Newsgroups, Chat, Mailing Lists & BBS's

Note: Discussion Groups and Community Sites (such as Yahoo! Groups) are listed in the Discussion Groups section. Traditional newsgroups (Usenet groups) are on this page.

• Chat Software
  • RailServe.com ICQ Communication List - Directory of 800+ railfans and model railroaders that use ICQ
     
• Newsgroups (Usenet) - Some Internet providers do not include all groups
  • alt.binaries.pictures.rail - Railroad photography
  • alt.binaries.railroad.twofoot
  • alt.models.railroad.ho - HO model railroad discussion
  • alt.planning.transportation - Future transportation plans including railroads
  • alt.railroad - General railroading discussion
  • alt.railroad.steam - Steam railroading
  • alt.railroad.twofoot
  • alt.railway.locomotives.uk.class37
  • aus.rail - Australian railways
  • aus.rail.models - Model railroading in Australia
  • ba.transportation - San Francisco Bay Area transportation issues
  • bit.listserv.railroad
  • de.etc.bahn.announce - German rail announcements
  • de.etc.bahn.eisenbahn - German rail discussions
  • de.etc.bahn.stadtverkehr - Public transportation in German cities
  • de.etc.bahn.misc - Miscellaneous German rail postings
  • fj.rec.rail - Japanese railway discussion
  • fj.rec.rail.cars
  • fj.rec.rail.historical
  • fj.rec.rail.tickets
  • fr.misc.transport.rail - Rail discussions in French
  • gov.topic.transport.rail
  • gov.us.topic.transport.rail
  • japan.rail
  • japan.rail.steam-locomotive
  • japan.rail.travel
  • kc.rail
  • la.transportation - Los Angeles transit issues
  • misc.transport.rail.americas - Railfan discussions about North and South America railroading
  • misc.transport.rail.australia-nz - Railfan discussions about railroading in Australia and New Zealand
  • misc.transport.rail.europe - Railfan discussions about railroading in Europe
  • misc.transport.rail.misc - Discussions not included in the previous three geographic areas or issues relating to more than one of the previous areas
  • misc.transport.urban-transit - Discussion about urban transit
  • nctu.club.rail
  • ne.transportation - Discussion about Northeast United States transportation
  • nyc.transit - New York City transit issues
  • phl.transportation - Philadelphia transit issues
  • rec.crafts.metalworking - Live steam discussion
  • rec.models.railroad - All model railroading discussion topics
  • scruz.transportation - Santa Cruz area transportation issues
  • su.transportation - Stanford University area transportation
  • triangle.transport - Research Triangle area transportation
  • tw.bbs.rec.rail - Taiwan rail discussion
  • tw.bbs.soc.transport - Taiwan transportation discussion
  • uk.railway - Railroading in the United Kingdom
  • uk.rec.models.rail - Model Railroading in the United Kingdom
    • Unofficial uk.rec.models.rail Homepage
  • uk.transport - United Kingdom transportation issues
  • wi.transit