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News Sites
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| Railway Preservation News |
Edited by Bob
Yarger, the original editor of Locomotive & Railway Preservation.
Up-to-date news reports on U.S. railway preservation events and a good
discussion board. |
| Steam Central |
U.S. steam news
page maintained by John Craft. U.S. steam news. |
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Sites for
Specific Locomotives
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| Milwaukee
Road
#261 |
Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 no. 261. |
| Nickel
Plate
Railroad
#765 |
Nickel Plate Railroad 2-8-4
no. 765, restored and operated in excursion service since the 1980's. |
| Chesapeak & Ohio #614 (new) |
Iron Horse Enterprises, the
official site of former C&O 4-8-4 No. 614. |
| Durango Railroad Historical Society 315 |
A group in Durango, Colorado
that restored a 3 foot gauge 2-8-0 that had been displayed in a park
for many years. Lots of photos showing the restoration
process. |
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Technical
Sites
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| N
Generation Steam |
N (next) generation steam. |
| Steam Locomotive Information |
A database
of preserved locomotives in the U.S. |
| The Geared Steam Locomotive Works |
A great site covering every
type of geared-drive steam locomotive produced in the U.S., including
Shays, Climaxes, Heislers, Willamettes, and others. |
| The French Compound Steam Locomotives Page |
All about French
steam locomotives with a wealth of information on France's amazing
steam locomotive designer, Andre Chapelon. |
| www.steamlocomotive.com |
Info on all
classes of steam operated in the U.S. Includes a complete listing of
all remaining steam in North America. |
| Valve Gear Simulation Computer Program |
Charlie Dockstader's amazing
freeware program. Allows you to computer model virtually every known
type of valve gear applied to steam engines (locomotive or otherwise). |
| SteamCad |
SteamCad is a Collection of
AutoCad© Line Drawings of some of the most famous United States
Steam Locomotives. |
| Yahoo Steam
Whistles Group |
Yahoo group for
steam whistle enthusiasts. Membership must be approved by
moderator. |
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International
Sites
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| 5AT Advanced Steam Locomotive Project |
Website for the group in the
UK that's building a new state-of-the-art steam locomotive based on the
British Rail 5MT 4-6-0 design. |
| www.martynbane.co.uk |
Martyn Bane's page on modern
steam developments. Extensive pages on all current steam locomotive
development designers, as well as several current and historical UK
locomotive subjects. |
| Extreme Steam |
Unusual Variations on The
Steam Locomotive
(part of the "Self Site"- see the non-steam
links page) |
| German Steam Locomotive Performance |
Bryan Benn's site on German
steam locomotive performance. Includes an interesting section on high
speed runs by steam around the world. |
| SAR Steam |
John Young's website on
South African Railways steam and live steam locomotives. Offers CDs for
sale with scanned drawings of SAR locomotives. |
| Kirklees Light Railway |
15 inch gauge passenger
railway in the UK featuring a fleet of modernized steam locomotives. |
| Right Away! Railway Recordings |
Australian Steam Train
Sounds (and the occasional diesel) |
| 71000 Trust |
Homepage for the 71000
trust,
the group which operates 4-6-2 No. 71000, the Duke of Gloucester.
The Duke is one of the most advanced steam locomotives constructed in
the UK. The Duke is probably the greatest feat of steam locomotive
restoration ever accomplished (yet). |
| 71000 Duke of Gloucester
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Another webpage for 4-6-2
No. 71000, the Duke of Gloucester, |
| Uncommon Steam Locomotives |
A very interesting page on
unusual steam locomotives around the world |
| Indian Railway Pictures |
Great page on Indian
railways by Apurva Bahadur |
| Steam Locomotives of India |
Complete site on Indian
steam by Dileep Prikash |
| Rail in India |
More excellent photos by
Bharat Vohra |
| Friends of the Rail |
An excellent South African
webpage with current news and excellent photographs. |
| Preserved Steam Locomotives in Spain |
A new site on Spain's
extensive preserved steam operations. |
| Leader |
A site on the radical
"Leader", designed by England's famous
railway designer Bulleid . |
| http://www.trendelfindelmundo.com.ar/ |
The Ferrocarril Austral
Fueguino, called Tren del Fin del Mundo- "The Train at the End of the
World". The world's southernmost railway. Locomotives presently being
modernized by Shaun McMahon and L. D. Porta. In English or Spanish. |
| The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust |
The project that built
a NEW, full-size, 4-6-2 steam loco in the UK. The locomotive is
now complete and in operation. |
| International Steam Locomotives |
Rob Dickinson's reports of
working steam around the world. Rob also has an extensive listing of
steam railway books available for purchase. |
| Railways of the Far South |
Martin Coombs' and David
Sinclair's pages about the railways of the southern tip of South
America. |
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Miscellaneous
Sites
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| American Rails |
An informational guide to
American railroading covering all aspects of the industry, including
steam. |
| Rails USA |
All-American All-rail
internet search engine and directory. |
| The Grandscales Quarterly |
Journal for 12" gauge &
larger RR's. |
| Historical Model Railway Society |
Comprehensive site for All
UK Railway Modellers, Historians and Enthusiasts |
| Live Steam Magazine |
A U.S. magazine for
miniature steam locomotive builders. |
| Model Railroader Magazine |
Includes prototype plans,
such as the ACE 3000 drawings featured on this website. |
| RailServe: The Internet Railroad
Directory |
Over 3,000 rail-related
links, search engine, forums, railfan chat rooms, and more! |
| The South Carolina Railroad Museum Home Page |
My home state's railroad
museum. |
| 1999 CFR Title 46, Volume 8, FRA Steam Locomotive
Regulations |
Provides access to either an
Adobe PDF or plain text file containing the recently released updated
regulations for steam operation in the U.S. |
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