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Reference pages contain information divided by countries plus manufacturers, technology, theme articles, etc. Most of the pages are updated frequently.

 6 popular!    
  Super Fast Trains Reference...  
  Train Recognition Guide...
  Picture of the month page in Gallery section...    
  Gallery - this is where most new pictures are first published... 
  Alpine Railway, Great Northern Layout, Fremo Group...  
  European Operators Page, now 20 operators... 
     
     
 Rolling Stock Reference by Type and Class    
 2TE116upd!  AC4400, Updated AGV (Automotrice a Grande Vitesse),  NEW! C30-7i,  upd! C36-7i,  NEW! C40-9W,   C44-9W, Class66, NEW! Swiss Crocodiles Updated  Eurostars ES44AC / ES44DC / ES40DC, Upd Estonian Locomotives, Updated  German ICE'sICE1,  ICE2, ICE3 ICE-TD NEW!,  NEW! Flirt EMU,   JT42CWS / JT42CWSM, Updated Pendolino,   Re460 family (Re460, Re465, EL18, Sr2)  Updated ShinkansenNEW! Sm1(Fin),  NEW! Sm2(Fin), Updated SokolNEW!  Sr1 Wolf (Fin),  NEW!  Taurus,    Tep60,  Tep70,  Updated TGVsUpdated TGV-Atlantique,  TGV-Dasy/TGV-Dasye,  
TGV-Duplex,  TGV-Hybrid, TGV-La Poste,   TGV-PSE TGV-Réseau,  Thalys,  Thalys-PBA,  Thalys-PBKA, Upd Traxx-locomotives, VL10/VL10M,    VL26/VL26M, Upd Vr1/L1,  ...  
     
 Rolling Stock Reference by Country     

  Finnish Multiple Units,  

  Swedish Electric Locomotives,
  Swedish Diesel Locomotives,    
  Swedish Multiple Units,  

  Russian Locomotives Page,  
   
 Rolling Stock Guides 
  NEW! Rolling Stock Recognition Guide
     
   
 Rolling Stock Rosters 
 Amtrak Diesels BNSF Diesels Updated!Sound Transit Picture Page Updated!  North American Freight Cars  ,  Union Pacific Diesels  


 Railfan Trip Reports   
 Estonian tour in September 2007: 2TE116, Tem2, Tem3, C36-7, C30-7, Tep70...
 The U.S. tour in the summer of 2008: Incredible American Stack and Trailer train...    

      
 6 popular!    
  Super Fast Trains Reference...  
  Train Recognition Guide...
  Picture of the month page in Gallery section...    
  Gallery - this is where most new pictures are first published... 
  Alpine Railway, Great Northern Layout, Fremo Group...  
  European Operators Page, now 20 operators... 
 
 
 Country reference    
  AustriaNEW! Gallery, NEW! Railjet of Austria   
  Denmark:
  Estoniaupd! Estonian Main Estonian Operators,   Estonian Roster Page, 
  Finlandupd! Finnish MainNEW! Gallery,  upd!  Operators, upd!  Operator VR-Yhtyma, upd!  Operators Helsinki Metropolitan area, upd!  Infrastructure, upd! History, upd!  Rolling Stock Classes,   
   
  France:
NEW! Gallery 
  Georgia:  NEW!    
  GermanyNEW! Gallery   
  Italy: NEW! Gallery 
  Latvia:  
  Lithuania:
   
  Netherlands
upd!  Gallery
  Norwayupd!  Gallery     
  RussiaMain Pageupd! Russian Gallery  Russian High Speed Page,  Russian Locomotive Types,  Sokol (high speed test train) of Russia, NEW! St Petersburg Local Traffic Article  All recently updated! 
  Spain Gallery   
  Sweden:  upd! Gallery,  upd! Swedish Electric Locomotives,  NEW! Swedish Diesel Locomotives,
   
  Switzerland:
 BLS Group Page NEW!,  Cisalpino,  SBB/CFF EMU's SBB/CFF Electric Locomotives,  SBB/CFF Diesel Locomotives,  SBB/CFF Specials!,  BDWM Transport AG Narrow GaugeGallery pictures on Gallery 3   
  United Kingdomupd! Gallery, NEW! St Pancras International Station,   
   
  North America: Amtrak Diesels,  BNSF Diesels Recently updated!,   Union Pacific Diesels,  Sound Transit Picture Page,  Stack and Trailer Trains in California NEW!,  North American Freight Cars  ,  North American Video Main Page  Upd  
   
  Australia: NEW!  
     

