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The New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical and restoration group in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
   http://www.nmrhs.org/
Smoky Mountain Railroad Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society devoted to information on a 28-mile shortline operated between Knoxville and Sevierville, Tennessee, from 1907 until 1961.
   http://www.smokymountainrailroad.org/
The Sussex Railroad Company Open in a new browser window  
   The Sussex Railroad Company, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Railroad Heritage of Sussex County, New Jersey
   http://sussexbranch.org
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Rail Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   HRHS chapter. Information on Northeast Pennsylvania railroads, including D and H, LV, CNJ, R and N, and PRR.
   http://www.laurellines.org
Cotton Belt Railway Web Site Open in a new browser window  
   History of Cotton Belt Railroad and the Cotton Belt 819 Museum.
   http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8199/index.html
Ol' Hook & Eye - Kishacoquillas Valley railroad history Open in a new browser window  
   Kishacoquillas Valley railroad history. The KVRR was a 9-mile short-line railroad in central PA. It also ran steam trains over a branch of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad.
   http://www.kvrr.net/
Arcade and Attica Railroad Open in a new browser window  
   History of the railroad. Stepping into the historic station in the middle of Arcade, you are instantly transported back to a time to when the Iron Horse ruled the rails.
   http://www.anarr.com
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum Open in a new browser window  
   This "Virtual Museum" is being built to help preserve the complete history of "America's oldest continually operated transportation company" through images and data collected by the museum curator.
   http://www.trainweb.org/dhvm/
Bridge Line Historical Society (D&H) Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to the history of the Delaware and Hudson (D&H) Railway.
   http://www.tfs.net/~jashaw/rhs/blhs.html
Eastern Railroad Accident in Revere, MA Open in a new browser window  
   Details the events of August 26, 1871, which led to major changes in safety practices within the railroad industry.
   http://www.wpi.edu/~jayd/Suff
Nevada Northern & Railroads of White Pine County, Nevada Open in a new browser window  
   History of railroads serving the Robinson copper mining district near Ely, NV. Includes the Nevada Northern Railway, BHP Nevada Railroad, Nevada Consolidated Copper Co., and Kennecott Copper Co., Nevada Mines Division.
   http://nn.railfan.net/
Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad Historical Society AC&YHS Open in a new browser window  
   Dedicated to research and preservation of the history of the Akron Canton and Youngstown (ACY) Railroad, Ohio's 'Road of Service'.
   http://www.acyhs.org
Elvas Tower Interlocking Open in a new browser window  
   Dedicated to the operation, history and future of the Elvas Interlocking Tower of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Site is showcased with photo gallery and streaming video.
   http://members.tripod.com/elvas_tower/index.html
History of Daviess County, Washington, Indiana Railroads Open in a new browser window  
   History of Daviess County, Washington, Indiana Railroad, 1913 train wreck, backgrounds and logos pertaining to the railroad industry, old steam locomotive graphics
   http://www.angelfire.com/indie/brainbox
A Photographic History of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Open in a new browser window  
   This site showcases the photographs in the railroad collection of the W&OD Railroad Regional Park, one of the most popular rail-trails in the nation.
   http://geocities.com/pem20165
Burlington Route Historical Society BRHS Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society providing information about the Chicago Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q), Colorado & Southern (C&S), Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) Railroads, collectively known as the Burlington Route.
   http://www.burlingtonroute.com
Historic Spencer Open in a new browser window  
   Features photos and history of this turn of the century Southern Railway landmark as well as virtual tour of town and information on local businesses.
   http://www.gorowan.com/spencer
Significant dates in Canadian railway history Open in a new browser window  
   Chronology of railroad development in Canada.
   http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm
Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Inc. Open in a new browser window  
   Information about the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), Delaware Lackawanna & Western (DL&W), Lehigh Valley (LV), Reading (RDG) Company, Lehigh and New England (L&NE), Lehigh and Hudson River (LHR) railroads.
   http://arhs.railfan.net/
The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Historical information on the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) and Seaboard Air Line (SAL) railroads, including successor Seaboard Coast Line (SCL), plus leased and affiliated lines and predecessors.
   http://www.aclsal.org
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historical Society B&ORRHS Open in a new browser window  
   Dedicated to history and research of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad, the nation's first.
   http://www.borhs.org/
Canadian Railroad Historical Association Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to information about all Canadian railroads.
   http://www.exporail.org/association/intro_crha.htm
Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Historical information about the Central of Georgia (CG) Railroad
   http://www.cofg.org/
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Historical Society COHS Open in a new browser window  
   The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Historical Society, Inc., is a non-profit corporation devoted to the history of the railway, its predecessors and successors.
