Alphabetical by Group. Groups include:
Historic Trails; Historical Societies; Histories; History Museums; Libraries;
Maps; Railroad Blogs & Links; Railroad Museums; Railroad Societies; Trains & Railroads
- Historic Trails:
- Historical Societies:
- Big Bear Valley Historical Society
- California Historical Society – San Francisco
- Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
- Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) – Arrowhead Valley Chapter
- Fontana Historical Society
- Harvey Girls – Fred Harvey Museum, Leavenworth, KS
- Harvey Girl Historical Society – OERM, Perris
- Highland Area Historical Society
- Historical Society of Palm Desert
- Historical Society of Southern California
- Jedediah Smith Society
- Jewish Historical Society of Southern California
- Mission Inn Foundation – Riverside
- Mohahve Historical Society – Victorville
- Mount Lowe Preservation Foundation Inc.
- National Japanese American Historical Society – San Francisco
- Native Sons of the Golden West – San Bernardino
- Redlands Area Historical Society
- Rialto Historical Society
- Rim of the World Historical Society – Lake Arrowhead
- Riverside Historical Society
- San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society
- San Diego Historical Society
- San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
- Society of California Pioneers – San Francisco
- Westerners International (WI), Corrals
- Yucaipa Valley Historical Society
- Histories:
- Agua Mansa and La Placita
- Amtrak Historic Timeline
- AT&SF History
- B&O Railroad History
- California Office of Historic Preservation
- Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History
- Historical Marker Database
- Loma Linda History
- Mojave Desert History
- Mojave Desert Net
- Redlands History
- San Bernardino – City History
- San Bernardino – County History (1890)
- San Bernardino County (via American Local History Network)
- San Bernardino (County) Historical Landmarks
- San Diego History
- Santa Fe 3751 Steam Locomotive History
- Train History – Railroad and History of Trains
- “Trains” Timeline: a 75-year journey
- Transcontinental Railroad, a Brief History
- Union Pacific History and Photos
- History Museums:
- Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum – Palm Springs
- Autry Museum of the American West – Los Angeles
- California African American Museum (CAAM) – Los Angeles
- California Citrus State Historic Park – Riverside
- California Museum- Sacramento
- California Missions Museum – Sonoma
- California Museum of Photography, UCR – Riverside
- California State Military Museums – Sacramento
- Chinese American Museum – Los Angeles
- Coachella Valley History Museum – Indio
- Colton Area Museum – Colton
- Cooper Museum – Upland
- Corona Heritage Park and Museum – Corona
- Durham Museum – Omaha, NE
- Eastern California Museum – Independence
- Fire Memories Museum – Banning
- Fred Harvey Museum, National – Leavenworth, KS
- Fred Harvey Museum at the Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM) – Perris
- Frisco Heritage Museum – Frisco, TX
- Getty Museums – Los Angeles and Malibu
- Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum – Banning
- Harvey Girls (Fred Harvey Museum, National) – Leavenworth, KS
- Harvey Girls (Fred Harvey Museum, Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM), Perris
- Historical Glass Museum – Redlands
- Historical Museum Guide for California
- Historical Society of Palm Desert Museum and Archives
- History Park – San Jose
- Inland Empire Military Museum – San Bernardino
- Japanese American National Museum – Los Angeles
- Junípero Serra Museum (Presidio Park) – San Diego
- Leavenworth Historical Museums – Leavenworth, KS
- Lincoln Memorial Shrine – Redlands
- Malki Museum (Native American) – Morongo Reservation, Banning
- March Field Air Museum – Riverside
- McDonalds Museum – San Bernardino
- Mission Inn Museum – Riverside
- Mojave River Valley Museum – Barstow
- Mountain History Museum – Lake Arrowhead
- Mousley Museum of Yucaipa History – Yucaipa
- Museum of Redlands (MOR) – Redlands
- Museum of Western Film History – Lone Pine
- National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – Oklahoma City, OK
- National Fred Harvey Museum – Leavenworth, KS
- National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (Dayton, OH)
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County – Los Angeles
- Norton Air Force Base Museum – San Bernardino
- Old Fire Station Museum – Yucaipa
- Pacific Asia Museum, USC – Pasadena
- Pasadena Museum of History – Pasadena
- Perris Valley Historical Museum – Perris
- Redlands Historical Museum – Redlands
- Riverside Art Museum (RAM) – Riverside
- Riverside Metropolitan Museum – Riverside
- Robert and Frances Fullerton Art Museum – California State University, San Bernardino
- San Bernardino County Museum – Redlands
- San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum – San Bernardino
- San Diego History Center (Balboa Park) – San Diego
- Sherman Indian Museum – Riverside
- Smithsonian Museums – Washington D.C.
- Southern California Medical Museum – Riverside
- Victor Valley Museum – Apple Valley
- Wells Fargo History Museum – Los Angeles
- Western Science Center Museum – Hemet
- Libraries:
- African American Museum & Library – Oakland
- A. K. Smiley Public Library, Archives – Redlands
- Bancroft Library Digital Collection – University of California, Berkeley
- California State Archives – Sacramento
- California State Railroad Museum Library – Sacramento
- Elliott Donnelley Railroad Library – Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
- Hepburn Library of Colton – Colton
- Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens – San Marino
- John M. Pfau Library – California State University, San Bernardino
- Library of Congress – Washington D.C.
