If you have a web site hosted at TrainWeb, bookmark and visit this page frequently.

There will be a number of changes to the free hosting of non-commercial websites at TrainWeb. We expect to be able to continue to host your rail related website for free, but you should be aware of the changes and how these changes will affect your website. Click here for further details.

Useful information for websites hosted on the TrainWeb servers:

1. How to access and upload files to your web account.
2. How to create a banner ad for your website.
3. Requesting additional disk space.
4. Requesting technical support.
5. Microsoft FrontPage and HTML Extensions.
   
   The following information only applies to non-commercial websites:
   
   
6. Review the non-commercial web hosting guidelines.
7. Sending e-mail to TrainWeb and waiting for a reply.

Check The Status Of Your Website Here:

• Websites waiting to be created by TrainWeb SysAdmin.
• Websites waiting for initial upload of index file by WebMaster before being announced.
• Websites waiting to be categorized and announced by TrainWeb.
• Websites that need to send us their 200x40 pixel 3000 byte banner ad.
• Websites that sent us a new banner ad waiting to be posted.
• Websites that sent us a banner ad file that was too big! (See if yours is here.)
• Websites that are up and running (with or without a banner ad in ad rotation).
• Websites that are not active (not being promoted by TrainWeb).
• Websites arranged alphabetically (TrainWeb White Pages).
• Websites arranged by category (TrainWeb Yellow Pages).
• Websites with reported problems.

If your website does not appear in any of the above lists, then we have no official record of your account! Please click here to report the problem. Your site may have fallen through the cracks and you are missing out on the tremendous promotion that TrainWeb can provide for your site. Let us know so that we can correct the situation.

Please select one of the following:

• Easy-Start Books On Web Page Design
• Lots of free tools for your website!
  (Guestbooks, Mini Polls, E-Mail Forms, Hit Counters,
  50 megs free storage, and more!)
• More Free Counters for Your Website :
  Microsoft bCentral FastCounter
  Beseen Hit counter
  
• Tracking The Number and Source Of Visitors To Your Web Site:
  • Sample Report of Visitors to TrainWeb's Main Page
  • Setting Up Tracking For Your Own Web Site (Free!)
• Add a comprehensive railroad search engine to your site
• How to get your site well placed in the major search engines
• Backgrounds For Your Web Page
• See the number of times your banner has been viewed and clicked on
• Join the TrainWeb RAILring!
• Earning income from your website.
• Can I have my own domain name for my non-commercial website?

What's New?

• 08/16/2000: Move of TrainWeb.org Server! New upload instructions!
• 03/24/2000: How to get your site well placed in the major search engines

Future topics:

• How do I get my photos to download as fast as others I see on TrainWeb?
• How can I improve my site's ranking in the search engines?