Links

On this page you'll find links to a variety of railway-oriented organizations. The CRA is not affiliated with most of them and this information is provided for your benefit and convenience only.

Freight Railroads

• Bay Coast Railroad [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Coast_Railroad]
• Buckingham Branch Railroad [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Branch_Railroad]
• Commonwealth Railway [www.varail.com/crwy/crwyhome.html]
• CSX [www.csx.com]
• Canton Railroad [www.cantonrr.com]
• Delaware Coast Line [www.trainweb.org/peninsularailfan/dcl_jobpics.html]
• Maryland Midland Railway [www.mmidrwy.com]
• Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad [www.mhrailroad.com]
• Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad [varail.com/npbl/npblhome.html]
• Norfolk Southern Railway [www.nscorp.com/nscorp/index.jsp]
• Patapsco & Back Rivers Railroad [www.bethintermodal.com/point.htm]
• Pioneer Lines [www.gettysburgrail.com]
• Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad [www.readingnorthern.com]
• Shenandoah Valley Railroad [www.trainweb.org/varail/shen.html]
• Winchester & Western Railroad [www.varail.com/ww/wwhome.html]
• York Railway Company [www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B16a]

Passenger & Commuter Railroads

• Amtrak [www.amtrak.com]
• Maryland MTA [www.mtamaryland.com]
• Metrorail [www.wmata.com]
• PATCO [www.ridepatco.org]
• SEPTA [www.septa.org]
• Virginia Railway Express [www.vre.org]

Industrial Operations

• Comprehensive Guide to Industrial Locomotives [www.sonic.net/~jayreed/]

Tourist, Excursion Railroads, Museums, and Preserved Sites

Delaware

• Wilmington & Western Railroad [www.wwrr.com]

Maryland

• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum [www.borail.org/]
• Baltimore Streetcar Museum [www.ce.jhu.edu/mdcive/streetcar.htm]
• Brunswick Railroad Museum [www.brrm.net]
• Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum [www.cbrm.org]
• Ellicott City B&O Railroad Museum [www.ecborail.org]
• Gaithersburg Railroad Museum [www.gaithersburgmd.gov/museum]
• Huntington Railroad Museum [mysite.verizon.net/n3szw/rrmuseum/rr.html]
• National Capital Trolley Museum [www.dctrolley.org]
• Silver Spring B&O Station [www.montgomerypreservation.org/BOStation.html]
• Walkersville Southern Railroad [www.wsrr.org]
• Western Maryland Scenic Railroad [www.wmsr.com]

Pennsylvania

• Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum [www.railroadcity.com]
• East Broad Top Railroad [www.ebtrr.com]
• Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark [www.railroadcity.com/rrm/index.php]
• Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Historical Society [www.maparailroadhist.org]
• Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad [www.mhrailroad.com]
• New Hope & Ivyland Railroad [www.newhoperailroad.com]
• Pioneer Lines [www.gettysburgrail.com]
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania [www.rrmuseumpa.org]
• Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad [www.readingnorthern.com]
• Rockhill Trolley Museum [www.rockhilltrolley.org]
• Strasburg Railroad [www.strasburgrailroad.com]
• Steamtown National Historic Site [www.nps.gov/stea]
• Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad [www.kemptontrain.com/]
• West Chester Railroad [www.westchesterrr.net]

West Virginia

• Cass Scenic Railroad [www.cassrailroad.com]
• Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad [www.mountainrail.com]
• Potomac Eagle [www.potomaceagle.info]

Railway Historical Groups

• American Railway Caboose Historical Educational Society (ARCHES) [www.arches.org]
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical Society [www.borhs.org]
• Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Historical Society [www.geocities.com/hfrhs]
• Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Historical Society [www.rfandp.org/]
• National Railway Historical Society [www.nrhs.com]
  • Baltimore Chapter [www.nrhsbalto.org]
  • Perryville Chapter [www.nrhs.com/chapters/perryville.htm]
  • Potomac Chapter [www.trainweb.org/PotomacNRHS]
  • Rappahannock Chapter [www.nrhs.com/chapters/rappahannock.htm]
  • Rivanna Chapter [www.nrhs.com/chapters/rivanna.htm]
  • Washington Chapter [www.dcnrhs.org]
  • Western Maryland Chapter [home.comcast.net/~phstakem/rr/wmar-nrhs.htm]
  • Wilmington Chapter [www.wilmingtonnrhs.com]
  • Winchester Chapter [www.nrhs.com/chapters/winchester.htm]
• Norfolk & Western Railway Historical Society [www.nwhs.org]
• Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society [www.prrths.com]
• Western Maryland Railway Historical Society [moosevalley.org/wmrhs]
• Old Dominion Division, RRE [www.massbayrre.org/othe.htm]

Railway Advocacy Groups

• Action Committee for Transit [www.actfortransit.org]
• Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers [www.dvarp.org]
• National Association of Railroad Passengers [www.narprail.org]
• Virginia Association of Railway Patrons [www.varprail.org]
• Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation [www.drpt.virginia.gov]

Railway Magazines & News Sources

• Railfan & Railroad - Hot Railnews [www.railfan.com]
• Railnews.net [www.railnews.net]
• Railpace [www.railpace.com/hotnews]
• Trains - Newswire [www.trains.com/story/story_list.asp?idMenuCategory=1&idMenuSubCategory=10]

Train Shows

• Great Train Expo [ gte.ciadvt.com/]
• World's Greatest Hobby on Tour [www.wghshow.com/]

Other Points of Interest

• Operation Lifesaver [www.oli.org]
• State Use Industries [www.dpscs.state.md.us/sui/]
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If you would like to add an organization to this list, please contact us with the information you wish to see on this website.