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TO SEE OUR LATEST ENTRIES, CLICK HERE.  | Following are links to various resources that have met the SteamNews criteria for inclusion. | North American Main Line sites North American Tourist Line sites North American Miscellaneous sites | European Main Line sites European Tourist Line sites European Miscellaneous sites | Other Main Line sites Other Tourist Line sites Other Miscellaneous sites | | Travel Links, Link Sites and Other Links | North American Main Line sites | | OR&N 4-6-2 197 - A Pacific undergoing overhaul in Brooklyn Roundhouse alongside SP 4449 and SP&S 700. | Milwaukee Road S2 Class 4-8-4 261 - The official site for No. 261's support group, it features excellent information from the Iron Horse's mouth. | Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 - The official site for Ross Rowland's engine and excursion program. | Spokane Portland & Seattle 4-8-4 700 - The official site for No. 700's support group, with links to photos of past operations. | Nickel Plate S2 Class 2-8-4 765 - Another official site with excellent design and graphics. | Union Pacific Railroad - Union Pacific's site for information on 4-8-4 844, 4-6-6-4 3985, and the UP's fleet of historic diesels. Official souvenirs are sold at www.upsteam.com. | Soo Line 2-8-2 1003 - A private site affiliated with the Wisconsin Railway Preservation Trust, former owners of 1003. | Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 - Site for the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation. | Frisco 4-8-2 1522 - The loudest locomotive running in America today. | Southern Pacific 4-6-2 2467 - The Pacific Locomotive Association doesn't have much about 2467 on their website yet, but that will no doubt change. In the meantime, check out David Epling's 2467 Page. | Southern Pacific 4-6-2 2472 - Golden Gate Railroad Museum's handsome locomotive. | Southern Pacific 4-6-2 2479 - THREE SP Pacifics under restoration in the same area? Hey, what's to complain about? | Soo Line 4-6-2 2719 - 2719 made the last run of Soo Line steam in 1959, and was returned to service in 1998. | AT&SF 4-8-4 3751 - The official site. | AT&SF 4-6-2 3417 - The official site for the restoration project. | Southern Pacific GS4 Class 4-8-4 4449 - She powered "The most beautiful train in the world." | Canadian Pacific Railway - The Canadian Pacific is really trading on its heritage these days, with a new paint scheme recalling past glories and the overhaul of 4-6-4 2816. I can't wait to see this one running! | North American Tourist Line sites | | The Tourist Railway Association - The official site for the trade association of North American Tourist Railways and associated companies. The "Members" page is a great link site to dozens of steam-hauled tourist lines. | The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad - Operating 2-8-0 no. 40 through the pleasant scenery of southeastern Pennsylvania. | Virginia and Truckee Railroad - Go back to the days of the gold and silver rushes in Nevada. | MidContinent Railway Museum - One of the more authentic museums in the US, well worth a visit. | The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - The official site for the ne plus ultra of American "tourist lines." If any steam railway in the US deserves to be called a "preserved railway," this is it. | The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - The official site for the railroad. | Indiana Transportation Museum - ITM operates ex-NKP 2-8-2 587 on a former NKP line north of Indianapolis. | Tennessee Valley RR Museum - My "home" for almost 20 years. It's a great place to see steam anyway, though - I'm not there much ;-) | The Mount Washington Cog Railway - The official site. | Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway - This group is slowly rebuilding one of the Maine two-foot gauge railways. | Ohio Central Railroad - Tourist line? Main line? Ohio Central has aspects of both, and is of course a successful freight railroad as well. Webmaster Jason Johnson is a steam mechanic in the OHCR shops as well. | Heber Valley Railroad - Nestled among the ski resorts of Park City and Sundance is this very scenic railroad. | Cass Scenic Railroad - It's not in the middle of nowhere, but there's a sign pointing there as you come into town. Remote, scenic, and a real taste of a logging town. | Austin & Texas Central - Steam locomotive 786 is currently down for repairs, but the Hill Country Flyer will be steam-powered again soon. | Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad - The Middletown & Hummelstown is restoring a Canadian National 2-6-0 to service. | Western Maryland Scenic Railroad - The former Western Maryland mainline lives on when no. 734 blows for the Cash Valley Road crossing and arches around Helmstetter's Curve. | The Nevada Northern Railway - The Nevada Northern railroad complex at Ely, NV rivals its more popular narrow gauge counterparts in Chama and Orbisonia for completeness and atmosphere. The tracks over which excursion trains operate is very scenic as well, and the railway also owns a collection of freight equipment. | North Carolina Transportation Museum - The official site for Historic Spencer Shops, featuring a growing collection of railroad artifacts from the Piedmont and the Blue Ridge. | Georgetown Loop Railroad - Lindsey Ashby's Georgetown Loop operation is a successful public-private partnership in action, and a scenic railway as well. | White Pass & Yukon Railroad - Not the easiest steam railroad in the US to get to, the White Pass is one of the more interesting, and will become even more interesting next year when Georgetown Loop no. 40 goes into service there for five years. | The East Broad Top Railroad - An unofficial page maintained by Chris Coleman. You can also visit the EBT support organization, "Friends of the EBT," at | Valley Railroad - The Valley Railroad is a taste of Southern railroading in New England, with locomotives from the Sumpter & Choctaw, the Birmingham & Southeastern, and the Aberdeen & Rockfish on the property. Don't let those New Haven diesels fool you. | Canadian National 4-8-2 6060 - Now named "The Spirit of Alberta," 6060 is running several trips out of Stetler, AB, in 1999. This is the site for the locomotive, not the railway, but you will find 6060's excursion schedule reproduced here. | Southeastern Railway Museum - the Atlanta Chapter NRHS houses its collection at this museum. | North American Miscellaneous sites | | North American Steam Locomotives - Wes Barris started with a text file available on CompuServe's TrainNet, and over the years has developed a comprehensive site that tracks the history of all extant steamers in the US, Canada, and Mexico. | Railway Preservation News - Hume Kading, Erik Ledbetter, and Bob Yarger team up to provide a comprehensive treatment of railway preservation news in the vein of the dear departed "Locomotive and Railway Preservation" magazine. | Diversified Rail Services - Gary Bensman's Steam Locomotive maintenance and overhaul service. | The Federal Railway Administration - The FRA, part of the United States Department of Transportation, is responsible for oversight of all US railroads including tourist lines and main line steam. They have just introduced new steam locomotive standards, which you can find here. | European Main Line sites | | UK Main Line Steam Tours - David Randles' site is the authority on UK mainline steam, and one of the inspirations for this site. (That's a Great Western "14XX" class 0-4-2 on the title page. A terrific runner is that one . . .) | Trains Speciaux / Special Trains - This excellent French site (a joint project of two preservation groups) lists all mainline excursions behind steam, diesel and electric power in France. | DB Muzeum Steam Schedules - a list of main line excursions in Germany sorted by region. | Railtours Italia - a list of main line excursions in Italy accompanied by beautiful rail-themed art. | International Working Steam Locomotives - Rob Dickinson covers European steam workings, from forestry railways in Romania to plandampfs and tours. | A1 Steam Locomotive Trust - The Trust is building a new Pacific from scratch, and making great progress . . . | Friends of the Mainline Steam Operators - Planning to shoot mainline steam in the UK? For 10 British Pounds you can receive a phone number to learn the schedules of mainline movements. Well worth the price even for a short visit. | LNER 4472 / BR 60103 "Flying Scotsman" - "Scotsman" just may be the most famous REAL steam locomotive in the world, and the only steam locomotive I've ever actually driven. Back on the main line after a $1 Million + overhaul. | British Railways Britannia Class 4-6-2 70000 - Currently out of service for overhaul, the "Britannia" Pacifics were among the most handsome locomotives to run in England. | Deutsche Bahn (German State Railways) - The draw here is the interactive timetable. Quickly and easily you can determine the schedules for practically any railway line in Europe, including the steam-worked services in Germany and Poland. This is the