RAILROAD CROSSINGS

I have always had a fascination with trains and railroading.  Growing up in Richmond, CA with the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe and having a grandfather who drove trolleys in Richmond didn't help.  

Railroad Museums

• The California State Railroad Museum is one of the best in the U.S.

• The Nevada State Railroad Museum houses much of the old Virginia & Truckee Railroad.

• The Northern Nevada Railway Foundation is trying to rebuild the V&T.

• The Nevada Northern Railway in Ely even lets you learn to be an engineer.

• The Golden Gate Railroad Museum is in San Francisco.

• The Western Railway Museum is near Rio Vista and has lots of traction.
• The Orange Empire Railway Museum is in Southern California.
• The Niles Canyon Railroad is part of the original transcontinental railroad.
• The Portola Railroad Museum is on the beautiful Feather River.
• The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is at the entrance to Yosemite.
• The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society offers help in research.

Model Railroading

• The National Model Railroad Association is a great resource.
• Model Railroader is THE magazine for the the hobby.
• Just Trains in Concord is my local train store.
• Roger's Railroad Junction in Lodi has lots of good stuff and is expanding.
• The Golden State Model Railroad Museum is in Point Richmond.

Working Railroads

• The Burlington Northern Santa Fe is one of the nation's biggest.

• The Union Pacific was part of the original transcontinental railroad.

• Amtrak provides America with rail travel.

• The California Western Railroad  is the famous Skunk Train.

• The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow-Gauge Railroad is near Santa Cruz.

• The Napa Valley Wine Train combines many different elements.

• The Virginia & Truckee lives on, as a tourist railroad.

• The Sierra Railroad is the home of the Petticoat Junction train.

• The McCloud Railway offers dinner trips in the Mt. Shasta area.

• The Yolo Shortline Railroad is near Sacramento.

• The Yreka Western Railroad is home of the Blue Goose.

• The Alaska Railroad says it is the last full service railroad.

• The White Pass & Yukon is also in Alaska.

• The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado was part of the D&RGW.

• The American Orient Express  lets you relive the grandeur of American railroading.

• The Grand Canyon Railway lets you travel to the canyon in style.

• The Verde Canyon Railroad is also in Arizona.

• The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is in northeastern Ohio.

• The American Spirit takes you through Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons.

• The Tennessee Valley Railroad is located in Chattanooga, TN.

• The Great Smokey Mountain Railroad takes you into the beautiful mountains in North Carolina.

• The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is in northern Georgia. 

• The Park Sierra Rail Group owns three railroads on the West Coast.

• The North Coast Railroad Authority is the official name of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.

• The "unofficial" California Northern Railroad site.

• The "unofficial" Sierra Railroad site.
• The "unofficial Northwestern Pacific Railroad site.

Other Railroad Sites

• Trainweb.com has links to many railroad sites.
• The Rail Sites page has lots of stuff.
• RailroadInfo.com is an online source for railroad news. 
• The Western Depot hobby shop has some good links.
• The Railroad Extra is yet another good site.
• Onward offers descriptions of shortlines in the U.S. and Canada.
• The Rail Travel Center can hook you up with many railroad trips.
• The North American Railroad Terminal is the home of the North American Tourist Railroad and Railroad Museum List.
• The SP Historical & Technical Society is a great site about the Southern Pacific.
• Branchlines of the SP is an interesting site about Northern California.
• The Sacramento Northern On-line is a site devoted to No. Cal Traction.

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