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- UK Heritage Railways (www.heritagerailways.com)
Guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK and Ireland, including details of special events, trains and operating days for all steam railways; produced in association with the Heritage Railway Association; maintained by Mark Dewell; South Ockendon, Essex, England, UK.
- UK Model Railways (www.ukmodelrailways.co.uk)
Partners with great model train dealers and retailers and the power of eBay to bring you trains, rolling stock, layouts and scenery from reputable sellers; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- UK Model Shop Directory (www.ukmodelshops.co.uk)
stores, manufacturers, newsgroups, references (Adrian Hall)
- UK Rail Campaigners Home Page (www.saveourrailways.com)
"Save Our Railways"
- UK Rail Photo Site (www.railscans.co.uk)
Photos of nearly all classes of UK diesel and electric locos plus a selection of wagons and coaches.
- UK Railphotos (www.railwayimage.com)
by photographer Peter Pope
- UK Railway Photographers (ukrp.community.fotopic.net)
collections of railway photos
- UK Railway Photographic Gallery (www.paddington83.freeserve.co.uk)
Variety of Photos, links & info on UK railways
- UK Railways on the Net (www.rail.co.uk)
Links to all sorts of railways in the United Kingdom.
- UK rec models rails (www.ukrecmodelsrail.co.uk)
unofficial homepage for the newsgroup.
- UK Sleepers (www.uksleepers.co.uk)
Provides used railway sleepers for use in garden walkways and raised plant beds; Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
- UK-Railways.com (www.uk-railways.com)
Local information for the train spotter, photographer, film maker and railway enthusiasts including timetables, hotspots, maps, navigation coordinates, tours, and much more; Prestatyn, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- UK's Bed and Breakfast Directory (www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk)
Includes maps of every UK railway station
- UKsteam Info (uksteam.info/index.shtml)
Information and links about various United Kingdom preservation projects.
- UNESCO World Heritage Site - Semmering Railway (www.noe.co.at/partner/trsued/whsemmeringbahn)
History & photos of this mountain line in Austria (Deutsch, English)
- UNIFE, The Union of European Railway Industries (www.unife.org)
Represents nearly 60 leading European companies responsible for guided land transport systems and 16 National Organisations representing another 900 railway supply companies; based in Brussels, Belgium.
- UP Crossroads (www.flash.net/~cymartin/crossxroads/xroadndx.htm)
online magazine (Cy Martin)
- UPRR Rochelle Subdivision (www.home.comcast.net/~dpkruse)
N Scale model railroad built over the past eighteen and a half years by Daryl Kruse; site features photographs, videos, DVD's for purchase, a track plan and layout tours; Rochelle, Illinois, USA.
- URS (Rail Transportation) (www.urscorp.com/URS_Division/index.php?section=0602)
Plans, designs and manages construction of commuter, heavy and light rail, as well as high-speed and freight rail systems; formerly United Research Services; San Francisco, California, USA.
- US Army Locomotives Type MRS-1 (www.berail.be/usa)
History and specifications on this General Motors locomotive, maintained by Stefan Nicolaï; Belgium.
- US Rail News (www.usrailnews.com)
Helps subscribers monitor and manage rail system issues developing in industry, government, and communities across America; Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
- US Railfans (www.btinternet.com/~usrailfans)
British site with photos and info and mid and far west railroads
- US and UK Railroad Terminology (www.railway-technical.com)
comparison chart
- U.S. Army Transportation School (www.transchool.eustis.army.mil)
Information about training for soldiers in railroad and other military transportation services; Fort Eustis, Virginia, USA.
- U.S. Railways, Inc. (www.usrailwaysinc.com)
Full service independent freight railroad intra-plant switching contractor; Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- U.S. Scouting Service Project (www.usscouts.org/mb/mb094.asp)
Boy Scouts of America requirements for winning a railroading merit badge; Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
- USA Locos in Bohemia (www.home.karneval.cz/00102232)
BNSF HO layout in the Czech Republic
- USA Trains (www.usatrains.com)
Model train manufacturer who claims to carry the largest selection of G Scale rolling stock in the world; their "Ultimate Series" is 1:29 Scale and their "American Series" and "Work Trains Series" are 1:24 Scale; Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
- USA by Rail (www.USA-by-Rail.com)
Definitive rail touring guidebook that has all you need for North American train travel with Amtrak, VIA Rail and tourist railroads; edited by John Pitt; USA.
- UTU - United Transportation Union (www.utu.org)
Railroad employees union with it's International Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- UTU General Committee of Adjustments GO-386 (www.utu386.org)
Jay L. Schollmeyer, General Chairman.