   http://www.cohs.org
Chicago and North Western Historical Society CNWHS Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society providing information on the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW), Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha (CMO); Minneapolis & St. Louis (M&StL); Chicago Great Western (CGW); Litchfield & Madison (L&M
   http://www.cnwhs.org/
Friends of the East Broad Top Railroad Open in a new browser window  
   Educational and historical society dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad National Historic Landmark, in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
   http://www.febt.org/
Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad Home Page Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society devoted to the history, both past and present, of the Chicago Tunnel Company, which operated 60 miles of 2 foot gauge railroad under the streets of Chicago until 1959.
   http://www.ameritech.net/users/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.html
Conrail Historical Society CHSI Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society focusing on the Consolidated Railroad Corporation (Conrail).
   http://www.trainweb.org/chsi/chsi.html
Great Northern Railway Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Great Northern (GN) Railway.
   http://www.gnrhs.org/
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   The East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad is affectionately known as the 'Tweetsie', a narrow gauge railroad.
   http://www.urbaneagle.com/slim/etwnc.html
Illinois Central Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society providing information about the Illinois Central (IC) Railroad, past and present.
   http://www.icrrhistorical.org/
The KCS Historical Society's Web Site Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to preserving the history of the Kansas City Southern Railroad (KCS). Includes information on the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company, Ft. Smith and Van Buren Railway Company, MidSouth Corporation, and Graysonia,
   http://www.kcshs.org/
Katy Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Historical information on the Missouri - Kansas - Texas (MKT) Railroad, also known as the Katy.
   http://www.katyrailroad.org/
Fort Wayne RR Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Owners of steam locomotive NKP765. Steam locomotive preservation and steam train excursions.
   http://www.765.org/
The Milwaukee Road Historical Association Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to the history and information regarding the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific (CMStP&P) and (MILW) Railroad.
   http://www.mrha.com/
Long Island Rail Road Historical Society LIRRHS Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society focusing on the history of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Railroad (BEDT), and the Degnon Terminal Railroad.
   http://home.att.net/~Berliner-Ultrasonics/lirrhs.html
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Historical Society's purpose is to collect, organize, preserve, and share information and material relating to the L&N, its predecessors and its successors.
   http://www.rrhistorical.com/lnhs/index.html
The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation and Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society focusing on The Maryland and Pennsylvania (M&PA) Railroad, also known as the Ma and Pa.
   http://www.arrowweb.com/Ma&Pa/
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to the preservation and restoration of existing physical plant of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, also known as the Ma and Pa.
   http://www.jarrettsville.org/mapa/main.htm
Bigboy 4018 Open in a new browser window  
   Historical data, official restoration site, and information about the upcoming movie about the famous steam locomotive.
   http://www.bigboy4018.com
Mohawk and Hudson Chapter - NRHS Open in a new browser window  
   Albany, N.Y.: local railroad information and history.
   http://family.knick.net/railroad
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transit Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society preserving the memory of electric interurbans and streetcars in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, including the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L) and the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee (CNS&M) Rail
   http://members.tripod.com/~milwaukee_electric/index2.htm
The Missabe Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to history and information about the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (DM&IR) Railroad, an iron ore operation in Minnesota.
   http://www1.minn.net/~mspanton/mrhs.html
National Railway Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Formed in 1935, and dedicated to preserving what has passed, and what lay ahead in railroading.
   http://www.nrhs.com
Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   The Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad (N-C-O) operated for almost 50 years. Its first trains ran in 1881, when construction started in Reno, Nev. under the banner of the Nevada & Oregon Railway. It was supposed to reach the Columbia River in Oregon, a
   http://www.urbaneagle.com/nco/index.html
New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society focusing the New York, New Haven & Hartford (NYNH&H) Railroad Company and its predecessors.
   http://www.nhrhta.org/
New York Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society focusing on the New York Ontario and Western (OW) Railway.
   http://www.nyow.org/
New York Susquehanna and Western Technical and Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society focusing on the New York Susquehanna and Western (NYS&W) Railroad, both from the historical perspective and present day operations.
   http://www.nyswths.org/
The Nickel Plate Road Historical and Technical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to preserving and disseminating information concerning the New York, Chicago and St. Louis (NYC&StL) and (NKP) Railroad Company, and its predecessor railroads.
   http://www.nkphts.org
Norfolk & Western Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   The goal of the Norfolk and Western Historical Society, Inc. is the preservation of the history of the Norfolk and Western (N&W) and Virginian (VGN) railroads.
   http://nwhs.org
NRHS Jersey Central Chapter Open in a new browser window  
   The Jersey Central Railway Historical Society, JCRHS, was establish in 1980 as a non-profit and educationally oriented organization for the restoration and preservation of railroad equipment, structures and history.
   http://www.jcrhs.org/
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Historical information about the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), known as the "Standard Railroad of the World".
   http://www.prrths.com/
NRHS Cape Cod Chapter Open in a new browser window  
   A non-profit group dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of rail transportation, particularly on the Cape.
   http://www.trainweb.org/caperail/nrhs/
NRHS Rochester Chapter Open in a new browser window  
   Official Chapter web site, listing museum collection, chapter activities and books for sale.