     
 Galleries    
  Picture Menu    
  Gallery Main  
  Gallery - Austria  Updated!  
  Gallery - Denmark    NEW!   
  Gallery - Estonia  (Includes Russian originating Rolling Stock)
  Gallery - Finland   Updated!  
  Gallery - France  Updated!
  Gallery - Germany  Updated!   
  Gallery - Holland  Updated! 
  Gallery - Italy   
  Gallery - Latvia   
  Gallery - Norway  Updated! 
  Gallery - Russia Updated! 
  Gallery - Spain   
  Gallery - Sweden  Updated! 
  Gallery - United Kingdom Updated!       
  Unusual RR Pictures Gallery  NEW! 
  Gallery Picture of the Month 2009  Updated monthly  
  Gallery Picture of the Month 2007-2008   
  Gallery Miscellaneous Pictures 1 - All subjects  
  Gallery Miscellaneous Pictures 2 - U.S.A. and Canada  NEW! 
  Gallery Miscellaneous Pictures 3 - Some Swiss pictures  NEW! 
  Gallery Miscellaneous Pictures 4  
  Gallery - Estonian Rolling Stock, Stations, and Miscellaneous Pictures  NEW! 
  Gallery - Russian Rolling Stock, Stations, and Miscellaneous Pictures  NEW! 
  Gallery - Spanish Rolling Stock, Stations, and Miscellaneous Pictures  NEW! 
  BNSF Diesels 
  Sound Transit Picture Page including Monorail   
   
  Visions from U.S.A. by Gerry Putz NEW!  
  Pictures by Ilkka Siissalo  
  Pictures by Sanna Siissalo      
  Pictures by Ken Storey  
  Pictures by Stanislav Voronin  
    
  Visions from Finnish Winter by Stanislav Voronin NEW! 
       
  Pictures of the Month Page 2009 - 2010...    
  Pictures of the Month Page 2007 - 2008...  
  Unusual Railroad Pictures Gallery...
  Railroad Snow Fighting Pictures Gallery...   
       
 Timelines    
  Timeline  
  Timeline History  
  Super High Speed Timeline 2009  Updated!
  Super High Speed Timeline 2008  
Updated!
     
 Operators, Owners, Infrastructure organizations, ...
  European Operators Page, now almost 50 operators...  Updated!
  Top 10 Railroad Companies...  
  Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturers...  NEW!
  
 Media Reviews  
  Left Coast Rail Videos Review Page...  
     
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The basics of RR knowledge
   
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How to design the super fast train corridors
     
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 Era of the Unit trains   
 
Reference on Estonian railways, infrastructure and rolling stock    
 
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 Super High Speed trains 
Super High Speed News  Upd!  
Super High Speed Main Page
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Super High Speed Records Page Upd!
The TGV / AGV page   Upd!
Thalyses on TGV page  
Eurostars   
AGV Page  
 
Watching the Super Fast Trains at Paris Gare du Nord in 2003 and 2008  
SNCF TGV Roster Page  
 
Pendolino (traditional high speed)  Upd! 
German ICE's and Velaro  Upd!
Japans super high speed  
Sokol from Russia
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High Speed in Russia   Updated!
Railjet   Updated!
Super H.S. Efforts in the U.S.   
Super High Speed in China   NEW!
Floating on the rail by Maglev  Updated!
Super High Speed Lines Upd!
Super High Speed Manufacturers 

How to design a super fast train  
       
 Super High Speed and High Speed Services  
  Cisalpino Swiss Pendolino
  Fyra of NS Page...  NEW!  
  Karelian Trains Allegro Page...  NEW!  

   

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  See Re460 family page...   
Norwegian Railways NSB Class EL18 number 2252 stopping in Oslo mid 2007. 

  
An ancient Italian Railways FS DMU.  


Finnish National Railways VR-Yhtyma type SM4 EMU is stopping at Riihimäki North of Helsinki. Notice the panels atop of the train. Most technological components are located there instead of the bottom of the train. The reason: tough winters!   

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