- UTU General Committee GO-001 (www.utu1.com)
United Transportation Union.
- UTU Local 23 (www.local23.org)
Santa Cruz, California, USA.
- UTU Local 30 (www.utu30.org)
Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
- UTU Local 32 (www.utu32.com)
Glendale, California
- UTU Local 60 (www.utulocal60.com)
Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- UTU Local 84 (www.angelfire.com/theforce/utulocal84)
Los Angeles, California, USA.
- UTU Local 161 (www.utulocal161.org)
Seattle, Washington, USA.
- UTU Local 168 (www.utulocal168.org)
Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- UTU Local 171 (www.utu171.com)
Aurora, Illinois, USA.
- UTU Local 194 (www.utulocal194.com)
Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
- UTU Local 202 (www.utulocal202.org)
Denver, Colorado, USA.
- UTU Local 211 (www.modernrailroading.com/Local211)
Binghamton, New York, USA.
- UTU Local 239 (www.utulocal239.org)
Oakland, California, USA.
- UTU Local 243 (www.utu243.org)
Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- UTU Local 257 (utu257.homestead.com)
Morrill, Nebraska, USA.
- UTU Local 344 (www.sarnia.com/utu344)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- UTU Local 367 (members.cox.net/utulocal367)
Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- UTU Local 426 (www.utu426.org)
Spokane, Washington, USA.
- UTU Local 469 (www.angelfire.com/il3/utulocal469)
Madison, Illinois, USA.
- UTU Local 489 (www.utulocal489.org)
San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- UTU Local 492 (www.utu492.org)
Sacramento, California, USA.
- UTU Local 577 (www.utulocal577.org)
Northlake, Illinois, USA.
- UTU Local 610 (www.utulocal610.org)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- UTU Local 645 (www.utulocal645.com)
Babylon, New York, USA.
- UTU Local 756 (www.utu756.org)
San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- UTU Local 807 (www.utu807.org)
Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- UTU Local 904 (www.digiproxy.com/UTU904)
Evansville, Indiana, USA.
- UTU Local 911 (www.utu911.com)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- UTU Local 934 (angelfire.com/ne/UTU934)
Alliance, Nebraska, USA.
- UTU Local 940 (utu940.tripod.com)
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA.
- UTU Local 974 (www.utu974.com)
Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama
- UTU Local 976 (www.utu976.org)
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
- UTU Local 1067 (www.utulocal1067.org)
Virginia, Minnesota, USA.
- UTU Local 1075 (www.utu1075.org)
Trenton, Michigan, USA.
- UTU Local 1138 (webpages.atlanticbb.net/~utu1138a)
Miami, Louisiana, USA.
- UTU Local 1238 (www.jaysworks.com/1238)
Vancouver, Washington, USA.
- UTU Local 1252 (www.utu1252.org)
Fresno, California
- UTU Local 1313 (www.utu1313.com)
Amarillo, Texas, USA.
- UTU Local 1328 (www.utu1328.com)
Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- UTU Local 1344 (www.paulsstainedglass.com/local1344.htm)
Mandan, North Dakota, USA.
- UTU Local 1377 (members.tripod.com/utu1377)
Covington, Kentucky, USA.
- UTU Local 1469 (www.railunions.org)
Oakland California Switchmen
- UTU Local 1529 (www.utu1529.org)
Toledo, Ohio, USA.
- UTU Local 1545 (www.local1545.vpweb.com)
Monroe, Louisiana, USA.
- UTU Local 1607 (www.utulocal1607.org)
Los Angeles, California, USA.
- UTU Local 1637 (www.jaysworks.com/1637)
Wishram, Washington (Jay Schollmeyer).
- UTU Local 1741 (www.sfschoolbus.com)
San Francisco, California, USA.
- UTU Local 1770 (www.utu1770.org)
Los Angeles, California, USA.
- UTU Locals 1778 & 1923 (www.utubc.com)
Represents train crews of the former BC Rail (now Canadian National) operating between North Vancouver and Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Web Gem Award recipient.
- UTU Local 1823 (www.utu1823.com)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- UTU Local 1846 (www.utu1846.com)
West Colton, California, USA.
- Uckfield Model Railway Club (www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk)
Caters to those who have an interest in modelling railways in the smaller scales (2mm, 4mm & 7mm) as well as the larger scales (5 inch & 7¼ inch Gauges) more commonly associated with model engineering societies; Uckfield, East Sussex, England.
