Rail-fanning and Train-spotting

Indian Railways FAQs - Indian Railways related information resource.
http://www.irfca.org/faq/

Motels for Train Watchers - A listing of hotels, motels and inns located directly on rail lines in the US, with views of the railroad tracks from at least some of the rooms.
http://home.att.net/~roadrailer/MotelsIntro.html

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

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

Railfanning Canada and the USA - Railfan pictures from Southern Ontario and the Eastern USA.
http://groups.msn.com/RailfaningCanadatheUSA/

N8OAY's Railfan Help Desk - US based database of railfan friendly train watching locations with scanner frequencies and train symbols.
http://www.railfanswelcome.com/

Railfanning in the Northeast USA - Photos taken around the Northeast USA from Conrail to Erie Lackawanna
http://leesome1226.tripod.com/index.htm

LocoScene - Online UK Train Spotting Database. Allows Train Spotters to store sessions and sightings on the Internet.
http://www.locoscene.co.uk/

Rail Enthusiast UK - A complete listing of British locomotives and multiple units including their full history. Record spots and hauls online.
http://www.railenthusiast.co.uk

Railways of China - All about China's railways.
http://www.railwaysofchina.com/

The Cyberspace World Railroad - Rail schedules, news, images, graphics, links and collections hosted by Daniel S. Dawdy.
http://www.cwrr.com/

Rail.lu - Documents the world of railways in and around the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and promotes public transport.
http://www.rail.lu/indexuk.html

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

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

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

Locomotive Performance - UK Locomotive Performance from 1954 together with train spotting notes from the 1950's and 1960's and a Picture Gallery.
http://www.locoperformance.co.uk/

Cordova Station - Canadian railway news and photo stories.
http://www.cordovastation.ca/index.htm

The IRFCA Server - Indian Railways Fan Club Association hosted resource of interest to enthusiasts of railways in India. Articles, faq, pictures, history and fan pages.
http://irfca.org

Railways Steam On - Photographs of UK preserved and main line steam activity since 1990
http://www.1-room.freeserve.co.uk

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

Railroad Photography - Railfan pictures from the United States.
http://www.railroad-photography.com

Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Roster - CPR locomotive roster and paint data.
http://www.trainweb.org/galt-stn/cproster/topindex.htm

On Track On Line - News, photos, articles, and forums for all rail-related topics.
http://www.on-track-on-line.com/

Diesels locos from around the World - Pictures, Data and trip reports about diesel locomotive operations across the globe. Special sections on GE and ALCO locomotives
http://www.locopage.net/

Live Railroad Radio Communications - Live Railroad Scanner Radio Feeds and Discussion Forums from the US and Canada.
http://www.railroadradio.net

Master's Indian Railways Pictures - Pictures on Indian Railways by Nitin Master
http://www.geocities.com/masterwap9/index.html

Steam Masala - A collection of webpages dedicated steam locomotives from India and Australia.
http://www.geocities.com/wp7713/index.htm

Columbus Railfan - a personal photo galley and home to the Ohio Rail Link, and a list and photos of ex-Conrail units in CSX and Norfolk Southern paint.
http://www.trainweb.org/columbusrailfan/

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

Railway Photos by Ted Ellis - Railfan displays his collection of railway photos.
http://algomacentral.railfan.net/

The Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District - Photographs and information about Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District operations in North Carolina and Virginia.
http://www.trainweb.org/nsrw

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

Unofficial Twin Cities & Western Railroad - Guide to the Minnesota short line. Includes photographs, system map, roster and history.
http://www1.webng.com/tcwr/

Railfans Is Us - Represents many years of railfanning, with photographs broken down to general areas of interest.
http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/launchpad/1449/index.html

German Steam Locomotive Performances - Detailed News, timing and speed data of German steam locomotives, mainly in the 21st Century, also history of past high speed runs. Includes a Plandampf page.
http://germansteam.info/

railfanning@NorthBay - Railroad photos from North Bay, Ontario.
http://users.thot.net/lalande/jamesleo/

