Sources
There are a lot of sources, online and otherwise, that can be considered useful in the steam preservation sphere. The sources I use to add to this site will be listed here. Of special note is, "Steam Locomotive dot com", published by Wes Barris. If I ran into a museum site that lacked information or found an engine that I could not gather all of the necessary information for easily, I turned to this page to find the information I needed. The other page that I turned to when information was hard to come by was Douglas Bailey's "Steam Locomotive Information." It's similar to Wes' site, but contained information on engines I could not find on his page. As time has come and gone and this project has progressed, both sites have been extremely helpful.
Age of Steam Roundhouse. "CP 1293." Accessed December 9, 2015. http://ageofsteamroundhouse.com/loco1293.html
This is the webpage for the CP 1293, a 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive currently in the stable of the Age of Steam Roundhouse. It includes a history of the locomotive and many key facts about the engine as well.
Age of Steam Roundhouse. "Lake Superior and Ishpeming 2-8-0 no. 33." Accessed December 6, 2020. Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 No. 33 – Age of Steam Roundhouse
This is the webpage for the LS&I 2-8-0 #33, owned and operated by the Age of Steam Roundhouse. It's a good page, containing a good history, statistics and other information about the locomotive.
American Steam Railroad Preservation Association. "Frisco 1352." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.americansteamrailroad.org/project-1352.aspx
This webpage documents the history of the Frisco 1352, a 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive and the current restoration efforts. The webpage is mainly dictated towards the history of the locomotive, but other useful information can be found as well.
American Steam Railroad Preservation Association. "Fire Up 2100." Accessed April 12, 2015. http://www.fireup2100.org/
This is the website for the Reading 2100 steam locomotive. It hasn't been fully revealed to the public yet, but it does show that the engine is in fact moving to Ohio to be restored.
Arcade and Attica Railroad. "Our History." Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.arcadeandatticarr.com/our_history.php3
This website documents the history of the Arcade and Attica Railroad, and gives a brief history of the 18. Technical information for the engine is not on the website, but the background for its acquisition is interesting.
Arkansas Railway Museum. "Engine 819." Accessed July 6, 2016. http://arkansasrailroadmuseum.org/
This website belongs to the Arkansas Railway Museum. It chronicles their equipment, it's history and other facts about the museum. It's especially good for info about the Cotton Belt 819, their 4-8-4 Northern class engine. Lots of good technical facts are included!
Austin Steam Train Association. "About the Train." Accessed July 8, 2016. http://www.austinsteamtrain.org/about-the-train
This is the website for the Austin Steam Train Association. It explains their motive power, in particular Southern Pacific 2-8-2 #786, and gives a brief history of the engine. It also chronicles the repairs that are wrapping up on the engine.
Baily, Douglas. "Steam Locomotive Information." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.steamlocomotive.info/index.cfm
This website is similar to Wes Barris' "Steam Locomotive dot Com," but is slightly easier to use. Lots of information exists here; the chances that you leave without finding what you're looking for are slim to none!
B&O Railroad Museum. "B&O No. 25 'William Mason.'" Accessed May 29, 2020. http://www.borail.org/William-Mason.aspx
The website for the B&O Railway Museum's "William Mason." Overall very good, offering a good history of the engine and some technical details as well.
B&O Railroad Museum. "C&O No. 1309." Accessed November 24, 2014. http://www.borail.org/CO-No1309.aspx
This website gives a brief history of the C&O 1309. Although the engine is currently being restored, the B&O museum cared for the locomotive prior to its purchase by the WMSR. It's a good page for information about the locomotive.
Bernard, Joshua and the Golden Spike Chapter of the R&LHS. "A Brief History - D&RGW 223." Accessed July 18, 2016. https://sites.google.com/site/drgw223/a-brief-history
This is one of the websites for the D&RGW 223, a 3ft gauge Consolidation in the care of the Golden Spike Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. It's a great site for technical info on the engine and its history. Be sure to explore! (For instance, technical information is listed on the welcome page; https://sites.google.com/site/drgw223/)
Black Hills Central Railroad. "About." Accessed March 22, 2016. https://www.1880train.com/about.html
This is the website containing the information about the Black Hills Central's heritage equipment. It provides a brief history of all of the listed equipment, allowing one to get some basic info. Technical information was taken from steamlocomotive.info.
Black River Railroad Historical Trust. "Steam Lives at the Black River and Western." Accessed December 8, 2014. http://www.blackriverrailroad.com/steam.html
This website is for the BR&W 60 steam locomotive. It gives a brief history of the engine and when it will be running during the year. Technical information taken from Steam Locomotive Information by Douglas Baily.
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. "Our Equipment- Steam." https://bsvrr.com/wp/preservation/our-equipment/steam/
This is the website for the B&SVRR 2-8-2 #8419. Good website, complete with technical details but a bit lacking on the actual history fo the engine.
Camp Five Museum Foundation. "Lumberjack Steam Train." Accessed January 11, 2015. http://www.lumberjacksteamtrain.com/index.iml
This is the webpage for the Laona & Northern Railway #4 steam locomotive. The page gives a little historical info about the road, the engine and some of the equipment, but is largely set up for a tourist operation otherwise. Still, it's a good site to learn about this engine and the venue in which it continues to live.
Carson and Colorado Railway. "History of 18." Accessed April 10, 2019. https://carsoncolorado.com/history-of-18/
The website for the Southern Pacific 18, a narrow gauge 4-6-0 also nicknamed the Slim Princess. The website is very well done, and the story of the 18 that's featured there is fascinating!
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. "Locomotives." Accessed December 20, 2014. http://www.cassrailroad.com/locos.html
This page is the intro page for the shay locomotives currently in use by the Cass Scenic Railroad. From here, all of the various shay type locomotives that Cass runs are available for viewing. In general, the pages do a good job explaining the history, use and some technical information for the various engines.
Charleston Daily Mail. "Cass Scenic Railroad to Revive one of Nation's Oldest Steam Engines." Accessed May 1, 2015. http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20150409/DM06/150409212
This article describes the restoration of the Buffalo Creek and Gauley #4, a 2-8-0 going to the Cass Scenic Railroad for restoration to operation. The article does have some exaggerations (the #4 is old, but not among the oldest steam engines in the nation), but its a good read otherwise.
Central States Steam Preservation Association. "Home." http://centralstatessteam.org/
Website for hte CSSPA, which operates the 2-10-2 #6988. The website does a good job with the history of the engines and the history of the organization, but doens't contain much technical info (driver size, boiler pressure, etc.) on the engine.
Coalition for Sustainable Rail. “CSR White Paper Program.” http://www.csrail.org/index.php/news-information/white-paper-series
This source documents the CSR’s mission of rebuilding a steam locomotive with modern technology. The white papers are technical documents showing why such an engine is practical, and how they intend to make it happen. This source is good for technical information related to steam locomotive design.
Combs, John. "ARR 557 Restoration Project History." Accessed November 24, 2014. http://alaskarails.org/pix/former-loco/557/history/index.html
This webpage is in support of the Alaska Railroad's efforts to restore the #557 steam locomotive. It's a good resource for the engine and how the current efforts have progressed.
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. "Help Restore the D&RG 168 locomotive." Accessed September 28, 2015. http://cumbrestoltec.com/168-2/
This is the webpage for the D&RG 168. It gives a brief overview of the locomotive; the plans for the engine moving forward and the history of the engine. It also has a link to help support the restoration of the engine.
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. "Locomotives and Equipment." https://cumbrestoltec.com/about-us-2/locomotives-and-equipment/
This is the webpage highlighting the collection of the C&TS, and serves as one foundation for the info on their locomotives. While the site is very basic, it does note which engines are operational and which aren't, which is quite helpful.
Dick Morris email. Treasurer of Project 557.
Mr. Dick Morris was kind enough to email me, after finding the website, regarding the information I'd posted about their locomotive. He very generously offered me some of his knowledge, and suggested some revisions for the engine. Those revisions were made as of June 4, 2018.