- Udisco Ltd. (www.udisco.com)
Canada's largest hobby wholesaler, with two warehouses containing over 60,000 items in inventory. Founded in 1944; based in Montreal, Québec.
- Uhlenbrock Elektronik GmbH (www.uhlenbrock.de)
Manufacturer of DCC components & decoders and other electronic equipment for model railroads; Bottrop, Germany (Deutsch).
- uicstock.org.uk (www.uicstock.org.uk)
Features guides to locations, photographs and technical detail of continental wagons and coaches, in particular those carrying UIC numbers; UK.
- Uintah Railway (home.bresnan.net/~bpratt15)
Railfan site about "The Crookedest Railroad in the West", a narrow gauge railroad built in 1904 to haul Gilsonite from the mines in Eastern Utah to Mack, Colorado, and a connection to the standard gauge Rio Grande Western Railway; Grand Junction, Colorado, USA.
- Ukraine Travel Vacations (www.dzherelo.com.ua)
Dzherelo SPK train tours
- Ukrainian Railways (uz.gov.ua)
Official site (Russian)
- UKTrainSim (www.uktrainsim.com)
Offers a central resource for modelers to gather and share their experience, information and other resources such as technical data, specifications and even photographs; Leytonstone, England, UK.
- Ulaanbaatar Metro (ulaanbaator.narod.ru)
Republic of Mongolia - English/Russian
- Uli's Dampflokseiten (www.dampfbahn-altenbeken.de)
Live steamd and prototype site by Ulrich Huesken from Altenbeken, Germany.
- Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde e.V. (www.uef-dampf.de)
Association for the promotion of the preservation of historically valuable railway rolling stock - since 1969.
- Ulrich Models (www.ulrichmodels.com)
Corporate site; headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
- Ulrich Models Hobby Store (www.ulrichmodels.biz/servlet/StoreFront)
Online retail store for purchasing Ulrich Models; Boulder, Colorado, USA.
- Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society (www.udrrhs.org/home.shtml)
NRHS chapter focusing on the history of the railroads of the Catskill and Hudson Valley regions, USA.
- Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (www.uftm.org.uk)
Northern Ireland
- Ultimate Hobbies (www.ultimatehobbies.com)
Full line hobby shop features model trains and accessories from Lionel, MTH, K-Line, Atlas, Kato, Athearn, Woodland Scenics and more; Orange, California, USA.
- Ultimate Model Railway (www.ultimatemodelrailway.com)
Veteran railway modeler shares his knowledge and experience with information and tips on setting up and running a model railway layout; maintained by Philip Redfearn; Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- Ultimate Model Train Tips (ultimatemodeltraintips.com)
Tips and information on model railway trains via a free email course ("Secrets to Successful Model Railroading") that offers amazing information to help you create the absolute best model train railroad; maintained by Gabriel O. Delaney; USA.
- Ultimate N Scale (www.ultimatenscale.com)
trucks, trailers & flatcars
- Ultimate Steam Page (www.trainweb.org/tusp)
(Hugh Odom). Web Gem Award recipient.
- Ultimate Trains (www.ultimatetrains.com)
garden railway (G scale) train shop - Nanton Alberta Canada
- Ultradome Experience (www.trainweb.org/ultradomes)
Resource for rosters and information regarding the luxury domes and commuter cars manufactured by Colorado Railcar; USA.
- Ultra-Tech Enterprises, Inc. (www.ute-inc.com)
Specialized engineering, manufacturing and service company offering on-board and portable test equipment for public and private railway and transit operating authorities, including both freight and passenger services and rail car builders; Punta Gorda, Florida, USA.
- Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum (www.mtm.or.jp/eng/umekoji)
Opened in 1972 on the 100th anniversary of the start of railway operation in Japan; located in Kankiji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Japan.
- Umelec (www.netwings.ch/umelec)
ATLplus DCC decoders for model trains (Deutsch)
- Unauthorized Train Stories (www.trainstories.net/ken.html)
Book seller Ken Lothridge's internet outlet.
- Uncle Dave's Brass Model Trains (www.uncledavesbrass.com)
Brass plate girder bridges plus HO, O, N, S, and large scale locomotives and rolling stock from manufacturers and importers like Division Point, Inc., Overland Models, W&R Enterprises, Key Imports and many more; Clifton, New Jersey, USA.
- Uncommon Journeys (www.uncommonjourneys.com)
luxury train & ocean travel
- Uncommon Steam Locomotives (www.skyrocket.de/locomotive)
(Gunter Krebs)
- Under Western Skies (www.underwesternskies.ne)
Railroad and landscape photography through the lenses of Jerry Sharp; Denver, Colorado, USA.