- Loma Linda Branch Library – Loma Linda
- Loma Linda University Libraries – Loma Linda
- National Archives – Washington D.C.
- National Archives at Riverside – Riverside County (Located in Perris)
- Newberry Library – Chicago, IL
- San Bernardino Public Library, California Room – San Bernardino
- San Bernardino Valley College LIbrary – San Bernardino
- Sherman Library & Gardens – Corona del Mar
- Stanford University Libraries – Stanford
- UCLA Libraries – Los Angeles
- USC Libraries – Los Angeles
- UCR Libraries – Riverside
- University of Redlands Library – Redlands
- U.S. Geological Photographic Library – Denver, CO
- Maps:
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Harvard University – Map Collection
- Library of Congress – Map Collections
- Los Angeles Public Library – Map Collection
- Map Collections – Early Maps
- Railroad Maps – Boston Public Library
- Railroad Maps – Free Library of Philadelphia
- Railroad Maps – New York Public Library
- Railroad Maps, 1828 to 1900 – Library of Congress
- Sanborn and Other Fire Insurance Maps – UC Berkley, Earth Sciences & Map Library
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps – California State University Northridge
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of San Bernardino – Library of Congress
- Sanborn Map Company
- University of California, Berkley – Earth Sciences & Map Library
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Map Library Collection
- University of Texas at Austin, Perry Casteneda Library Map Collection
- Western Association of Map Libraries
- Railroad Blogs & Links:
- ’20s, ’30s and Beyond Model Railroad
- Altamont Press Discussion Board
- American Railroads (American-Rails.com)
- American Railroad Women – Sacramento
- Amtrak Blog
- AT&SF Photographic Roster (rrpicturearchives.net)
- Beaumont Hill (San Gorgonio Pass)
- Cajon Pass (trainmaster.ch/cajon)
- Cajon Pass Group (trainweb.org)
- Carr Tracks
- Cajon Pass Photos (cajonpass.net)
- Center for Railroad Photography & Art – Madison, WI
- Citrus Industry Modeling Group
- Great Tehachapi Loop (american-rails.com)
- Great Train Show (Traveling Model Railroad Show)
- Handcar History and Video, “Railroad Handcar in Motion Pictures”
- Harvey Girl Historical Society – OERM, Perris
- Harvey Houses
- Harvey Girl List – Leavenworth, KS
- La Posada, The Last Great Railroad Hotel – Winslow, AZ
- Internet Railroad Directory (railserve.com)
- Model Railroads of Southern California
- O Scale West
- Pacific & Southwest Rail Adventures
- Pacific Railcar Operators (PRO) – San Jose
- O Scale Kings
- Railroad Dictionary
- Railroad Heritage.org Web Portal
- Railroad Photographs (RailPictures.net)
- Railroad Photography (CaliforniaTrains.com)
- Railroad Photography by Joe Perry (chasingsteel.com)
- Railroad Picture Archives
- Railroad Travel, Models, History, Railfanning, etc. (TrainWeb.com)
- Railroad Websites (RailroadData.com)
- Santa Fe Surviving Depots (RailsUsa.com)
- Steam Locomotives (steamlocomotive.com)
- Southern Pacific’s Sunset Route – L.A. to Yuma (carrtracks.com)
- Steam Locomotives in California and throughout the World (steamlocomotive.info)
- Train Discussion, Videos, Images, etc. (Trainorders.com)
- Train Events, Models, Swap Meets, Shows, etc. (Trains.com)
- Train Photography (trainphotos.com)
- Trains & Travel News/Links (TrainTrips.biz)
- TRAINS Magazine (Trn.Trains.com)
- West Coast Rail Forums
- Winterrail
- Railroad Museums:
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum – Chicago, IL
- B & O Railroad Museum – Baltimore, MD
- Belen Harvey House Museum – Belen, NM
- Cable Car Museum – San Francisco
- California State Railroad Museum – Sacramento
- Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
- Cheyenne Depot Museum (Union Pacific Shop) – Cheyenne, WY
- Forney Museum of Transportation – Denver, CO
- Fred Harvey Museum – Leavenworth, KS
- Golden Gate Railroad Museum – Redwood City
- Illinois Railway Museum – Union, IL
- Interurban Railway Museum – Plano, TX
- Kelso Railroad Depot – Kelso
- La Mesa Depot Museum – La Mesa
- Laws Railroad Museum – Bishop
- Lehnis Railroad Museum – Brownwood, TX
- Lomita Railroad Museum – Lomita
- Medford Railroad Park – Medford, OR
- Museum of the American Railroad – Frisco, TX
- National Museum of Transportation (Rail) – St. Louis, MO
- National Railroad Museum – Green Bay, WI
- Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM) – Perris
- Pacific Railroad Society Museum – San Dimas
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum (PSRM) – Campo
- Rail Giants Train Museum at Fairplex Park (L.A. County Fair Grounds) – Pomona
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania – Strasburg, PA
- Railroaders Memorial Museum – Altoona, PA
- Railway Museum of San Angelo – San Angelo, TX
- San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum (and Santa Fe Railway Archives) – San Bernardino
- San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park – San Diego
- Santa Fe Locomotive Development Museum (Pending) – Amarillo, TX
- South Coast Railroad Museum – Goleta
- Steamtown National Historic Site & Museums – Scranton, PA
- Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum (Santa Fe Railway Archives) – Temple, TX
- The Fred Harvey Museum (Harvey Girls) – OERM, Perris
- Travel Town Museum – Los Angeles (Griffith Park)
- Trolleys and Trolleybarn – San Jose
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum – Council Bluffs, IA
- Western America Railroad Museum (W.A.R.M.) – Barstow
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) – Portola
- Wheels Museum – Albuquerque, NM
- Railroad Societies:
- Association of American Railroads (AAR) – Washington, D.C.
