Society - Preserves the history of the WM, including a collection of artifacts, memorabilia, photos, and N scale layout in a former depot in Union Bridge, Maryland Western Maryland Railway West Sub - Extensive history, photos, and maps of the Western Maryland West Subdivision between Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland, as well as the East, Hanover, Lurgan, Connellsville, Thomas, and George's Creek Subdivisions Western Maryland Survivors, LLC - Supports the preservation, restoration, and operation of surviving Western Maryland Railway equipment Western New York Railroad Archive - Histories, photos, and maps of many railroads, interurbans, and streetcar lines that ran in western New York Western New York Railway Historical Society - Dedicated to preserving Western New York's railroad heritage through restoration projects and other events Wheeling & Lake Erie Historical Society - Chapter of the Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society dedicated to preserving and disseminating information about the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad, past and present White River Junction Chapter, NRHS - Meets monthly in Hartford, Vermont Wilmington Chapter, NRHS - Wilmington, Delaware Winifrede Railroad - Shortline railroad in West Virginia that closed in 1988 Wopsononock Railroad & Resort - History of a former narrow gauge railroad and resort near Altoona, Pennsylvania Sponsor Sites:   Related RailServe.com Categories: Historical Societies: North America Historical Societies: World Railfan Discussion Groups: North America Rails-to-Trails Steam Locomotives Tourist Railroads & Museums: North America Search 17,000+ sites in all 150 categories!