- Underground History (www.underground-history.co.uk)
History, with photographs, of the changing history of the disused stations on London's underground; London, England, UK.
- Underground Railroad Shoppe (www.undergroundrrshop.com)
New Castle, Pennsylvania model railroad shop, USA.
- Underground Railway Press (www.greatdecals.com/URP.html)
Catalog of over 2,000 prototype plans from over 40 different draftsmen for modelers. Brevard, North Carolina, USA.
- Unilok - Rail Car Movers (www.unilok.ie)
Unilokmotive Ltd, Oranmore, Galway, Ireland
- Union Depot at Milwaukee, Wisconsin (www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/Images/WER1522.html)
Reed Street station photo
- Union Europienne des Modilistes Ferroviaires et des Amis des Chemins de Fer (MOROP) (www.morop.org)
European Union of Model Railroad and Railroad Friends; head office in Berne, Switzerland. (Français, Deutsch, English)
- Union Pacific & Western (bobfrey.auclair.com)
Bob Frey's model railroad
- Union Pacific Cascade Subdivision (webpages.charter.net/upcascade)
HO Railroad layout (Bill Kosanda)
- Union Pacific Historical Society (www.uphs.org)
Independent nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Union Pacific Railroad from its beginning in 1862 to the operation as it is today; Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.
- Union Pacific Idaho First Subdivision (www.angelfire.com/oh4/nscale)
N Scale model railroad representing what is now part of the Pocatello Subdivision in the early 1980's, maintained by Christopher Muller; USA.
- Union Pacific Railfan's Right of Way (members.tripod.com/~NASCARULZ/upmain.html)
Railfan sige honoring one of the railroads that was a part of the UNIONification of the nation, USA.
- Union Pacific Corporation (www.uprr.com)
One of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across two-thirds of the United States.; headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum (www.uprrmuseum.org)
One of the oldest corporate collections in the nation; includes artifacts, photographs and documents that trace the development of the transcontinental railroad and the American West; Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA.
- Union Pacific Steam Shop (www.upsteam.com)
Corporate site. Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive history, photos and souvenirs; Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.
- Union Pacific Steam/Diesel Locomotives (www.cabincreekcds.com/UnionPacific.htm)
Photos on CDs from Cabin Creek Enterprises LLC, Cascade, Idaho, USA.
- Union Station Washington DC (www.unionstationdc.com)
Promotes the station as the starting point for visits to the nations capital, as well as the numerous places within the station to eat, drink and shop; Washington, D.C., USA.
- Union Station in Washington DC (www.unionstationdc.com)
"Shop where History Lives"; information and history from Jones Lang LaSalle, T/A Union Station Investco, LLC.
- Union Station Kansas City, MO (www.unionstationphotos.com)
Dedicated to the art, architecture and lore that is Union Station Kansas City; maintained by Roy Inman; Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
- Union Station Products (www.unionstationproducts.com)
Maker of passenger car side kits since 1995; Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- Union Station, Portland Oregon (www.aracnet.com/~histgaz/hgv3n6.htm)
Information and history from the Historical Gazette, Portland, Oregon, USA.
- Union Tank Car Company (UTLX) (www.utlx.com)
Leading the tank and plastics car industry with personalized leasing services, supported by outstanding design, manufacturing, and maintenance capabilities; headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Union Terminal Imports (www.union-terminal-imports.com)
Importers of unique railroad models hand crafted in brass by the world's finest brass model craftsman in Korea; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Unionism.com (www.unionism.com)
New York City Transit labor issues (Ed Kehoe)
- Unit Rail Anchor Company (www.unitrail.com)
Manufacturer of rail anchors for the railroad industry; division of Amsted Industries; Atchison, Kansas, USA.
- United Northwest Model RR Club (www.unwclub.org)
N Scale model railroad club actively participates in shows throughout the year; Seattle, Washington, USA.
- United Rail Passenger Alliance (URPA) (www.unitedrail.org)
Aims to improve America's passenger rail system through smart business practices, USA.
- United Railway Historical Society of New Jersey, Inc. (www.urhs.org)
Non-profit educational organization directed at supporting the preservation of historical railroad equipment and artifacts for the proposed New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA.
- United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Transportation (www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=199849)
Official document from the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration on the United States Government Printing Office web site; Washington, DC, USA.
- United States Railroad Services (www.railroadinspection.com)
Track inspection, maintenance, safety compliance and construction on mainlines, short lines, narrow gauge, industrial, refineries and military tracks; Widomar, California, USA.
