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General Resources
Countries.Com site is a list of other railway sites with links. List is in alphabetical order of railway sites all over the world.

InfoHub-Site is a list of North American and Worldwide train listings.

Railserve Directory. A service site for all rail fans. Site includes memorabilia to buy, and also a search engine that can ease your search for nearly anything railway related.

Railways and Rail Travel. Site contains railway information for sites in Europe and worldwide.

Train Net Forum. An alphabetical listing of international railway links.

Government Railway Organizations (US and Worldwide)

ALAF-Associación Latinoamericano de Ferroviaria. This page has information about the association as well as statistics for various aspects of the railway industry in Latin America.

ANTF-Associaçao Nacional dos Transportadores Ferroviarios. This site contains a brief history of the association, as well as a page of news and events and a list of related links. Entirely in Portuguese.

BOTHSR-Bureau of Taiwan High Speed Rail. The site consists of the newsletter of the BOTHSR, which lists the status of various aspects of the high Speed Rail.

CER-Community of European Railways. Provides information about the CER as well as press releases addressing issues concerning the CER. The page also has a list of related links.

DETR-Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions. Includes the annual report for railways. Also includes stories about railway happenings in England.

European Rail Infrastructure Managers. The European Rail Infrastructure Managers is a new trade association, launched in Brussels on the 11th of December 2001, to represent the particular interests of the rail infrastructure management sector in relation to EU legislative developments affecting the rail industry.

International Union of Railways. This site information about its members as well as statistics for its operations. A news page is also provided along with an extensive list of related links.

Ministry of Transport Canada. Contains information about all modes of transportation. Included are news updates, a brief background, as well as a phone directory for the government of Canada.

Ministry of Transport France. This site is entirely in French.

Ministry of Transport Japan.

Ministry of Transport Netherlands.

NTSB-National Transportation Safety Board. Site contains information about safety in the railway industry, and also a brief background of the NTSB. Also listed are news and upcoming events.

Office of the Rail Regulator. Contains their 1997-98 annual report, a background of the ORR, and press notices. The site also has a list of links to related railway sites.

Rail France. This site is entirely in French.

RENFE-Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles. Site has sections on Renfe the company, its regional, long distance and high speed lines, as well as its commuter rails. Timetables and prices are also available on the site.

State Rail Authority of NSW. Site has general information about the railway system, media releases, and information about school projects. Site also has information about commercial and business operations.

USDOT-United States Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration section of the site contains a safety section, a research and development section and a regulations section.

USDOT Federal Railroad Administration. Included in this page is a research and development section, a safety section, and a section of news updates and upcoming events.

USDOT Federal Transit Administration. This site includes R&D, along with news updates and a National Transit Database. Also included is a transit photo gallery.

Regional Railways (US and Worldwide)

AKRR Alaska Railroad. The page contains a history, a rail map, and also a photo gallery of the trains of the AKRR. Also included in the page is corporate information.

Amtrak. Amtrak's homepage offers ticket and schedule information as well as special offers and news updates.

BCR-British Columbia Railways. This site gives information about the background as well as the future plans for the company. Included in the page is financial information.

BritRail. This page offers ticket and travel information about BritRail.

CFR- Romanian Railways. Site has history, news and infrastructure information as well as a timetable with local and international information.

CP-Portuguese Railways. Contains information about the operations of the Portuguese Railway. This site is still mostly in Portuguese.

CTRL Channel Tunnel Rail Link. This site contains information about the CTRL. It also has several route maps and a photo gallery as well as a breakdown of the organization.

DB-German Railways. General information about the German Railways.

DSB-Danish Railways. General information about the Danish Railway system. This site is in not yet in English.

EVR-Estonian Railways. Included in the site is the annual report of Estonian Railways, along with such general information such as ticket prices and route maps.

EWS-English, Welsh, and Scottish Railways. Site has an overview of the company, as well as a breakdown of its freight services. Updates are also part of the site.

FCAB-Ferrocarril de Antofagosta a Bolivia. Site is completely in Spanish.

