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Links
Here are some general links that might be of interest to railroadiana collectors.
We are interested in showing links to websites of a noncommercial nature
that show railroadiana. If you know of such a site, email
us via the Contact Us page.
- Ebay Reviews: Information about different aspects of collecting provided by collectors. These are stored and made available by Ebay but are not necessarily reviewed for accuracy, so it's possible someone could write something that is inaccurate.
- Railroad Blotters: A new site dedicated
to railroad blotters and maintained by Dan Dawdy
- International Railway Links:
Thousands of links to domestic and international railroad-related
websites.
- Lantern Collection.net:
Pictures of various lanterns, including railroad models.
- Lampguild.org: An excellent site
devoted to antique lighting, including a database for researching
lighting patents.
- Be-Back-Later: Another forum for discussing lighting.
- Railroad
Baggage Tags: "Tag Town", a great site on railroad baggage
tags maintained by Scott Czaja.
- Patent
Dates: A list of patents by year - useful in identifying dates
of items.The U.S.
Patent
Office's website offers a free service where one can type in
a patent number and instantly obtain a scanned image of the
patent it refers to.
Click here.
- Free Patents Online. Another resource for patent information.
- Postcard-Dating Information: How
to date postcards based on the "stampbox" on the rear of the
card.
- Railway List: A British
list of international railroad names including North American names.
- Stock Certificates: a
site by Terry Cox on Stocks and Bonds of North American railroads
- Name
Trains: A list of railroads and their named passenger trains.
- Railroad Postcards: A
site devoted to railroad postcards and other paper.
- Bells: A site devoted to bells,
including railroad-related bells.
- Locomotive
Headlights: A page devoted to headlight history.
- Railway Mail Service Library: A site devoted to information relevant to railway post offices.
- Museum of Railway Lamps: An international site on railway lighting.
Thanks to all who have suggested links |
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