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Railroads Past and Present

This series documents the influence of railroads on the growth and development of the United States, and highlights the important technology and notable events and individuals who were vital to the growth of the industry for almost 200 years. The series includes histories of individual railroad companies and of the railroads that serve a particular state or region. Stories of travel and books about art inspired by railroads are also featured.

George M. Smerk, editor

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"Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take"

Railway Journeys by William D. Middleton

William D. Middleton

cloth $24.95

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Amtrak in the Heartland

Craig Sanders

cloth $49.95

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Railroad Memoirs

Linda Grant Niemann, Introduction by Leslie Marmon Silko

Paperback $24.95

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The Bridge at Québec

William D. Middleton

cloth $29.95

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Built to Move Millions

Streetcar Building in Ohio

Craig R. Semsel

cloth $49.95

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The CSX Clinchfield Route in the 21st Century

Jerry Taylor and Ray Poteat

Paperback $27.95

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The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway

A History of the Lake Superior District's Pioneer Iron Ore Hauler

John Gaertner

cloth $49.95

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The Electric Pullman

A History of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company

Lawrence A. Brough

cloth $30.00

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Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive

J. Parker Lamb

cloth $39.95

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Frank Julian Sprague

Electrical Inventor and Engineer

William D. Middleton and William D. Middleton III, Foreword by John L. Sprague

cloth $39.95

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From Small Town to Downtown

A History of the Jewett Car Company, 1893-1919

Lawrence A. Brough and James H. Graebner

cloth $49.95

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From Telegrapher to Titan

The Life of William C. Van Horne

Valerie Knowles

Paperback $29.95

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The GrandLuxe Express

Traveling in High Style

Karl Zimmermann

cloth $39.95

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History of the J. G. Brill Company

Debra Brill

cloth $49.95

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The Indiana Rail Road Company

America's New Regional Railroad

Christopher Rund

cloth $24.95

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The Indiana Rail Road Company

America's New Regional Railroad - Revised and Expanded Edition

Christopher Rund, Fred W. Frailey, and Eric Powell

cloth $39.95

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Indiana Railroad Lines

Graydon M. Meints

Paperback $35.00

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Iowa's Railroads

An Album

Edited by Don L. Hofsommer and H. Roger Grant

Paperback $45.00

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Iron Rails in the Garden State

Tales of New Jersey Railroading

Anthony J. Bianculli

cloth $39.95

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John Frank Stevens

Civil Engineer

Clifford Foust

(Not yet available)

$39.00

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The Story of a Branch Line Railroad

Don L. Hofsommer

cloth $29.95

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The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., and Robert S. Korach

cloth $59.95

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Landmarks on the Iron Road

Two Centuries of North American Railroad Engineering

William D. Middleton

Paperback $34.95

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Limiteds, Locals, and Expresses in Indiana, 1838-1971

Craig Sanders

cloth $29.95

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Little Trains to Faraway Places

Karl Zimmermann

cloth $39.95

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The Men Who Loved Trains

The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry

Rush Loving Jr.

Paperback $30.00

ebook $13.99

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Metropolitan Railways

Rapid Transit in America

William D. Middleton

cloth $29.95

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Off the Main Lines

A Photographic Odyssey

Don L. Hofsommer

(Not yet available)

$55.00

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On Railways Far Away

William D. Middleton

cloth $60.00

ebook $54.99

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The Pennsylvania Railroad at Bay

William Riley McKeen and the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad

Richard T. Wallis

cloth $44.95

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The Pennsylvania Railroad in Indiana

William J. Watt

cloth $59.95

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Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive

J. Parker Lamb

cloth $46.00

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The American West at the End of the Twentieth Century

Narratives by Linda Grant Niemann, Photographs by Joel Jensen

cloth $39.95

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The Railroad That Never Was

Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.

cloth $42.00

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Railroads and the American People

H. Roger Grant

cloth $45.00

ebook $34.99

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Railroads of Meridian

J. Parker Lamb, With contributions by David H. Bridges and David S. Price

cloth $50.00

ebook $42.99

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The Rock Island Line

Bill Marvel

(Not yet available)

$50.00

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A Sampling of Penn Central

Southern Region on Display

Jerry Taylor

cloth $59.95

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Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland

Iowa's Railroad Experience

Don L. Hofsommer

cloth $49.95

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The Train Of Tomorrow

Ric Morgan

cloth $49.95

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Twilight of the Great Trains

expanded edition

Fred W. Frailey

cloth $49.95

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Uncle Sam's Locomotives

The USRA and the Nation's Railroads

Eugene L. Huddleston

cloth $29.95

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Visionary Railroader

Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution

H. Roger Grant

cloth $24.95

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Wet Britches and Muddy Boots

A History of Travel in Victorian America

John H. White Jr.

cloth $55.00

ebook $45.99

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When the Steam Railroads Electrified

Revised Second Edition

William D. Middleton, Foreword by John W. Barriger III

cloth $65.00