21st Century Steam - The 5AT Project
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.
B&O Railroad Museum
Not the official site of the Museum, but Wes Barris' version which has images of the modern steam power displayed there.
Boston & Maine Steam Locomotives
B&M steam images collected by Edward J. Ozog, with representative examples of all modern classes. To view the complete listing, click here.
Castle Graphics Railroad Images
Regrettably, the sections of this site that formerly featured Burlington Route, Missouri Pacific and other steam engine images can no longer be found.
CVRMA Steam Locomotive Pictures
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.
Don's Depot (Don's Rail Photos)
Photos and information about steam locomotives and other motive power from a wide selection of railroads, collected and edited by Don Ross.
Edsen Breyer's Postcard Museum Gallery of Steam Engines
An interesting collection of steam locomotive images from various railroads, printed on postcards.
Fallen Flags and Other Railroad Photos
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.
Fotosearch Stock Steam Locomotive Images
A large collection of steam locomotive images for sale, many of them historic or foreign..
Frisco Steam Locomotives
More than 300 steam locomotive images of the Saint Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco), from the collection in the Springfield, Missouri public library.
Frisco Streamlined Steam Locomotives
Images of the Frisco's streamlined and semi-streamlined steam engines, from the collection in the Springfield, Missouri public library.
Great Northern Steam
Black-and-white photos collected by Larry Bohn from various sources. Part of Lindsay Korst's Great Northern Railway Page .
Harold K. Vollrath's Photo Collection
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.
Illinois Central Steam
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.
The Illinois Railway Museum
Includes specifications of locomotives owned by the Museum — steam, diesel and electric — and a few images.
Jerry's Railroad Photo Album
Color images of North American steam operating in the post-steam era, 1963-1968, by Jerry Appleman. Additional information is here.
Locomotives of the Lost World
This collection of excellent images of modern steam locomotives by "Grittytales" has, unhappily, disappeared from Flickr.
New Haven Steam Locomotives
Photos collected by John R. Sheridan showing representative steam types of the New York, New Haven & Hartford.
New Haven Steam Locomotives
Edward J. Ozog's extensive collection of New Haven steam, including older types. To view his complete listing, click here.
New York Central Steam Photos
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.
Norfolk & Western No. 611 and No. 1218
Color images of both of these locomotives, including coverage of their final runs a few years ago. By Kipp Teague.
"Omaha Road" and Iron Range Steam in the 1950s
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.
On Duty at the Railroad
Railroad reminiscences by L. E. Crowner, with images of steam from Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Grand Trunk Western and other lines, mostly in color.
Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotive Photos
A large collection of steam locomotive photos from "The Standard Railroad of the World," published by Gary Mittner.
Railfan.net ABPR Rail Pictures Archive
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).
Railfan.net ABPR Collections
Index to thumbnails of photos for a selection of railroads in the ABPR Rail Pictures Archive, including images of steam.
RailroadData.Com Photo Gallery Steam Locomotives
Links to many sites featuring steam locomotives, including this one.
Robert Schenzinger Steam Locomotive Images
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.
Roy's Super Toy Shop
Despite its name, this site features images of all classes of Pennsylvania Railroad steam power, both historic and modern.
Southern Railway Steam Locomotives
More than 800 images of steam on the Southern Railway System, in the photo archives of Southern Railfan.
Steam Central
A clearing house for information on steam preservation and operation. This site is has been out of service for some time.
Steam Engine Library
A searchable collection of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine, sponsored by the University of Rochester Department of History.
Steam Locomotive dot Com
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.
Steam Locomotives of Chicago and Midwest
Color transparencies taken by Robert Leffingwell in the 1950s depicting steam engines still operating on the Nickel Plate, Baltimore & Ohio and other railroads.
Steam Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Reminiscences of steam on the PRR up to 1945 by Gerry Foley, with black-and-white photos.
Surviving Steam Locomotives Photo Archive
Photos of steam locomotives that survive in parks or other static display, or are operating today. Assembled by Richard Jenkins.
The Ultimate Steam Page
Source for technical information on contemporary steam locomotive design, operation and repair. Links to related sites.
Virtual Railroad Steam Roster
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.
Visions in Steam
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.