| Links |
| Here's a list of my favorite links. |
| Excursion Trains |
| Golden Sunset Sierra Railroad See unspoiled countryside while enjoying first-class meals in the luxuriously restored railroad dining and lounge cars of the Golden Sunset Dinner Train. |
| Napa Valley Wine Train The meticulously restored 1917 Pullman Dining Car replete with etched glass, polished brass, fine fabrics and rich mahogany, where you will be pampered with superb meals served with all the detail elements of fine dining. |
| Shasta Sunset Dinner Train A nostalgic three hour train ride through spectacular scenery featuring elegant dining aboard restored vintage rail cars. |
| Skunk Train Looking for a California train trip? The Skunk train ride runs 40 miles between Fort Bragg on the coast and Willits on US Highway 101. Combine any numbers of trains and schedules to make a memorable visit to the Redwoods. |
| Model Manufacturers |
| Atlas Atlas produces a vast array of products for the railroad modeller. Some fo their top products include locomotives, rolling stock, and track. They also host a discussion forum for modellers of all scales. |
| Blair Line Decals Blair Line creates very modern decal sets including graffiti and signs. |
| Deluxe Innovations Deluxe produces rolling stock such as wood chip cars, RoadRailers, and containers. |
| InterMountain Railway InterMountain produces the finest quality kits which including etched brass details. Some of the best products are their cylindrical and smoothe side hoppers. |
| Kato Kato is the premier importer of fine, prototypical N scale engines and rolling stock. |
| Micro Trains This company makes some of the highest quality rolling stock with crisp printing and prototypical details. |
| MicroScale The largest producer of quality decals for all types of railroad equipment. |
| N Scale Kits (former Alan Curtis Models) This is the place to get a variety of intermodal rolling stock. Alan has many kits for double stacks, pup trailers and even spine cars. He always has a new project so check it out! |
| Red Caboose RC produces many models that the other companies have avioded. Examples include 2- and 3-bay ribbed hoppers, Thrall all-door box cars, and coil cars. |
| Richmond Controls Richmond makes lighting kits for engines, rolling stock, and signals. Visit their site to see what`s new. |
| Sunrise Enterprises Sunrise is one of the largest producers of quality N Scale details for every type of locomotive. To give you an idea of their attention to detail, they have over a dozen styles of snow plows. Check the website to see what new details are available. |
| Walthers Walthers produce models of structures and rolling stock. They also sell every imaginable item from their online store. |
| Model Retailers |
| Brooklyn Locomotive Works Cheap place to buy trains |
| Caboose Hobbies Caboose is the Largest model train store in the world and is a great place to visit if you are in Denver. The most impressive section is all of the brass engines along with a large consignment collection. |
| M.B. Klein M.B. Klein finally has a website. Their print ads can be seen in a number of magazines and now their low prices can be searched on their website. |
| N Scale Supply A great online source of good buys on all N scale equipment. |
| Rio Grande Hobbies Good place to find discount trains |
| Wig Wag Trains Family business with great prices and great service. Highly recommended. |
| Modelling |
| Brian Banna' Modelling Site Brian is an excellent modeller and is really into scratch building many of his locomotives. He has a great article on making exhaust fan blades stand out on your engines. He models the Utah Railway along with some other roads with unique units. |
| Tunnel 13 Site with pictures of the prototype around the Northern California and Southern Oregon area. |
| Photos |
| California Northern David Epling`s site with many shots of CFNR engines from different angles. Great for modeling! |
| Chicago Northwestern Roster Comprehensive collection of roster shots of CNW locomotives. |
| CNW Iowa Site Good collection of CNW photos from an avid railfan. |
| CSX Photo Archives CSX site with thousands of photographs of CSX locomotives covering every model operated by the railroad and in every paint scheme worn by each. |
| DRGW Information and Photos Denver & Rio Grande Western information |
| Espee Modelers This is one of the original sources for Southern Pacific photos and information. |
| Fallen Flag Railroad Photos Huge site with photos from over 600 railroads. It's an excellent source for prototype images you can't find anywhere else. |
| Kern Junction Gallery Kern Junction is a collection of images by Kevin Stevens. Kern Juction is located in the valley of California with a primary focus on Tehachapi Loop and surrounding shortlines. |
| Motive Power Review Large archive with many unique photos of Class 1 and lease units. There is also a full link list to other sites dedicated to any railroad imaginable. |
| Northern California SP Connection This site is a great resource for finding images of many SP, SSW, and DRGW units. |
| NorthWestRails This site is a good place to find in-depth information on what has been going on in the world of railroading in the northwest. There are quite a few contributors to this site that provide some great pictures and editorials. |
| Rail Photography by Norman Worthington Photos taken around the Mount Shasta area. |
| Railroad Picture Archives A truly great website to find photos of any piece of railroad equipment. Search the Rolling Stock page by reporting mark and by car type. Over 200,000 photos to search! |
| Rails Around the Bay Frank Caron`s site |
| Robert Morris Photography This site was really an inspiration to me. "Photo Bob" Morris has been taking pictures of the areas I also love to shoot and he's been doing it for decades. I check here at least once a week because he always updates his page on Sundays with a new photo from his vast archives |
| Sam Reeves Photography Sam's website has lots of great railroad photos in color, black & white and even infrared. Takes some time to peruse his newly updated website. |
| Wisconsin Railfan Photo Gallery Comprehensive collection of photos of Wisconsin Central engines along with other railroads in the surrounding area. |
| Prototype Information |
| Tom Fassett Cotton Belt diesel roster |
| Railroad Discussion Forum |
| Atlas Forum The most active N scale discussion forum. |
| Trainboard A very active N Scale community |
| Trainorders This site has the most active discussion lists including Western, Eastern and Model boards. There are also two webcams located at Dunsmuir and Tehachapi. |
| Websites using Railfan Website Administration Tool |
| HeartlandRails Photos from the heartland! This is the second implementation of the Railfan Website Admin Application. |
| Rostershots The first implementation of the Railfan administration tool. Visit Trainman's website to see what he has done with it! |