Create your own visitor map! visits since April 13, 2008 Side Tracks UP844 comes to Longview - stills and video. U.P. conductor Bob Benson's woodcarvings. Best Friend of Charleston - Photos by Wes Leitch July 3, 2005. Snake strikes at Longview yardmaster. Story and photo by the webmaster. Seaboard Recollections - growing up next to the Seaboard Texas State Railroad Amtrak at Longview Around the Yard UP's Challenger St Louis Museum of Transport - from early 1980s Samuel Morse Day - at Pittsburg, Texas The Chuck Harris Collection From the Railcrews Scanner Information The Limo Driver Graphics - links to RR graphics sites plus webmaster's own creations Jefferson Steam Train Tourist & Scenic Railways Links There are probably more railroad sites on the internet than aviation sites! While it would be nice to list each and every one of them, that would be far beyond the scope of this page. What I will attempt to do is link to LISTS of links and include them with my favorite web sites listed below. Railfan and Railroad related sites On-Track-On-Line - Interesting rail site Railcams.net - railcams in Fullerton, CA, and La Plata, Missouri North American railcams European railcams Other International railcams Alaska Rails - railfan site Mytrain.com - train links Historic Rail - Shopping site for railfans Transportation History of the Transcontinental Railroad - link suggested by students of Vermont educator Audrey Plasse Railroad Parts: History for Kids - link suggested by students of Delaware educator Kimberly McKnight Railpictures.net BLET Div 834 railroaddata.com - Links to over 5,000 Railroad sites Rails USA.com NYCSubway.org - History of the New York City subway system RailSpot - This is a fantastic railroad site, generally oriented around the Union Pacific Railroad. They have links to the UP Employees web site, several photo collections, and some excellent general information. Trainweb Cyberspace World Railroad Herron Rail Videos American Rail & Highway - mugs, t-shirts, hats, train art Classic Railroad Videos Shorpy's Page - Old railroad photos from Civil War through the 1950s rrhistorical.com - Railroad links and info American-Rails.com - Excellent historical reference Motor Car Operators West Online - Section cars and Handcars North American Railcar Operators Association Sterling Rail - Used locomotive and rail car sales Rail Merchants - all full-size RR rolling stock Railfonts.com - purchase railroad type fonts TRRA Links page Official Sites of the Railroads Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company - Aberdeen, NC - My "hometown" railroad. This line goes east to Fayetteville and close to Fort Bragg. Aberdeen Carolina & Western - Another hometown railroad. This one goes west. The Union Pacific Railroad web site Burlington Northern Santa Fe Conrail CSX transportation Norfolk Southern Kansas City Southern Rail Network Alaska Railroad Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Canadian National Railway System BC Rail VIA Rail Canada Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. Morristown & Erie Railway Crew Transport Services Professional Transportation Incorporated (PTI) Railcrew Express Renzenberger Magazines and Periodicals Rail magazines for train enthusiasts and industry professionals Trains Magazine Railfan and Railroad Magazine Railpace Newsmagazine Classic Trains Magazine Classic Toy Trains Magazine Garden Railways Magazine Model Railroader Magazine Trains.com Cowcatcher Magazine - model railroading Railways Illustrated - from the UK Amtrak Related Sites Amtrak - the official Amtrak site. Amtrak's Texas Eagle - Official Page. List of Amtrak Sites from trainWeb Museums and Historical Societies For museums that have train rides, go to the section - Tourist and Scenic Railways. City and State info indicates a physical museum you can visit. The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Airline Railroads Historical Society Great Northern Railway Historical Society Shore Line Interurban Historical Society C & NW Historical Society Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Wabash Railroad Historical Society The Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society Folsom, El Dorado and Sacramento Historical Railroad Association - Folsom, California South Florida Railway Museum - Deerfield Beach, Florida Folkston Funnel - Train viewing platform & transportation museum - Folkston, Georgia Rock Island Railroad Museum - Chillicothe, Illinois Illinois Central Historical Society - Paxton, Illinois St Louis Museum of Transportation - St Louis, Missouri Lake Superior Railroad Museum - Duluth, Minnesota Cody Park Railroad Museum - North Platte, Nebraska Sutherland Railroad Park - North Platte, Nebraska Medina Railroad Museum - Medina, New York Railroad Museum of Long Island - Riverhead, New York The National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame - Hamlet, North Carolina Wilmington Railroad Museum - Wilmington, North Carolina Halton