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Rail Fanning and Train Spotting are the recreational pastimes of people who collect or log detailed data or images of railways/roads and/or trains, using physical, electronic, or mental means. This category list sites which contain resources useful to trainspotters and rail fans, such as databases of locomotives, rolling stock or other records. Rail sites of a personal homepage nature, which do not contain such resources should be listed under /Recreation/Trains_and_Railroads/Personal_Pages/

Resources in This Category

• AbRail Rail Databases

  http://www.abrail.co.uk/
  Databases of all UK locomotives, multiple unit and coaching stock authorised for use on Network Rail.

• AlabamaRailfan.com

  http://www.alabamarailfan.com/
  Railfanning in the heart of Dixie. Includes CSX, NS, IC, BNSF and many shortlines.

• Boston Line

  http://www.bostonline.net/
  Covering rail activity on CSX’s Boston line.

• BRDatabase

  http://www.brdatabase.info/
  Individual locomotive history for all steam, diesel and electric locos running on Britains main railways from 1923 to 1997.

• British Railways

  http://www.britishrailways.net/
  A photographic journey along the Settle and Carlisle railway and historical railway information including locomotive and rolling stock observations at Chesterfield.

• California Trains

  http://www.californiatrains.com/
  Everything to do with trains in California. Includes photos, videos and maps.

• Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Roster

  http://www.trainweb.org/galt-stn/cproster/topindex.htm
  CPR locomotive roster and paint data.

• Cape Cod Rails

  http://capecodrails.railfan.net/
  Devoted to railfanning both near and far from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

• Chicago Rail Junctions

  http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/
  An in-depth look at some busy rail crossings in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana.

• Class 25 Action

  http://www.class25.info/
  Record of all known BR Class 25 hauled passenger trains, performance records and photographs of these locos in action.

• Class 47s Around Southampton

  http://www.47soton.co.uk/
  Weekly updated pictures and archive showing the decline of Brush Class 47 around the Southampton area.

• Colorado Railfan

  http://www.coloradorailfan.com/
  Details of railfanning in Colorado.

• Columbus Railfan

  http://www.trainweb.org/columbusrailfan/
  Photo gallery of railfanning in Columbus, Ohio. Also contains radio frequencies, maps and information on rail yards.

• Dogcaught: Illustrations of Pacific Northwest Railroading

  http://www.dogcaught.com/
  A weblog-style commentary on railroading in the Pacific Northwest, including motive power sightings and timely photographs.

• Flickr: Disused Railways

  http://www.flickr.com/groups/disused_railways/
  Disused railways, tracks, platforms, empty stations, viaducts, bridges, tunnels. But no trains.

• Flickr: GhostRails

  http://www.flickr.com/groups/74975697@N00/
  Photos of railroads, railroad equipment, locomotives which are no longer being used.

• Gensheet

  http://www.gensheet.co.uk/
  UK rail enthusiast site, including timetables and photo galleries.

• German Railway Signals

  http://www.sh1.org/eisenbahn/index.htm
  Description of German Railway signals, boards, and rules.

• Indian Railways Fans Page

  http://indianrailwaysfan.blogspot.in/
  Details about Indian Railways for enthusiasts.

• John's Alaska Railroad Page

  http://alaskarails.org/
  Focus is on railroading in the state of Alaska.

• LocoScene

  http://www.locoscene.co.uk/
  UK train spotting database allowing train spotters to store sessions and sightings on the internet.

• Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern Rail

  http://www.trainweb.org/midrail
  Railfan photos and information from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.

• Mtnsub.org

  http://mtnsub.org/
  Covers the Cumberland Subdivision to Brunswick, MD, the Keystone Subdivision to Connellsville, PA, and the Mountain Subdivision to Grafton, WV.

• New Brunswick Railways

  http://www.traingeek.ca/
  Rail operations around New Brunswick, Canada.