   http://www.rochnrhs.org/
NRHS Potomac Chapter Open in a new browser window  
   Information about railroads in the Washington, DC area, assembled by a group of local railfans.
   http://www.trainweb.org/PotomacNRHS/
Pacific Electric Railrway Historical information Open in a new browser window  
   Although not a railroad historical society per se, information about the Pacific Electric (PE) Railway is available here.
   http://www.erha.org/pe.htm
Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society formed to preserve the physical and oral history of the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, a coal hauling railroad that has operated for nearly 100 years in Jefferson and Armstrong Counties in Western Pennsylvania.
   http://users.penn.com/~espo/index.html
Rocky Mountain Rail Society Open in a new browser window  
   Dedicated to the preservation of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive 6060, now known as 'The Spirit of Alberta'.
   http://www.6060.org/index.htm
Salisbury Point Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society established for the purpose of preserving and making available information pertaining to the history of the Amesbury branch of the Boston & Maine (B&M) Railroad, the Boston and Maine Railroad itself, its predecessors an
   http://salisburypoint.tnsing.com/
Railroad and Locomotive Historical Society - So Cal Chapter Open in a new browser window  
   Located in Pomona, California. The Chapter's collection includes steam and diesel engines, as well as cars and a complete Santa Fe depot. Meetings monthly.
   http://www.trainweb.org/rlhs/
Railroad Station Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society devoted to the study of railroad depots, towers, roundhouses, bridges, and other railroad structures.
   http://www.trainweb.org/rshs/
Reading Railroad Technical and Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Reading (RDG) Company.
   http://www.readingrailroad.org/
Rock Island Technical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Non-profit corporation that preserves, distributes and publishes information about the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, its predecessors and affiliated companies.
   http://www.simpson.edu/~RITS/
Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Open in a new browser window  
   Denver, Colorado based organization is dedicated to the preservation of historic railroad equipment, and encouraging an interest in the railroad tradition.
   http://www.rockymtnrrclub.org
Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society that is preserving information about the industrial and shortline railroads in the Chicago metropolitan area.
   http://www.dhke.com/schs/
Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Open in a new browser window  
   Dedicated to research and modeling of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF) Railway, popularly known as the Santa Fe, from its founding to the current time.
   http://www.atsfrr.com/
Soo Line Historical and Technical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroad historical society covering the Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie (MStP&SSM), Soo Line (SOO) Railroad Company, Wisconsin Central (WC) Ltd., Algoma Central, Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic (DSS&A) Railway, Minneapolis, Northfi
   http://www.sooline.org/
Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Historical information on the Southern Pacific (SP) Railroad, now merged with the Union Pacific Railroad.
   http://www.sphts.org/
Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Railroads of the Catskills, including the Ulster & Delaware, Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain, Kaaterskill, Canajoharie & Catskill, Catskill Mountain, Cairo, Otis Elevating, Catskill & Tannersville, Wallkill Valley, Delaware & Northern,
   http://www.udrrhs.org/
Union Pacific Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Historical information on the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), past and present.
   http://www.uphs.org/
Tri-State Railway Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   Historical society dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the history of New Jersey railroads.
   http://www.Tri-State-Rail-History.org/
Siouxland Historical Railroad Association Open in a new browser window  
   The SHRA and steam engine GN#1355, built in 1909 for Great Northern Railway are based at the Millwaukee Road Roundhouse, Sioux City.
   http://webmaster_shra.tripod.com/
Canadian National Railways historical information Open in a new browser window  
   Sponsored by the CN Lines SIG a group devoted to covering the equipment and history of the railways making up the Canadian National Railway System.
   http://www.cnlines.com
TRRA Historical and Technical Society Open in a new browser window  
   St. Louis, Missouri area rail history, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) and St. Louis Union Station.
   http://trra-hts.railfan.net
Western New York Railway Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   The Western New York Railway Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the rich railroad heritage that the Western New York area once and still has.
   http://www.trainweb.org/wnyrhs/homeFrame1Source1.htm
The Ocklawaha Valley Railroad, A Florida Railroad History Open in a new browser window  
   The OV was an incredible hard luck railroad. A story with notes for modelers, railfans and to preserve the past.
   http://www.webspawner.com/users/ovrailroad/index.html
Tonopah & Tidewater RR History Open in a new browser window  
   A study of the Tonopah & Tidewater, Bullfrog Goldfield, Death Valley, Tecopa, and Ludlow & Southern Railroads. Their histories, related documents, reference works, images and a walking tour of the Amargosa River Canyon portion of the T&T.
   http://www.ttrr.org
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society Open in a new browser window  
   San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society, the home of Santa Fe #3751
   http://www.sbrhs.org
Old Alabama Rails Open in a new browser window  
   History, photographs and information about the Montgomery, Alabama railroad. Sponsored by non-profit group seeking to restore the former Western Railway of Alabama Car and Engine Shops.
   http://www.oldalabamarails.org