Trains through Cajon Pass - Train spotting pictures in Southern California, Cajon Pass. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific can be found here.
http://nothingbuttrains.tripod.com

Raildepot.com - Railfans, modelers, and railroaders submit your rail stories with photos.
http://www.raildepot.com

The Railwayana Page - An introduction to collecting railwayana, auction reports and links
http://www.railwayanapage.com/

Track and Time - A gallery of North American Railroad Photography by Arizona-based photographer Len Kratz.
http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/2211

John's Alaska Railroad Page - Focus is on railroading in the state of Alaska.
http://alaskarails.org

Trainspotting in Wales - A multimedia journey on the great narrow-gauge steam trains of Wales. Ride the Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Light Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, Snowdon Mountain Railway and the historic standard-gauge Cambrian Coast Line.
http://www.steamsafari.com/wales/index.htm

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

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

Steam Train Diary - A regularly updated diary of steam railway special trains and operations in the USA and Canada
http://www.hvweb.co.uk/svs/diary.htm

Mile 77 - Canadian Pacific Railway operations in and around Sudbury, Ontario.
http://www.personainternet.com/mile77/

CERA's Inspection Trip - Learn about an inspection trip that was organized by rail-fans on the South Shore Line, America's last inter-urban electric railway.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/liz357/SSL.htm

RailRoadFan.com - Site contains information on train operations, local railfan watch spots, along with a wide variety of pictures around Michigan and surrounding areas.
http://www.railroadfan.com

Steam Locomotives in India - Pictures and data on Indian steam locomotives.
http://indiasteam.tripod.com/

Train Orders - Welcome to the most popular railroad site on the internet! At Trainorders you'll find a host of features that includes photographs, discussion forums, live chat, multimedia clips, and the train activated RailCam Network with cameras at Tehachapi and Dunsmuir on the Shasta Route in California.
http://www.trainorders.com/

Railwayana Collectors' Network - The main feature of RCN is an email contact list, which is primarily for the use of British railwayana collectors. Includes information about single line tokens, Rhodesian/Zimbabwean loco relics, GWR cabsides, as well as a photo gallery.
http://www.trainweb.org/rcn-uk/

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

Preserved Diesels UK - A photographic guide to all preserved ex-mainline diesel locomotives based in the UK.
http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk

Northern West Virginia's Railroads - Features regional route maps, timetables, and individual railroad histories in the region.
http://www.wvrail.railfan.net/

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

RTP Railfan Railfanning in the Carolinas - Contains photography and video of interest to railfans as well as maps to show locations.
http://www.rtprailfan.com

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

MNRail - E-mail discussion list dedicated to news, operations, and history of railroads in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and parts of neighboring states and provinces. Information file, guidelines for posting, links.
http://www.visi.com/~mfrahm/mnrail/

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

Mark's Railway Photos - British railway photos.
http://www.marksrailwayphotos.fotopic.net/

The Campbell Family Railroad Archive - Images of three decades of train chasing. News and information on several of the operational steam locomotives of the western United States.
http://www.railroadarchive.net/

Confessions of a Ageing Trainspotter - A series of short anecdotes each having a railway connection.
http://www.trainspottingtales.org.uk/

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

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

European Train Enthusiasts Eastern New England Chapter - The Eastern New England Chapter is a regional affiliate of European Train Enthusiasts, the American national organization for those interested in European railroads and the European model train hobby.
http://www.ete-ene.org

The Blue Comet - Railway pictures mainly from the Northeast United States and Canada, taken in the 1970's and 80's.
http://www.thebluecomet.com

Yahoo Railscan Group - Rail and communications hobbyists discuss aspects of railroad radio communications.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railscan

Webville and Hypertext Railroad Company - It is neither a real company, nor a real railroad. Rather it is a site for the archiving of historical and informational documents and binaries concerning railroads, railfanning and model railroading.
http://www.spikesys.com/webville.html

