Thousands of miles of railroads have been abandoned in the United States, much of it in the last 40 years. All of these abandoned railways have a history and a story. This web site is dedicated to the preservation of the history of each of these former railroad lines and the companies that operated them. Start viewing abandoned railways by clicking on a state in the U.

Unique Views for this Home Page, Since March, 2008. Pecial Feature Articles and Photos. Ideos of the OPR and Related Events. Hoto Pages of Past OPR Sponsered Events. Photos courtesy of Greg Brown, Rob Jacox collection and Scott Lothes. Photos courtesy of Kenneth Shattock, Greg Brown.

Read the Free Trolleyville Times Monthly for the Latest News on Prototype and Model Traction! Monday, September 26, 2016. A Quick and Dirty Control Panel for the New DCC Turnout Controls. The old DC NJ International Turnout Machines. Are being replaced by Tam Valley Depot Singlet DCC Decoder and Servo Drivers. So as a result a new control panel is required for the Fascia Decoders. This new panel is drawn with the free vector graphics program Inkscape.

Over 30,000 rail photos, with focus on. Pennsylvania and the North East. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited.

Unique Views for this Home Page, Since March, 2008. Photos courtesy of Greg Brown, Rob Jacox collection and Scott Lothes. Photos courtesy of Kenneth Shattock, Greg Brown. Some photos courtesy of Scott Lothes and Kyle Weismann-Yee. Click on image for larger view. View shows the OPR Milwaukie Shops and Yard on the East Portland Branch.

A collection of rail-related web sites I have been developing since 1998 beginning with the Steam Locomotive Archive. My photos, with commentary, of steam locomotives operating in the 1950s. And a page for miscellaneous railroads. Also included are a few nonsteam rarities. Plus a page of links to other steam-related sites. A gallery of photos o.