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Web Sites
CTU Railway Page
Index of European railway Internet resources.
Canadian National Railway
Web site dedicated to North America's Railroad.
Cyberspace World Railroad
News, quiz and images of railroad.
Interchange Yard
A site for the archiving of historical and informational documents and binaries concerning Railroads, Railfanning and Model Railroading.
New York City Subway
Unofficial site about the history of New York City's subway system.
Quarterly Report of Railway Technology Research Institute of Japan
News, abstract of papers in environment & urban railways technology, seismic design and fatigue of railway materials.
RailServe
A portal of international railway.
Railroad Engineering
A class from Iowa State University. The page contains extensive course materials.
Railway Industry Resources on the Internet
Includes many links related to the railway industry.
Railways
Railway related exhibitions in the museum.
Railways as World Heritage Sites
Different kinds of railway in history.
Railway Technology
International railway technology portal. Contains information on railway product and service supplier catalogue, global events and conference diary, global associations directory, projects and industry links.
Spread of Railways in 19th Century
Data of ten selected countries.
Westside Light Rail
A web site includes West Side Light Rail, Transportation Resources, Tunneling & Civil Engineering, pictures, and lots of links.
Wide Gauge Railroad
A proposal for wide gauge railroad which makes piggy back trucking much more efficient and would have economies of scale for bulk cargo.
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Technical Articles
Between the Alps and a Hard Place
A brief introduction to the new Swiss rail system.
Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad Homepage
A detailed description about the Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad.
Innovative Design at the Homebush Bay Rail Link
Concrete Institute of Australia Conference, Sydney 1999
Intercity Passenger Rail
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by John A. Harrison.
Investigation & pile design for railway over huge caverns
West Rail, Hong Kong contract - huge underground caverns made the work more complex still. Known as the marble area, it has limestone caverns up to 20m across: "Big enough for double decker buses - or even a railway concourse."
Light Rail Transit: Future Opportunities and Changes
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by Douglas R. Campion, et al.
Local and Regional Rail Freight Transport
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by David B. Clarke.
Modernizing the Australian Rail Network
Rail has become the weak link in Australia's transport system and is rapidly falling behind road transport in its ability to meet Australia's needs.
Network Simulation of a Major Railroad
A conference paper written by Myron Lewellyn and Kerim Tumay.
North American Commuter Rail
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by Walter E. Zullig, Jr. and S. David Phraner.
North American Intercity Rail Passenger Systems
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by Anthony Peri.
Railroad Design and Rehabilitation
Technical manual of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Railroad Track Standards
Technical manual of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Railroad Track Structure System Design
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by Thomas P. Smithberger, et al.
Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings: A Look Forward
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by Fred Coleman III, et al.
Stray Current Corrosion in Electrified Rail Systems
Full text research report from Northwestern University.
Urban Rail in 21st Century America
A TRB Millennium paper (PDF format file) written by Gregory L. Thompson and Tom Matoff.
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