Durango and Silveron. "D&SNG Museums." Accessed July 14, 2016. http://www.durangotrain.com/dsng-museums#.V4gYon6rSUl
This is the website for the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. It's not a great website, but I was able to get some information about the #493 from here.
Essex Steam Train. "Locomotive History." Accessed April 11, 2019. http://essexsteamtrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Locomotive-History-2014.pdf
This is a link to 3 pdf files written by J. David Conrad of the Valley Railroad describing the histories of the Valley Railroad's 3 operational steam locomotives. It's interesting, but brief and lacking technical data.
Everett Railroad Company. "Alco 2-6-0 Number 11." Accessed October 13, 2015. http://www.everettrailroad.com/railfans/11.aspx
This website is for the Everett Railroad Company's 2-6-0 #11. The site is good for a brief history of the locomotive and has some of the key facts regarding the engine. It has not, as of the accessed date, been updated to include the details of the 11's return to service.
Everett Railroad Company. "Baldwin 2-8-0 #38." Accessed October 13, 2015. http://www.everettrailroad.com/excursions/equipment/38.aspx
This is the webpage for the Everett Railroad Company's 2-8-0 #38. It includes a history of the engine, some key facts about the engine and what is going on with its restoration.
Fillmore and Western Railroad. "About the Railroad." Accessed August 23, 2019. http://www.fwry.com/aboutus.html
The website documenting the history of the Fillmore and Western Railroad. Very good source for the history of the railroad, but not as great a source for the steam locomotive. It was still a good read and helpful regarding the locomotive's oil conversion, but no technical info included otherwise (year built, tractive effort, etc.).
Fire Up 611 Committee. “Fire Up 611!” Last Updated September 23, 2014. Accessed September 24, 2014. fireup611.org
This website documents the decision to, fundraising for and progress related to the restoration of the Norfolk and Western J class #611. It’s a good resource for the engine, and is related to the Virginia Museum of Transportation and their webpage, and documents the history of this engine and the others in its class.
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. “Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Inc.” Accessed September 18, 2014. http://fortwaynerailroad.org/
This is the website of the group that owns and operates the Nickel Plate Road #765, a Berkshire class locomotive. The website allows one to support the group, and helps interested people learn more about the engine.
Fort Wayne Railroad and Historical Society. “Listen for the Whistle.” 2014.
This documentary explains the history of the NKP #765, from a city park in Indiana to the NS steam program in 2014. It is informative, shedding light on the history of the engine, maintenance it requires and the power and appeal of steam locomotives.
Friends of SP 4449. “SP 4449.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.4449.com/
The website for the Southern Pacific 4449, a Northern class steam locomotive. Good resource for that locomotive and the group maintaining it. The site includes both technical data for the engine and stories surrounding its service life and excursion use.
George, Cheri. 2007. "My Life on 611." Trains, 09, 58-65. http://0-search.proquest.com.topcat.switchinc.org/docview/206644057?accountid=10249
This is an article published in Trains Magazine by Mrs. Cheri George, who worked on and fired the Norfolk and Western #611. It is an excellent resource showing just how much steam locomotives did mean to the people who worked on them.
Gramling Locomotive Works. "Have Engine, Will Travel: Engines." Accessed August 8, 2015. http://www.haveenginewilltravel.com/engines
This website is the main resource for the Gramling Locomotive Works two operational and two under restoration steam locomotives. It includes a good history of the engines, pictures and how they were acquired by the Gramling Brothers.
Gramling Locomotive Works. "Lehigh Valley Coal Company#126." Accessed December 7, 2015. http://www.haveenginewilltravel.com/engines/lehigh-valley-coal-company-126
This is the website for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company 0-6-0 #126. The site is a good site for the engine, giving basic specs and a short history as well. It also includes detailed pictures of the locomotive's restoration.
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. "Restoring 1702." Accessed July 6, 2016. https://restoring1702.com/
This is the blog for the restoration of the GSMR 2-8-0 #1702. It details via video and text the entire process of restoring the engine and the facilities needed to return the engine to service.
Herber Valley Railroad. "No. 618." Accessed November 21, 2014. http://hebervalleyrr.org/ourtrain/steamlocomotives/steam618/
This webpage covers the history and efforts to restore the Herber Valley #618. It's a good webpage that gives the statistics of the locomotive and its history.
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. "A History of No. 58." Accessed November 17, 2014. http://www.wwrr.com/58/58history.aspx
Provides an in depth look at the history of the No. 58 steam locomotive from the Wilmington and Western. It's an excellent source for the locomotive but is missing the driving wheel diameter, an important fact for steam locomotives.
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. "Steam Locomotives." Accessed November 17, 2014. http://www.wwrr.com/about/equipment/steam-locomotives.aspx
This website shows the history of the three steam locomotives located at the Wilmington and Western Railroad. The page is good for seeing which engines are operational and which are getting work done to make them so. It's also good for giving a rather thorough historical record of the locomotives.
Illinois Railway Museum. “Illinois Railway Museum”. Last Updated 9/16/2014. Accessed September 18, 2014. www.irm.org
The website for the Illinois Railway Museum. From here, it’s easy to see the most recent museum blog updates and check the rosters for the various shops. It’s a good resource for keeping up with what’s going on at the museum, and what the museum has on its property.
Illinois Railway Museum TV. "Frisco 1630 Returns." Accessed October, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkrAKL-GtLc
This particular video is informative, opening with an introduction to IRM steam shop curator Tom Schneider who documents the work taken to restore the 1630 to operation as well as its history. Also included are pictures of the restoration and videos of its first run after restoration.
Indiana Transportation Museum. "Nickel Plate Road 587." Accessed November 16, 2014. http://itm.org/museum/restoration/nickel-plate-road-587/
This website chronicles the restoration of the Nickel Plate Road #587 steam locomotive. It's a good resource for the engine itself, documenting its history and the current restoration efforts.
Jacob Woods. Email.
Mr. Woods was kind enough to reach out to me and point out a few changes I needed to make, specifically with GSMR 1702 and some other engines on the website. Thank you!
Kentucky Railway Museum. "Motive Power." Accessed July 10, 2016. http://www.kyrail.org/motive.asp
This is the motive power page for the Kentucky Railway Museum. It contains information about all of the engines at the museum, including the Louisville and Nashville 4-6-2 #152.
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation. "What We Do." Accessed February 7, 2016. http://www.kentuckysteam.org/#!what/jtibi
This is the website for the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation. The website details their efforts to restore and operate the C&O 2716, a 2-8-4 Kanawha steam locomotive. It's a thorough site about the mission of the group, but the history of the engine was found on other sites, namely Steam Locomotive dot com, Steam Locomotive Information and a Trains Magazine article cited below.
King, Gordon. "Locomotive volunteers in it for the long haul." Yakima Herald: Yakima, Washington. Published June 27, 2015. Accessed April 23, 2015. http://www.yakimaherald.com/lifestyle/locomotive-volunteers-in-it-for-the-long-haul-photos/article_a077efde-1c93-11e5-8a8d-6b738e0fb384.html
This is the news source from which I got information about the Northern Pacific 4-6-0 1364 restoration. It's got a good overview of the engine and how it got to where it currently is.
Kloke Locomotive Works. "Leviathan 63." Accessed December 26, 2014. http://www.leviathan63.com/leviathan63.html
This is the webpage showing the vital stats for the Leviathan steam locomotive. It's a good webpage for the locomotive, including photos and videos as well as some of the technical information associated with it.
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. "Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.lgsry.com/
This website is not particularly informative about the R&N 425 steam locomotive, but it does contain the schedule of said locomotive and plans for running it and the CNJ 113.
Little River Railroad. "Locomotives." Accessed March 2, 2015. http://www.littleriverrailroad.com/locomotives.htm
This is the website for the steam locomotives owned and maintained by the Little River Railroad in Michigan. It offers some historical facts about both locomotives, and is a good, brief overview of both the history of the locomotives and the operations there.