County Radical Railway - Milton, Ontario, Canada Elgin County Railway Museum - St Thomas, Ontario, Canada Altoona Railroaders Museum - Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania - Strasburg, Pennsylvania Museum of the American Railroad - Dallas, Texas - to be moved to Frisco, Texas Galveston Railroad Museum - Galveston, Texas New Braunfels Railroad Museum - New Braunfels, Texas Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society - Railway Heritage Center, Clifton Forge, Virginia Virginia Museum of Transportation - Roanoke, Virginia The Northern Pacific Railway Museum - Toppenish, Washington Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association - Cass, West Virginia Rail Tourism Sites TrainTraveling.com - World Train Traveling Guide Vacation by Rail - article from Uptake.com The Man in Seat 61 - train travel tips and info Vacations by Rail - domestic and overseas bookings Canada Rail Tours - Canada, USA, Alaska and Europe John Steel Rail Tours Trains and Travel International - booking agent for organized tours Double K Ranch - Railroad theme Bed and Breakfast - Tucson, AZ America's Greatest Train Rides - from Parade Magazine Key Holidays - featuring Amtrak tours Canada Train Vacations Rockymountaineer.com International Rail Travelers Top 25 Trains Savannahlander - The Outback Rail Experience - Australia Trans-Siberian - Trans-Siberian Express Rovos Rail- South Africa - billed as the most luxurious train in the world The California Native - International Tours Eurail - Europe Rail Travel Information and Schedules The Best Train Trips From Around the Planet - from Away.com ExploreWorldWide.com WorldExpeditions.com AdventureFinder.com Private Rail Cars Private Rail Cars - charter operator AAPRCO Listing of Private Rail Cars for Charter Morristown & Erie Railway - Private Rail Cars for Charter American Rail Excursions - private rail excursions The private rail car "Puget Sound" for charter Lancaster and Chester Railcar Charters Railserve - Private Railcars - links to private railcar charters Rail Charter - Private railcar charter tour operators Classic Rail - Classic railcars for charter Virginia City private railcar train tours Rail Journeys West Cruising by Rail California Zephyr Railcar Charters Railcar Montana Rail Ventures New York Central 3 Sierra Hotel Chapel Hill Railcar High Iron Travel Rail Excursions - Caritas railcar Railroading Heritage of Midwest America LARail Luxury Rail Vacations - Hickory Creek railcar The Glass Slipper - private railcar Model Railroading Only Trains - site devoted to G scale World's Greatest Hobby - Guide to Model Trains Roy's Toys and Trains - Jefferson, TX Blue Ridge Hobbies - Greenville, SC Hobbylinc - Model Trains - online vendor Valley Model Trains - Wappingers Falls, NY Discount Trains Online Intermountain Railway - Longmont, CO, model railroad outlet Roundhouse Hobbies - Monroe, WA - featuring Alaska Railroad Train World Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg - World's largest model railway - Germany Twin City Model Railroad Museum - St Paul, MN Calico Meadows - right here in East Texas. Home of the ISD & FA Short Line Railroad (a very elaborate and well-photographed model railroad). American Models - cars and locomotives National Toy Train Museum - Strasburg, PA Train Boxes Plus - Garland, TX - transport and storage systems Spring Creek Model Trains, LLC - Deshler, NE Larry's Hobbies - Houston, TX Kato USA - precision railroad models - Schaumburg, IL Rapido Trains - Concord, ON, Canada Midlothian Train Store - Midlothian, TX G&G Model Shop - Houston, TX Trends and Trains Hobby Shop - Shreveport, LA Papa Bens Train Place - Houston, TX Texas Western Model Railroad Club - Fort Worth, TX San Antonio Model Railroad Association - San Antonio, TX Lockheed Martin Recreation Association - Railroad Activity - Fort Worth, TX Alamo Railroad Engineers - San Antonio, TX Collectible Trains & Toys - Forney, TX Bowser Trains - Montoursville, PA Horizon Hobby Trainz.com Athearn Atlas Bachmann Lionel Park Trains B.A.D. Great Northern Railway - Private Park Train Dotto Trains - trackless trains MTC Train Owners Web Site House of David Miniature Trains Rhyl Miniature Railway - in the U.K. Applewood Farm The Toy Train Depot Hesston Steam Museum Edaville USA - family amusement park - Carver, Massachusetts The Longview Yard is a website presented for the purpose of : Giving an identity to Union Pacific's Longview hub, Enhancing the viewer's understanding of railroad operations, Identifying some of the folks who work at the Longview Yard, Providing a showplace for railroad employees to display their photographic work, Providing an extensive list of internet railroad links, Providing a source of railroad computer graphics from both the internet and Radiojerry's own creations, And trying to boost the image of the lowly and grossly underpaid limo driver. Please check by often - we are still laying track! Address comments regarding this page to