Trains & Railroads: Links & Resources
Winter Photo Junket on the Silverton & Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad (3/13/05) Motels for Train Watching: A list by state & province of motels that have views of tracks to enable train watching (12/5/04) Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: Operating six days a week during summer & fall, this train takes tourists through the San Juan Mountains from Chama, New Mexico, to Antonito, Colorado. Click here for a 2004 field report. (9/26/04) Virginia and Truckee Railroad: Howard Goldbaum's report on getting a substitute locomotive ready for duty while the famous VT&T steam engine (pictured at left) is being outfitted with a new boiler. Howard is a professor at the University of Nevada Reno, and his site has great photos and fascinating descriptions. Canyon Diablo, Arizona: Guy Randall's visit to this ghost town, which was originally an 1880's railroad camp, includes photos of the amazing trestle that is still in use today plus a few tall tales about the hardy folks who lived and worked in the area. 27,000 Photos:13 categories of train-related images, ranging from bridges, tunnels, and steam locomotives to in-cab shots. Kudos to Chris Kilroy for making this great resource available.
Old Trains Never Die: They give weekend rides at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California! All Aboard: Travelogues about journeys on Amtrak and Via Rail Canada with plenty of photos Model Railroads: Search engine and index for model train buffs Tourist Trains 2003: The latest edition of this great guidebook cover train-related attractions in Canada and the U.S. Train Orders Online: This site requires registration & a small annual fee, but provides unrivaled access to information about nationwide train operations and stunning photography of trains from around the world. Rail Camp 2003: High schoolers can work on steam & diesel locomotives at Steamtown in Scranton, Pennsylvania California State Railroad Museum: 2003 events at California's premier train destination Gold Country Train Rides: Six-mile round-trip excursions on trains powered by steam locomotives in Jamestown, California Railroad Historical Societies: Exhaustive index of organizations throughout the United States The Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad: Colorado Rocky Mountain Adventure "The Richest Real Estate Ever Discovered":Ride a vintage train through the Copper Queen Mine in Bisbee, Arizona Still Making Tracks: The Steam Trains of Ely, Nevada The World-Famous "Loop": Train Watching in California's Tehachapi Mountains Queen of the Short Lines: The Virginia & Truckee Railroad in Virginia City, Nevada All-Terrain Transport: View the U.S. Army's "Overland Train" at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona Railroad No More: A Hike through Washington's Snoqualmie Pass Train Tunnel |