Mid Continent Railway Museum. "Mid-Continent Equipment Roster." Accessed November 2, 2014. http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/collect.html
This webpage dictates the entire collection of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum. I used it extensively to document the restorations of the #1385 and #2 steam locomotives from that museum. They also have a steam status webpage, which is a blog showing the progress of their work restoring two steam locomotives.
Monticello Railway Museum. "Southern 401." Accessed December 16, 2014. http://www.mrym.org/401.html
The webpage for the Southern 401 steam locomotive. Although not terribly insightful, it gives a brief history of how the engine was acquired by the museum and an impressive slideshow of its restoration.
Morgan, David P. “Locomotive 4501.” (Milwaukee; Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1968.) http://topcat.switchinc.org/record=b1151529~S0
An excellent book that describes how the Southern 2-8-2 #4501 was saved. It’s easy to read and understand, and also helps the reader to understand the allure of steam locomotives. An excellent read for anyone interested in railroad history.
Milwaukee Public Television. "Tracks Ahead." Season 9, Ep. 1 "The Skunk Train."
Tracks Ahead is a long running television show available on public television channels. The first episode in season 9, called "The Skunk Train," is a good resource for those wanting a general overview of the operations of the California Western Railroad and also a good source for their steam locomotive, CWRR #45.
Nashville Steam Preservation Society. "Gliders, Yellow Jackets and Stripes." Accessed July 6, 2016. http://www.nashvillesteam.org/history/
This is the website for the Nashville Steam Preservation Society, the group restoring the NC&St.L 4-8-4 #576 to operation. Their website is superb, including a history of the J3 class written by the late, longtime Trains Magazine editor David P. Morgan!
National Park Service. "Baldwin Locomotive Works 26." Accessed December 11, 2014. http://www.nps.gov/stea/planyourvisit/blw26.htm
This is the website for the BLW 26 steam locomotive. The website has no technical information, but does give a good history of the locomotive and details what has been and needs to be done to restore it to service.
Nevada Northern Railway. "Equipment Roster." Accessed February 13, 2015. http://www.nnry.com/pages/equipment.php
This is the website for the Nevada Northern Railway's equipment roster, highlighted by their two operational steam locomotives. The website hasn't been updated in a while, but the information about both #40 and #93 is worth the time and effort.
New England Steam Corporation. "Home." Accessed December 8, 2014. http://www.newenglandsteam.org/home
This is the website for the Maine Central #470 steam locomotive. It's a good resource for the engine, including a brief history of the locomotive and the plans to run it when its restoration is complete. The stats for the locomotive, however, were taken from "Steam Locomotive dot Com," as they are not readily available on this website.
New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. "Steam Locomotives." Accessed November, 2014. https://www.newhoperailroad.com/history-steamloco.cfm
This website documents the history of the steam locomotives currently located at the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad in Pennsylvania. It's a good resource for those engines, with other information about the railroad available through some exploration of the website.
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Rail Road Historical Society. "About Us." Accessed November 20, 2014. http://www.nmslrhs.org/
This is the official webpage of the group endeavoring to restore the AT&SF 2926 locomotive. The webpage documents the restoration and the groups' other goals as well.
Nigel Bennett Interview. Foreman of the Illinois Railway Museum’s Steam Department, Museum Treasurer.
Nigel Bennett is the Illinois Railway Museum’s treasurer, and is also the foreman of the steam department. His expertise tends to deal with locomotive firebox and stay bolt design, but he is a capable mechanic all around.
Niles Canyon Railway. "Southern Pacific #1744." Accessed December 6, 2020. Southern Pacific #1744 | Niles Canyon Railway (ncry.org)
This is the website for the SP 1744, owned by the Niles Canyon Railway. It's actually quite a good page for the engine, with important technical details, a comprehensive history and the future plans for the engine all included.
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. "History: Locomotive #35." Accessed August 9, 2016. http://www.obrm.org/history/locomotive-35.php
This is the webpage for the Long Island Railroad 4-6-0 #35. It's compact but efficient. The facts it offers are limited in scope; technical information was taken from steamlocomotive.info, but the site does offer a few facts about the engine that are interesting.
Pacific Railroad Preservation Association. "The SP&S 700." Accessed November 24, 2014. http://www.sps700.org/rollingstock/sps700.shtml
This website documents the history of the SP&S 700 steam locomotive. It's a great resource for the locomotive, offering its history, specs and comparisons to other steam locomotives. The Odd Fact for this locomotive is taken from the bottom of this page.
Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Trust. "The T1 Trust." Accessed November, 2014. http://prrt1steamlocomotivetrust.org/index.php
This webpage follows the progress of this group in trying to rebuild a PRR T1 steam locomotive from the ground up. It's a good introduction to the engine and the trust's reasons for undertaking such an audacious project.
Pentrex. “Union Pacific Big Boy Collection.” 2001.
The film collection and narration are well done in this DVD. It concentrates on the 25 UP Big Boys, but also compares/contrasts those to the other classes of UP steam locomotives and diesels. Overall, a very good resource for these specific engines and for late steam in general.
Project 02. "Project 02." Accessed October 14, 2015. http://project-02.weebly.com/
This is the website around the USATC 5002, an 0-6-0 under restoration at the Colebrookdale Railroad in PA. The website is in its infancy, but has some interesting historical information none the less.
Project 3713. "#3713: America's Locomotive." Accessed February 4, 2015. http://project3713.com/wp/?page_id=304
This is the website for the Boston and Maine #3713. The website is a good resource for the engine and the status of its' restoration. A good history of the locomotive is included on the website as well.
Railroad Museum of Long Island. "Engine 39." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.rmli.org/RMLI/Engine_39.html
This webpage documents the work going towards restoring the LIRR G5s #39. Not terribly informative, but it is a good source to begin looking into the locomotive. If nothing else, it documents the work and plan to restore the engine to operational condition.
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. “Friends of the 261.” Accessed September 24, 2014. 261.com
The website for the Milwaukee Road 261, a Northern class steam locomotive. Good resource for the engine and the group that maintains it. Includes technical information about the locomotive and a roster of passenger cars that the group maintains.
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. "RRHMA." Accessed August 22, 2022. https://rrhma.com
This is the separate website from the above, detailing the acquisition by the RRHMA of many pieces of Union Pacific equipment. The website needs some refinement: I found that the specifications listed for the 5511 were actually those of the 3985, but it's otherwise helpful and insightful.
Railway Preservation News. “RYPN Interchange.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
One of many rail preservation oriented forums on the internet, the Railway Preservation News interchange is a good source for info and events related to railroading. It’s a good source for finding out about and checking the progress on many preservation oriented themes. It takes a lot of sifting through the information, but there is some good stuff on this forum.
Railway Restoration Project 113. "Railway Restoration Project 113." Accessed October, 2014. http://www.rrproject113.org/
This website is in support of the CNJ 113 steam locomotive, dictating the history and stats of the locomotive. It's a good site about the locomotive, and allows anyone interested to learn how to help the group maintaining the engine.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad. "Home." Accessed November 2014. http://www.rbmnrr.com/
For steam railroading, this is not a great website. It does dictate the railroad and its policies, and does link out to their passenger branch service. No 425 is featured on the equipment roster, including her class type, which allowed me to research the engine and get the information that I needed.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad. "Steam Locomotive 2102 Slated to Return to Service." Accessed January 29, 2015. http://www.rbmnrr.com/happenings/2016/1/21/steam-locomotive-no-2102-slated-to-return-in-service
This links to the formal announcement of the Reading T-1 Northern 2102's restoration. Although the page announces the return of the engine, historical information was taken from the steamlocomotive.info site and from personal research into the engine, some of which came from the RYPN forums.
RGUSRail. "Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade #15." Accessed March 1, 2015. http://www.rgusrail.com/waccrm.html
This is a page dedicated to the CCC Ry #15. It's a good page about the locomotive, including plenty of pictures and facts about the engine. As the website for the museum maintaining the group didn't have technical info on the engine listed, I used both this site and steamlocomotive.info for my information.
