New railroad links for February 24th to March 2nd
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New Category Added: We've added a railroad training program category
to the database. This category includes training programs, employment
agencies and tourist railroads offering "engineer for an hour" style
programs.

Contractors

American Drainage Systems - http://www.americandrainagesystems.com
Prefabricated vertical wick drain and horizontal strip drain supply and
installation contractor. We specialize in soil consolidation, site
remediation, and ground improvement.


Engineers and Consultants

Hatch Mott MacDonald - http://www.hatchmott.com
Hatch Mott MacDonald has designed and managed some of the most prominent
rail and transit projects in North America. We provide a full range of
engineering services for all types of rail projects: heavy and light
rail, subways, commuter rail, freight rail and high speed rail. Our
multi-disciplinary expertise in planning, design, procurement,
program/project management, construction management/supervision,
start-up, operations and commissioning for track, signal systems,
communications, power distribution, yards, shops, terminals, passenger
facilities and stations, is unmatched. We deliver projects in a
professional and expedient manner, consistent with client expectations
and project objectives.


High Speed Trains

High speed trains around the world -
http://www.hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com
Information and pictures of all high speed trains around the world like
TGV, ICE, Shinkansen, Pendolino, Acela, AVE, X 2000 etc. (Site is in
German, but it is easy to navigate without knowing the langauge.)


Model Railroads

HORailroad.Com - http://www.horailroad.com/
Bringing you High Quality Scale Modeling. ``Featuring Structures built
by Ken Spranza, HO Scale Historic Architecture for ``Display models and
Model Railroads. O and HO structures by Howard Zane. ECSMRA``Ellicott
City Scale Model Railroad Association. (Site is apparently not Netscape
compatible)

Wiscasset, Trevino & Western - http://www.trevinocircle.com/
The Home of HO Scale Caricature Modeling The WT&W is an HO model
railroad that was inspired by the modeling of George Sellios, Malcolm
Furlow and John Allen. I used to own Malcolm's San Juan Central
Railroad, but a few years ago I sold it to Charlie Getz of PCR and
Gazette fame.

EMB Emmental - Modell - Bau GmbH - http://www.emb-gmbh.ch
Exclusive model railways H0 from Switzerland EBT SMB VHB and RM
REGIONALVERKEHR MITTELLAND


Photo Galleries

Railfanning in the Northeast - http://leesome1226.tripod.com/index.htm
Railfanning in the Northeast features photos taken from senic and
``hotspots around the Northeast United States. The site also features HO
``models and Microsoft Train Simulator pages.

trackwalker.ca - http://www.trackwalker.ca/
Pictures of trains, ships and automobiles and other things that may be
seen near railway tracks. Calgary's C-Train, Streetcars, Skytrain,
Locomotives.


Railroad Training Programs

Carl Sandburg College - Associate in Applied Science--Railroad
Operations - http://www.msun.edu/academics/cots/railroad/sandburg.html
Carl Sandburg College offers a unique opportunity to earn an Associate
in Applied Science degree in Railroad Operations. The curriculum was
developed in concert with the railroad industry through participation in
an international consortium of railroads and educational institutions.
Carl Sandburg College was the first college nationwide to receive
preliminary certification of this program from the Railroad Personel
Administration RPA).

Feather River Rail Society - Run-A-Locomotive -
http://www.oz.net/~samh/frrs/locorent/index.html
Portola, CA - Run-A-Locomotive, the FRRS's locomotive rental program,
has three basic plans, all include instruction from a qualified
engineer. Income from locomotive rentals is used for restoration.

Ffestiniog Railway - Guest Driving -
http://www.festrail.co.uk/guestdrv.htm
United Kingdom - The Ffestiniog Railway offers the possibility for a
limited number of guests to enjoy the thrill of the hallowed ground that
is the driver's side of an FR footplate. ````With a steeply graded
13-mile route and well maintained locomotives, the FR represents an
unparalleled driving challenge. Our guest drivers can choose a driving
package that suits them, starting with more easily handled Penrhyn Lady
Class locomotives through to the ultimate challenge of handling one of
the famous FR double Fairlies hauling 10 carriages.

Fort Wayne RHS - Engineer for an Hour -
http://www.765.org/EngineerHour.htm
New Haven, IN - We have started an "Engineer for an Hour" program using
our 44-ton Davenport diesel. This is the same locomotive that we use to
move our equipment in and out of the shop. The program begins with an
hour of general instruction on railroading, air brake operation, and
diesel locomotive operation. Then you will move to the cab of the
diesel, to become familiar with the control stand in our diesel. Once
you're checked out on the controls, it’s time to get ready to roll.

