I Know a Railroad (www.iknowarailroad.net)
Pays tribute to the men and women, past and present, that make the railroads work, no matter what craft, no matter what railroad; maintained by E.B. Radovich; Milford, Massachusetts, USA.
IAD Rail Systems (www.iadrailsystems.com)
Developers of an electrically operated High Performance Switch Actuator (HPSA) for the rail industry; Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK.
IEC Holden Inc. (www.iecholden.com)
Manufacturer of traction motors and components; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
InFront Models (www.infrontmodels.com.au)
Producers of detailing parts and freight loads for HO Scale modelers; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
IR Models (www.irmodels.com)
Small model railway mail order business specializing in etched brass detailing components to enable the construction of accurate HO scale models of the signaling and track infrastructure of the former New South Wales Railways; Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
IRail (www.irail.co.uk)
UK web directory of railways and model railways
IRC Modelers Club (www.ircmodelersclub.com)
Primary source for information on new and upcoming product releases for InterMountain Railway Company; Longmont, Colorado, USA.
IRECO LLC (www.ireco.com)
Founded as Illinois Railway Equipment Co. in 1929, renamed IRECO Inc. in 1983, acquired by the Railway Supply Group in 2002; provides innovative yet economical solutions in mechanical engineering; holds over 300 patents to produce equipment and parts that serve the railroad industry; part of the Railway Supply Group; Bensenville, Illinois, USA.
ITT KONI-Enidine (www.koni-enidine-rail.com)
KONI and Enidine are manufacturers of energy absorption and vibration isolation products for the global railway market (both owned by ITT Corporation of White Plains, New York); Orchard Park, New York and Hebron, Kentucky, USA.
Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. (www.ianallanpublishing.com)
Publisher of enthusiast and specialty books, magazine and more; Hersham, Surrey, England, UK.
Ian Bowskill's Fotopic Site (34081-bbls.fotopic.net)
Photographs of the 34081 "92 Squadron" Battle of Britain class Pacific locomotive, UK.
Ian Loasby Transport Photography (www.iansboatsplanesandtrains.com)
Mixture of road, rail and air transport pictures over the last 100 years or so; Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK.
Ida Bay Railway (www.idabayrailway.com.au)
Tourist railway offers a two hour train ride to the shores of Ida Bay through light bush terminating at Deep Hole Bay; Lune River, Tasmania, Australia.
Idaho Operation Lifesaver (www.puc.state.id.us/idahooperationlifesaver/idaho.htm)
Organization seeking to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities at America's highway-rail grade crossings and on the railroad rights-of-way; Pocatello, Idaho, USA.
Idiot Railfan (www.mswphoto.com/IdiotRailfan)
Trying to put a little more personality into the hobby and poke fun at the people that go ga-ga over trains; maintained by Mark S. Wurst; Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
IguanaRailway.com (www.iguanarailway.com)
Online source for railroad novelties, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
iholmes.com (www.iholmes.com)
Ian Holmes' adventures in modeling Gn15 layouts in text and drawings; Princeton, Minnesota, USA.
Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club (www.iwemrc.org.uk)
Promotes and encourages railway modeling and opens their clubhouse at least four times per week to maintain and operate their 7¼ inch Gauge miniature railway; Romford, Essex, England, UK.
Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society Ltd (www.ilrms.com.au)
Established in 1972, features 610mm steam locomotives and rolling stock, plus 7¼ inch miniature railway train rides, station buildings and stationary boilers; educates the public in the use of railways; Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Illawarra Model Railway Association (www.imra.org.au)
Established in 1961; has 41 members modeling British, North American and Australian prototype railways; regularly participates at shows and exhibitions; Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Illini Railroad Club (netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/IlliniRailroadClub)
Student railfan and HO Scale model railroad club located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Central (www.icgphotos.com)
Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of photographs of the Illinois Central and Illinois Central Gulf Railroads from the onset of the "Orange Empire" in mid-1966 to the creation of the "New Image" in 1989, maintained by Michael Seidelman; Land O' Lakes, Florida, USA.
Illinois Central Gulf Decals (home.mindspring.com/~paducah)
ICG, IC, GM&O, NW and BN custom waterslide decals By Daniel Kohlberg; Moro, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Central Railroad Historical Society, Inc.(ICHS) (www.icrrhistorical.org)
Dedicated to preserving historical and educational information about the Illinois Central Railroad and the many predecessor railroads that have been part of the IC system; independent not-for profit 501(c)(3) Illinois corporation; Paxton, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Central Net (www.illinoiscentral.net)
Railfan site by Tom Parker containing many of his paper documents, steam roster, locomotive diagrams, diesel roster and much more; Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Illinois Live Steamers (www.illinoislivesteamers.com)
Founded in 1967, this club has three gauges of track, 6,000 feet of 7½, 5,000 feet of 4¾, and 1,300 feet of 3½ inch track and operates a variety of equipment including steam, electric, gas, gas electric and gas-hydralic powered locomotives; Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Operation Lifesaver (www.icc.illinois.gov/industry/transportation/railroad/iol.aspx)
Continuing public education program designed to reduce the number of crashes, deaths and injuries at highway-rail intersections; Highland Park, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Railway Museum (www.irm.org)
Massive operating museum and historical repository with over 375 pieces of equipment. Home of the Nebraska Zephyr and many operational steam, diesel and electric locomotives and cars; Union, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Tech Model Railroad Club (www.iit.edu/~itmr.org)
HO Scale layout represents a fictitious railway operating between the cities of Chicago and Peoria; Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Western Railroad (www.illwestern.com)
Class III linehaul railroad operating within the Howard M. Wolf Business Park in Greenville, Illinois, USA.
