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The most accurate and up-to-date list of railway links on the planet.
7,566 sites listed as of 15 May 2008. Read the history of this effort.
Moderated Conference Schedule
Animated CrossbuckThe Moderated Conference Team (Simon Lowe & Martin Schrader for Europe; Dean Portz & Jeff Jordan for North America) hosts informal moderated conferences in our Conference Room on Sunday, London: 20:00 / Berlin: 21:00, for European topics and on Monday, 2100 Eastern, for North American topics.

Upcoming Conferences
Europe North America
18 May
Summer Is Coming
Ideas for railway holidays.
19 May
Railroad Ghost Towns
Fact or fiction?
25 May
ICE and TGV
Differences and similarities.
26 May
No Conference
Memorial Day Holiday
  1 June
Rails By The Sea
Coastal railways.
  2 June
Film or Digital?
What's your favorite format?
See the topics scheduled for June.

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Web Gem We bestow our coveted Web Gem Award on railroad or railway oriented web sites that meet or exceed our minimum criteria and have been recommended by the site's webmaster, the site's users or the users and staff of TrainNet.org. All railroad or railway oriented sites, personal or corporate, are eligible to receive the Award. Email your nominations (with the site's title, URL and Webmaster's name & email address) to Web Gem Team Chief Becky Morgan.

We pledge that all nominated sites will be evaluated in accordance with our published Award standards and that the webmaster of all sites (successful or unsuccessful) will receive a detailed evaluation. The Minimum Criteria for a web site to be selected to receive the Award are 1. Be railroad/railway oriented, either model or prototype; 2. Have an attractive overall appearance; 3. Be reasonably fast loading; 4. Be updated regularly; 5. Be grammatically correct with no misspelled words; 6. Pass the Validity Check by the W3C Markup Validation Service; 7. Stimulate return visits and visitor feedback; and 8. Self-nominated sites must contain a link to either TrainNet.org or the International Railway Links.

Railroad Award Sites
Recipients in 2008 Recipients in 2007 Recipients in 2006
23 March:
Save Grasselli Tower

18 March:
C&PD Today

27 January:
Tourist Trains Worldwide

7 January:
Trolley Museum of New York

16 October:
Little Orchard Railway

20 August:
Greek Train Models

20 March:
TrainPixs Network

6 February:
Coxster.co.uk

30 January:
Model Railroading with
  the Weathering Doctor


13 December:
HOseeker
traiN'ternet

3 November:
Bob's Railroad Photos

22 September:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Network

6 September:
Seashore Trolley Museum

27 June:
Model Railroading by Bill Parisi

11 May:
MixedTraffic.net

3 April:
Hornby Railways Collector Guide

17 March:
Shaun's Model Railway Project

Call To Action - Help Stop Vandalism of Railroad Cars

Animated CrossbuckThis "Call to Action" has begun appearing in "Model Railroad News" magazine and all of the magazines published by Kalmbach Publishing Co. and is well worth repeating, hence it's permanent appearance on this page. Throughout the United States and Canada thousands of railcars, including both new and historic fallen flags, have been vandalized with graffiti over the past decade. Help stop this crime by reporting any suspicious trespassing to the railroad or local police.

BNSF (800) 832-5452 KCS (877) 527-9464
CN (800) 465-9239 NS (800) 453-2530
CSX (800) 232-0144 UP (888) 877-7267
CP (800) 716-9132
TrainNet.org Supports...

GoRailGoRail was formed in 2004 with the support of the nation's freight railroads to mobilize railroaders across the country in support of policies that will lead to a stronger freight rail industry and to defend against legislation that would harm railroads. This independent non-profit organization supports policies that benefit the rail industry as a whole and defends against policies that would harm the rail industry, railroad employees, and railroad retirees.

National Corridors InitiativeThe National Corridors Initiative exists to further the rapid development of practical, attainable High-Speed Rail transportation and is a non-profit organization predicated upon the belief that High-Speed Rail transit offers an economically viable and environmentally desirable complement to air and automobile travel, and as an intermodal adjunct enhances the utility of those modes.

America Supports YouAmerica Supports You is dedicated to communicating support to the men and women of the American Armed Forces. Thousands of individual citizens, businesses and organizations have spearheaded activities and projects in their communities to show their support for America's Armed Forces, especially those serving in harm's way. America Supports You showcases these community activities and projects so that the public and the U.S. military personnel serving at home and overseas will know firsthand how much the American people appreciate their service and sacrifice.

Help Save Grasselli Tower
Directions for Making Needlepoint Railroad Herald Drink Coasters
Railroad Herald Drink CoastersMake needlepoint drink coasters with adaptations of your favorite railroad heralds for friends and yourself. For only $3.00 each, purchase the directions via PayPal in PDF format (see a sample). Using simple stitches and following the easy-to-follow directions, you can make the 4 inch square coasters with needlepoint supplies available in any crafts store. After you complete the payment process, you'll receive the directions via email (average PDF size is 150 KB) as soon as possible.

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