Links Page
Listed below is a collection of links to other sites you might find useful.

Links List

RADIO RELATED

RailroadRadio.net Dozens of live audio streams broadcasting railroad radio, from the US and Canada.

The Wireman A good source for ordering coax and other cable type accessories. They will custom make a cable, with connectors, to your specifications.

3D Technologies Offering "ScanControl"... A comprehensive software program that can control many models of Uniden radio scanners.

Black Cat Systems is one of the very few (if not only) companies to offer radio related software for Macintosh users. One of the numerous Mac radio applications they offer is MultiMode, which can decode ACARS, and numerous other modes on the Mac. If you're a fellow red-headed stepchild of the computing world (a Mac user), than this is the site to check out.

Scanner Laws A very good site indicating which states have laws against scanner use.

NTIA - US Frequency Allocation Chart This is a place where you can download a cool PDF frequency allocation chart that shows where all the bands are in the frequency spectrum.

The National Lightning Safety Institute This site should really be viewed by anyone installing an outdoor antenna. Lightning strike is a real and serious threat, and efforts should be made to make your outdoor antenna as safe as possible.

Uniden Online Makers of the Bearcat scanner line of radios.

Motorola Inc. Makers of the commercial "Spectra" radio, used in locomotives and rail radio systems.

Kenwood Corporation Makers of many ham radios, some of which can receive in the railroad band.

ICOM America Inc. Makers of the 2100H ham radio which makes a good railroad receiver. They have lots f other radios too

Alinco Makers of scanners and ham radios.


TRAIN IDENTIFICATION

Motive Power Rosters Probably the best all-in-one site for locomotive rosters. It covers all the big roads, and most of the short lines. Heard a loco number on the radio you want to check out? This is probably the place to do it.

Trains on the Union Pacific This site lists many train symbols for the Union Pacific.

Unofficial EMD Homepage Info on builder numbers and unit orders for EMD locomotives.

Altamont Press Time Tables This in my opinion, is one of the best publications for railroad information. Unfortunately, they only publish timetables for the western states for now. But they do have downloadable files that list train symbols, rosters, and other info for BNSF, UP and Amtrak.


OFFICIAL RAIL SITES

Amtrak This is the main Amtrak site. Lots of info on Amtrak trains, including schedules. Also has arrival status for trains.

Amtrak California Info and schedules for Amtrak CA trains.

BNSF - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway They have an equipment trace on the site, which will do engine numbers, plus all kinds of other stuff.

CSX Includes equipment trace.

Electro-Motive Division The official site for EMD.

GE Transportation The official site for GE locomotives.

Metra Information Center
Includes schedules and maps for this Chicago commuter rail network.

Metrolink Official Web Site
Includes maps and schedules for the Los Angeles commuter rail network.

Sounder Rail
Includes schedules for the Seattle commuter rail line.

TTX
Has info and drawings for all the various cars TTX owns and operates.

Union Pacific Railroad
Say what you will about UP, but they have a pretty good site. Including a trace function, and also this comprehensive engine roster page.

Canadian Pacific Railway
Includes equipment tracing and other info.


Norfolk Southern Corporation
Includes trace function.


RAIL PHOTO SITES

AlabamaRailfan.com A very nice site that has tons of info for what's happening in the Alabama area.

George Elwood's Site George has amassed photos for just about every railroad you can think of.


Military Rails Online
The #1 place for military train photos.

Tank Car Homepage
Everything you want to know about tank cars.

Espee Modelers Home Page
Many photos of SP units.


VARIOUS RAIL SITES

The Yahoo! Groups RailScan E-mail List This is an e-mail list where members discuss various railroad radio topics.

Trainorders.com Have a question about something that's happening on a local line near you? This is probably the best place to ask. There's message boards for the Eastern US, Western US and Amtrak/Passenger. There's also the famous Tehachapi Web cam, cool sound files, and lots of other stuff.

The Carolina Railfan Site Dedicated to the railroad activity in North and South Carolina.

New York City Subway Resources Maybe you monitor the New York subway system's radio. It is a train after all. Here's a big site with all kinds of NY Subway info.

Chicago Area Rail Junctions A great site for getting the scoop on all the interchange points in the Chicago area.

Southeast Virginia Railfanning Lots of info and photos from the area, plus frequencies for the Tidewater area.


AIRCRAFT RELATED

Airliners.net Huge public photo archive of every type of aircraft there is.

Sharpshooter - Military Aviation Journal Lots of good military aviation photography, along with informative articles.

Air Force Link
The Official US Air Force site. Includes photo gallery.

Navy News Stand
The official US Navy news site. Includes a large photo gallery.

Scramble
A Dutch magazine with extensive information online... Including orbats for most country's air forces, show reports, and lots of other helpful stuff.


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