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Ohio Railroad Information
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All Aboard Ohio
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Ohio rail travel advocacy group.
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Amtrak Home Page
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For intercity travel, this is the only way to go.
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The Cleveland & Eastern Interurban Historical Society and Museum
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The Society studies the interurban lines that ran east out of Cleveland
to Lake and Geauga Counties.
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CSX Corporation
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Operators of the CSX Railroad System.
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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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Operators of Cleveland's transit system. Cleveland operates a heavy rail line to the Airport (Red Line), and Light Rail on the former Shaker Heights Lines.
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Midwest Railway Preservation Society
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Several NORM members are also members of the MRPS.
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Norfolk Southern Corporation
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Operators of the Norfolk Southern Railroad System, or NS for short.
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Ohio Railroad Page
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Site dealing with railroads from Ohio.
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Ohio Railway Museum
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They have a collection of Traction and Mainline Railroad Equipment.
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North American Trolley Museums & Historical Societies
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US States - A to C
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Site Name
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Description
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AZ
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Old Pueblo Trolley
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OPT Operates historic electric streetcars along University Blvd. & 4th Avenue in Tucson Arizona.
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AK
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Fort Smith Trolley Museum
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Part of a historical center. There is a virtual museum on their web site.
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CA
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Western Railway Museum
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This large museum is located near the SF Bay Area. They have everything from trolleys to steam locomotives.
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CA
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San Francisco Cable Car Museum
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This is a working museum, here the cable machinery is clearly seen that propels the cable cars up the famous hills.
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CA
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The Orange Empire Railway Museum
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This a large museum of electric, diesel and steam in Perris CA near LA. They have everything from trolleys to steam locomotives.
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CA
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San Jose Historic Trolleys
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Their cars operate on San Jose's light rail line through downtown.
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CA
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San Francisco Railway Museum
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The group that supports the historic streetcars operating on the F-Market Line in San Francisco.
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CA
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California Trolley and Railroad Corporation
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They operate the trolleys at the San Jose Historical Museum (Kelley Park). They are also restoring an SP Baldwin steamer. See the above link for San Jose Trolleys as well.
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CA
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Travel Town
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This transportation museum is located within Griffith Park in Los Angeles.
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CO
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Fort Collins Municipal Railway
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A group that runs original Birney cars on a portion of the original Fort Collins right-of-way.
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CO
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Denver Rail Heritage Society
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Operators of the Platte River Trolley in Denver.
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CT
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The Connecticut Trolley Museum
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Located in East Windsor CT, between Hartford and Springfield. Also known as Warehouse Point.
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CT
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Shoreline Trolley Museum
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This large traction/transit museum is located near New Haven, CT. The museum has also been called Branford.
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US States - D to N
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IL
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Illinois Railway Museum
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One of the largest traction/transit/railroad museums in the US. It is based out of Union, IL near Chicago.
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IL
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Fox River Trolley Museum
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This Museum located west of Chicago has interurbans, trolley cars and "L" cars.
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ME
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The Seashore Trolley Museum
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This it probably the largest traction museum in the US. They are located in Kennebunkport Maine.
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MA
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The Walker Transportation Collection
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They have the "Most comprehensive collection of New England Transportation material", located in Beverly, Mass.
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MA
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The Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
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This is a museum group near Springfield, Mass. The have restored and now operate former Shelburne Falls Combine # 10.
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MA
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Lowell National Historical Park
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This living museum includes replica streetcars in operation.
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MD
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Baltimore Streetcar Museum
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Baltimore's former transit operator saved virtually one of every car class that they ever operated, leaving this museum with a great interpretation of Baltimore's transit history.
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MD
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National Capital Trolley Museum
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The streetcar museum near Washington DC in Wheaton Maryland.
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MN
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The Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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The museum operates historic Minnesota streetcars at the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line in Minneapolis and the Excelsior Streetcar Line in Excelsior.
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NY
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The Trolley Museum of New York
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Located in Kingston along the Hudson River. They operate several trolley cars and host local events.
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NY
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New York Transit Museum
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If you love historic subway cars, this is the place to go. It's even in a former Subway Station in Brooklyn.
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NC
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Charlotte Trolley Museum
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The group is working to bring vintage trolleys back to Charlotte.
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US States - O to Z
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OR
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Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society
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Operators of the Willamette Shore Trolley and the Oregon Electric Railway Museum.
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PA
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The Electric City Trolley MuseumAssociation
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A volunteer non-profit group that supports the activities of the Electric City Trolley Museum in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, at the Steamtown National Historic Site.
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PA
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Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
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This large group is located near the Steel City of Pittsburgh feature PA Broad Gauge traction equipment.
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PA
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Rockhill Trolley Museum
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This museum is located next to the famous East Broad Top Railroad.
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TN
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Memphis Area Transit Authority
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This line operates restored vintage trolleys on three routes in downtown Memphis.
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TX
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El Paso Streetcar
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This group is trying to bring back streetcars to El Paso.
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TX
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McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
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Operates restored streetcars along original streetcar tracks on Dallas's McKinney Ave.
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WI
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East Troy Electric Railroad Museum
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A former Interurban operation that has been preserved and still carries freight as well as being a museum!