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. "3751." Accessed November 20, 2014. http://sbrhs.org/
Official website of the group operating the AT&SF 3751 locomotive. The site is well done and maintained, showing the history, specifications and goals of the locomotive and the society.
Steam Into History. "Home - Steam Into History." Accessed February 5, 2019. www.steamintohistory.com/
This is the link to the website for the Steam Into History Museum. It's got a great amount of detail about the museum as a whole, but a page with information about the locomotive would, in my opinion, be a worthy inclusion in the future.
Steam Locomotive Heritage Association. “Soo Line Locomotive 1003.” Accessed October 30, 2014. http://steamlocomotiveheritage.org/soo-line-1003-2/
This is the webpage for the group maintaining the Soo Line 1003. The page describes the locomotive itself, its history and where to see it. There’s a lot of good information on the history page, as it goes into impressive details about the locomotive and the line itself.
Steamtown National Historic Site. "Special History Study." Accessed February 4, 2015. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/steamtown/shst.htm
This is a study, done in 2002, of every locomotive in the Steamtown collection. It's informative, giving a history or every locomotive and the road that she served on and also includes technical information about the engines. Recommendations for every locomotive in the collection are also stated on the form, making for a very interesting read.
Steam Railroading Institute. “Steam Railroading Institute.” Accessed September 18, 2014. http://michigansteamtrain.com/
This is the website for the group that owns and operates the Pere Marquette Berkshire class locomotive #1225. The website also documents the progress rebuilding the Mississippian #76, a Consolidation class locomotive, and is a good resource for both of those engines.
St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. "Locomotive #5." Accessed July 6, 2016. http://www.slimrr.com/5/
This is the website for the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern 2-4-2 #5. It includes a brief history, overview of needed work and progress towards their fundraising goal to return the engine to service.
Strasburg Rail Road Company. “Strasburg Rail Road.” Accessed September 24, 2014. www.strasburgrailroad.com
This is the website for the Strasburg Rail Road, the last railroad to use steam engines regularly for both excursion and revenue freight services. The most interesting tab is the Other Stuff tab, which includes a history and equipment roster of the railroad. This equipment roster allowed me to get the information that I needed about their 3 operational steam locomotives.
Sweeney, Steve. "Big Boy Exits Stage Left." Trains, 04, 58-59. April, 2014. Accessed September, 2014. http://0-search.proquest.com.topcat.switchinc.org/docview/1507835764?accountid=10249.
An article published in Trains Magazine regarding the move of Union Pacific Big Boy #4014, which made national headlines in January 2014. The article documents the unlikely journey and the road left to travel.
Tennessee Valley Railway Museum. “Our Collection of Equipment.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.tvrail.com/pages/our-collection-of-equipment
This website documents the equipment of the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum. Two engines on this page, Southern 630 and Southern 4501, are currently operational. The home page is a good resource for what is going on at that museum. Technical information is lacking, but it's a good page to begin looking at these locomotives.
Texas State Railroad. "Engine Information." Accessed January 23, 2015. https://www.texasstaterr.com/engine_info.php
This is the equipment roster for the Texas State Railroad. It is a great resource for the engines that run on the road, including technical information and a brief history about the locomotives as well.
Texas Transportation Museum. "1925 Baldwin 0-4-0 Steam Locomotive #1." Accessed July 7, 2016. http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/collection-1925-baldwin-steam-locomotive.php
This is the website for the Texas Transportation Museum's 0-4-0 Comal Power Company #1. The website is very informative, giving many good pictures of the engine and a great overview of its history.
Three Rivers Rambler. "Home." Accessed January 22, 2015. http://www.threeriversrambler.com/
This is the home page for 2 steam locomotives, both 2-8-0's; Southern 154 and 2-8-0 #203. Currently, I don't have enough info from any of my sources to include the 203, but I hope to in time. The website is a great resource for the train rides and information about the local area. Technical info for the locomotives, however, was gathered at steamlocomotive.info.
Tom Schneider Interview. Curator of the Illinois Railway Museum’s Steam Department.
Mr. Tom Schneider is the head of the Illinois Railway Museum’s Steam Department. I’ve had the pleasure of talking to him on multiple occasions about multiple locomotives. He’s a knowledgeable source, and has been a volunteer and lead machinist at the shop since the 1980’s.
Trains Magazine. “Big Boy on the Road to Restoration.” Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee. 2014.
This magazine has everything Big Boy related. It documents the move from the Rail Giants museum is Pomona, where to find survivors of the class and stories about the Big Boy’s in service. It’s a great resource for everything related to this particular engine class.
Trains Magazine. "Kentucky group to restore C&O 2-8-4 No. 2716." Accessed February 7, 2016. http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2016/02/07-2716
This links to an article detailing the restoration plans for the C&O 2716, a 2-8-4 Kanawha steam locomotive. The article gives a brief history of the engine, details of the group restoring the engine and what the plans are in the future for the engine.
Union Pacific Railroad. “The Last of the Giants.” Accessed September 18, 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4BWsYbJROQ
This movie was made by the Union Pacific to document the final years of its large steam locomotives, the Big Boy and Challenger classes. Other locomotive types are featured, but it’s a good watch to see just how much maintenance these engines required and how much they meant to the men and women who worked on them.
Union Pacific Railroad. “Union Pacific Steam.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/index.shtml
This is the website for the Union Pacific’s heritage program, which includes three steam locomotives; UP 844, 3985 and 4014. It’s a good resource for everything UP steam related, including technical information and histories of all three locomotives.
Virginia Museum of Transportation. "Norfolk and Western Class A #1218." Accessed June 4, 2018. http://www.vmt.org/collections/rail/steam-locomotives/norfolk-and-western-class-a-steam-locomotive-1218/
This is the webpage designed by the Virginia Museum of Transportation for Norfolk and Western Class A 2-6-6-4 #1218. It's got all of the specifics for the locomotive, and a few cool facts too.
US Sugar Corporation. "Engine No. 148." Published on Facebook. Accessed December 17, 2016. https://www.facebook.com/pg/EngineNo148/about/?ref=page_internal
This is the Facebook page for Florida East Coast (now US Sugar) 4-6-2 #148. It's good and informative. They post updates about the engine often, including some of its history.
Wes Barris. “Steam Locomotive dot com”. Accessed September 18, 2014. www.steamlocomotive.com
This is my favorite website to explore when I have free time. There’s a lot of information here, much of it technical. The easiest way to describe it is the database of steam locomotives, from designs that no longer exist to listing engines that belonged to a particular railroad and survived.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Foundation. “Chesapeake and Ohio Steam 1309.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.movingfullsteamahead.com/content/co1309
This source relates to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s acquisition of C&O 1309 and its restoration to operational condition. It’s a good resource for that particular engine and the plans going forward for it.
Wheeler, Keith. The Railroaders. (Time-Life Books: 1973.)
This book is older, but accurately describes the conditions faced by the early railroaders. It’s a good resource that shows the working conditions of early railroaders and shows how railroads changed the USA, in ways both good and bad. This book, when I was young, was a catalyst for my interest in railroads and steam engines in particular.
Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association. "Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Locomotive #643." Accessed December 8, 2014. http://prr643.wix.com/wgrr1#!643/cd3r
This website gives a brief history of the PRR 643 steam locomotive. The other links from this page are for the group that maintains it, the WGHSEA. The page is good for a brief history of the locomotive. Technical information for this locomotive was taken from Steam Locomotive Information website published by Doug Bailey.
Wink News. "US Sugar to restore historic train." Published December 13, 2016. Accessed December 17, 2016. http://www.winknews.com/2016/12/13/u-s-sugar-to-restore-historic-train/
This is a news article confirming that US Sugar 148 will be restored to operation by US Sugar. It's brief, but includes photos and videos of the engine on its way to its new base of operation.
