WEB SITES

Railroad Museums & Events:

Utah National Parks Council

http://www.railmuseums.com/namerica/index.html  click on your state for a good listing; also check on local events or Chamber of Commerce website, events listing in local newspapers, and with your local reference librarian.

http://www.railserve.com/Models/Clubs/North_America  click on a region to find a model railroad club or model railroad museum in your area

http://www.railroaddata.com links to various types of railroads, bridges, tunnels, stations and depots, freight or passenger railroads; click on tourist trains or narrow gauge for links to specific railroads

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento – August 31-Sept. 3 (Labor Day Weekend – Old Sacramento reverts to Gold Rush Days, including dirt streets and steam excursion trains.  Railroad Museum open all year, special steam excursion train rides on special dates throughout the year.  http://www.csrmf.org/default.asp

http://www.nps.gov/archive/gosp/home.html  Golden Spike National Historic Site – Promontory Point, Utah – virtual tour of site of completion point of transcontinental railroad. Also a teacher’s site and great kid’s games, crafts, fun facts and great trivia information about the building of the railroad   Saturday, August 12 – Railroader’s Festival – FREE – handcart rides, games, music, living history.  (435) 471-2209

National Toy Train Museum – Strasburg, Pennsylvania http://www.nttmuseum.org/tcs/index.htm

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania – Saturday Sept. 8, Railroad Family Day and reservations only Hogwarts Express parties for kids; recording artist Jim Rule performs at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  Exhibits, handouts. More than 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, the outdoor Restoration Yard—conditions permitting—Stewart Junction interactive railway education center, Steinman Station early 20th century replica passenger depot, hands-on freight engine cab simulator, a railroad bridges gallery exhibit and museum store.  http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/visitors/calendar.htm

Tennessee Central Railroad Museum, Nashville – also operates various excursion trains throughout the year, such as Mystery, Fall Foliage, Christmas, varying lengths, prices. Museum also  http://www.tcry.org/pass_ops.htm  and “Day Out with Thomas & Friends” on Sept 1-2 and 8-9 http://tcry.org/dowt/dowt_main.html or (615) 244-9001

Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan – August 13  Free train rides on historic train, activities, crafts.  Coupon savings at www.thehenryford.org/macys/default.asp  Call (313) 982-6001 or (800) 835-5237   Special Macy’s Second Monday events every month.

Other Good Train Websites

Alice, Golden Empire Council

Operation Lifesaver for Kids -  http://www.oli.org/for_kids  

http://www.elitepomo.com/stores/oli  website to order items from Operation Lifesaver, such as coloring books, wristbands, bumper stickers, zipper pulls, key tags, videos

Railroad Safety Kids Korner - http://www.sddot.com/fpa/railroad/lifesave_kids.asp
Train safety quiz for kids teaching about being safe around trains and railroad tracks

http://www.ribbonrail.com/arat/index.html  Great source of clip art, including railroad cars and stock, people, signs, structures and buildings, heralds (logos)

http://www.uprr.com/aboutrup/history/  Union Pacific info, fun facts