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ModelRailroadForums.com is a free online Discussion Forum and photo gallery. We cover all scales and sizes of model railroads from Z scale to ride on live steam. Our discussions cover a wide variety of topics including layout design and construction, locomotives and rolling stock, wiring and DCC, kits, scratchbuilding, details, scenery, benchwork and many more. Whether you're a master model railroader or just getting started, you'll find something of interest here.
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Locomotive Operator Manuals
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An extensive collection of locomotive operating manuals, including the following locomotives: ALCo S-1, S-2, RS-1; ALCo RS2/FA-1/PA-1; ALCo RS-3, RSD-5, FA-2; ALCo C420/424/425/630; ALCo C430; Baldwin Transfer; BLW Switcher; BLH RF-16; Barco Speed Recorder; DL&W/EL MU Equipment; EMD EA; EMD E-7; EMD E-8; EMD E-9; EMD FT; EMD F-2; EMD F-2/3 EMD F-3 Erie EMD F-3; EMD F-7; EMD F-40; EMD GP-7; EMD GP-9; EMD GP-15-1; EMD GP-30; EMD GP-35; EMD GP-38; EMD GP38-2; EMD GP-39; EMD SD-40; EMD SD40-2; EMD SD-45; CNW SD-50; CNW SD-60; EMD SW-1/NW-2; EMD SW-8/9 - TR5/6; EMD SW900/1200; FM H16-44/H20-44; FM H16-66/H24-66; GE Gas-Electric; GE Little Joe; GE E-44; GE P30CH; GE U18B/U23B/U23C/U30B/U30C /U33B/U33C/U36B/U36C GE C18-7 to C36-7; GE U28B/C; GE U34CH; LIMA 750 HP; LIMA 800/1200 HP; NKP PA-1; Krauss Maffei ML4000C
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Locomotives and Rolling Stock : Resellers and Leasing
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Railequipmentsolutions.com
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Our company has the largest inventory of industrial locomotives and rail equipment in the Southeastern United States. With the level of commitment to this industry which our inventory reflects, we can provide the following services: Locomotive & Car, painting, rebuilding, component rebuilds i.e. Generators, tractionmotors, switchgear, truck ass'y, wheel & axle dismount and remount, in shop or in field service programs, leasing, sales, and consulting.
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JFS Railcar
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JFS Railcar, Inc. has been Purchasing, Selling and Leasing railroad cars & locomotives for over 21 years to a large number of satisfied corporate and non-corporate clients. Utilizing a large network of Railroads, manufacturers and suppliers, we can locate virtually any railcar or parts that you may need. This website (Cabooses4sale.com), is offered to Sell and Lease cabooses, passenger cars and special display cars to Railroads (sale or lease-back), other corporate clients, and to clients for their personal and/or small business uses, such as: Bed & Breakfast units, mountain lodges, coffee/ice cream/sandwich shops, Offices, children's playhouses, etc.
Info: URL: http://www.cabooses4sale.com (Added: 13-Jan-2002)
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Locomotives and Rolling Stock : Steam Locomotives
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D.F. Barnhardt & Associates: Equipment for Sale
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Established October, 2009, D. F. Barnhart and Associates (DFBA) is a subsidiary company by Sterling Rail Inc., the popular company that specializes in the sale of locomotives, rail cars, and their parts and components. D. F. Barnhart Associates has managed to be a successful name since the very beginning, selling railroad equipment, passenger cars, and passenger locomotives.
The range of railroad equipment we sell is vast and extensive: locomotive cranes, railcar movers, tampers, hi-rail trucks and everywhere in-between. The details of every individual item for sale can be found on its dedicated listing page, such as price, build, construction, date built, location, model, and many more features. For additional details, questions, or comments, we are open to contact and would be pleased to help you out.
Info: URL: http://www.trains-trams-trolleys.com/ (Added: 16-Dec-1998)
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Park Trains : New and Used
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UsedRides.Com
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UsedRides.Com New & used amusement rides. UsedRides.com is free for everyone and there are no hidden fees. UsedRides.com was created by the leaders in amusement financing as a mechanism to help our customers sell amusement equipment. Our philosophy is simply to assist people in buying amusement equipment and offer our financing services along the way.