Xanterra Parks and Resorts. "Steam Saturdays." Accessed March 27, 2017. https://www.thetrain.com/special-events/steam/
This is the website for the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) and its steam locomotives, 2-8-0 #29 and 2-8-2 #4960. The website itself is excellent, and gives a good overview of the steam engines and their histories. Technical information was taken from steamlocomotive.info.
Age of Steam Roundhouse. "CP 1293." Accessed December 9, 2015. http://ageofsteamroundhouse.com/loco1293.html
This is the webpage for the CP 1293, a 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive currently in the stable of the Age of Steam Roundhouse. It includes a history of the locomotive and many key facts about the engine as well.
Age of Steam Roundhouse. "Lake Superior and Ishpeming 2-8-0 no. 33." Accessed December 6, 2020. Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 No. 33 – Age of Steam Roundhouse
This is the webpage for the LS&I 2-8-0 #33, owned and operated by the Age of Steam Roundhouse. It's a good page, containing a good history, statistics and other information about the locomotive.
American Steam Railroad Preservation Association. "Frisco 1352." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.americansteamrailroad.org/project-1352.aspx
This webpage documents the history of the Frisco 1352, a 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive and the current restoration efforts. The webpage is mainly dictated towards the history of the locomotive, but other useful information can be found as well.
American Steam Railroad Preservation Association. "Fire Up 2100." Accessed April 12, 2015. http://www.fireup2100.org/
This is the website for the Reading 2100 steam locomotive. It hasn't been fully revealed to the public yet, but it does show that the engine is in fact moving to Ohio to be restored.
Arcade and Attica Railroad. "Our History." Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.arcadeandatticarr.com/our_history.php3
This website documents the history of the Arcade and Attica Railroad, and gives a brief history of the 18. Technical information for the engine is not on the website, but the background for its acquisition is interesting.
Arkansas Railway Museum. "Engine 819." Accessed July 6, 2016. http://arkansasrailroadmuseum.org/
This website belongs to the Arkansas Railway Museum. It chronicles their equipment, it's history and other facts about the museum. It's especially good for info about the Cotton Belt 819, their 4-8-4 Northern class engine. Lots of good technical facts are included!
Austin Steam Train Association. "About the Train." Accessed July 8, 2016. http://www.austinsteamtrain.org/about-the-train
This is the website for the Austin Steam Train Association. It explains their motive power, in particular Southern Pacific 2-8-2 #786, and gives a brief history of the engine. It also chronicles the repairs that are wrapping up on the engine.
Baily, Douglas. "Steam Locomotive Information." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.steamlocomotive.info/index.cfm
This website is similar to Wes Barris' "Steam Locomotive dot Com," but is slightly easier to use. Lots of information exists here; the chances that you leave without finding what you're looking for are slim to none!
B&O Railroad Museum. "B&O No. 25 'William Mason.'" Accessed May 29, 2020. http://www.borail.org/William-Mason.aspx
The website for the B&O Railway Museum's "William Mason." Overall very good, offering a good history of the engine and some technical details as well.
B&O Railroad Museum. "C&O No. 1309." Accessed November 24, 2014. http://www.borail.org/CO-No1309.aspx
This website gives a brief history of the C&O 1309. Although the engine is currently being restored, the B&O museum cared for the locomotive prior to its purchase by the WMSR. It's a good page for information about the locomotive.
Bernard, Joshua and the Golden Spike Chapter of the R&LHS. "A Brief History - D&RGW 223." Accessed July 18, 2016. https://sites.google.com/site/drgw223/a-brief-history
This is one of the websites for the D&RGW 223, a 3ft gauge Consolidation in the care of the Golden Spike Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. It's a great site for technical info on the engine and its history. Be sure to explore! (For instance, technical information is listed on the welcome page; https://sites.google.com/site/drgw223/)
Black Hills Central Railroad. "About." Accessed March 22, 2016. https://www.1880train.com/about.html
This is the website containing the information about the Black Hills Central's heritage equipment. It provides a brief history of all of the listed equipment, allowing one to get some basic info. Technical information was taken from steamlocomotive.info.
Black River Railroad Historical Trust. "Steam Lives at the Black River and Western." Accessed December 8, 2014. http://www.blackriverrailroad.com/steam.html
This website is for the BR&W 60 steam locomotive. It gives a brief history of the engine and when it will be running during the year. Technical information taken from Steam Locomotive Information by Douglas Baily.
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. "Our Equipment- Steam." https://bsvrr.com/wp/preservation/our-equipment/steam/
This is the website for the B&SVRR 2-8-2 #8419. Good website, complete with technical details but a bit lacking on the actual history fo the engine.
Camp Five Museum Foundation. "Lumberjack Steam Train." Accessed January 11, 2015. http://www.lumberjacksteamtrain.com/index.iml
This is the webpage for the Laona & Northern Railway #4 steam locomotive. The page gives a little historical info about the road, the engine and some of the equipment, but is largely set up for a tourist operation otherwise. Still, it's a good site to learn about this engine and the venue in which it continues to live.
Carson and Colorado Railway. "History of 18." Accessed April 10, 2019. https://carsoncolorado.com/history-of-18/
The website for the Southern Pacific 18, a narrow gauge 4-6-0 also nicknamed the Slim Princess. The website is very well done, and the story of the 18 that's featured there is fascinating!
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. "Locomotives." Accessed December 20, 2014. http://www.cassrailroad.com/locos.html
This page is the intro page for the shay locomotives currently in use by the Cass Scenic Railroad. From here, all of the various shay type locomotives that Cass runs are available for viewing. In general, the pages do a good job explaining the history, use and some technical information for the various engines.
Charleston Daily Mail. "Cass Scenic Railroad to Revive one of Nation's Oldest Steam Engines." Accessed May 1, 2015. http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20150409/DM06/150409212
This article describes the restoration of the Buffalo Creek and Gauley #4, a 2-8-0 going to the Cass Scenic Railroad for restoration to operation. The article does have some exaggerations (the #4 is old, but not among the oldest steam engines in the nation), but its a good read otherwise.
Central States Steam Preservation Association. "Home." http://centralstatessteam.org/
Website for hte CSSPA, which operates the 2-10-2 #6988. The website does a good job with the history of the engines and the history of the organization, but doens't contain much technical info (driver size, boiler pressure, etc.) on the engine.
Coalition for Sustainable Rail. “CSR White Paper Program.” http://www.csrail.org/index.php/news-information/white-paper-series
This source documents the CSR’s mission of rebuilding a steam locomotive with modern technology. The white papers are technical documents showing why such an engine is practical, and how they intend to make it happen. This source is good for technical information related to steam locomotive design.
Combs, John. "ARR 557 Restoration Project History." Accessed November 24, 2014. http://alaskarails.org/pix/former-loco/557/history/index.html
This webpage is in support of the Alaska Railroad's efforts to restore the #557 steam locomotive. It's a good resource for the engine and how the current efforts have progressed.
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. "Help Restore the D&RG 168 locomotive." Accessed September 28, 2015. http://cumbrestoltec.com/168-2/
This is the webpage for the D&RG 168. It gives a brief overview of the locomotive; the plans for the engine moving forward and the history of the engine. It also has a link to help support the restoration of the engine.
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. "Locomotives and Equipment." https://cumbrestoltec.com/about-us-2/locomotives-and-equipment/
This is the webpage highlighting the collection of the C&TS, and serves as one foundation for the info on their locomotives. While the site is very basic, it does note which engines are operational and which aren't, which is quite helpful.
Dick Morris email. Treasurer of Project 557.
Mr. Dick Morris was kind enough to email me, after finding the website, regarding the information I'd posted about their locomotive. He very generously offered me some of his knowledge, and suggested some revisions for the engine. Those revisions were made as of June 4, 2018.
Durango and Silveron. "D&SNG Museums." Accessed July 14, 2016. http://www.durangotrain.com/dsng-museums#.V4gYon6rSUl
This is the website for the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. It's not a great website, but I was able to get some information about the #493 from here.
