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Historical Societies

• Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society page, Ventura County, California..
• National Railroad Historical Society (NRHS) archive.
• Bridge Line Historical Society for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.
• Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society.
• Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society.
• Chicago and East Illinois Railroad History Society.
• Erie Lackawanna Railroad Historical Society.
• Rock Island Technical Society.
• Conrail Technical Society.
• Intermountain Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society (Colorado).
• Spokane, Portand, and Seattle Railway Historical Society.
• Con Cor's list of historical societies (mailing addresses only

Railroad Museums

• Golden Gate Railroad Museum
• Union Pacific railroad, Omaha, Nebraska: Photos from the company museum.
• Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum (New York Museum of Transportation).
• Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colorado.
• California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento CA: one of the largest railroad museums in the United States.
• Galesburg Railroad Museum, Galesburg, Illinois.
• Sierra Railway/ Railtown 1897: museum of Sierra Railway equipment.
• Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania: Restoring the railroad.
• Railroad Museum of Long Island, Greenport, Long Island.
• Travel Town Museum, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California.
• Leon Kanopka's list of tourist railroads and rail museums,
• Overview of museum railroads in Britain,

Operating Museums

• Seashore Trolley Museum, Maine.
• Golden Gate Railroad Museum, San Francisco, CA.
• San Diego Railroad Museum.
• San Diego Museums page: photos of the Orange Empire Railway Museum: Operates trolleys regularly, steam occassionally.
• Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne, Australia.
• Seashore Trolley Museum, Biddeeford and Saco, Maine.
• Midland Historical Society -- operating museum in Eastern Kansas: Excursions on weekends.
• Yakima Valley Rail and Steam Museum.
• Old Pueblo Trolley, Tucson Arizona: Restores and runs historic trolleys.
• Collis P. Huntington Historic Railroad Society, West Virginia: runs excursion trains along West Virginia's New River Gorge..
• Illinois Railway Museum (Jamie Kolanowsi's page).
• Illinois Railway Museum (Daryl Van Nort's page).
• Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society: Operates the Willamette Shore Trolley and Trolley Park.
• Kingston Trolley Museum, Kingston, NY.
• Hawk Mountain Railway Historical Society (Pennsylvania).
• Welsh Highland Railway.
• Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum (New York Museum of Transportation): Trains operate between the two museums.
• Talyllyn Railway, Wales: Runs trains through Snowdonia National Park.
• Durango and Silverton, Durango to Silverton, Colorado: Operates multiple steam trains daily over former Denver and Rio Grande Western trackage.
• Danbury Railway Museum, Danbury, Connecticut: Excursions to Beacon, NY.
• Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colorado: operates equipment on selected weekends.
• Sierra Railway/ Railtown 1897: Operates trains along Sierra Railroad trackage.
• Travel Town Museum, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California.
• Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Co., Colorado.
• Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado.
• Golden Gate Railroad Museum, San Francisco, CA.

Museums specializing in steam locomotives

• Illinois Railway Museum (Jamie Kolanowsi's page).
• Illinois Railway Museum (Daryl Van Nort's page).
• Hawk Mountain Railway Historical Society (Pennsylvania).
• The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation (merger of the Santa Clara Valley Railroad Association and San Jose Trolley Association): Maintains SP 2479, an operating Pacific steam locomotive.
• Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum (New York Museum of Transportation).
• Talyllyn Railway, Wales.
• Durango and Silverton, Durango to Silverton, Colorado.
• Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (unofficial page).
• Sierra Railway/ Railtown 1897.
• Travel Town Museum, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California: large collection of steam locomotives.
• Welsh Highland Railway.
• Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado.
• Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

Museums specializing in trolley and interurban equipment

• Seashore Trolley Museum, Maine.
• San Diego Museums page: photos of the Orange Empire Railway Museum: Large collection of trolleys and interurbans.
• Seashore Trolley Museum, Biddeeford and Saco, Maine.
• Old Pueblo Trolley, Tucson Arizona: Restores and runs historic trolleys.
• Illinois Railway Museum (Jamie Kolanowsi's page).
• Illinois Railway Museum (Daryl Van Nort's page).
• Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society.
• Kingston Trolley Museum, Kingston, NY.
• The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation (merger of the Santa Clara Valley Railroad Association and San Jose Trolley Association).
• Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum (New York Museum of Transportation): Contains some trolley equipment.

Narrow gauge museums and societies

• Talyllyn Railway, Wales.
• Durango and Silverton, Durango to Silverton, Colorado: Operates multiple steam trains daily over former Denver and Rio Grande Western trackage, lots of former rolling stock.
• Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (unofficial page).
• Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colorado: Contains a large collection of narrow gauge equipment.
• Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado.

Groups primarily giving excursion trips

• Austin and Texas Central Railroad (Austin Steam Train Association, Austin Texas: Operates tourist train north of Austin.
• Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Co., Colorado.
  

Other Railroad sites from around the world

• Alphaline Railway
  Altamont Press
  Amtrak
  BritRail
  Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
  California Trolley and Railroad Corporation
  Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP)
  Canac Intenational, Inc
  China Voyages Travel
  Classic Rail Cars
  CP Rail System
  CTU Railway Page
  Cyberspace World Railroad
  Durango & Silverton Railroad
  Eurostar Internet
  Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
  French Railway
  Grand Canyon Railway
  Heartland Railtours
  Hoboken Terminal
  Hungarian State Railways Co.
  IRA Italian RAilfans
  Isle of Wight Steam Railway
  Israeli Ports and Railways Authority
  Kansas City Southern Industries - KCSI
  Knorr Brake Corporation
  Los Angeles Rail Transit Page
  Montana Rockies Rail Tours
  Napa Valley Wine Train
  NC Railfan Guide
  Nevada Northern Railway
  NJ Transit Commuter Train Schedules
  Northern Central Railway
  Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
  Northern Sky, Inc.
  Nowerail
  Pikes Peak Cog Railway
  Puffing Billy Railway
  Queen of Scots Luxury Touring Train
  Railroad Timetables
  Railway Norway
  Rocky Mountaineer Railtours & the Great Great Canadian Railtour Company
  ScotRail
  Seminole Gulf Railway
  Southern California Railroad Resources
  South Gippsland Railway
  Spoornet
  Swiss Rail Server
  Talyllyn Railway Company
  United Railway Signal Group, Inc.
  Via Rail Canada
  WalesRails
  Western Maryland Scenic Railroad