- United Transportation Group (www.tankercleaning.com)
Provides tank truck washes, rail tank car washes, transloading, truck-trailer mechanical repair, maintenance, HM testing and waste water treatment, all in one location; East Chicago, Indiana, USA.
- Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc. (www.unityrailway.com)
Sales representative or distributor for numerous leading manufacturers of freight car parts serving all of the railroads, repair shops and new car builders throughout North America; part of the Railway Supply Group; Bensenville, Illinois, USA.
- Union Switch & Signal, Inc. (www.switch.com)
Design, manufacture and service of signaling, automation and control equipment and systems for the railroad and mass transit industries worldwide; wholly-owned subsidiary of Ansaldo STS; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Universal Worldwide, LLC (www.universal-ww.com)
Source for used mining equipment and used minerals preparation equipment; Fremont, Ohio, USA.
- University District (www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/site/udistrict.html)
Historical articles and photos from the Seattle, Washington area, USA.
- University of Connecticut Railroad History Collections (railroads.uconn.edu)
In the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center; premier collection is the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Archives, USA.
- University of Georgia Rare Map Collection (www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/rail.html)
Online database covering roads, railroads and canals from the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
- University of Minnesota Press Books Division (www.upress.umn.edu/html/books.html)
Publisher of books about the railroad industry in the the upper Midwest region of the US.
- University of Nevada Press (www.nvbooks.nevada.edu/books.asp?ID=1876)
Publisher of "Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California", Two Volume Set by David F. Myrick; based in Reno, Nevada, USA.
- Unknown Train Page (www.lapage.com/train)
Photos that need captions.
- UNofficial EMD Homepage (www.trainweb.org/emdloco)
Railfan site featuring massive amounts of information, by serial number, roadname, etc. of locomotives built by the Electromotive Division of General Motors; USA.
- Unofficial GB Railway Enthusiast Web Site (www.gbrail.org.uk)
Guides to locations, photographs and technical detail of continental wagons and coaches: in particular those carrying UIC numbers, UK.
- Unreal Details, LLC (Dave Williams) (www.unrealdetails.com)
"Magic Water" - water modeling resin system for layouts; Coloma, Michigan, USA.
- Upland Trains (www.uplandtrains.com)
G Scale only specialist offers products from LGB, USA Trains, HLW, POLA, PIKO, Accucraft and others; Upland, California, USA.
- Upper Hudson River Railroad (www.upperhudsonriverrr.com)
Scenic railway in the Adirondack Mountains; North Creek, New York, USA.
- Upper Michigan Railroads and Waterfalls (homepage.mac.com/xeonitedog)
(Tom N Carello)
- Upper Valley Railroad Internet Depot (cvrr.railfan.net)
White River Junction Vermont - museum, model railroad club, B&M 494 restoration
- Upsala-Lenna Jernvag Museum Railway (www.srjmf.se)
Narrow gauge steam museum in Sweden (Svenska).
- Upstate Model Railroaders (www.upstatemodelrailroaders.com)
Multi-scale model railroad club with weekly operating sessions, instruction for beginners, an annual December show, and field trips to various local rail facilities; Glen Falls, New York, USA.
- Urban Iron UK (www.cafeshops.com/urbanironuk)
gifts based on South Africa railways
- Urban Transit Club (www.utcny.org)
Rail & bus enthusiasts who meet monthly in New York City.
- Urbanaut® Monorail Technology (www.urbanaut.com)
An environmentally friendly, non-polluting transportation system; Seattle, Washington, USA.
- US-Modellbahn.net (Rusted Rails) (www.us-modellbahnforum.de)
Eine Website für die Freunde vorbildgerechter nordamerikanischer Modelleisenbahnen.
- Utah Colorado Western (www.ucwrr.com)
HO model train basement layout occupying 30 x 33 feet and has had many rebuilds, by Lee Nicholas; Corinne, Utah, USA.
- Utah Free-Mo (www.utahfree-mo.org)
HO modular railroad club with DCC
- Utah Operation Lifesaver (www.olut.usu.edu)
Public awareness and education program dedicated to ending collisions, fatalities, and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and on railroad property; Lehi, Utah, USA.
- Utah Rails (www.trainweb.org/utahrails)
(Jim Harrawood)
- Utah Rails (www.utahrails.net)
Historical information about railroading in Utah and the industries the railroads serve; information about mining companies, canning companies, grain and flour mills and elevators; maintained by Don Strack; Centerville, Utah, USA.
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