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1. Future Transport

   Get the history and even a peek at the future of planes, trains, and automobiles. From ThinkQuest.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01249/

   
   

2. Age of Steam Railroad Museum

   Check out exhibits of historic railroad equipment, vintage passenger cars, and cabooses. Find a brief history of railroads in Dallas and learn about how to visit the museum.

   http://dallasrailwaymuseum.com

   
   

3. B&O Railroad Museum, The

   Visit the birthplace of American railroads and see photos of historic diesel locomotives.

   http://www.borail.org/

   
   

4. California State Railroad Museum

   Showcasing the exciting past, present, and future of the railroad in Old Sacramento, California.

   http://www.csrmf.org/

   
   

5. Golden Gate Railroad Museum

   Check out this museum located in San Francisco, CA dedicated to the preservation of train equipment and the interpretation of local railroad history.

   http://www.ggrm.org/

   
   

6. National Railway Museum

   Take a virtual tour and find digital exhibitions, FAQs, a photo gallery, and visitor info from this branch of the UK's National Museum of Science and Industry.

   http://www.nrm.org.uk/

   
   

7. Railroad Maps Collection

   Have a look at railroad maps in the U.S. from 1828-1900.

   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/

   
   

8. Riding the Rails

   Learn about the lives of teen hobos who travelled around the country by hopping freight trains during the Depression from this PBS show.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/

   
   

9. San Diego Model Railroad Museum

   The world's largest working model railroad exhibit with four huge scale model layouts showing railroads of the U.S. Southwest. Take a virtual tour!

   http://www.sdmodelrailroadm.com/

   
   

10. Steel Rails and Iron Horses

    Online version of this book about the Transcontinental Railroad from the Bureau of Land Management.

    http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/stee...

    
    

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