About Us

What is FindTrains.com?

It is the goal of Findtrains.com to become the premier Railroad Search Engine on the internet Sure, there are other search engines and directories out there that focus on railroading, but it is our goal to help move your website up in the search rankings on all sites, not just this one.
We want to be a resource for railroad modeler and railfan by having an easy to navigate site with lots of links of interest!

Search Engine Optimization and FindTrains.com

Submitting your site to FindTrains.com is a great way to help your site move up in the rankings of the major search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc). By providing every website listed with a text link (this is what the visitor clicks on) using the keywords of their choice; FindTrains.com gives you control over what keywords will be attached to your website.

Many of the other railroad sites and directories require the use of the URL of your site to be used as your link text. While every site owner should strive to rank within no less than the top 10 for their site name; they will rarely, if ever, get new visitors and customers from those searches.

If your site is a railfan site on the Milwaukee Road, it is much more valuable to have a link that reads \"A History of The Milwaukee Road\" than joesmilwaukeeroadwebsite.com. More people will click a descriptive link than a URL or website address.

Alexa Website Previews

Alexa, along with ranking sites by number of visitors, takes a snapshot of the home page of each site listed. While the ranking aspect of Alexa is somewhat in dispute as to validity; having your website listed there and keeping the front page snapshot current will help you to promote your website on sites like FindTrains.com.

After your site has been accepted by FindTrains; wait a few days and check back. If a picture of your website does not appear next to your listing, visit the Alexa,com website , submit your site and request they take another snapshot of your site.