Links for Michigan Railfans
Historical Societies/Preservation Projects
| Amtrak Historical Society | http://www.trainweb.com/ahs/ | |
| A venue of education and research concentrating on the preservation of the history of Amtrak. | ||
| Ann Arbor Train & Trolley Watchers | http://community.mlive.com/cc/aattw | |
| An informal group of railfans meeting to enjoy friendship, exchange news of interest and share slide shows. | ||
| Bluewater Michigan Chapter National Railway Historical Society | http://www.bluewaternrhs.com/ | |
| Preservation of North American railroad history through excussion service on historic passenger coaches and specialty cars and other special events. | ||
| CN Lines SIG | http://129.93.226.138/rr/cnr/cnlines.htm | |
| Historical Society interested in Canadian National Lines. | ||
| The Durand Union Station and Michigan History Museum | http://www.durandstation.org/ | |
| Information and photos relating to the Durand Union Station -- a favorite place for Michigan rail fans. | ||
| Grand Trunk Western Historical Society | http://members.tripod.com/gtwhs/index.html | |
| Historical Society interested in Grand Trunk Western. | ||
| Michigan Railroad Club | http://www.michiganrailroadclub.org/ | |
| The state's oldest railfan organization, founded in Detroit in 1937, meeting in Dearborn. | ||
| Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc. | http://www.pmhistsoc.org/ | |
| Historical Society interested in the Pere Marquette railroad. | ||
| Rail Road Historical Society | http://www.rrhistorical.com/ | |
| Web server for Historical Societies and other related groups. | ||
| Crossroad Village & Huckleberry Railroad | http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/crossroadsvillage.htm | |
| Historical village featuring a narrow-gauge railroad with operating steam on former Pere Marquette trackage. | ||
| Durand Railroad Days - Official Site | http://home.shianet.org/~durandcc/rrdaysinfo.html | |
| The official site for the annual Railroad Days event in Durand, MI. | ||
| Elgin County Railway Museum | http://www.ecrm.mg.net/ | |
| Historical museum in Ontario housed in a former Michigan Central facility. | ||
| Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village | http://www.hfmgv.org/ | |
| Historical museum featuring indoor displays (including a replica of the Rocket and a C&O 4-6-6-6) with an operating railroad during warmer months in the park. | ||
| The Little River Railroad Steam Train | http://2mm.com/info/rr/ | |
| A group in White Pigeon operating a 4-6-2 Pacific class locomotive built in 1911 by Baldwin. | ||
| Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. | http://www.mstrp.com/ | |
| The group operating the Pere Marquette 1225. | ||
| Michigan Transit Museum | http://www.mtmrail.com/ | |
| Historical museum in Mt. Clemens with train rides. | ||
| Saginaw Valley Railroad Historical Society | http://www.rypn.org/SVRHS/ | |
| Historical museum in Saginaw. | ||
| Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road | http://www.murdermysterytrain.com/ | |
| A dinner train operating in Adrian with excursion and charter service. | ||
| Amtrak | http://www.amtrak.com/ | |
| Passenger service to and from many Michigan cities. | ||
| Ann Arbor Railroad | http://www.annarbor-railroad.com/ | |
| Shortline railroad operating from Ann Arbor, MI through Toledo, OH. | ||
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe | http://www.bnsf.com/ | |
| A Tier 1 railroad which had propose in 1999 to merge with CN. In mid-2000 plans were called off due to delays and problems with government regulator commisions. Today they still operate the largest network in the US. | ||
| Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) | http://www.cprailway.com/ | |
| A Tier 1 railroad operating in Michigan. | ||
| Canadian National | http://www.cn.ca/ | |
| A Tier 1 railroad which owns and operates the Grand Trunk and Illinois Central. | ||
| The Coopersville & Marne Railway | http://www.coopersvilleandmarne.org/ | |
| A shortline operating the former Central Michigan line from Cooperville to Marne. | ||
| CSX Transportation | http://www.csxt.com/ | |
| A Tier 1 railroad operating in Michigan. | ||
| The Grand Traverse Dinner Train | http://www.dinnertrain.com/ | |
| Operating over track owned by the State of Michigan. | ||
| Norfolk Southern | http://www.nscorp.com/ | |
| A Tier 1 railroad operating in Michigan. | ||
| Rail America | http://www.railamerica.com/ | |