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Cromar White Miniature Railways
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Cromar White Railways, suppliers of quality ride-on miniature railway equipment to private enthusiasts, clubs and commercial operators throughout the world. Whilst providing a shop window for Cromar White and other miniature railway associated products we also hope to provide you with more information on building and running miniature railways plus details of events and other attractions held by our many clients.
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ABasicService
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Supply & Services For Theme Parks, Casinos, Resort Hotels, Theme Restaurants, Playgrounds, Leisure Facilities & Entertainment Industries.
Steam Locomotive, Road or Tracked Trolley, your choice can be manufactured and delivered in approximately one year. 1800's era locomotives are a popular choice. We can supply any gauge size you desire, 24g being the size most selected. Reliability, minimal down time and ready parts and service.
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Real Trains
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Real Trains products range in scale from one and one half inches equals one foot (1½"=1', or one-eighth of full size) up to as large as five inches equals one foot (5"=1', or almost half size). Our designs follow the dimensions and details of the original prototype with changes only where absolutely necessary to make a safe and enjoyable model. All design work is done by professionals using the latest state-of-the-art computers and software. Manufacturing is done on advanced, computerized machine tools that provide a level of detail and accuracy unavailable any other way.
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Merrick Light Railway Equipment Works
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Merrick Light Railway Equipment Works has been custom building and restoring light railway equipment for over 10 years.
Although our main focus is on 1/3 Scale 15" to 18" gauge equipment our shop specializes in new construction and restoration of Steam Locomotives, Diesel Locomotives & supporting equipment up to 36" gauge.
Info: URL: http://www.merrick-light-railway.com (Added: 4-Feb-2001)
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Arizona Railroad Depot
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Arizona Railroad Depot builds vintage trains of America, Canada, Europe and the rest of the world. We also build specialty vehicles to transport and entertain people. We build rail trains, trackless trains, all-terrain systems and a wide range of other systems to transport people in a fun and efficient style.
Products include rail trains designed with the look of old-style steam engine locomotives like the C.P. Huntington and the CP173. Our trackless road train products vary from the Americana to the Santa Fe.
Info: URL: http://arizonarailroaddepot.com (Added: 28-Oct-2010)
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Passenger Train Fansites
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Amtrak
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Official Amtrak site with News, Travel Planner, Schedules etc. Explore vacation possibilities, tap into great discounts and even purchase rail tickets online. You'll find everything you need to begin experiencing the wonders of an Amtrak vacation.
Info: URL: https://www.amtrak.com/home (Added: 18-Oct-1998)
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Amtrak Cascades
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(Vancouver BC-Seattle-Portland-Eugene/Springfield) There's no better way to explore the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Ride the Amtrak Cascades and you'll discover spectacular natural scenery and world-class destinations. So relax, unwind and start your trip by exploring this site. You can learn more about great Amtrak Cascades destinations, services and amenities aboard our new custom-designed trains, the latest news and more. You can even make reservations and purchase tickets online.
Info: URL: https://www.amtrakcascades.com/ (Added: 26-Oct-1998)
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Abandoned Railroads of the US
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Thousands of miles of railroads have been abandoned in the United States, much of it in the last 40 years. All of these abandoned railways have a history and a story. This web site is dedicated to the preservation of the history of each of these former railroad lines and the companies that operated them.
Info: URL: http://www.abandonedrails.com/ (Added: 17-Feb-2001)
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Railroad Training Programs
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Railroad Job Listing
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The following list provides information about job vacancies reported to the Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB)
field offices. The list includes orders that the receiving field office does not expect to fill locally, and which
according to RRB records remained open as of the end of the month.
Info: URL: https://www.rrb.gov/Resources/Jobs (Added: 31-Aug-2000)
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Railroad Webcams
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Railroad Webcams - United States
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Railroad webcams located in the United States of America. Virtual train watching from your computer!
You'll find webcam views of everything from busy Class 1 mainlines to small branchlines that rarely see a train. Many railcams now offer streaming video and high quality images.