FS Italian Railways. Site includes history, as well as infrastructure information and 1997's summary data. Also included in the site is a timetable and a list of railway stations.

German Railways. Provided in this page is a history of German railways, an English-German dictionary of railway and technical terms, as well as a photo gallery containing Austrian, German, British, Swiss and American images.

Greek Railways Organization. Contains general information about the Greek Railway.

Grupo Ferrovial.This is a Spain-based site and contains financial information for the railway, as well as the annual report and a news section. Also included is the company's organizational information.

Irish Railways. Contains information about their services and the corporation, as well as having a list of train times.

KCSI-Kansas City Southern Rail Network. Included in the page are sections catering to the different groups: customers, investors, employees and friends and the media.

KCRC-Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation. Included in the page is an overview of the company as well as a list of the services offered on the various lines on the rail system. Also on the page is a map of the railway's operations.

LDZ-Latvian Railways. News, Services, timetable for passenger trains. Information on freight trains and background information about Latvian railways.

NamRail-Namibia Rail and Road Transport. Site includes information about the different types of freight services that it offers. Also included in the site is a description of the passenger service that is offered.

National Rail Corporation Ltd. Site contains background information about the Corporation, as well as their news. Also available are media releases and employment opportunities.

NS-Dutch Railways. This site is entirely in Dutch.

NSB-Norwegian Railways. Site offers a travel planner, as well as various travel tips. You can also find the price of your ticket from this website. The page also has information on various scenic travel opportunities.

Norfolk Southern Railway. Information provided on page includes background about the company, news updates and an annual report. Also included are investment opportunities.

Polish Railways. This site is entirely in Polish.

QROTI-Queensland Railways. Site includes services such as data about all of QR's fleet, a railway shop and rail puzzles for children. Site also has a section on safety and one on rail and transport related links.

Rail Pass Express- Global Rail. Site provides help in planning and executing your next trip through Europe. Includes books on Europe, as well as on-line ordering.

Railtrack UK. Site has performance figures for the railway, along with shareholder and freight information.

SBB-Swiss Federal Railways. General information about the Swiss railway system. Site includes a timetable as well as information about operations management.

Scot Rail. This site includes information about the various lines within Scot Rail, and also has timetables for those lines. Also included are ticket offers, related links and year 2000 information.

SJ-Swedish Railways. There is no English translation for this page.

SNCF-French Railways". Site includes information about planning your journey, and information about their freight railways. There is also a background of the company, and information about travelling through Paris.

Southern High Speed Line-Netherlands. Site contains background information about the formation of the high speed line. A Projected route is also laid out. Included is information about related publications.

SZ-Slovenian Railways.

TARES-Trans Atlantic Rail Express. Site gives information about the joining of several prominent North American and European railroads to provide seamless inland transportation within the United States and Europe.

TasTrain Tasmanian Railways. Site includes a Tasmanian railway index, Tasmanian rail news updates, and a Tasmanian Transport Museum. Also included in the site is a Tasmanian photo gallery.

Thalys. This site includes information about Thalys such as services, timetables, ticket types, fares, booking and special offers. Also included is a section containing news about Thalys.

Tranz Rail. Site contains an overview of the company, shareholder and investor information and news updates. Site also contains information about both the freight and passenger services offered.

Union Pacific Corporation. Site contains an overview of the company, public relations, a shareholder relations, and an investor relations pages. Site also contains a link to the Union Pacific Technologies site.

Union Pacific Railroad. Site includes news updates, a history of the company, and a facts and figures page. Also contains customer information, applications and commodities pages.

VIA Rail Canada. Contains railroad maps, listings of schedules and fares. Also contains special fare listings for seniors and students, as well as corporate information and a VIA Rail photo album.

VR Ltd. Finnish Railways. Site contains news about the Finnish Railways, information about both their passenger and their freight services, along with Finnish Railways' annual report for 1998.

VRE-Virginia Railway Express. This page has news updates, general information such as company policies, and service information such as ticket prices and train times.