Image Replicas (www.imagesreplicas.com)
Transit models, books & accessories - subway cars in HO & N Scale; East Norwich, New York, USA.
Imagine That! Laser Art Products (www.imaginethatlaserart.com)
Laser cut wood craftsman kits for model railroads in HO, N, S and On30 Scales with new products being created weekly; maintained by Mark Williams; McGregor, Ontario, Canada.
ImageMap, Inc. (www.imagemap.com)
Design and manufacture of measurement systems for railways with particular reference to rail (Laserail) and wheel (WheelSpec) profiles and wear and track geometry systems, operating at speeds up to 350km/h (Laserail 3000); Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
Images of the Civil War - Railroads (www.treasurenet.com/images/civilwar/civil017.html)
Collection of photographs with captions about railroading during the American Civil War presented by TreasureNet.com; Bellevue, Washington, USA.
Imperial Hobby Productions (ihphobby.tripod.com)
Model transit and passenger cars, locomotives; founded by Mike Bartel in 1993; offers models, kits and supplies for the model railroad and scale ship modeling markets; novelty and souvenir models for gifts and promotional purposes; casting services for those in need of short runs of quality resin-plastic parts for their modeling or promotional project; Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
Imperial Train Company (www.imperialtrainco.com)
Deals only in model trains and includes postwar and prewar N, HO, S, O, G and Standard Gauge trains, track systems and accessories; Imperial, Pennsylvania, USA.
Imprägnierwerk Wülknitz GmbH (www.impraegnierwerk.de)
Leading manufacturer and supplier of pressure impregnated wood sleepers and crossing timbers for railway construction; Wülknitz, Germany (Deutsch, English).
Independent Hi-Railers Eastern Division (jerseycentral.home.att.net/hi_rail1_001.htm)
O Gauge modular railroad club that travels to different rail events in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania to display our modular layout of trains from all eras; maintained by Joe Wieciek; New Jersey, USA. Web Gem Award recipient.
Independent Track Inspection Service (On Track) (www.trackinspection.com)
Able to detect deviations and prescribe appropriate remedial action to correct or safetly compensate for those deviations; Collierville, Tennessee, USA.
India Travel Info (www.indiatravelinfo.com/railway.html)
Information, timetables, and ticket sources for rail travel, air travel and tour packages; New Delhi, India.
Indian Railway Budget Online (www.ieo.org/rail000.html)
Salient highlights and commentary on the railway's budget and it's implications on the Indian economy; New Delhi, India.
Indian Railway Pictures (www.irfca.org/~apub)
Indian Railway related news items, some drawings, some maps and some pictures of Indian railways in action; maintained by Apurva Bahadur; Prune, India.
Indian Railways (Official) (www.indianrail.gov.in)
Official website of the Indian Ministry Of Railways, the premier transport organisation in India, the largest rail network in Asia, and the world's second largest under one management; runs around 11,000 trains everyday, of which 7,000 are passenger trains; New Delhi, India.
Indian Railways Fan Club - IRFCA (www.irfca.org)
Electronic mailing list sponsored by the Indian Railways Fan Club; learn about Indian Railways, read trip reports, and view their picture gallery, read articles, browse technical documents about Indian Railways and report locomotive sightings.
Indian Railways Map (www.samit.org/irmap)
Corrected upto August 2001, this is a personal effort without any official sanction or help; maintained by Samit Roychoudhury.
Indian Railways Videos, Sounds and Images (www.irfca.org/~jayb)
Jay Balakrishna's collection of Indian Railway videos, sounds and images of diesel (ALCo) and electric locomotives and passenger trains, free for download; Teaneck, New Jersey, USA.
Indiana Valley Locomotive Works (www.locoworks.com)
Celebrates the flavor of railroading at the turn of the last century through books and publications, audio clips, trivia, and unique stories; Crescent City, California, USA.
Indiana Boxcar Corporation (www.indianaboxcar.com)
Provides specialty services to the railroad industry including locomotive leasing, sales, and appraisal; Connersville, Indiana, USA.
Indiana Department of Transportation (www.in.gov/indot/3585)
Agency responsible for railroad code enforcement and promotion of railroading in the state; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Indiana Harbor Belt Archives (www.dhke.com/ihbarchive)
Rosters, historical information, maps and photographs are available here for those interested in the nation's largest terminal railroad; unofficial site maintained by Bill Gustason; Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (www.ihbrr.com)
Official site of this switch carrier that interchanges with 16 other rail carriers in Chicago, Illinois, offers an abundance of information and services for customers; Hammond, Indiana, USA.
Indiana Live Steamers (www.indianalivesteamers.org)
7.5 inch live steam model railroad club, USA.
