NARCOA - Links to Related Sites

North American Railcar Operators Association
Links to Related Sites

Motorcar Information - Articles, Pictures, References:

RailSpeeders.com - Visit this site for Excursion postings, For Sale & Want ads and lots of motorcar related information

Accessories, those extra items which make a motorcar excursion more safe, interesting, or pleasant.
Fairmont Bulletins - A source for reproduction copies of Fairmont Equipment Bulletins.
Motorcar Resource Library by Doug Cummins ... Listings of the library contents.
Speeder List Archives - Use this link to word search the speeder list for archived information
Spherical Photograph of Fairmont MT19 interior. Photo is 1.7 mb in size, so it will take a while to load. Use the controls at the bottom of the picture to rotate or zoom and to display the image full screen.

Special Interest Railroadiana:

The Railroadiana Collectors Association, nationwide calendar of railroadiana shows and auctions.
Date Nail Page, a new comprehensive date nail page.
Glass Insulators Home Page, pictures, history, reference info, calendar of shows, for sale/want ads, and more...
Old Colony & Newport Scenic Railway WebSite
Oscillating Headlights, text, catalog pictures, and wiring diagrams.
Wisconsin "Save the Rails" Efforts, Save the Rails in Green County, | Green County Depot Days
Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad's Thunder Mountain Line This railroad has permitted many motorcar excursions. If you can't make a motorcar run, ride the excursion train for some outstanding scenery.

General Railroad Information:

www.rrhistorical.com, links to railroad history sites.
Trains.com - Lot's of information about the world's greatest hobby.
World Railway Gauge Chart - A listing of railway gauges around the world

Railroad Museums with Motorcars:

Halton County Radial Railway, Ontario's Operating Streetcar & Electric Railway Museum.
Norfolk and Western Historical Society,
Roundhouse Railroad Museum, Savannah, Ga. has a Fairmont S2, Fairmont M19, Fairmont MR19 and Ex-Army Kalamazoo gang car.
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, located at Campo,CA has multiple speeders and even a Fairmont Rail Bus from the Santa Maria Valley RR
South Carolina Railroad Museum, Rockton, S.C.
Wisconsin Historic Rail Connection, a collection of web sites dealing with Wisconsin Railroading past and present, including the motorcar hobby.
Smiths Falls Railway Museum, Ontario Canada , roster includes two Wickham Cars, a flanged Cadillac Inspection Car and various handcars and speeders. Wickham Rides are offered in the summer.
East Broad Top Railroad If you're in Central Pennsylvania, this is a "must see". A 3' gauge operational railroad that is frozen in time to the 1930's. Several miles of track are operated mostly by steam power. Many miles of track were abandoned in the 50's but are still in place. The EBT has sponsored many NARCOA runs.
Texas Transportation Museum has one motor car running and providing rides to visitors. There are three more that need minor repairs, and five others that need restoration. Our volunteers are working to make all the speeders operational.

Motorcar History:

Wisconsin Historic Rail Connection, motorcars, depots, and railroad history, by Jim Kalrath
Fairmont PH-4 engine, recently restored, hear it run (.wav file), z(middle of page)
Motorcars and Motor Coaches, a picture collection of rarely seen models of larger motorcars and motor coaches, by Nick Pull
Primer on the Motorcar Hobby, by Jeremy Winkworth
Twenty Thousand Miles on the Rails, by Hank Brown (submitted by Jeremy Winkworth)

Personal Motorcar Sites:

Alberta Motorcar - pictures, articles, even videos.
Algoma Excursion Report by Mark Springer
The Fairmont Help Line - history and other aspects of Fairmont and some other model motorcars in Australia
Handcar.net - pictures and information for the handcar enthusiast, by Tuka Gafari.
Jeremy's Motor Car Site - a site filled with articles, trip reports, photos and a few parts for sale.
Jim's Railroad Motorcars - by Jim Kalrath, excursion highlights, other motorcar links, etc.
Ken's Section Car Shed - Ken McHugh - Brisbane, Austrailia
Motorcars, Speeders, and Inspection cars - Listed here are speeder trips made by Wayne Parsons. A link is provided on this page to Wayne's Download page where lots of technical information is available for downloading in .pdf format.
Motorcar Journeys (Riding the Rails) - Here we celebrate the motorcar, or maintenance-of-way vehicle, as it is officially known, which was such a valuable commodity during the heyday of railroading. By Robert Rhew.
P & W Shops - Pictures of various motorcar restorations and projects
Roger's World of Rail Cars - the motorcar site of Roger Miller - pictures of motorcars on excursions and motorcar "portraits".
Steve's Old Engine Shed ( member of Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Assoc. Br. 27), Atascadero, California. USA. Pictures and histories of restored antique engines. Some engines have sound recordings (.wav) which you can play online. If you are an antique engine buff, this one is for you!
The Section Car Page - Nic Doncaster - Track Machine Enthusiast -Adelaide Australia
Speeder Web Site, 100% Solar-Powered - by Kim and Jenny Robinson.
West Wisconsin Railway Preservation, Ltd - additions: Highrail advert. from Fairmont 1970's. Index updated for Buda, Fairmont and Northwestern Started Fairbanks-Morse Page plus model 101 car info. Have lots of info on Fairmont now. Have info on every car listed on Fairmont list plus all the cars listed in the Buda section including the velocipedes. Also pics.

Motorcar Types, HyRails and
Miscellaneous Motorized Track Vehicles

Motor Cars

Glenn Butcher's List of Motorcar Types
Fairmont A32, owned by Michael Patrick
Fairmont M-15Z36 Series B Narrow Gauge Motorcar, owned by Gil and Janet Dominguez. This motorcar was formerly owned by the White Pass and Yukon
Fairmont MT-19, Rod Whitney's Police Motor Car