Info: URL: https://railroaddata.com/rrlinks/Railroad_Webcams/United_States/ (Added: 7-Aug-2001)
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Railroad Webcams : International
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Norway, Finse - BT Panorama
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Finse, Norway - 1222 meters above sea level, Finse is the highest station on the Bergensbanen railroad. The small village of Finse (1222 m) marks the transition between Skarvheimen the north and plateau in the south. Finse is widely known for its good hiking in summer and winter.
The camera has been updated, it now has a nice large image and offers live streaming video. An excellent railroad webcam!
Info: URL: https://www.bt.no/nyheter/i/pqR9V/finse (Added: 6-Oct-1998)
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New Mexico, Chama - South Cam Friends of the C&TSRR Webcams
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Chama, NM - The remote mountain village of Chama, New Mexico is the western terminus of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Chama
was once a Division Point on the Denver & Rio Grande Western's "San Juan Extension" that ran from Alamosa, Colorado through
northern New Mexico to Durango, Colorado. Today, the segment between Chama and Antonito, Colorado has been preserved
as the Cumbres & Toltec. This 65-mile-long museum traverses some of the most strikingly beautiful and isolated mountain
wilderness on the planet. The railroad yard in Chama boasts the largest collection of Rio Grande railroad equipment in existence.
There are usually five or six of the railroad's ten steam locomotives in the yard with one or two under steam.
From the south-facing camera you will be able to see locomotives being readied at the Engine House, cars being switched in
the yard, and trains being loaded at the Depot.
Entering Chama is like taking a step back in time to the 1950's when the railroad still operated as a common carrier. In fact,
the D&RGW was the last Class I railroad in the country to run steam in regular service. The line was shut down in 1968, but
was saved by a dedicated group of volunteers and the states of Colorado and New Mexico. Through decades of hard work and
many close calls, the railroad has become one this country's premier historic properties.
Info: URL: http://www.coloradonewmexicosteamtrain.org/camera-portal-horizontal.htm (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Illinois, Rochelle - Trains Webcam
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Rochelle, IL - Excellent railcam, and one of the originals, online for over 20 years. This is the most popular link in our entire directory!
In cooperation with the City of Rochelle, Illinois, we present the TRAINS Rochelle Webcam, where nearly a hundred trains may be seen in any 24-hour period. Our camera is mounted facing west at the Rochelle Railroad Park.
Union Pacific's former C&NW Chicago - Omaha main line is seen in the foreground on the right, while Burlington Northern Santa Fe's former BN Chicago - Twin Cities line is at left. Both double-track lines cross at the center of the picture.
Rochelle's Railroad Park was designed for railfans. The covered picnic pavilion -- directly underneath our camera -- features benches and picnic tables, speakers carrying BNSF and UP radio transmissions, and an up-close, engineer's eye-level view of passing trains. A gift shop features books, magazines, videos, railroadiana, film, snacks, and clean restrooms. Streaming free on the Trains Website. Note: While Trains claims the railcam is "exclusive", that no longer appears to be the case, as both Railstream and Virtual Railfan Live offer the same feed.
Info: URL: https://www.trains.com/trn/videos-photos/webcam/bnsf-and-union-pacific-in-rochelle-il/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Illinois, Union - Spaulding Tower Live Stream, Illinois Railway Museum
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Union, IL - Spaulding Tower Live Stream hosted on YouTube
The Illinois Railway Museum has four permanent webcams overlooking train operations, a webcam overlooking our CTC display board which shows the position of trains on our demonstration railroad, a seasonal webcam aboard the Happy Holiday Railway train, and our newest live streaming webcam overlooking the majority of the property from the parking lot light tower.
The Spaulding Tower webcam faces East overlooking the station tracks and mainline. The Car Line/Barn 9 webcam faces North towards the Central Avenue Pavilion overlooking Yard 9 and the streetcar line. The Mainline webcam faces West overlooking Yard 2, the mainline and the station tracks. The Car Line Junction webcam is mainly used by the dispatcher to make sure the powered switch is clear before remotely operating it via CTC control board in Spaulding Tower. We have added a feed for that camera as well.