English-language page. | Merchant Navy Preservation Society Homepage - Eric Samuel maintains the official site on BR "Merchant Navy" 4-6-2 35028 "Clan Line." A great source for times of the Venice Simplon Orient Express trips using 35028, sister 34027, and the chocolate and cream Pullmans. | Wolsztyn Depot - A primer on the Polish depot that regularly dispatches steam on both passenger and freight. | The Lok Report Wolsztyn Page - Detailed schedules and news updates about the working steam depot in Poland. In German. | European Tourist Line sites | | Great Central Railway - Two-thirds of this 7.5 mile line is double-tracked and signaled, recreating a true mainline experience. | Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum (Bavarian Railway Museum) - A preserved working steam terminal with a great collection of locomotives, they also run mainline excursions, and are have their own trackage as well. | Severn Valley Railway - Sixteen miles of Great Western heritage near Birmingham, England, and one of the largest operating locomotive fleets anywhere. | Mid-Hants Railway (The Watercress Line) - This ten-mile preserved railway is the location of our October photo of the month. A fine recreation of Southern Region steam. | Swanage Railway - The Swanage Railway is a real taste of Southern Region history, with Pacifics co-existing among tank engines just like the old days. | UK Heritage Railways - Mark Dewell's outstanding index of all preserved railways in the UK. | Harz Mountain Railways - Somewhere in the limbo between a working steam railroad and a tourist railway lies the Harz Mountain Railways. Great site for a great railway attraction. In German with some English translations. | French Railway Preservation - This site chronicles the efforts of French enthusiasts is preserving railway history, including steam. Highly recommended. | European Miscellaneous sites | | Millennium Steam Cavalcade - In August 2000, nearly 40 steam locomotives will celebrate 175 years of railroading in England with a procession between Shildon and Darlington. Get details here. | LocoWatch - A great place to keep up on UK news. Mostly modern news, but occasional steam items. | Schmalspurbahn-Lexikon (The Narrow-Gauge Dictionary) - Ralf Muller's authoritative link page to all steam-worked narrow-gauge lines in Germany, including tourist lines. In German. | Sroda-Zaniemysl Narrow Gauge - Information on the last narrow-gauge passenger line in Poland operated by steam. | The European Railway Server - An umbrella page for many European sites. Phillippe Quiot maintains several steam sites here on the main page and through the links pages. | Lok Report (The Locomotive Report) - The online version of a popular German magazine. Great place to find German Main Line steam schedules and Plandampf notices. In German. | Other Main Line sites | | Steam Railways in Japan - Oliver Mayer's web page is a great place to find schedules of Japanese steam operations and links to other Japanese sites. | Main Line Steam Excursions in New Zealand - You'll find details of trips offered by the Main Line Steam Heritage Trust, as well as some fine photos of the New Zealand Railway's 3'=6" gauge steamers. | International Working Steam Locomotives - Rob Dickinson covers the world of revenue-generating steam, from Indonesian and Cuban sugar railways to Jingpeng Pass in China. | | The China Railways Home Page - Michael Powell's site is the one to visit for information on mainline steam in China. | Other Tourist Line sites | | SteamRanger - It's a judgement call as to whether this site is mainline or tourist line, as there's both types of content. A good source for news on Australian steam preservation. | Other Miscellaneous sites | | The Ultimate Steam Page - Hugh Odom keeps us informed on the developments in steam locomotive technology. A good source for information on SLM Winterthur's "Kriegslok" rebuild. | Criteria for inclusion in this link list is as follows: | | The site must be informational in nature. Links to sites that focus on schedules, news or other information directly related to steam operation today will be included. This includes tourist lines or preserved railways that display operating schedules, sites which list steam movements, etc. Photo sites, model sites, discussion boards, chat rooms, etc., do not fit this criteria. (No criticism is implied; this is simply to keep this page manageable.) The Webmaster is the final authority on inclusion of a link. | | YOU ARE BROWSING THE OLD STEAMCENTRAL.COM. TO SEE OUR LATEST ENTRIES, CLICK HERE. | ||