The Wide World of Motorcars


Motorcar Information - Articles, Pictures, References:
RailSpeeders.com - Visit this site for Excursion postings, For Sale & Want ads and lots of motorcar related information
Accessories, those extra items which make a motorcar excursion more safe, interesting, or pleasant. Fairmont Bulletins - A source for reproduction copies of Fairmont Equipment Bulletins. Motorcar Resource Library by Doug Cummins ... Listings of the library contents. Speeder List Archives - Use this link to word search the speeder list for archived information Spherical Photograph of Fairmont MT19 interior. Photo is 1.7 mb in size, so it will take a while to load. Use the controls at the bottom of the picture to rotate or zoom and to display the image full screen.
Special Interest Railroadiana:
The Railroadiana Collectors Association, nationwide calendar of railroadiana shows and auctions. Date Nail Page, a new comprehensive date nail page. Glass Insulators Home Page, pictures, history, reference info, calendar of shows, for sale/want ads, and more... Old Colony & Newport Scenic Railway WebSite Oscillating Headlights, text, catalog pictures, and wiring diagrams. Wisconsin "Save the Rails" Efforts, Save the Rails in Green County, \| Green County Depot Days Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad's Thunder Mountain Line This railroad has permitted many motorcar excursions. If you can't make a motorcar run, ride the excursion train for some outstanding scenery.
General Railroad Information:
www.rrhistorical.com, links to railroad history sites. Trains.com - Lot's of information about the world's greatest hobby. World Railway Gauge Chart - A listing of railway gauges around the world
Railroad Museums with Motorcars:
Halton County Radial Railway, Ontario's Operating Streetcar & Electric Railway Museum. Norfolk and Western Historical Society, Roundhouse Railroad Museum, Savannah, Ga. has a Fairmont S2, Fairmont M19, Fairmont MR19 and Ex-Army Kalamazoo gang car. Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, located at Campo,CA has multiple speeders and even a Fairmont Rail Bus from the Santa Maria Valley RR South Carolina Railroad Museum, Rockton, S.C. Wisconsin Historic Rail Connection, a collection of web sites dealing with Wisconsin Railroading past and present, including the motorcar hobby. Smiths Falls Railway Museum, Ontario Canada , roster includes two Wickham Cars, a flanged Cadillac Inspection Car and various handcars and speeders. Wickham Rides are offered in the summer. East Broad Top Railroad If you're in Central Pennsylvania, this is a "must see". A 3' gauge operational railroad that is frozen in time to the 1930's. Several miles of track are operated mostly by steam power. Many miles of track were abandoned in the 50's but are still in place. The EBT has sponsored many NARCOA runs. Texas Transportation Museum has one motor car running and providing rides to visitors. There are three more that need minor repairs, and five others that need restoration. Our volunteers are working to make all the speeders operational.
Motorcar History:
Wisconsin Historic Rail Connection, motorcars, depots, and railroad history, by Jim Kalrath Fairmont PH-4 engine, recently restored, hear it run (.wav file), z(middle of page) Motorcars and Motor Coaches, a picture collection of rarely seen models of larger motorcars and motor coaches, by Nick Pull Primer on the Motorcar Hobby, by Jeremy Winkworth Twenty Thousand Miles on the Rails, by Hank Brown (submitted by Jeremy Winkworth)
Personal Motorcar Sites:
Alberta Motorcar - pictures, articles, even videos. Algoma Excursion Report by Mark Springer The Fairmont Help Line - history and other aspects of Fairmont and some other model motorcars in Australia Handcar.net - pictures and information for the handcar enthusiast, by Tuka Gafari. Jeremy's Motor Car Site - a site filled with articles, trip reports, photos and a few parts for sale. Jim's Railroad Motorcars - by Jim Kalrath, excursion highlights, other motorcar links, etc. Ken's Section Car Shed - Ken McHugh - Brisbane, Austrailia Motorcars, Speeders, and Inspection cars - Listed here are speeder trips made by Wayne Parsons. A link is provided on this page to Wayne's Download page where lots of technical information is available for downloading in .pdf format. Motorcar Journeys (Riding the Rails) - Here we celebrate the motorcar, or maintenance-of-way vehicle, as it is officially known, which was such a valuable commodity during the heyday of railroading. By Robert Rhew. P & W Shops - Pictures of various motorcar restorations and projects Roger's World of Rail Cars - the motorcar site of Roger Miller - pictures of motorcars on excursions and motorcar "portraits". Steve's Old Engine Shed ( member of Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Assoc. Br. 27), Atascadero, California. USA. Pictures and histories of restored antique engines. Some engines have sound recordings (.wav) which you can play online. If you are an antique engine buff, this one is for you! The Section Car Page - Nic Doncaster - Track Machine Enthusiast -Adelaide Australia Speeder Web Site, 100% Solar-Powered - by Kim and Jenny Robinson. West Wisconsin Railway Preservation, Ltd - additions: Highrail advert. from Fairmont 1970's. Index updated for Buda, Fairmont and Northwestern Started Fairbanks-Morse Page plus model 101 car info. Have lots of info on Fairmont now. Have info on every car listed on Fairmont list plus all the cars listed in the Buda section including the velocipedes. Also pics.
Motorcar Types, HyRails and Miscellaneous Motorized Track Vehicles
Motor Cars Glenn Butcher's List of Motorcar Types Fairmont A32, owned by Michael Patrick Fairmont M-15Z36 Series B Narrow Gauge Motorcar, owned by Gil and Janet Dominguez. This motorcar was formerly owned by the White Pass and Yukon Fairmont MT-19, Rod Whitney's Police Motor Car
The Wide World of Motorcars
Australian Society of Section Car Operators, Inc. ASSCO New South Wales Government Railway Trikes ( Australia) by Albert Melchert German Railcar Collection, Germany, Stefan John Riding the Rails in Argentina & Chile Amigos del Ferrocarril Grai Belgrano (Friends of the Belgrano Railway) Motorcar club in Argentina.