TRAINS

To say that someone has an "interest" in trains is always an understatement. Trains either evoke an irrational devotion or are simply big, noisy things that are annoying at best. That devotion is based on trains as an emotional experience--it is the sight, the sound, and the feel that is an experience not found anywhere else. If you haven't been at trackside as a steam engine or a brace of diesels hauling a long freight thundered by, then you can never know what attracts people to the experience. The number of sites devoted to trains is large. Below are just a few of my favorites.
 

The Nickel Plate Road Historical and Technical Society


The New York Central Historical Scociety.
 

Cleveland Union Terminal--History of the construction and use of this well-known landmark in Northern Ohio.
 
 Railfan Net--Another list of links to railroad related sites.
 

National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)--Sites devoted to prototyping and model railroads.
 

Rails and Shafts--A site for books and videos related to trains.
 

Trains Magazine

Virginia Transporation Museum (Roanoke)

O. Winston Link Museum
 

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