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Coal and Town Related Sites
Arch Coal Incorporated industry site for a very large producer
Coal Education good source of history, usage info, videos, etc.
Coal Information from the University of Kentucky--basic stuff
Energy Information Administration good source of US Gov't coal data
Guide to Appalachian Coal Hauling Railroads great loader-by-loader narrative descriptions of Appalachian coal lines
Manufacturing of Coke good explanation of the equipment and process of making coke
Virginian People a site dedicated to the people who made the Virginian Railway run
Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania research site with information on mine operators
West Virginia Coal History lots of photos of tipples and mining
Modeling/Information sites
The Chessie System modeling tips and photos of Chessie roads
GreatDecals.com lots of Appalachian road decals found nowhere else
HO Scale Train Dimensions measurements for modelers
Manufacturers Link links to dozens of model railroad manufacturers
Multimodalways Archives great source of track charts and maps
Railroad Paint Shop neat site with line drawings of many locomotives
Rails and Trails lots of timetables, maps and other research material
Roofer Madness lots of NS/CSX locomotive roof shots
Scratchbuilder's Guild articles and reviews for serious modeling projects
ShellScale Decals Decals specializing in NS, N&W and Southern locomotives and rolling stock
Tipple Art artist renditions of classic coal tipples by Frederick Bartlett
Virginian Resource Page lots of good links to Virginian stuff
Prototype Sites
Alphabet Route tremendous source of maps, track charts, etc. (WM, NKP, WLE, etc.)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Network useful information and links for the B&O
Buffalo Creek & Gauley wealth of information on this coal-hauling shortline
Chessie System Photo Archive plenty of Chessie locomotive shots
Clinchfield Country lots of CRR photos and information
Fallen Flag and ShortlineRailroad Photos George Elwood's site--thousands of pics
Interstate Railroad consolidated resource for all things Interstate
L&N Photo Site some good transition-era L&N photos
Monongahela prototype info on the Monongahela Railroad
Mountain Subdivision CSX-era coverage of a B&O line
Norfolk Southern Photo Archive just what it claims to be
Norfolk Southern SDD a modeler's research on the NS' Pocahontas and Virginia Divisions
Northern West Virginia's Railroads excellent descriptions, maps, photos of several lines
Penn Central Railroad Online PC photos, track charts, maps, timetables, etc.
Pro Railfans Online prototype CSX photos
Interesting Layouts
Deepwater District Gerry Albers beautiful layout featuring the western end of the Virginian
Dorchester & Dixiana Branch Dan Bourque's HO Interstate Railroad layout
L&N Casey Sub Greg Johnstone's Australian version of the L&N's K&A Division
L&N Henderson Subdivision Rick Rideout's huge L&N layout
Norfolk Southern's Pocahontas Division Vince Crysler's in-progress N-scale empire
NS Scotts Dale Division Scott Henry layout capturing the feel of the Pocahontas Div in 8'x9'
Virginian and C&O Layout Aubrey Wiley's HO scale layout set in West Virginia
Magazines
Model Railroad Hobbyist (free e-magazine)
Model Railroader
Railroad Model Craftsman
Historical Societies
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historic Society
Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society
Conrail Historical Society
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Historical Society
Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society
Norfolk and Western Historical Society
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Historical Society
Southern Railway Historical Association
Western Maryland Railway Historical Society
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