Last update: January 3, 2004
Rather than try to maintain a long list of my own links, I've decided to use just a few links to web pages that I think are excellent, and have content that complements or extends my own.
J. A. Phillips III's The Northern Pacific Railway Page
Andy Amacha's Pacific Northwest Railroading page seems to have disappeared. I couldn't find any trace of it on google other than messages to various boards inquiring if anyone knew were it had gone to.
The Washington State Railroads Historical Society is based in Pasco but has members all over the state.
James Spears' The Portland Second Section page is one of my regular stops.
The SP&S 539 Restoration Project One of two surviving SP&S steam locomotives, 2-8-2 #539 was removed from Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA in June 1997 and transported to the nearby City of Battleground. (There are photos and the link is repeated on my Parks and Static Displays page).
In the southeast corner of Washington, Brian Treadway watches the activities in the Walla Walla area. Treader's Train Page.
The Western Shortline Rosters page is full of interesting information on past and present shortlines, including Washington state.
The Friends of the East Lake Sammamish Trail is a non-profit organization advocating the rapid openning for public use, of the former Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern (NP) branch line from Redmond to Issaquah.
Jon Davis has produced an informative web page on Mallets in the Tall Timber
The Camas Prairie Rails site has lots of interesting historical photos and information.
While not Pacific Northwest specific, the Geared Steam Locomotive Works page is an excellent resource with lots of information on Shay, Climax, Heisler, Willamette and other lesser known geared locomoties.
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy maintains a searchable database of rail trails (including Washington) at Trail Link.
The Logging website has lots of information and historical photos of logging equipment and locomotives.
Neil Roughley has just put up a page on The Great Northern Railway in British Columbia's Fraser Valley
Roman Krizek's Preserved Steam in British Columbia
For information on rail tours, tourist railroads, and railfanning in in British Colombia, you'll want to check out Gord's Rail Tours.
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Wes Barris' Steam Locomotive Information page is probably the most complete list of existing steam locomotives in the world. Be sure to check out his links to other steam locomotive web sites. There's lots of good stuff here.
The Railway Preservation News page has been started up to fill some of the void left by the much missed magazine Locomotive & Railway Preservation.
James Hefner maintains The Surviving World Steam website. He chronicles surviving steam locomotives, industrial engines, pumps etc. If it's steam powered, he's interested.
I've also contributed several photos to Andrew Toppan's The Railroad Snow Fighting Equipment Photo Gallery. The Surviving Rotary Snowplows List" seems to have been split out from the main gallery.
RailroadForums.com is a good source, of links, photos, and discussion and is hosted by the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad's Bob Harbison.
RailroadInfo.com is another one of Bob Harbison's projects. It is an online resource for railroad news and information.
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