Great Central Railway - Driver Experience -
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/drexp.htm
United Kingdom - At the Great Central Railway budding drivers can get
behind the controls and for a few hours, or even a day, enjoy the thrill
of driving a giant express passenger or freight engine on Britain's only
main line steam railway. As the only place in this country where you can
drive a steam locomotive on a main line, this is truly the experience of
a lifetime.

Keeping Track - http://www.trainweb.com/keepingtrack/
We offer training for the following disciplines: Locomotive
engineers;``Conductors and brakeman; Operating supervisors, VP,GM,TM,
SLE and dispatchers if employed; ``Locomotive and Car Repairman.

Mohawk Valley Community College - Railroad Conductor Training -
http://www.mvcc.edu/CCED/railroad/
Rome, NY - The college offers a five-week program, consisting of 200
hours meeting at the Rome Campus of Mohawk Valley Community
College.````The course includes an introduction to basic railroading,
safety, operating rules, signals, equipment and other topics essential
for success as a conductor. Students spend eight hours per day training
either in class or on rail equipment. Classes are held five days a week
- Monday through Friday. Students are provided all the study materials
to complete the course.

Montana State University-Northern - Associate Degree in Railroading -
http://www.msun.edu/academics/cots/railroad/index.htm
The Associate Degree in Railroading is a two-year Associate of Science
or Associate of Applied Science degree that prepares the graduate for a
career in railroad operations (customer service, conductor and yard
crews, dispatching, locomotive engineer, maintenance of way, mechanical,
signal systems, system electrical, and telecommunications). The degree
is offered by community and technical colleges and universities not to
compete with railroads' internal technical training efforts or with
four-year institutions' management training programs but to produce a
pool of graduates from which all railroads can hire. Secondarily, it
offers railroad employees opportunities to broaden and update their
skills.

Okefenokee Technical College - Locomotive Electrical Systems -
http://www.okefenokeetech.org/instructional_services/locomotive_mechanical_syste\
ms.htm

Waycross, GA - The purpose of the Locomotive Electrical Systems
certificate is to prepare individuals to work as electrical technicians
in the rail industry specifically focusing on diesel/electric
locomotives. Upon completion of this certificate, students will be
prepared for entry-level positions in the rail industry as Locomotive
electrical technicians.

Okefenokee Technical College - Locomotive Mechanical Systems -
http://www.okefenokeetech.org/instructional_services/locomotive_mechanical_syste\
ms.htm

Waycross, GA - The purpose of the Locomotive Mechanical Systems
certificate is to prepare individuals to work as mechanical technicians
in the rail industry specifically focusing on diesel/electrical
locomotives. Upon completion of this technical certificate of credit,
students will be trained for entry-level positions in the rail industry
as locomotive mechanical technicians.

Owens Community College - Conductor Training -
http://www.owens.edu/CDT/conductor.html
Toledo, OH - Railroad freight conductor training program. Each session
will run for five weeks, 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday for a
total of 200 hours. Each five-week session will normally have a minimum
of 15 students taught by two instructors.

Railroad Museum of New England - Engineer For An Hour -
http://www.rmne.org/p/efh.htm
Thomaston, CT - Run a diesel locomotive along the scenic "Naugy". Learn
and apply the skills of a locomotive engineer on a stretch of the
Naugatuck Railroad under the supervision of a certified instructor. The
numerous curves and grades of the upper portion of the "Naugy" will test
your abilities as an engineer.

Railroad Training Services - http://www.railroadtrainingservices.com/
Stockton, CA - Railroad Training Services is a company designed to help
the smaller railroads by training their employees to be qualified to do
their jobs in a safe, efficient, economical manner. Generally, smaller
railroads do not have anyone on their staff full time to train the
employees. That is where we can help! We are available to help you when
you need the help! We are also available to set up a training schedule
on an annual basis, if desired. This will allow the constant training of
your employees without all the hassle of a full time training staff!

Simmons-Boardman Books - Transalert.com - http://www.transalert.com/
Simmons-Boardman Books, Inc. is a publisher and retailer of railroad
books, videos, charts, posters, and tools plus an expanding list of
marine and aviation industry books and videos. Simmons-Boardman has
published railway related materials for over 100 years. Download Adobe
Acrobat files of our latest catalog, which includes The Railway
Educational Bureau's correspondence courses.

St. Paul Technical College - Railroad Technician -
http://www.sptc.mnscu.edu/academics/programs/business/index.asp#railroad

St. Paul, MN - The goal of the program is to produce well-rounded
graduates who have the ability to perform on an entry-level basis with a
familiarity of the railroad industry and its operation, sound business
principles, operational skills, and technical skills in either the
Operational or Mechanical cluster. The Operational cluster prepares
students for entry-level positions in office occupations involved in the
actual planning and day-to-day scheduling and operation of a railroad.
The Mechanical cluster prepares students for entry-level positions in
railroad maintenance - installing and maintaining track, bridges and
buildings, signals and communications lines and equipment.