Essex Steam Train. "Locomotive History." Accessed April 11, 2019. http://essexsteamtrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Locomotive-History-2014.pdf
This is a link to 3 pdf files written by J. David Conrad of the Valley Railroad describing the histories of the Valley Railroad's 3 operational steam locomotives. It's interesting, but brief and lacking technical data.
Everett Railroad Company. "Alco 2-6-0 Number 11." Accessed October 13, 2015. http://www.everettrailroad.com/railfans/11.aspx
This website is for the Everett Railroad Company's 2-6-0 #11. The site is good for a brief history of the locomotive and has some of the key facts regarding the engine. It has not, as of the accessed date, been updated to include the details of the 11's return to service.
Everett Railroad Company. "Baldwin 2-8-0 #38." Accessed October 13, 2015. http://www.everettrailroad.com/excursions/equipment/38.aspx
This is the webpage for the Everett Railroad Company's 2-8-0 #38. It includes a history of the engine, some key facts about the engine and what is going on with its restoration.
Fillmore and Western Railroad. "About the Railroad." Accessed August 23, 2019. http://www.fwry.com/aboutus.html
The website documenting the history of the Fillmore and Western Railroad. Very good source for the history of the railroad, but not as great a source for the steam locomotive. It was still a good read and helpful regarding the locomotive's oil conversion, but no technical info included otherwise (year built, tractive effort, etc.).
Fire Up 611 Committee. “Fire Up 611!” Last Updated September 23, 2014. Accessed September 24, 2014. fireup611.org
This website documents the decision to, fundraising for and progress related to the restoration of the Norfolk and Western J class #611. It’s a good resource for the engine, and is related to the Virginia Museum of Transportation and their webpage, and documents the history of this engine and the others in its class.
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. “Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Inc.” Accessed September 18, 2014. http://fortwaynerailroad.org/
This is the website of the group that owns and operates the Nickel Plate Road #765, a Berkshire class locomotive. The website allows one to support the group, and helps interested people learn more about the engine.
Fort Wayne Railroad and Historical Society. “Listen for the Whistle.” 2014.
This documentary explains the history of the NKP #765, from a city park in Indiana to the NS steam program in 2014. It is informative, shedding light on the history of the engine, maintenance it requires and the power and appeal of steam locomotives.
Friends of SP 4449. “SP 4449.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.4449.com/
The website for the Southern Pacific 4449, a Northern class steam locomotive. Good resource for that locomotive and the group maintaining it. The site includes both technical data for the engine and stories surrounding its service life and excursion use.
George, Cheri. 2007. "My Life on 611." Trains, 09, 58-65. http://0-search.proquest.com.topcat.switchinc.org/docview/206644057?accountid=10249
This is an article published in Trains Magazine by Mrs. Cheri George, who worked on and fired the Norfolk and Western #611. It is an excellent resource showing just how much steam locomotives did mean to the people who worked on them.
Gramling Locomotive Works. "Have Engine, Will Travel: Engines." Accessed August 8, 2015. http://www.haveenginewilltravel.com/engines
This website is the main resource for the Gramling Locomotive Works two operational and two under restoration steam locomotives. It includes a good history of the engines, pictures and how they were acquired by the Gramling Brothers.
Gramling Locomotive Works. "Lehigh Valley Coal Company#126." Accessed December 7, 2015. http://www.haveenginewilltravel.com/engines/lehigh-valley-coal-company-126
This is the website for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company 0-6-0 #126. The site is a good site for the engine, giving basic specs and a short history as well. It also includes detailed pictures of the locomotive's restoration.
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. "Restoring 1702." Accessed July 6, 2016. https://restoring1702.com/
This is the blog for the restoration of the GSMR 2-8-0 #1702. It details via video and text the entire process of restoring the engine and the facilities needed to return the engine to service.
Herber Valley Railroad. "No. 618." Accessed November 21, 2014. http://hebervalleyrr.org/ourtrain/steamlocomotives/steam618/
This webpage covers the history and efforts to restore the Herber Valley #618. It's a good webpage that gives the statistics of the locomotive and its history.
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. "A History of No. 58." Accessed November 17, 2014. http://www.wwrr.com/58/58history.aspx
Provides an in depth look at the history of the No. 58 steam locomotive from the Wilmington and Western. It's an excellent source for the locomotive but is missing the driving wheel diameter, an important fact for steam locomotives.
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. "Steam Locomotives." Accessed November 17, 2014. http://www.wwrr.com/about/equipment/steam-locomotives.aspx
This website shows the history of the three steam locomotives located at the Wilmington and Western Railroad. The page is good for seeing which engines are operational and which are getting work done to make them so. It's also good for giving a rather thorough historical record of the locomotives.
Illinois Railway Museum. “Illinois Railway Museum”. Last Updated 9/16/2014. Accessed September 18, 2014. www.irm.org
The website for the Illinois Railway Museum. From here, it’s easy to see the most recent museum blog updates and check the rosters for the various shops. It’s a good resource for keeping up with what’s going on at the museum, and what the museum has on its property.
Illinois Railway Museum TV. "Frisco 1630 Returns." Accessed October, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkrAKL-GtLc
This particular video is informative, opening with an introduction to IRM steam shop curator Tom Schneider who documents the work taken to restore the 1630 to operation as well as its history. Also included are pictures of the restoration and videos of its first run after restoration.
Indiana Transportation Museum. "Nickel Plate Road 587." Accessed November 16, 2014. http://itm.org/museum/restoration/nickel-plate-road-587/
This website chronicles the restoration of the Nickel Plate Road #587 steam locomotive. It's a good resource for the engine itself, documenting its history and the current restoration efforts.
Jacob Woods. Email.
Mr. Woods was kind enough to reach out to me and point out a few changes I needed to make, specifically with GSMR 1702 and some other engines on the website. Thank you!
Kentucky Railway Museum. "Motive Power." Accessed July 10, 2016. http://www.kyrail.org/motive.asp
This is the motive power page for the Kentucky Railway Museum. It contains information about all of the engines at the museum, including the Louisville and Nashville 4-6-2 #152.
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation. "What We Do." Accessed February 7, 2016. http://www.kentuckysteam.org/#!what/jtibi
This is the website for the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation. The website details their efforts to restore and operate the C&O 2716, a 2-8-4 Kanawha steam locomotive. It's a thorough site about the mission of the group, but the history of the engine was found on other sites, namely Steam Locomotive dot com, Steam Locomotive Information and a Trains Magazine article cited below.
King, Gordon. "Locomotive volunteers in it for the long haul." Yakima Herald: Yakima, Washington. Published June 27, 2015. Accessed April 23, 2015. http://www.yakimaherald.com/lifestyle/locomotive-volunteers-in-it-for-the-long-haul-photos/article_a077efde-1c93-11e5-8a8d-6b738e0fb384.html
This is the news source from which I got information about the Northern Pacific 4-6-0 1364 restoration. It's got a good overview of the engine and how it got to where it currently is.
Kloke Locomotive Works. "Leviathan 63." Accessed December 26, 2014. http://www.leviathan63.com/leviathan63.html
This is the webpage showing the vital stats for the Leviathan steam locomotive. It's a good webpage for the locomotive, including photos and videos as well as some of the technical information associated with it.
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. "Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.lgsry.com/
This website is not particularly informative about the R&N 425 steam locomotive, but it does contain the schedule of said locomotive and plans for running it and the CNJ 113.
Little River Railroad. "Locomotives." Accessed March 2, 2015. http://www.littleriverrailroad.com/locomotives.htm
This is the website for the steam locomotives owned and maintained by the Little River Railroad in Michigan. It offers some historical facts about both locomotives, and is a good, brief overview of both the history of the locomotives and the operations there.
Mid Continent Railway Museum. "Mid-Continent Equipment Roster." Accessed November 2, 2014. http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/collect.html
This webpage dictates the entire collection of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum. I used it extensively to document the restorations of the #1385 and #2 steam locomotives from that museum. They also have a steam status webpage, which is a blog showing the progress of their work restoring two steam locomotives.
