ResearchGuides: Railroads: Web Resources

Web Resources

Linda Hall Library: Digital Collections
Ability to look at railroad images, railroad journals from the 19th Century, railroad maps and plans.
Linda Hall Library: The Transcontinental Railroad
A website about the Transcontinental Railroad and a history of railroad technology made possible by support from the BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) Foundation.
American-Rails
Historical information related to railroads around the country.
Association of American Railroads
An association that mainly represents the major North American freight railroads. (Amtrak is also a member.)
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Thousands of pictures and a large amount of historical text related to American railroads.
Federal Railroad Administration - U.S. Department of Transportation
This agency was created in 1966. One of its main purposes is to promote and enforce rail safety.
International Union of Railways
An international rail transport industry association with approximately 200 members around the world.
RailroadData
Links to over 5,000 railroad websites.
Railway-Technology
Updates on railway technology from around the world.
Union Pacific 150th Anniversary
A website celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific History and Photos
A website containing additional Union Pacific historical information and photographs in addition to those found on the UP 150th Anniversary website.

Locomotive America

Locomotive America built by the Grant Locomotive Works, of Paterson, N.J., for the 1867 Paris Exposition, a standard American 4-4-0 locomotive of the mid-19th century.

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