Indiana Northeastern Railroad (www.indiananortheasternrr.com)
Railroad network extending over 120 miles serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, USA.
Indiana Rail Road Company (www.inrd.com)
500-mile regional freight railroad founded in 1986, hauling some 170,000 carloads of freight - more than 15 million tons of goods annually; carries traffic between Chicago, Louisville, Indianapolis, and Newton, Illinois, with connections to major western and southern carriers; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Indiana Railroads (indiana.railfan.net)
Railfan site dedicated to preserving railroad history and celebrating current day railroading in Indiana; maintained by Nate Bilger; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Indiana Railway Museum (www.indianarailwaymuseum.org)
Tourist railway and museum including the French Lick Scenic Railway; French Lick, Indiana, USA.
Indiana Transportation Museum (www.itm.org)
Volunteer, non-profit organization preservin Indiana's railroad history, educating the public and providing an experience of railroad travel as it used to be; operates a 38 miles line once known as the Indianapolis & Peru and eventuallly as the Nickel Plate Road; Noblesville, Indiana, USA.
Indiana University Press (www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/index.php?cPath=1037_1272&bt=1)
Publisher of approximately 140 new books annually, in addition to 30 journals; maintains a backlist of some 2,000 titles including over 50 railroad and transportation titles currently in print and available for online purchase on this subpage of their site; Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Indonesian Railway Preservation Society (www.irps.or.id)
Preservation, exploration, research, education and enjoyment of the history of Indonesian railways; Jakarta, Indonesia.
Indonesian State Railroad (Perumka) (members.tripod.com/~keretapi)
Information about the Indonesian Railway's history, photo gallery, models and some miscellaneous stuff; Indonesia (English).
Industrial Design and Fabrication, Inc. (www.idf-mfg.com)
Design and manufacture of custom equipment for use in the rail car cleaning industry; Stockton, California, USA.
Industrial Rail (www.industrialrail.com)
O-27 Model Train products Atlas O, LLC, USA.
Industrial Railway Society (IRS) (www.irsociety.co.uk)
Founded in 1949 as the Birmingham Locomotive Club, this group studies all aspects, and all gauges, of privately owned industrial railways and locomotives, worldwide; Radstock, Bath, England, UK.
Industrial Railways Co (www.industrialrailways.com)
contractor serving California, Nevada & Hawaii
Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc. (www.industryrailway.com)
Distributor to the railroad marketplace committed to supplying abrasives, track tools, shop tools and related items to meet the needs of today's railroad maintenance requirements; part of the Railway Supply Group; Bensenville, Illinois, USA.
Informatik Consulting Systems AG (www.ics-ag.de)
Testing systems and software for railway signaling systems all around the globe; Stuttgart, Germany (English, Deutsch).
Infraset (www.infraset.com)
Manufacturers of pre stressed concrete sleepers, rail fastenings, electrification masts, culverts and drain channels for the railway industry; Garden View, South Africa (English).
Inland Lakes Railway (www.inlandlakesrailway.com)
Central Florida tourist railway the operates the Orange Blossom Dinner Train, the Magnolia Sun Lunch Train and the Mount Dora Champion; Eustis Florida, USA.
Inlandsbanan AB (www.inlandsbanan.se)
Northern Sweden Railway, which runs from Kristinehamn in the south to Gällivare in the north - a total of 1300 km of railway; Östersund, Sweden (Svenska, Deutsch, English)
Institution of Railway Operators (www.railwayoperators.org)
Provides a focus for raising standards and enhancing the professional standing of those directly involved in the safe and reliable operation of railways and provides a nationally recognised and transferable qualification for all its members, UK.
Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (www.irse.org)
International organization for all those engaged or interested in railway signaling and telecommunications and allied disciplines; London, England, UK.
Instrumentation Services, Inc. (www.isirail.com)
Customized measurement systems and services to the railroad industry; Pueblo, Colorado, USA.
Integra Hindustan Control Ltd (IHC) (www.ihc.co.in)
Division of Integra Holding AG, Switzerland, IHC supplies metal-to-metal contact signaling relays and Audio Frequency Track Circuits (AFTC) for Indian railways; Vadodara, India.
IntegriCo Composites (www.integrico.com)
Railroad crossties made with engineering materials and processes utilizing best practices for quality assurance and control standards; Temple, Texas, USA.
Integrated Signal Systems (www.integratedsignalsystems.com)
Manufacturer of HO Scale signals and control electronics; Spring Hill, Florida, USA.
Inteletrack CC (www.inteletrack.co.za)
Design and manufacture of a range of industrial telemetry, tracking and communication systems, mainly for the railway industry; Pretoria, South Africa.
Intelligent Integration of Railway Systems (InteGRail) (www.integrail.info)
Integrated project begun in January 2005 (with a duration of 4 years) under the 6th Framework Programme of the European Union; consists of a group of 40 railway related companies, coordinated by UNIFE (Association of European Railway Industry), to develope a coherent system that can bring the European railway system up to a substantially higher level in terms of capacity, average velocity and punctuality, safety and optimal use of means; Brussels, Belgium.