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	Railroad Maps Collection URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html ODP description: Large collection of historic railroad maps from the Library of Congress. Powerful map viewing options.
	The Signal Box URL: http://www.signalbox.org/ ODP description: History of railway signalling in the UK and abroad. Page title: Home Signal Page description: An introduction to The Signal Box, a comprehensive web site covering the history of railway signalling in the UK and abroad.
	Steam Index URL: http://www.steamindex.com/ ODP description: Steam locomotive history, bibliography, magazines, abstracts, indexes, patents, biography. Page title: Steam Index: British steam locomotive history: information sources Page description: steam locomotive history, bibliography,magazines,abstracts,patents,indexes,patents,biography
	The Great Northern Empire - Then and Now URL: http://www.greatnorthernempire.net/ ODP description: Historic information about James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway in the USA, and what is left of it today. Page title: Great Northern Empire - Then and Now Page description: The Great Northern Railway and what is left of it today. The place for railfanning the Great Northern, and finding information about the GN.
	Danger Ahead URL: http://danger-ahead.railfan.net/ ODP description: Information on historic railroad accidents. Page title: Danger Ahead! - Historic Railway Accidents Page description: The premier source on the internet for information about rail accidents and safety.
	The Lost Engines of Roanoke URL: http://lostengines.railfan.net/ ODP description: A profile of four little known survivors of the steam era that are hidden at a scrap metal yard in Virginia.
	The ALWEG Archives URL: http://www.alweg.com/ ODP description: History of the ALWEG monorail system. Page title: Alweg Archives Home Page Page description: The Alweg Archives website describes and continuously updates the history of the Alweg Monorail Company of Cologne, Germany, and New York and Seattle, USA.
	Green Bay & Western Lines: The East-West Short Route URL: http://www.greenbayroute.com/ ODP description: The Green Bay and Western RR, its predecessors and affiliated lines; prototype and modeling information. Page description: The Green Bay and Western RR, its predecessors, and affiliated lines. Prototype and modeling information.
	History of the locomotive URL: http://www.sapiensman.com/old_trains/english.htm ODP description: The evolution of the locomotive. Page title: History of the locomotive , the steam train , photos , description . Page description: The evolution of the locomotive from the early days , history , photos , the use of the steam to transport big loads , the train in the 1930's .
	Fort Wilderness Railroad URL: http://www.fortwildernessrr.com/ ODP description: History of Fort Wilderness Railroad in Walt Disney World Page title: Fort Wilderness R.R. Page description: Fort Wilders Railroad.
	CNR Ontario Research URL: http://cnr-in-ontario.com/ ODP description: Information on Canadian National Railway's stations in Ontario. Stations are organized alphabetically and in 1954 subdivision, with a short history. Page title: CNR in Ontario
	Rutland Railroads Island Hopper Line URL: http://www.lavigneworld.com/rutland ODP description: History of the Rutland's Line through the Champlain Islands of Vermont, which was in operation from 1901-1961 Page title: Rutland Railroad Island Hopper Line Page description: History of The Rutland Railroads Island Hopper Line
	Souith Australian Railways URL: http://satrains.8m.net/ ODP description: History of the South Australian Railways and TransAdelaide, Great Southern Railway and Australia Southern Railroad. Page description: Chris Carpenter's looks at trains in Adelaide. As The South Australian Railways & now with TransAdelaide, G.S.R, with the Overland,The Ghan & The Indian Pacific, ARG, PacNat, & FA
	Railroad Extra URL: http://catskillarchive.com/rrextra/ ODP description: An anthology of 19th and early 20th century railroading. Page description: This site is an anthology of 19th and early 20th century railroading. It is directed towards the enthusiast and civil engineer as well.
	Colonial and Latin American Narrow Gauge Railway SIG URL: http://www.pearcedale.com/c&b/clasig.html ODP description: A special interest groups for narrow gauge railways outside North America and Europe. Page title: Colonial and Latin American Narrow Gauge Railway Special Interest Group
	Railroad Signal Site URL: http://www.trainweb.org/signals ODP description: US Railroad signals - including US&S and GRS seachlight, colorlight and gyralight signals. Detailed photographs and descriptions.
	Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad URL: http://www.northshoreline.com/ ODP description: History of the line from 1891 to its demise in 1963. Includes photographs of the cars, stops, hardware and ephemra, time tables, and models for sale. Page title: CHICAGO NORTH SHORE AND MILWAUKEE RAILROAD
	Missouri-Illinois Railroad URL: http://moshortline.com ODP description: Current and historical information in regard to the Missouri-Illinois Railroad. Includes maps and photographs. Page title: Missouri-Illinois Railroad Railfan Site
	Living With Steam: The Sounds of Railroading in Buffalo and Western New York 1948-1955 URL: http://www.livingwithsteam.org ODP description: Featuring the steam and early diesel recordings of John M. Prophet from the Buffalo, New York area. Page title: Living with Steam - The Sounds of Railroading in Buffalo & Western New York Page description: Living with Steam: The Sounds of Railroading in Buffalo & Western New York: 1948-1955. Authentic Sound Recordings of everyday railroad operations made in Buffalo and Western New York by John M. Prophet. These recordings feature the railroads of the New York Central, Pennsylvania, Canadian Pacific, Lehigh Valley, and Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo. Each recording was made on location at various interlocking towers, freight or passenger statio...
	Weston Clevedon & Portishead Railway URL: http://www.wcandpr.org.uk ODP description: A railway linking three North Somerset coastal towns described through maps, old photos and ones of today's scene. Page description: A unique railway, the Weston, Clevedon & Portishead described using old and new photos and detailed maps