For more information about the book please click here. this book gives a detailed history of the railroads where operated in and around Charleston, West Virginia shaping its current system of tracks.Ī very good read for anyone interested in West Virginia or Charleston's railroad history. The Kanawha and Michigan Railroad, "Bridgeline To The Lakes": Written by Donald Mills and published by Mid-Atlantic Highlands/Publishers Place, Inc. To read more about his book please click here. It's a fascinating look at how the large Class I railroads of the time served small towns all across the country back during simpler times when customer service seemed to mean a lot more than it does today. Michael Gillespie and covers his adventures as a youth hanging out at the Southern Railway's Georgetown, Kentucky depot in the 1960s. The Best School I Ever Attended: This book is written by Mr. To learn more about Yenne's book please click here.ĭeveloping The Pacific Northwest, The Life And Work Of Asahel Curtisįrank K. Roger Grant.Ītlas of North American Railroads: Written by Bill Yenne, this title is a "scrapbook" of historic, "fallen flag" maps, featuring nearly all of the best known lines which once operated around the country. George Hilton, Jim Scribbins, Bill Marvel, John Kirkland, and H. Mike Schafer, Brian Solomon, Bob Withers, Dave Oroszi, Dr. In addition, many institutions of higher learning have released several excellent railroad titles through their own publishing departments including Indiana University Press, University of Minnesota Press, John Hopkins University Press, Stanford University Press, and others.īy well-known historians such as the late Jim Boyd, There are several good publishers out there from Kalmbach and Quarto (owner of several well-known subsidiaries like TLC Publishing, Voyageur Press, and Motorbooks International) to Arcadia. However, for some folks, like myself, nothing beats the feel and practicality of the real thing in your hands. These days, with advanced technologies in printing, books are relatively inexpensive and can now even be purchased entirely within a digitized format.
An especial thanks to those for these particular books, I regularly refer to them when researching!įor many of us who do not work in the industry but carry an interest in trains one of the ways to learn more about them is through printed material. The historical titles have been especially useful as additional resources for various articles on this website. The reviews are broken down into four sections: Pictorial (books featuring many illustrations), Historical (factual reading), Video Documentaries (obviously, self-explanatory), and Children's (for the kids, with a railroad theme). I am deeply grateful to the many authors and publishers who, for whatever reason, felt having my thoughts about their title(s) presented here would somehow help promote their work. It has been incredibly flattering and humbling to receive so many inquiries on this subject over the years.
Those listed largely spotlight such titles although there are a few featured from my own collection. I had never intended on highlighting various books in a review format but thought otherwise after receiving an increasing number of requests to do so over the past few years.
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