Tarrant County College - Railroad Operations Management -
http://somedia.tccd.net/programs/catalog.taf?function=associate2&Campus=Northwes\
t&ProgramNumber=256251

Ft. Worth, TX - Railroad Operations Management - Associate in Applied
Science Degree Program

University of North Florida (UNF) Railroad Institute -
http://www.unf.edu/ce/railroad.htm
Jacksonville, FL - We provide training to individuals who want to begin
their railroad career as freight railroad conductor trainees. UNF offers
a 5-week training program that prepares graduates to work as a freight
railroad conductor. The intensive classes meet eight hours a day, Monday
through Friday and will include field trips. Upon successful completion
of the course, graduates will receive a Certificate of Completion.

University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research -
http://ctr.utk.edu/tat_1.html
Knoxville, TN - The Highway and Rail Training Program has established an
ongoing continuing education program designed to serve the
transportation professional. The Transportation Center has teamed with
faculty, students, and research staff to create both traditional and
innovative training and educational programs related to transportation.

Valley Railroad Company - Your Hand on the Throttle -
http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/throttle.html
Essex, CT - The Valley Railroad Company is proud to announce its latest
educational program: "Your Hand on the Throttle" an opportunity for
participants to learn about and actually operate a full size steam
locomotive.

Western Nebraska Community College - Railroad Operations -
http://www.wncc.net/ss/brochures/15.html
Scottsbluff/Sidney/Alliance, NE - The Railroad Operations program is a
joint effort between major Class I railroads throughout North America
and a select team of community colleges to develop a program for people
desiring to enter the railroad industry. Students will acquire the
technical skills and background necessary for positions in various
railroad operating crafts (customer service, conductor and yard crews,
system electrical, and telecommunications).

Wyoming CC Gillette - Railroad Operations -
http://www.gc.cc.wy.us/courses/aa-as.htm#Rail
Gillette, WY - This area of emphasis is designed for students who plan
to transfer to a four-year institution and pursue advanced studies in
the areas of focus shown above. This is designed for students who look
toward a career in the railroad industry in the areas of accounting,
diesel and electronic technology, engineering, dispatching, mechanics,
and more.

Wyoming CC Sheridan - Railroad Operations -
http://www.sc.cc.wy.us/courses/aas.htm#RO
Sheridan, WY - This area of emphasis is designed for students who desire
a career in the railroad industry. Careers in railroading vary widely
and include positions as accountants, programmers, diesel and electronic
technicians, engineers, conductors, dispatchers, mechanics, customer
service representatives, signalmen and switchmen, operations control
specialists and more.

Kansas - Trainman's of Wichita -
http://www.gaithernet.com/users/trainman/
Information on Witchita and the surrounding area. Here in Kansas, we do
not always have lots of action to polish the rails, but, when we do, we
find it along the BNSF Emporia Subdivision and especially in the Flint
Hills. Also, we visit Nebraska where we find about 100 trains a day near
Gibbon at Milepost 175. By Richard Hitchcock

Northern Colorada Railfan Guide -
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-31080/railfan.htm
This guide will help you find several interesting locations and tell you
what you can expect to see there. I will start at the border between
Wyoming and Colorado and head as far south as Denver.


Software

BridgePoint - http://www.bridge-point.com
BridgePoint enbles the railroads to provide customers with visibility,
updated statuses and item level order and product detail for all
interline car movements.


Tourist RRs and Museums

DE Eisenbahnverein - http://www.buckower-kleinbahn.de/
An electric standard gauge museum railroad east of Berlin

The Pilion Railway - http://pilion.be/railway
The railway from Volos to Milies in the Pilion peninsula in central
Greece, 600 mm narrow gauge, back in operation since 1996.

Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum -
http://www.beamishmuseum.co.uk/
This unique award-winning working museum vividly recreates how the
people of the North of England lived and worked in the early eighteen
hundreds and nineteen hundreds. The Beamish tramway fulfils a dual
function - it provides a transport system and also gives visitors a
period tramride experience.<br><br>Here visitors can ride in replica
1825 carriages behind a full-scale working replica of "Locomotion No.1"
built by George Stephenson in 1825. The original Locomotion No.1 headed
the first public, passenger-carrying, steam train in the world - on the
Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.


Transit Light Rail and Commuter/Specific Region

Fort Worth Leonards/Tandy Center Subway -
http://www.nycsubway.org/us/fortworth/
The Tandy Center in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, consists of a set of two
20-story office towers, the headquarters of Radio Shack (Tandy
Corporation); an indoor shopping mall, and an indoor ice skating rink.
The site was the former location of Leonard's Department Store, which
opened on Feb. 12, 1963 a private subway line leading from the store out
to parking lots on the banks of the Trinity River.