Info: URL: https://www2.irm.org/cam/spauldingcam-viewer.html (Added: 16-Jul-2004)
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Pennsylvania, Altoona - Horseshoe Curve, Virtual Railfan Live
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Altoona, PA - Welcome to the World Famous Horseshoe Curve. This cam is hosted by the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum. This cam sees upwards of 60 moves per day and is located on one of the busiest sections of the Norfolk Southern Railroad.
RAILROADS: NORFOLK SOUTHERN, AMTRAK
The 360 camera can pan the entire curve, when an operator is available. A Virtual Railfan membership may be required to view this camera Camera is currently streaming on YouTube for free, subject to change.
Info: URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1keSRzdt4Vw (Added: 5-Jun-2018)
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New Mexico, Chama - North Cam Friends of the C&TSRR Webcams
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Chama, NM - The remote mountain village of Chama, New Mexico is the western terminus of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Chama
was once a Division Point on the Denver & Rio Grande Western's "San Juan Extension" that ran from Alamosa, Colorado through
northern New Mexico to Durango, Colorado. Today, the segment between Chama and Antonito, Colorado has been preserved
as the Cumbres & Toltec. This 65-mile-long museum traverses some of the most strikingly beautiful and isolated mountain
wilderness on the planet. The railroad yard in Chama boasts the largest collection of Rio Grande railroad equipment in existence.
There are usually five or six of the railroad's ten steam locomotives in the yard with one or two under steam.
The north-facing camera affords views of locomotives taking water at the
double-spouted tank and getting coal from a front-end loader. Look for deer at dusk and dawn each day.
Entering Chama is like taking a step back in time to the 1950's when the railroad still operated as a common carrier. In fact,
the D&RGW was the last Class I railroad in the country to run steam in regular service. The line was shut down in 1968, but
was saved by a dedicated group of volunteers and the states of Colorado and New Mexico. Through decades of hard work and
many close calls, the railroad has become one this country's premier historic properties.
Info: URL: http://www.coloradonewmexicosteamtrain.org/camera-portal-horizontal.htm (Added: 14-Apr-2020)
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New Mexico, Chama - Depot Cam Friends of the C&TSRR Webcams
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Chama, NM - The remote mountain village of Chama, New Mexico is the western terminus of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Chama
was once a Division Point on the Denver & Rio Grande Western's "San Juan Extension" that ran from Alamosa, Colorado through
northern New Mexico to Durango, Colorado. Today, the segment between Chama and Antonito, Colorado has been preserved
as the Cumbres & Toltec. This 65-mile-long museum traverses some of the most strikingly beautiful and isolated mountain
wilderness on the planet. The railroad yard in Chama boasts the largest collection of Rio Grande railroad equipment in existence.
There are usually five or six of the railroad's ten steam locomotives in the yard with one or two under steam.
The Depot camera
offers an up-close-and-personal view of the equipment and century-old Rio Grande Depot. Tune in each morning for a
spectacular Chama sunrise.
Entering Chama is like taking a step back in time to the 1950's when the railroad still operated as a common carrier. In fact,
the D&RGW was the last Class I railroad in the country to run steam in regular service. The line was shut down in 1968, but
was saved by a dedicated group of volunteers and the states of Colorado and New Mexico. Through decades of hard work and
many close calls, the railroad has become one this country's premier historic properties.
Info: URL: http://www.coloradonewmexicosteamtrain.org/camera-portal-horizontal.htm (Added: 14-Apr-2020)
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Railroadiana : Antiques and Collectibles
Signals
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Clip Art Collection
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Railroad Clip Art Collection Lots of good railroad clipart. Many of the images here have been made available through the courtesy of Ken Houghton of Houghton's Rail Images and are
marked with a (KH). The other images are from the collection efforts of NMRA members Jack Pettee and Roger Hensley.
This collection will be updated periodically in an effort to keep the largest practical collection available.
Info: URL: http://www.ribbonrail.com/art/ (Added: 12-Jun-2000)
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Software : Train Gifs
Specific Railroad Fansites
Technical and Engineering
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