Railfanning the B&O around Cumberland, MD - Covers the Cumberland Subdivision to Brunswick, MD, the Keystone Subdivision to Connellsville, PA, and the Mountain Subdivision to Grafton, WV.
http://mtnsub.org/

North Staffordshire Railways Passenger Services 1910 - 1999 - A Study of passenger train services from the City of Stoke-on-Trent (the former headquarters of the North Staffordshire Railway Company) using timetables from 1910, 1947, and subsequently.
http://www.greatorme.btinternet.co.uk/knotty.htm

Railways in Japan - Photographs and sounds of the railways in Japan.
http://www.japan-railways.com/indexe.htm

The Port of Tillamook Bay Railfan's Guide - A complete guide for railfans visiting this Oregon Coast shortline. Topics include locomotive and car rosters, galleries, videos, history, and maps.
http://www.trainweb.org/potb

Cape Breton Rails - Pictures and information of trains on Cape Breton Island.
http://www.cbrails.netfirms.com/

Illustrated Conrail Locomotive Roster - A guide to the locomotives of Conrail.
http://fp.users.fast.net/jprock/crroster.html

Waitara Railway Preservation Society Taranaki - Personal view of the society situated at Brixton Waitara Taranaki, New Zealand
http://waitara_rail.tripod.com/

MainLines East - Railfanning in Eastern America. Motive power review and 700+ photos.
http://mainlineseast.railfan.net/home.html

Indian Railways Videos - Jay Balakrishna's collection of Indian Railways Videos. Features downloadable videos of Diesel(ALCo) and Electric traction of passenger trains shot in and around Bangalore and Mysore.
http://www.irfca.org/~jayb/

Scenic Railroads - Site featuring 25 years of railfan photography. Includes diesel, steam, media gallery and links.
http://www.scenic-railroads.com

Pinconning & Blind River Railroad - Describes its operation in Fairview, Michigan from 1953-1973. Includes photographs, articles and links.
http://www.telmore.com/p&br.html

The Unofficial Soo Line Diesel Roster - Information about 888 diesel locomotives from the Soo Line roster.
http://sooline.dieselrosters.com/

Rail Fan Europe - Rail network and operator information, locomotive details and photographs categorized by country.
http://www.railfaneurope.net/

Great Central Railway Locomotive Roster - Locomotives of the British railway.
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/roster.htm

Gensheet UK railways and photographs - Gensheet rare track and diversions, photographs and Class 309 EMU pages.
http://www.gensheet.co.uk

The Central Jersey Railfan Page - With timetables, pictures, and scanner frequencies.
http://centralnjfan.railfan.net

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

High Speed Railways - High speed trains in Spain, Europe and the rest of the World.
http://www.altavelocidad.org/index_en.htm

Trains in Perth and Western Australia - Photos of trains around Perth and Western Australia.
http://perthtrains.nachohat.org

Indonesian Railway Site - Historical information, such as steam rosters, old timetables, menus, and photographs. Also current aspects such as present-day timetables, diesel roster and modern photographs.
http://keretapi.tripod.com

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

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

Preserved Steam Locomotive Database - A database of ex-main line UK preserved steam locomotives which the user may update.
http://www.angelfire.com/nb/dmwoods/

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

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

American Rails Forums - A family-friendly railfan community studying and discussing all aspects of American railroading both past and present.
http://american-rails-forums.com

Railroad Webcams - A listing of rail webcams. Catch the live railroad actions of trains thru web cameras.
http://www.railcams.com

Rosario Rail Enthusiast Association - Trains, tramways and trolleybuses of Rosario (Argentina). English language version is included.
http://www.arar.org.ar/IDX_ENG.html

CSX South - Railfanning and railroading in the Southeastern United States.
http://www.trainweb.org/csxsouth/index1.html

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