Rail Fanning and Train Spotting are the recreational pastimes of people who collect or log detailed data or images of railways/roads and/or trains, using physical, electronic, or mental means.
This category list sites which contain resources useful to trainspotters and rail fans, such as databases of locomotives, rolling stock or other records.
Rail sites of a personal homepage nature, which do not contain such resources should be listed under /Recreation/Trains_and_Railroads/Personal_Pages/
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Railfanning in the heart of Dixie. Includes CSX, NS, IC, BNSF and many shortlines.
Individual locomotive history for all steam, diesel and electric locos running on Britains main railways from 1923 to 1997.
A photographic journey along the Settle and Carlisle railway and historical railway information including locomotive and rolling stock observations at Chesterfield.
Everything to do with trains in California. Includes photos, videos and maps.
CPR locomotive roster and paint data.
Devoted to railfanning both near and far from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Railfanning in New Jersey. Site includes timetables, pictures, and scanner frequencies.
Record of all known BR Class 25 hauled passenger trains, performance records and photographs of these locos in action.
Weekly updated pictures and archive showing the decline of Brush Class 47 around the Southampton area.
Railroading and railfanning in the San Francisco area.
Details of railfanning in Colorado.
Photo gallery of railfanning in Columbus, Ohio. Also contains radio frequencies, maps and information on rail yards.
Motive power rosters for several railways. Includes locomotive builders and leasers.
Disused railways, tracks, platforms, empty stations, viaducts, bridges, tunnels. But no trains.
Photos of railroads, railroad equipment, locomotives which are no longer being used.
UK rail enthusiast site, including timetables and photo galleries.
Description of German Railway signals, boards, and rules.
Details about Indian Railways for enthusiasts.
Focus is on railroading in the state of Alaska.
UK train spotting database allowing train spotters to store sessions and sightings on the internet.
Railfan photos and information from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.
Railfanning information with a focus on the Niagara and southern Ontario region.
‘Coastliners’ is a Rail User group representing users and friends of the Durham Coast railway line.
Photos, audio, and video of trains from many of the major freight railroads and tourist lines in the United States.
A complete guide for railfans visiting this Oregon Coast shortline. Topics include locomotive and car rosters, galleries, videos, history, and maps.
System and other interesting maps. Images and information for rail enthusiasts in the US.
Forums, photos and links for rail enthusiasts.
Contemporary railfan information for railroads in and around the state of Pennsylvania.
Detailed reviews of the best safe and legal train watching locations in the United States.
US based railfan site. Includes railroad news, history and general features.
Site for Romanian train spotters.
Information about railways in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and international locations.
Repository of historical and modern railroad photos, rail photography discussion forums and locomotive specifications.
Images and information about rail signals in the US.
Blog containing information on train operations and local railfan watch spots.
Discussion forum and photo gallery for railroaders, railfans and anyone else who is interested in railroads.
Live railroad scanner radio feeds and discussion forums from the US and Canada.
A rail fan site. Includes The White Pass and Yukon Route and the Alaska Railroad with links to other railways in the north.
A guide to listening in on Toronto area railways.
All about railways around the UK. Full of video clips, news and an event timetable. Features steam and diesel trains, narrow gauge and standard gauge, mainline and heritage railways.
Information on Southern Railway, including history, photos and equipment rosters.
Railfan guide to St. Louis, MO. Photographs and hot spots. Diesel locomotive production statistics from ALCo, EMD and GE.
Downloadable recordings of steam hauled trains on main line and preserved railways in the UK.
Railfan site including photographs, discussion forums, live chat and multimedia clips.
Message boards and discussion forums for all facets of railroading.
Describes railways that currently operate in Canada, with pictures, video, and blog. Steve Boyko.
A social media network for people who love trains and railways.
Information about 888 diesel locomotives from the Soo Line roster.
This site keeps track of logging movements, additions to or reinstatements from storage, disposals.
A rail fan site. Includes The White Pass and Yukon Route and the Alaska Railroad with links to other railways in the north.
Information about railways in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and international locations.
Describes railways that currently operate in Canada, with pictures, video, and blog. Steve Boyko.
Repository of historical and modern railroad photos, rail photography discussion forums and locomotive specifications.
Contemporary railfan information for railroads in and around the state of Pennsylvania.
Details of railfanning in Colorado.
Detailed reviews of the best safe and legal train watching locations in the United States.
Images and information about rail signals in the US.
Downloadable recordings of steam hauled trains on main line and preserved railways in the UK.
Details about Indian Railways for enthusiasts.
System and other interesting maps. Images and information for rail enthusiasts in the US.
Forums, photos and links for rail enthusiasts.
Site for Romanian train spotters.
All about railways around the UK. Full of video clips, news and an event timetable. Features steam and diesel trains, narrow gauge and standard gauge, mainline and heritage railways.
A social media network for people who love trains and railways.
This site keeps track of logging movements, additions to or reinstatements from storage, disposals.
UK rail enthusiast site, including timetables and photo galleries.
Railfanning in the heart of Dixie. Includes CSX, NS, IC, BNSF and many shortlines.
Photos, audio, and video of trains from many of the major freight railroads and tourist lines in the United States.
Live railroad scanner radio feeds and discussion forums from the US and Canada.
‘Coastliners’ is a Rail User group representing users and friends of the Durham Coast railway line.
Disused railways, tracks, platforms, empty stations, viaducts, bridges, tunnels. But no trains.
Photos of railroads, railroad equipment, locomotives which are no longer being used.
Individual locomotive history for all steam, diesel and electric locos running on Britains main railways from 1923 to 1997.
A photographic journey along the Settle and Carlisle railway and historical railway information including locomotive and rolling stock observations at Chesterfield.
Railroading and railfanning in the San Francisco area.
Railfan site including photographs, discussion forums, live chat and multimedia clips.
Blog containing information on train operations and local railfan watch spots.
Railfan guide to St. Louis, MO. Photographs and hot spots. Diesel locomotive production statistics from ALCo, EMD and GE.
UK train spotting database allowing train spotters to store sessions and sightings on the internet.
A guide to listening in on Toronto area railways.
Photo gallery of railfanning in Columbus, Ohio. Also contains radio frequencies, maps and information on rail yards.
Weekly updated pictures and archive showing the decline of Brush Class 47 around the Southampton area.
Railfanning in New Jersey. Site includes timetables, pictures, and scanner frequencies.
Discussion forum and photo gallery for railroaders, railfans and anyone else who is interested in railroads.
Railfanning information with a focus on the Niagara and southern Ontario region.
Motive power rosters for several railways. Includes locomotive builders and leasers.
Everything to do with trains in California. Includes photos, videos and maps.
Information on Southern Railway, including history, photos and equipment rosters.
Information about 888 diesel locomotives from the Soo Line roster.
Devoted to railfanning both near and far from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Record of all known BR Class 25 hauled passenger trains, performance records and photographs of these locos in action.
Focus is on railroading in the state of Alaska.
CPR locomotive roster and paint data.
A complete guide for railfans visiting this Oregon Coast shortline. Topics include locomotive and car rosters, galleries, videos, history, and maps.
Railfan photos and information from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.
Description of German Railway signals, boards, and rules.
US based railfan site. Includes railroad news, history and general features.
Message boards and discussion forums for all facets of railroading.
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