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Coal and Town Related Sites
Arch Coal Incorporated industry site for a very large producer
Coal Belt prototype and model pictures, includes South East Coal Co.
Coal Information from the University of Kentucky--basic stuff
Dante Lives On a website dedicated to maintaining the history of this important Clinchfield railroad and mining town
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
Historical US Coal Data statistics on coal types and content from the 1920s
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
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
Railroad Paint Shop neat site with line drawings of many locomotives
Roofer Madness lots of NS/CSX locomotive roof shots
The Chessie System modeling tips and photos of Chessie roads
Kim Thurlow's N&W Portfolio pictures and models of steam-era N&W
Scratchbuilder's Guild articles and reviews for serious modeling projects
ShellScale Decals Decals specializing in NS, N&W and Southern locomotives and rolling stock
Virginian Resource Page lots of good links to Virginian stuff
Prototype Sites
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
Pro Railfans Online prototype CSX 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
Interesting Layouts
B&O Cumberland Division Henry Freeman's large HO layout based on on the B&O near Cumberland
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
Maryland & West Virginia Ed Sumner's 1950's layout based on the WM
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
Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Historical Society
Norfolk and Western Historical Society
Southern Railway Historical Association
Corporate Pages
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