Here are collected Web links to various railroad game sites.  The emphasis is on the 18xx genre of railroad games, and my hope is to be as thorough as possible in gathering all relevant sites for those games into one place. I include links to games which I don't own and have never played but which have come to my attention for one reason or another. The individual game sites are subdivided by topic and have links to relevant portions of both individual sites as well as the more comprehensive game sites.

For an overview of the 18xx genre of games and the many games that are included, see the article on the "Family" of 18xx games in BoardGameGeek.

In late 1996 when I first began perusing the web looking for sites on 18xx railroad games, David Reed's Depot site was one of the most useful. That site disappeared sometime in 1998, but it was later restored to the Web. However, it still had not been updated since late April 1997, and portions of it dated back to 1996.  The site was dropped by Yahoo! on October 28, 2009 but can still be found in the Internet Archives.  Nevertheless, there are many useful bits of information in this Depot site, including coverage of some proposed games that never did see publication.

At one time, Chris Lawson's Blackwater Station was another one of the most well-organized and comprehensive sites on 18xx games. It was also a great source for those interested in gamekits for a wide variety of 18xx games. Eventually Chris stopped producing game-kits and apparently ceased to update his site after 1 August 2003.  However, John David Galt has updated portions of it in what he calls a Revised Blackwater Station site.  Mr. Galt has made a special effort to collect data on the track tiles of the various 18xx games. His site is worth visiting.   

Dave Mitton's Train Games and 18xx Information Page includes some nice links to non-game railroad sites, but it has not been updated since February of 2006.  Another site which now, unfortunately, contains many dead links in their "Switchyard" section is the older Train Gamers Association site, not updated since 1998.  Nevertheless, their "Train Gamers Gazette" section contains a number of relevant articles for train games, including those of the 18xx series.

For those who want to participate in discussions concerning the full range of 18xx games, there is also a free Email group, eGroups: 18xx. 

I am interested in obtaining further links to the games listed below, so anyone who would like to offer a link for posting (or to correct an entry) should see the bottom of this page for information on how to get in touch with me.   Of particular interest are articles on game strategy and on variants.  I am willing to host such articles if needed.

Railroad Games in General

DMOZ: Open Directory Project: Board Games - Railroad Games
GLG Railroad games Support Page  (doesn't include 18xx games)
Train Gamers Association [to 1998]
Train Games and 18xx Information Page (by Dave Mitton)

See BoardgameGeek.

Available from:

• Mayfair Games (for 2-6 players)

Reviews

Empire Builder (BoarGameGeek)
Empire Builder (Wikipedia)
How to Play Empire Builder (ehow.com)
Various Video Reviews (wn.com)

Errata by Rick Heli
Original Payoff Charts (by Don Woods and Larry Rosenberg)

Basic Empire Builder Type Game Strategy (from the TGA Train Gamers Gazette)
Empire Builder - Basics, Strategies, and Stories - by Bill Ingram [This link is dead.  Anyone know if it still exists somewhere?]
Railroad Games: Empire Builder Series (A collection of Empire Builder links by the DMOZ: Open Directory Project)

"Crayon Rails" Deck Generator 1.6 (Interactive site by Don Woods to generate new cards and show payoffs for crayon railroad games)
Miscellaneous Rail Game Variants by Roger Horner (Includes Empire Builder Auction Rule by Bill Ingram, and Team Rules by Kaszeta and Humfeld)
Public-Locking Rules for Crayon Rail Games (Edited version of an article by Don Woods, Larry Rosenberg and Dan Duval)
Public-Locking Rules for Crayon Rail Games (Article by Don Woods and Larry Rosenberg)
Variant Rules for Crayon Games (Don Woods and Larry Rosenberg)

Rail Baron - Game Description and History (including predecessor 'Boxcars") [from Rail baron Fanatics site]
Rail Baron: Summary and Links
Rail Baron & U.S. Rails: A Retrospective, a Variant, & a Review by Stuart Dagger
Rail Baron Fanatics Site - RB Player and RBxxx Maps (includes computerized version and variants, strategies, rules clarifications, etc.)

Railway Rivals: Dampfross Plaza  (Note: the other links within this site are dead.)
For Whom the Die Rolls: Railway Rrivals Games  (Record of postal games completed and in progress)
Railway Rivals: Summary of Rules

Silverton (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico) - by Philip J. Smith

Stephensons Rocket (England) - by Reiner Knizia