Resources
Here’s a few of our favorite links* for national and regional freight and passenger rail data, developments, current issues and other useful resources:
- Association of America Railroads: (link)
- Empire State Passenger Association (sister org. to VRAN, covering NY State): (link)
- GoRail.org (info clearinghouse on freight rail industry): (link)
- Go!Vermont (info on local transportation options other than private vehicles): (link)
- Northeast Assoc. of Rail Shippers (trade association including shippers, RRs): (link)
- New England Central Railroad (major freight railroad in VT): (link)
- Operation Lifesaver (outreach campaign to promote safety at rail crossings): (link)
- Rail Passengers Association (formerly NARP): (link)
- Rail Users’ Network (includes links to many sister organizations around the US): (link)
- Sustainable Transportation Vermont (a blog about low-impact transit alternatives): (link)
- TrainWeb (links to national and regional rail advocacy groups): (link)
- Trainriders Northeast (sister org. to VRAN, supporting Amtrak service to Maine): (link)
- Trains In The Valley (sister org. to VRAN, covering rail service in western Mass.): (link)
- VT Dept. of Transportation Rail Program home page: (link)
- Vermont Rail System (major freight railroad in VT): (link)
- VT Transportation Efficiency Network (coalition of groups promoting public transit): (link)
- Vermont train videos on YouTube (for all you rail fans, just for fun): (link)
Please contact us if you find any of these links to be broken, or changed.
Special thanks to our website team:
- Photo credits: Kevin Burkholder, Steel Wheels Photography
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- Web design & execution: Isabella Wolfsdorf, Christopher Parker