Monticello Railway Museum. "Southern 401." Accessed December 16, 2014. http://www.mrym.org/401.html
The webpage for the Southern 401 steam locomotive. Although not terribly insightful, it gives a brief history of how the engine was acquired by the museum and an impressive slideshow of its restoration.
Morgan, David P. “Locomotive 4501.” (Milwaukee; Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1968.) http://topcat.switchinc.org/record=b1151529~S0
An excellent book that describes how the Southern 2-8-2 #4501 was saved. It’s easy to read and understand, and also helps the reader to understand the allure of steam locomotives. An excellent read for anyone interested in railroad history.
Milwaukee Public Television. "Tracks Ahead." Season 9, Ep. 1 "The Skunk Train."
Tracks Ahead is a long running television show available on public television channels. The first episode in season 9, called "The Skunk Train," is a good resource for those wanting a general overview of the operations of the California Western Railroad and also a good source for their steam locomotive, CWRR #45.
Nashville Steam Preservation Society. "Gliders, Yellow Jackets and Stripes." Accessed July 6, 2016. http://www.nashvillesteam.org/history/
This is the website for the Nashville Steam Preservation Society, the group restoring the NC&St.L 4-8-4 #576 to operation. Their website is superb, including a history of the J3 class written by the late, longtime Trains Magazine editor David P. Morgan!
National Park Service. "Baldwin Locomotive Works 26." Accessed December 11, 2014. http://www.nps.gov/stea/planyourvisit/blw26.htm
This is the website for the BLW 26 steam locomotive. The website has no technical information, but does give a good history of the locomotive and details what has been and needs to be done to restore it to service.
Nevada Northern Railway. "Equipment Roster." Accessed February 13, 2015. http://www.nnry.com/pages/equipment.php
This is the website for the Nevada Northern Railway's equipment roster, highlighted by their two operational steam locomotives. The website hasn't been updated in a while, but the information about both #40 and #93 is worth the time and effort.
New England Steam Corporation. "Home." Accessed December 8, 2014. http://www.newenglandsteam.org/home
This is the website for the Maine Central #470 steam locomotive. It's a good resource for the engine, including a brief history of the locomotive and the plans to run it when its restoration is complete. The stats for the locomotive, however, were taken from "Steam Locomotive dot Com," as they are not readily available on this website.
New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. "Steam Locomotives." Accessed November, 2014. https://www.newhoperailroad.com/history-steamloco.cfm
This website documents the history of the steam locomotives currently located at the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad in Pennsylvania. It's a good resource for those engines, with other information about the railroad available through some exploration of the website.
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Rail Road Historical Society. "About Us." Accessed November 20, 2014. http://www.nmslrhs.org/
This is the official webpage of the group endeavoring to restore the AT&SF 2926 locomotive. The webpage documents the restoration and the groups' other goals as well.
Nigel Bennett Interview. Foreman of the Illinois Railway Museum’s Steam Department, Museum Treasurer.
Nigel Bennett is the Illinois Railway Museum’s treasurer, and is also the foreman of the steam department. His expertise tends to deal with locomotive firebox and stay bolt design, but he is a capable mechanic all around.
Niles Canyon Railway. "Southern Pacific #1744." Accessed December 6, 2020. Southern Pacific #1744 | Niles Canyon Railway (ncry.org)
This is the website for the SP 1744, owned by the Niles Canyon Railway. It's actually quite a good page for the engine, with important technical details, a comprehensive history and the future plans for the engine all included.
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. "History: Locomotive #35." Accessed August 9, 2016. http://www.obrm.org/history/locomotive-35.php
This is the webpage for the Long Island Railroad 4-6-0 #35. It's compact but efficient. The facts it offers are limited in scope; technical information was taken from steamlocomotive.info, but the site does offer a few facts about the engine that are interesting.
Pacific Railroad Preservation Association. "The SP&S 700." Accessed November 24, 2014. http://www.sps700.org/rollingstock/sps700.shtml
This website documents the history of the SP&S 700 steam locomotive. It's a great resource for the locomotive, offering its history, specs and comparisons to other steam locomotives. The Odd Fact for this locomotive is taken from the bottom of this page.
Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Trust. "The T1 Trust." Accessed November, 2014. http://prrt1steamlocomotivetrust.org/index.php
This webpage follows the progress of this group in trying to rebuild a PRR T1 steam locomotive from the ground up. It's a good introduction to the engine and the trust's reasons for undertaking such an audacious project.
Pentrex. “Union Pacific Big Boy Collection.” 2001.
The film collection and narration are well done in this DVD. It concentrates on the 25 UP Big Boys, but also compares/contrasts those to the other classes of UP steam locomotives and diesels. Overall, a very good resource for these specific engines and for late steam in general.
Project 02. "Project 02." Accessed October 14, 2015. http://project-02.weebly.com/
This is the website around the USATC 5002, an 0-6-0 under restoration at the Colebrookdale Railroad in PA. The website is in its infancy, but has some interesting historical information none the less.
Project 3713. "#3713: America's Locomotive." Accessed February 4, 2015. http://project3713.com/wp/?page_id=304
This is the website for the Boston and Maine #3713. The website is a good resource for the engine and the status of its' restoration. A good history of the locomotive is included on the website as well.
Railroad Museum of Long Island. "Engine 39." Accessed November, 2014. http://www.rmli.org/RMLI/Engine_39.html
This webpage documents the work going towards restoring the LIRR G5s #39. Not terribly informative, but it is a good source to begin looking into the locomotive. If nothing else, it documents the work and plan to restore the engine to operational condition.
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. “Friends of the 261.” Accessed September 24, 2014. 261.com
The website for the Milwaukee Road 261, a Northern class steam locomotive. Good resource for the engine and the group that maintains it. Includes technical information about the locomotive and a roster of passenger cars that the group maintains.
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. "RRHMA." Accessed August 22, 2022. https://rrhma.com
This is the separate website from the above, detailing the acquisition by the RRHMA of many pieces of Union Pacific equipment. The website needs some refinement: I found that the specifications listed for the 5511 were actually those of the 3985, but it's otherwise helpful and insightful.
Railway Preservation News. “RYPN Interchange.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
One of many rail preservation oriented forums on the internet, the Railway Preservation News interchange is a good source for info and events related to railroading. It’s a good source for finding out about and checking the progress on many preservation oriented themes. It takes a lot of sifting through the information, but there is some good stuff on this forum.
Railway Restoration Project 113. "Railway Restoration Project 113." Accessed October, 2014. http://www.rrproject113.org/
This website is in support of the CNJ 113 steam locomotive, dictating the history and stats of the locomotive. It's a good site about the locomotive, and allows anyone interested to learn how to help the group maintaining the engine.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad. "Home." Accessed November 2014. http://www.rbmnrr.com/
For steam railroading, this is not a great website. It does dictate the railroad and its policies, and does link out to their passenger branch service. No 425 is featured on the equipment roster, including her class type, which allowed me to research the engine and get the information that I needed.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad. "Steam Locomotive 2102 Slated to Return to Service." Accessed January 29, 2015. http://www.rbmnrr.com/happenings/2016/1/21/steam-locomotive-no-2102-slated-to-return-in-service
This links to the formal announcement of the Reading T-1 Northern 2102's restoration. Although the page announces the return of the engine, historical information was taken from the steamlocomotive.info site and from personal research into the engine, some of which came from the RYPN forums.
RGUSRail. "Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade #15." Accessed March 1, 2015. http://www.rgusrail.com/waccrm.html
This is a page dedicated to the CCC Ry #15. It's a good page about the locomotive, including plenty of pictures and facts about the engine. As the website for the museum maintaining the group didn't have technical info on the engine listed, I used both this site and steamlocomotive.info for my information.
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. "3751." Accessed November 20, 2014. http://sbrhs.org/
Official website of the group operating the AT&SF 3751 locomotive. The site is well done and maintained, showing the history, specifications and goals of the locomotive and the society.