| A short line operator with the Huron & Eastern, and the Saginaw Valley Railroad in Michigan. | ||
| Railtex | http://www.railtex.com/ | |
| A short line operator with the Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Mid-Michigan Railroad., Indiana & Ohio Rail Corp., and Michigan Shore Railroad in Michigan. | ||
| Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway Company, Inc. (TSBY) | http://www.tsbrailway.com/ | |
| A short line road running in Michigan, running from Ann Arbor to the northwest. | ||
| Michigan Southern Railroad | http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/mso/mso.html | |
| A short line operating in five Michigan cities. | ||
| Michigan Star Clipper/Coe Rail | http://www.michiganstarclipper.com/ | |
| A short line operating in Walled Lake with dinner train, bed & breakfast, and excursion service. | ||
| West Michigan Railroad Co. | http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/wmi/wmi.html | |
| A short line operating in Paw Paw. | ||
| Association of American Railroads (AAR) | http://www.aar.org/ | |
| Represents North America's major freight railroads and Amtrak. | ||
| Colorado Railcar | http://www.ColoradoRailcar.com/ | |
| Manufacturer of coaches and RDC/DMU. | ||
| GE Transportation | http://www.ge.com/transportation/ts2.htm | |
| Manufacturer of locomotives. | ||
| GM Electro-Motive Division | http://www.gmemd.com/ | |
| Manufacturer of locomotives. | ||
| Operation Lifesaver | http://www.oli.org/ | |
| Public awareness program. | ||
| Federal Railroad Administration | http://www.fra.dot.gov/ | |
| The division of the US Department of Transportation regulating for railroads. | ||
| Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) | http://www.mdot.state.mi.us/ | |
| State of Michigan's department for road and rail. | ||
| National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) | http://www.ntsb.gov/ | |
| The Federal agency that investigates transportation accidents in the United States, conducts special investigations and safety studies, and issues safety recommendations to prevent future accidents. | ||
| Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club | http://www.aamrc.org/ | |
| A Dexter club operating an HO scale layout in their Michigan Central depot. | ||
| Gratiot Valley | http://www.michvhf.com/~gvrr/ | |
| A Mount Clemens club operating an HO scale layout in their 4050 Sq. Ft. building. | ||
| Holland Modular Railroad Club | http://www.iserv.net/~wagnerj/HMRCMain.htm | |
| An HO & N scale club showing at local events. | ||
| Lansing Model Railroad Club | http://www.msu.edu/~tdc2/lmrc/ | |
| A Lansing area club operating an HO scale layout in Millett (southwest of downtown Lansing). | ||
| LaNTrak | http://www.lantrak.org/ | |
| A Howell club operating an N scale modular layout and displaying at area shows. | ||
| Northern Michigan A-G Train Club | http://groups.aol.com/nmagtrainclub?mmch_=0 | |
| An online club for railfans and modellers based in Traverse City, Michigan for All-Gauge enthusiasts. | ||
| Rails on Wheels | http://www.railsonwheels.com/ | |
| A Washtenaw County HO modular model railroad club. | ||
| Raisin Valley Model Railroad Club | http://www.rvmrc.org/ | |
| A Blissfield club operating an HO scale layout. | ||
| Redford Model Railroad Club | http://www.zorona.net/customers/clubnews/TrainClub1.htm | |
| A Redford club operating an HO scale layout. | ||
| Society Of N-Scalers | http://www.societynscalers.com/ | |
| A Detroit area club operating an N scale layout in Royal Oak. | ||
| Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club | http://www.rhpl.org/scmrrc/ | |
| A Detroit area club operating an HO scale layout in Rochester. | ||
| All Aboard - USA | http://www.ipt.com/htmlpub/aboard/ | |
| Internet Coalition of America's Pro-Rail Advocates. | ||
| The Bull Sheet | http://www.bullsheet.com/ | |
| The web site for the monthly publication. This site has great information about CSX. | ||
| Friends of Amtrak | http://trainweb.com/crocon/amtrak.html | |
| An internet advocacy effort supporting continued funding for Amtrak. | ||
| Lake Central Rail Tours | http://www.lakecentralrailtours.com/ | |
| Train excursions over the rails of the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway | ||
| MARP | http://www.marp.org/ | |
| The Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers has been working since 1973 as a consumer group for the railroad passenger. | ||