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Home of the Radiojerry.com/N4ki.us data center. (New Photo 07-29-2009)
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 a thorough 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.
Status Report
April 20, 2010. UP steam locomotive UP844 came to town. Added a new page
for the pictures and video.
March 29, 2010. Upgraded the appearance to several more subordinate pages.
Added a link to Wes Leitch's Best Friend of Charleston pictures.
Corrected several links. Added AAPRCO Private Rail Car link.
July 29, 2009. Did major upgrade to appearance of the main page. Will be carrying this over
to the remainder of the site as time permits. Added Jefferson Historical Railway to links.
December 22, 2008. Did major upgrade to the links. Many were added. Links were reorganized and dead links removed.
All links were verified and updated as needed.
May 20, 2008. Have learned from Ed Cooper of the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society that Chuck Harris had passed
away on February 29, 2008. His funeral was March 3, 2008, in Pittsburg, TX. You may visit the Railspot
Group on Yahoo and enter his name in the search box for more information. Mr. Harris was well-known for his historical knowledge
of East Texas Railroads. He will be missed by all. Please visit The Chuck Harris Collection to view the tributes received from those
who knew him.
July 3, 2005. Snake strikes at Longview yardmaster.
Story and photo by the webmaster. (Updated 7-9-05)
January 17, 2005. 11.3 Mb file on the Amtrak page - video of Texas Eagle going through Gladewater.
January 12, 2005. The Longview Yard has gone multi-media. View a 10.9 Mb mpg file on the Challenger Page.
January 8, 2005. The first 9 photos have been posted on National Museum of transport.
Attorney General Investigates Texas State Troopers Association
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.
More Longview Yard pages
UP844 comes to Longview - stills and video. (added 04-23-2010)
U.P. conductor Bob Benson's woodcarvings. (added 02-08-2000)
Railfan and Railroad related sites
Best Friend of Charleston - Photos by Wes Leitch
Railpictures.net
BLET Div 834 (corrected 03-29-2010)
railroaddata.com - Links to over 5,000 Railroad sites
Rails USA.com
NYCSubway.org list of rail links - many are light rail (updated 05-24-2005)
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
Railway Exchange - European and British rail passenger information
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
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
Illinois Central Railroad
Alaska Railroad
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
Canadian National Railway System
BC Rail
VIA Rail Canada
Magazines and Periodicals
Trains Magazine
Railfan and Railroad Magazine
Railpace Newsmagazine
Classic Trains Magazine
Classic Toy Trains Magazine
Garden Railways Magazine
Model Railroader Magazine
Trains.com
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
The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Airline Railroads Historical Society
Great Northern Railway Historical Society
Nevada Northern Railway - National Historical Landmark - East Ely, Nevada
Shore Line Interurban Historical Society
C & NW Historical Society
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Wabash Railroad Historical Society
Colorado Railroad Museum - Golden, Colorado
Folkston Funnel - Train viewing platform & transportation museum - Folkston, Georgia
Medina Railroad Museum - Medina, New York
Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society - Railway Heritage Center, Clifton Forge, Virginia
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania - Strasburg, PA
Tennessee Central Railway Museum - Nashville, TN
Tourist and Scenic Railways and Rail Tourism Sites
Hobo Railroad - Lincoln, NH
Winnipesaukee Railroad - Meredith and Weirs Beach, NH
AAPRCO Listing of Private Rail Cars for Charter
Historical Jefferson Railway - Jefferson, Texas
Texas State Railroad Historical Park - Rusk, Texas
White Pass & Yukon Railroad - Skagway, Alaska
Napa Valley Wine Train - Napa, California
Yreka Western Railroad - Yreka, California (Tourist ops on hold due to loss of freight revenue)
Leadville Colorado & Southern - Leadville, Colorado
Seminole Gulf Railway - Fort Myers, Florida
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad - Alamosa, Colorado
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - Bryson City, North Carolina
Green Mountain Railroad - Bellows Falls, Vermont
West Virginia Scenic Trains - Durbin, West Virginia
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad - Romney, West Virginia
Durango & Silverton Historic Steam Railroad - Durango, Colorado
Train & Raft Package - Durango, Colorado
Big South Fork Scenic Railway - Stearns, Kentucky
Maine Eastern Railroad - Rockland, Maine
Tweetsie Railroad - Blowing Rock, NC
Trains Unlimited Tours
Mt Hood Railroad - Hood River, Oregon
Copper Spike Railroad - Globe, Arizona
Model Railroading
Roy's Toys and Trains - located in Jefferson, TX
Roundhouse Hobbies (added 10-17-2000)
Train World
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
Park Trains
B.A.D. Great Northern Railway - Private Park Train
Dotto Trains
MTC Train Owners Web Site
House of David Miniature Trains
Rhyl Miniature Railway - in the U.K.
Applewood Farm
The Toy Train Depot
Please check by often - we are still laying track!
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