Trains & Railroads: Links & Resources
Winter Photo Junket on the Silverton & Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad (3/13/05) 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) (Link updated July 15, 2019) Virginia and Truckee Railroad: This site features a very cool 360 aerial view of the V&T Maintenance Yard (and Virginia City) captured in August 2018 and also a virtual tour inside the V&T’s Locomotive #18 during some maintenance work. The site is maintained by Howard Goldbaum who is a professor at the University of Nevada Reno, and his site has great photos and fascinating descriptions. (Updated October 9, 2019) 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 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: High schoolers can work on steam, electric, & diesel locomotives in Newark, Delaware and Tacoma, Washington. (Updated July 15, 2019) California State Railroad Museum: California's premier train destination (3/27/05) (Link updated July 15, 2019) Gold Country Train Rides: Six-mile round-trip excursions on trains powered by steam locomotives in Jamestown, California (Link updated July 15, 2019) Railroad Historical Societies: Exhaustive index of organizations throughout the United States (Link updated July 15, 2019) 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 |