West Coast Railway Australia. Site Contains general information about West Coast Railways, fare schedules and timetables. Also contains information about West Coast Railways' tours and day trips.

Westrail. Site includes the company's mission statement, general information about Westrail and its corporate structure. Also included in the page is Westrail's annual report for 1997 and information about Westrail regarding the year 2000.

ZSR-Slovak Railways. This page contains a basic history and general information about the Slovak Railway system.

Urban Rail Transport Systems

Chiltern Railways. The official Chiltern Railways (a UK franchise) homepage. The page contains times and fares of all of its scheduled departures as well as a route map. It also has links to other related websites.

Madrid Metro System. Page gives information about the history of the Madrid metro system as well as information about how to get around on it. The site will also recommend the best route to take.

Metra Commuter Rail (NE Illinois). Offers general information, ticket information, as well as ticket by internet program. Also offered are news updates and Metra schedules.

Moscow Metro. This site is entirely in Russian.

NYC Subway. Unofficial NYC Subway Site. Offers information about the history of the New York subway. Also mentioned is how the NYC Subway works. The site also offers help on how to get around the city on the subway.

WMATA-Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Site includes news updates, information about how to use the metro system, a list of metro facts and a business opportunities listing.

Private Associations

AAR-Association of American Railroads. This page has an in-depth cache of statistical information as well as news updates and press releases about the US railway industry.

APTA-American Public Transit Association. Site contains information about the Association as well as statistics about the commuter railway industry as well as other modes of transportation. The page also contains a site index, which links to other related pages on the APTAnet.

ASLRRA-American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. Gives a background about the Association and information about the significance of the small railroad in today's America.

FIF-French Railway Industry Association. This site has information about the global presence of the association, as well as information about news updates and publications. Also included is an alphabetized list of products and services.

Fuega Reconstruction. This site is part of the Railway Technology Current Projects Web site and contains information on a new concession, awarded for 50 years, to reopen, restore and operate the entire 914 mm rail network in the central American state of Guatemala.

HSGT-High Speed Ground Transportation Association. This Site includes a newsletter, along with press releases and other related transportation links. Upcoming events are also listed on the page.

IRS-Institute of Railway Studies. Included in the site are news updates as well as research and seminar information and a list of courses and classes that are offered.

ITF-International Transport Workers Federation. Page includes news, research studies reports, and an information center. Also included in the site is a list a related links.

NARP-National Association of Railroad Passengers. This page is designed to persuade all travelers to use the railway system as their means of transport. Included on this page is information on joining NARP and travel tips.

NRHS-National Railway Historical Society. Site offers news, information about the society as well as products for sale. The site also has the listing for all of its different chapter locations.

Railway Technology. Page contains a list of current projects, along with an equipment catalogue and an alphabetized company index. Also included is a calendar of railway industry events.

Trainweb. A US based site. Includes information about rail travel, the railway industry, and even model railroads. Also included in the page are various photos and stories.

TRL-The Transport Research Laboratory. This site includes general information about the TRL, information about international projects, publications as well as a 24-hour bookstore.

UIRR-International Union of Combined Road-Rail Transport Companies. Site contains stories and press releases concerning the UIRR, as well as an overview of the company and a list of current UIRR projects.

UNIFE - Union of European Railway Supply Industries. UNIFE, the Union of European Railway Industries, is the European network for the railway supply industry. It is a professional association representing the interests of the 100 largest and medium sized companies of the railway supply industry. A further 1000 suppliers of railway equipment are associated members through their National Associations. Site contains a link to AEIF: European Association for Railway Interoperability.

Wagons-Lits Company (Founder of Orient Express). Site includes a history, a 1999 editorial, a catalogue of products, and a CIWL photo archive. Also included is a list of cultural events.

Online Publications and Private Sites

Railway Age Magazine. Includes industry news, traffic and market trends, and related industry links. Also included is a section that contains classified ads.

Railway Gazette International. Internet magazine keeps those involved with the railway industry up to date with the goings on in and around the industry itself.

Realidad Ferroviaria. Homepage for the RF magazine, which showcases the railways of Latin America.



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