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Canada
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AB
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The Edmonton Radial Railway
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This group operates the trolleys at Fort Edmonton Park. They also operate Streetcars over Edmonton's famous High Level Bridge to Old Strathcona.
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BC
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The Transit Museum Society
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Group is dedicated to preserving BC's transit heritage.
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ON
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Halton County Radial Railway
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They are operated by the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association near Toronto.
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Other Countries
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Sydney Tramway Museum
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Australia - Info on the Sydney Tramway Museum along with other
Australian info.
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Ballarat Vintage Tramway
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Australia - They operate a 1.3KM line in the Botanical Gardens in Ballart.
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Bendigo Tramways
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Australia - This museum is the home to many Birneys in Bendigo, Victoria.
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Launceston Tramway Museum
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Australia - This group is working to restore vintage tram cars.
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Trammuseum Schepdaal Belgium
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Belgium - A museum located in Vicinal. With links for site text in English
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Friends of the Munich Tramway Museum
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Germany - Transit museum in this famous German City. Site text in English
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The Hannover Tramway Museum of Germany
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Germany - This museum has over 60 cars in its collection. Site text in English
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Fylde Tramway Society
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Great Britain - This group is dedicated to preserving tramways in Blackpool.
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London Transport Museum
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Great Britain - This museum has a large online photo archive of historic London trams.
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London Underground Railway Society
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Great Britain - A group devoted to the London underground.
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Crich Tramway Village
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Great Britain - Located in Crich, England dedicated to preserving England's tram heritage.
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Hiroshima City Transportation Museum
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Japan - Japan's largest streetcar city retains a museum to celebrate them. Site text in English
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Amsterdam Tram Museum
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Netherlands - The museum features public rides on historic trams. Site text in English
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The Hague Public Transport Museum
English site translation by Google
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Netherlands - The museum collects, restores and operates historic Hague trams.
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Norway Tramway Museum
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Norway - This tramway museum is composed of two units, the Tramway Museum Vognhall 5 at Majorstuen, Oslo, and the Museum Tramway Vinterbro outside Oslo. Site text in English
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Other Railroad Museums & Historical Societies
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CA
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California State Railroad Museum
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This museum in Old Sacramento features restored railroad equipment, educational displays and a live steam railroad.
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CA
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Feather River Rail Society
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This museum preserves the history of the Western Pacific Railroad. You can even rent a locomotive and be its engineer.
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CA
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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
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This museum features displays of Pacific Southwest Railroad History and offers rides on their excusion train, the 'Golden State'.
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MD
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The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
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A great collection of equipment in a fantastic enclosed round house in Baltimore.
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MN
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Minnesota Transportation Museum Inc.
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The museum has several locations in the Twin Cities area including depots, a round house and a museum. They also operate an excusion train and a steam boat.
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NJ
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Whippany Railway Museum
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A museum decicated to preserving the heritage and history of the railroads of New Jersey.
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OR
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Pacific Northwest Chapter, NRHS
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This is the Portland chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, dedicated to preserving Oregon's railroad heritage.
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PA
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Horseshoe National Historic Landmark
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Home of the Railroader's Memorial Museum and the Pennsylvania RR's famous Horseshoe Curve.
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PA
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Steamtown National Historic Site
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Located in Scranton, the site is operated by the National Park Service and offers museum and shop tours as well as rides on the 'Scranton Limited' excusion train.
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VA
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Virginia Museum of Transportation
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They have a former D.C. Transit PCC and a Pennsy GG-1, as well as several steam locomotives and assorted rolling stock.
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VA
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Virginia Museum of Transportation
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They have a former D.C. Transit PCC and a Pennsy GG-1, as well as several steam locomotives and assorted rolling stock.
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WA
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Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Historical Society
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A group dedicated to preserving the history of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
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Other Sites
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Dave's Electric Railroads
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Dave's has one of the largest collections of Electric Railroad photographs on the Internet. There are several additional NORM photos displayed here.
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East Penn Traction Club
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This Philadephia group is active in preserving history and modeling electric transit railroading.
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International Railway Links
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This is from the original Compuserve TrainNet Forum. Lots of links here.
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The Light Rail Transit Association
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A British based organization that promotes the use of light rail transit.
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The Monorail Society
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Monorails are not just tourist attractions any more. This intenational group promotes Monorail use in mass transit.
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National Model Railroad Association
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The NMRA's home page.
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New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
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Operators of the world famous St. Charles Streetcar Line.
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Railfan & Railroad Magazine
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From Carstens Publications, they also publish Railroad Model Craftsman.
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RailroadForums.com
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One of the older forum groups out there, formerly the Delphi Railroading Forum.
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RailroadInfo.com
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Rail related forums and links.
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Railroad Historical Sites
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A links site hosted by Ribbon-Rail Productions.
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RailServe
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A links page of rail-related sites.
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Routes International
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A transportation related resource providing information including links to transportation museum and heritage sites around the world.
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Trainboard.com
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A message board for rail fans with over 8,000 members.
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Trains Magazine
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From Kalmbach Publications, they also publish Model Railroader, Classic Trains and several others.
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Webville And Hypertext Railroad Company
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A comprehensive links site. If it's rail-related and not on any of the other sites listed, it's here.
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