Steam Into History. "Home - Steam Into History." Accessed February 5, 2019. www.steamintohistory.com/
This is the link to the website for the Steam Into History Museum. It's got a great amount of detail about the museum as a whole, but a page with information about the locomotive would, in my opinion, be a worthy inclusion in the future.
Steam Locomotive Heritage Association. “Soo Line Locomotive 1003.” Accessed October 30, 2014. http://steamlocomotiveheritage.org/soo-line-1003-2/
This is the webpage for the group maintaining the Soo Line 1003. The page describes the locomotive itself, its history and where to see it. There’s a lot of good information on the history page, as it goes into impressive details about the locomotive and the line itself.
Steamtown National Historic Site. "Special History Study." Accessed February 4, 2015. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/steamtown/shst.htm
This is a study, done in 2002, of every locomotive in the Steamtown collection. It's informative, giving a history or every locomotive and the road that she served on and also includes technical information about the engines. Recommendations for every locomotive in the collection are also stated on the form, making for a very interesting read.
Steam Railroading Institute. “Steam Railroading Institute.” Accessed September 18, 2014. http://michigansteamtrain.com/
This is the website for the group that owns and operates the Pere Marquette Berkshire class locomotive #1225. The website also documents the progress rebuilding the Mississippian #76, a Consolidation class locomotive, and is a good resource for both of those engines.
St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. "Locomotive #5." Accessed July 6, 2016. http://www.slimrr.com/5/
This is the website for the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern 2-4-2 #5. It includes a brief history, overview of needed work and progress towards their fundraising goal to return the engine to service.
Strasburg Rail Road Company. “Strasburg Rail Road.” Accessed September 24, 2014. www.strasburgrailroad.com
This is the website for the Strasburg Rail Road, the last railroad to use steam engines regularly for both excursion and revenue freight services. The most interesting tab is the Other Stuff tab, which includes a history and equipment roster of the railroad. This equipment roster allowed me to get the information that I needed about their 3 operational steam locomotives.
Sweeney, Steve. "Big Boy Exits Stage Left." Trains, 04, 58-59. April, 2014. Accessed September, 2014. http://0-search.proquest.com.topcat.switchinc.org/docview/1507835764?accountid=10249.
An article published in Trains Magazine regarding the move of Union Pacific Big Boy #4014, which made national headlines in January 2014. The article documents the unlikely journey and the road left to travel.
Tennessee Valley Railway Museum. “Our Collection of Equipment.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.tvrail.com/pages/our-collection-of-equipment
This website documents the equipment of the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum. Two engines on this page, Southern 630 and Southern 4501, are currently operational. The home page is a good resource for what is going on at that museum. Technical information is lacking, but it's a good page to begin looking at these locomotives.
Texas State Railroad. "Engine Information." Accessed January 23, 2015. https://www.texasstaterr.com/engine_info.php
This is the equipment roster for the Texas State Railroad. It is a great resource for the engines that run on the road, including technical information and a brief history about the locomotives as well.
Texas Transportation Museum. "1925 Baldwin 0-4-0 Steam Locomotive #1." Accessed July 7, 2016. http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/collection-1925-baldwin-steam-locomotive.php
This is the website for the Texas Transportation Museum's 0-4-0 Comal Power Company #1. The website is very informative, giving many good pictures of the engine and a great overview of its history.
Three Rivers Rambler. "Home." Accessed January 22, 2015. http://www.threeriversrambler.com/
This is the home page for 2 steam locomotives, both 2-8-0's; Southern 154 and 2-8-0 #203. Currently, I don't have enough info from any of my sources to include the 203, but I hope to in time. The website is a great resource for the train rides and information about the local area. Technical info for the locomotives, however, was gathered at steamlocomotive.info.
Tom Schneider Interview. Curator of the Illinois Railway Museum’s Steam Department.
Mr. Tom Schneider is the head of the Illinois Railway Museum’s Steam Department. I’ve had the pleasure of talking to him on multiple occasions about multiple locomotives. He’s a knowledgeable source, and has been a volunteer and lead machinist at the shop since the 1980’s.
Trains Magazine. “Big Boy on the Road to Restoration.” Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee. 2014.
This magazine has everything Big Boy related. It documents the move from the Rail Giants museum is Pomona, where to find survivors of the class and stories about the Big Boy’s in service. It’s a great resource for everything related to this particular engine class.
Trains Magazine. "Kentucky group to restore C&O 2-8-4 No. 2716." Accessed February 7, 2016. http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2016/02/07-2716
This links to an article detailing the restoration plans for the C&O 2716, a 2-8-4 Kanawha steam locomotive. The article gives a brief history of the engine, details of the group restoring the engine and what the plans are in the future for the engine.
Union Pacific Railroad. “The Last of the Giants.” Accessed September 18, 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4BWsYbJROQ
This movie was made by the Union Pacific to document the final years of its large steam locomotives, the Big Boy and Challenger classes. Other locomotive types are featured, but it’s a good watch to see just how much maintenance these engines required and how much they meant to the men and women who worked on them.
Union Pacific Railroad. “Union Pacific Steam.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/index.shtml
This is the website for the Union Pacific’s heritage program, which includes three steam locomotives; UP 844, 3985 and 4014. It’s a good resource for everything UP steam related, including technical information and histories of all three locomotives.
Virginia Museum of Transportation. "Norfolk and Western Class A #1218." Accessed June 4, 2018. http://www.vmt.org/collections/rail/steam-locomotives/norfolk-and-western-class-a-steam-locomotive-1218/
This is the webpage designed by the Virginia Museum of Transportation for Norfolk and Western Class A 2-6-6-4 #1218. It's got all of the specifics for the locomotive, and a few cool facts too.
US Sugar Corporation. "Engine No. 148." Published on Facebook. Accessed December 17, 2016. https://www.facebook.com/pg/EngineNo148/about/?ref=page_internal
This is the Facebook page for Florida East Coast (now US Sugar) 4-6-2 #148. It's good and informative. They post updates about the engine often, including some of its history.
Wes Barris. “Steam Locomotive dot com”. Accessed September 18, 2014. www.steamlocomotive.com
This is my favorite website to explore when I have free time. There’s a lot of information here, much of it technical. The easiest way to describe it is the database of steam locomotives, from designs that no longer exist to listing engines that belonged to a particular railroad and survived.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Foundation. “Chesapeake and Ohio Steam 1309.” Accessed September 24, 2014. http://www.movingfullsteamahead.com/content/co1309
This source relates to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s acquisition of C&O 1309 and its restoration to operational condition. It’s a good resource for that particular engine and the plans going forward for it.
Wheeler, Keith. The Railroaders. (Time-Life Books: 1973.)
This book is older, but accurately describes the conditions faced by the early railroaders. It’s a good resource that shows the working conditions of early railroaders and shows how railroads changed the USA, in ways both good and bad. This book, when I was young, was a catalyst for my interest in railroads and steam engines in particular.
Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association. "Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Locomotive #643." Accessed December 8, 2014. http://prr643.wix.com/wgrr1#!643/cd3r
This website gives a brief history of the PRR 643 steam locomotive. The other links from this page are for the group that maintains it, the WGHSEA. The page is good for a brief history of the locomotive. Technical information for this locomotive was taken from Steam Locomotive Information website published by Doug Bailey.
Wink News. "US Sugar to restore historic train." Published December 13, 2016. Accessed December 17, 2016. http://www.winknews.com/2016/12/13/u-s-sugar-to-restore-historic-train/
This is a news article confirming that US Sugar 148 will be restored to operation by US Sugar. It's brief, but includes photos and videos of the engine on its way to its new base of operation.
Xanterra Parks and Resorts. "Steam Saturdays." Accessed March 27, 2017. https://www.thetrain.com/special-events/steam/
This is the website for the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) and its steam locomotives, 2-8-0 #29 and 2-8-2 #4960. The website itself is excellent, and gives a good overview of the steam engines and their histories. Technical information was taken from steamlocomotive.info.