• Niagara Rails

  http://www.niagararails.com/
  Railfanning information with a focus on the Niagara and southern Ontario region.

• North East Coastliners

  http://www.necoastliners.co.uk/
  ‘Coastliners’ is a Rail User group representing users and friends of the Durham Coast railway line.

• Photorunby.com

  http://www.photorunby.com/
  Photos, audio, and video of trains from many of the major freight railroads and tourist lines in the United States.

• Rail-Videos.Net

  http://rail-videos.net/
  Online railroad video database with a discussion forum.

• Railfan Pennsylvania

  http://www.parailfan.com/
  Contemporary railfan information for railroads in and around the state of Pennsylvania.

• Railfan USA

  http://www.railfanusa.com/
  Railfanning site with an emphasis on the United States.

• Railfanning Halifax

  http://www.accesswave.ca/~gbevan/hfx.html
  Information about the current railfan scene in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

• Railfanning.org

  http://railfanning.org/
  US based railfan site. Includes railroad news, history and general features.

• Railpage

  http://www.railpage.com.au/
  Information on railways in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and international locations.

• RailRoadFan.com

  http://www.railroadfan.com/
  Blog containing information on train operations and local railfan watch spots.

• RailroadForums.com

  http://www.railroadforums.com/
  Discussion forum and photo gallery for railroaders, railfans and anyone else who is interested in railroads.

• RailroadRadio.net

  http://www.railroadradio.net/
  Live railroad scanner radio feeds and discussion forums from the US and Canada.

• Railscanning In Toronto

  http://www.trainweb.org/railscan/
  A guide to listening in on Toronto area railways.

• RR-Road Trip

  http://www.rr-roadtrip.com/
  American and Canadian rail pictures spanning three decades. Includes links and contact info.

• RTP Railfan

  http://www.rtprailfan.com/
  Contains photography and video of interest to railfans as well as maps to show locations.

• SJRail

  http://www.sjrail.com/
  Information on railroads in Southern New Jersey. Contains maps, schedules, and photos.

• Southern Railfan

  http://southern.railfan.net/
  Information on Southern Railway, including history, photos and equipment rosters.

• St. Louis Railfanning

  http://www.trainweb.org/stlrailfanning/
  Railfan guide to St. Louis, MO. Photographs and hot spots. Diesel locomotive production statistics from ALCo, EMD and GE.

• Steamsounds

  http://www.steamsounds.org.uk/
  Downloadable recordings of steam hauled trains on main line and preserved railways in the UK.

• Subways.net

  http://www.subways.net/
  Pictures and information about subway trains.

• The Central Jersey Railfan Page

  http://centralnjfan.railfan.net/
  Railfanning in New Jersey. Site includes timetables, pictures, and scanner frequencies.

• The Coast Line

  http://dansdepot.railfan.net/
  Railroading and railfanning in the San Francisco area.

• The Diesel Shop

  http://www.thedieselshop.us/
  Motive power rosters for several railways. Includes locomotive builders and leasers.

• The Port of Tillamook Bay Railfan's Guide

  http://www.trainweb.org/potb
  A complete guide for railfans visiting this Oregon Coast shortline. Topics include locomotive and car rosters, galleries, videos, history, and maps.

• The Unofficial Soo Line Diesel Roster

  http://sooline.dieselrosters.com/
  Information about 888 diesel locomotives from the Soo Line roster.

• Train Orders

  http://www.trainorders.com/
  Railfan site including photographs, discussion forums, live chat and multimedia clips.

• TrainBoard.com

  http://www.trainboard.com/
  Message boards and discussion forums for all facets of railroading.

• Trainspo

  http://trainspo.com/
  A social media network for people who love trains and railways.

• UkSteam.net

  http://www.uksteam.net/
  Site examining steam, preserved and heritage railways in the United Kingdom.

• WNXX

  http://www.wnxx.com/
  This site keeps track of logging movements, additions to or reinstatements from storage, disposals.

 

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