- Association of Railway Museums (ARM) – Conyers, GA
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historical Society (BORHS) – Baltimore, MD
- California High-Speed Rail Authority – Sacramento
- California Trolley & Railroad Corporation – San Jose
- Carolwood Pacific Historical Society (Walt Disney) – Los Angeles
- Center for Railroad Photography & Art – Madison, WI
- Central Coast Railway Club – Santa Clara
- Electric Railway Historical Association (ERHA) – Southern California
- Feather River Rail Society – Portola
- Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad (FOBNR) and the BNSF Railway – Houghton, MI
- Free-mo (HO scale modular model railroading)
- Golden Empire Historical & Modeling Society (GEHAMS) – Bakersfield
- Great Northern Railway Historical Society (GNRHS) – St. Paul, MN
- Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation (LARHF) – Alhambra
- Mohave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association (MDHCA) – Essex
- National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) – Washington D.C.
- National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employees (NARVRE) – Moberly, MO
- National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) – Soddy Daisy, TN
- National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) – Philadelphia, PA
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society (NMSL & RHS) – Albuquerque, NM
- North American Railcar Operators Association (NARCOA) – Dry Ridge, KY
- Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society – Santa Rosa
- Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society – San Gabriel
- Pacific Locomotive Association – Fremont
- Pacific Railroad Society (PRS) – San Dimas
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association – La Mesa
- Pacific Southwest Region of the National Model Railroad Association (PSR/NMRA)
- Railroad Artifact Preservation Society (RAPS) – Amarillo, TX
- Railroad Prototype Modelers (RPM)
- Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
- Railway and Locomotive Historical Society (Southern California Chapter) – Pomona
- Roundhouse Gang Model Railroad Club – Redlands
- San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society (SBRHS), Home of Santa Fe 3751
- Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society (SFRH&MS)
- Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society (SFRH&MS), Western Archives – San Bernardino
- Santa Susana Railroad Historial Society – Simi Valley
- Southern California Lego Train Club
- Southern California Railway Plaza Association – Fullerton
- Souther California Scenic Railway Association, Inc. (SCSRA)
- Southern Oregon Chapter – National Railroad Historical Society (SOC-NRHS) – Medford, OR
- Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society (SPH&TS) – Upland
- Southwest Rail Passenger Association (SWRPA)
- Union Pacific Historical Society (UPHS) – Cheyenne, WY
- Western Prototype Modelers (is now the RPM West Coast) – See Railroad Prototype Modelers (RPM)
- Women in Railroading – The International Society for the Preservation of Women in Railroading (ISPWR)
- Trains & Railroads:
- American Heritage Railways
- Amtrak
- Burlington Northern & Santa Fe (BNSF)
- California Southern Railroad
- California Train Rides and Museums (American-Rails.com)
- Central Coast Flyer – Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo
- CSX
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR) – Antonito, CO & Chama, NM
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum – Durango, CO
- Fillmore and Western Railway Co. – Fillmore
- Golden Spike Historic Site – Promontory Summit, UT
- Grand Canyon Railway – Williams, AZ
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad – Bryson City, NC
- LA Rail Streamliners (Vintage Rail Cars for Charter) – Los Angeles
- “Little Buttercup” – San Jose
- Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad – Los Angeles
- Metrolink
- Napa Valley Wine Train – Napa to St. Helena
- Niles Canyon Railway – Fremont and Sunol
- Northwestern Pacific Railroad in Californis – Fortuna
- Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) – Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach
- Pacific Surfliner – San Diego to San Luis Obispo
- Panama Railroad
- Poway-Midland Railroad – Poway
- Railtown 1897 State Historic Park – Jamestown
- “Ride This Train – A Family Railroad Fun Guide” – Trains Magazine
- Riverside Live Steamers – Riverside
- Roaring Camp Railroads
- Sacramento River Train – West Sacramento to Woodland
- San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
- Santa Fe Preserved Locomotives
- Sierra Railroad – Oakdale
- Skunk Train – Fort Bragg and Willits
- Southern Pacific Railroad
- Union Pacific (UP)
- Union Pacific Steam Locomotives – Cheyenne, WY
- White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) Railroad – Skagway, AK
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad – Yosemite National Park (Fish Camp)