Noted steam designer David Wardale offers a plan for a new steam locomotive for main line charter and rail-cruise service. Lots of information about technicalities of steam locomotive design.

A selection from the more than 30,000 photos from the American Locomotive Company now in the possession of the Mohawk and Hudson Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.

Not the official site of the Museum, but Wes Barris' version which has images of the modern steam power displayed there.

A commercial site providing images of Burlington Route, Missouri Pacific and other steam engines.

Images, including some from other collections, assembled by the Cedar Valley Railroad Modelers Association. Regrettably this site is no longer available. The club lost its space in a warehouse and had to disassemble its layout.

Photos and information about steam locomotives and other motive power from a wide selection of railroads, collected and edited by Don Ross.

An interesting collection of steam locomotive images from various railroads, printed on postcards.

George Elwood's massive collection of images of locomotives, rolling stock and other items from long-gone railroads. Steam photos are included for many lines.

More than 300 steam locomotive images of the Saint Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco), from the collection in the Springfield, Missouri public library.

Images of the Frisco's streamlined and semi-streamlined steam engines, from the collection in the Springfield, Missouri public library.

Black-and-white photos collected by Larry Bohn from various sources. Part of Lindsay Korst's Great Northern Railway Page .

A small portion of his collection of 40,000 images, assembled by Jim Fitzgerald. Most photos are of New York Central steam, but the site also includes some from AT&SF, C&O and UP.

A collection of 11 photos from the IC archives, taken in the 1940s, featuring the 4-8-2 classes and the unique 4-6-4.

Includes specifications of locomotives owned by the Museum — steam, diesel and electric — and a few images.

Color images of North American steam operating in the post-steam era, 1963-1968, by Jerry Appleman. Additional information is here.

A good-sized collection of excellent images of modern steam locomotives, provided on Flickr bt "Grittytales."

A large collection of NYC. steam images assembled by George Elwood, but taken by various photographers. Most are credited to the Gary Steubben and Gary Overfield collections.

Color images of both of these locomotives, including coverage of their final runs a few years ago. By Kipp Teague.

A wide selection of black-and-white images of CStPM&O and DM&IR steam in the 1950s, with specifications and commentary. By Larry Bohn.

Railroad reminiscences by L. E. Crowner, with images of steam from Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Grand Trunk Western and other lines, mostly in color.

A large collection of steam locomotive photos from "The Standard Railroad of the World," published by Gary Mittner.

Railfan.net's massive and constantly growing international collection of rail images, including many steam locomotives of all eras. Regrettably, there is no way to search this vast archive by railroad, locomotive type, etc. Photos can only be accessed by date of posting (but see below).

Index to thumbnails of photos for a selection of railroads in the ABPR Rail Pictures Archive, including images of steam.

Links to many sites featuring steam locomotives, including this one.

This site features high-quality photos of examples of various steam locomotive types, taken by Mr. Schenzinger in the 1930s. Assembled by Darryl Van Nort and hosted by Larry Larson.

Despite its name, this site features images of all classes of Pennsylvania Railroad steam power, both historic and modern.

A clearing house for information on steam preservation and operation. This site is has been out of service for some time.

A searchable collection of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine, sponsored by the University of Rochester Department of History.

Wes Barris' comprehensive site on steam power, including a catalog of surviving steam locomotives in North America and links to many other steam-related sites.

Reminiscences of steam on the PRR up to 1945 by Gerry Foley, with black-and-white photos.

Photos of steam locomotives that survive in parks or other static display, or are operating today. Assembled by Richard Jenkins.

Source for technical information on contemporary steam locomotive design, operation and repair. Links to related sites.

Massive collection of steam locomotive images from around the world, with excellent representation from North America. We are sorry to report that this site has been removed from the Internet.

Selected black-and-white images from a large railroad public relations archive. The owner is asking for comments on the photos, which may be purchased.