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"People on a jet have only been on a trip; people on a train have been on a journey."
— Ray Bradbury

Railroad  Links

May 10th is National Train Day in USA [est. 2008]
Federal Railroad Administration of U.S.D.O.T.
Assn. of American Railroads [merged 1934]
TF's Railroad Forum
Mass Transit info at Working Minds / Solutions
Progressive Railroading Magazine
Hoovers Railroad Industry Fact Sheet
Wes Barris's Steam Locomotives website
Rails USA - rail site directory
Steam Locomotive [dot] info website & Lineside Legacy column
Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation [est. 2000]
Amherst [MA] Railway Society

Arizona Rail Passenger Assn.
Train Riders Assn. of California
Rail Passenger Alliance of California
RAILS: New Mexico's Passenger Rail Action Group [est. 1998]

Railroad  Art
railroad-themed artwork at A-Train.com
railroad art by Rod Aszman of San Luis Obispo, CA
browse books by photographer O. Winston Link
O. Winston Link photo posters at AllPosters [dot] com
Don Ingwersen Railroad renderings train art

railroad posters at AllPosters [dot] com
trains posters at AllPosters [dot] com

"Railroad Sunset" [1929] click for larger view 37"x27" poster from Amazon

"Compartment C, Car 293" [1938] click for larger view

"Chair Car" [1965] click for larger view

other art by Edward Hopper [1882-1967]

Railroad  Museums

Association of Railway Museums [est. 1961]
National Railroad Museum [est. 1956] in Green Bay, WI
list of railroad museums & tourist lines at Wikipedia

California Railroad Museum [est. 1976] in Sacramento, CA
Railtown 1887 State Historic Park [est. 1992] in Jamestown, CA
Lomita [CA] Railroad Museum [est. 1966]
Grizzly Flats Railroad [est. 1938]: official website • O.E.R.M. webpages
South Coast Railroad Museum in Goleta, CA
Santa Maria Valley [CA] Railway Historical Museum
San Luis Obispo [CA] Railroad Museum
Laws Railroad Museum near Bishop, CA
Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Fremont, CA
Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA
San Francisco [CA] Cable Car Museum [est. 1974]
Market Street Railway preservation group in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco [CA] Railway Museum [est. 2006]
'Roots of Motive Power' Railroad History Museum in Willits, CA
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in La Mesa & Campo, CA

official City website • Foundation

North Alabama Railroad Museum in Huntsville, AL
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, south of Birmingham, AL
Arizona Railway Museum [est. 1983] in Chandler, AZ
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum in Tucson, AZ
Nevada County Depot [built 1911] & Museum [est. 1978] in Prescott, Arkansas
Georgetown Loop [est. 1884] Historic Mining & Railroad Park in Colorado
Colorado Railroad Museum [est. 1959] in Golden, CO
Danbury [CT] Railway Museum [built 1903; est. 1994]
Gold Coast Railroad Museum [est. 1957] in Miami, FL
Southeast Railroad Museum [est. 1970] in Duluth, (Atlanta) GA
Midwest Central Railroad [est. 1960] in Mount Pleasant, IA
Illinois Railway Museum [est. 1941] in Union, IL
Indiana Transportation Museum, north of Indianapolis, IN
Whitewater Valley Railroad operating railroad museum [est. 1972], east of Indianapolis, IN
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum [est. 1953] in Baltimore, MD
The McComb Mississippi Railroad Museum [built 1901; est. 2003]
Water Valley [MS] Casey Jones Railroad Museum [est. 1985]
Nevada State Railroad Museum [est. 1980] in Carson City, NV
Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum - Carson City, NV
Nevada State Railroad Museum [est. 1996] in Boulder City, NV
Toy Train Depot [built 1898 in Torrance, NM; moved in 1974] in Alamogordo, NM
Clovis [NM] Depot Model Train Museum
New Mexico Rail Road & Transportation Museum in Las Cruces, NM
North Carolina Transportation Museum, between Winston-Salem & Charlotte

Oyster Bay [NY] Railroad Museum
North Carolina Transportation Museum [est. 1977]
Yukon, Oklahoma Railroad Museum
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
South Carolina Railroad Museum [est. 1973] near Columbia, SC
Casey Jones Home & Museum [est. 1965] in Jackson, TN
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Knoxville, TN
Eastern Shore Railroad Museum [est. 1988] in Parksley, VA
Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel [est. 1976] in Cranbrook, BC
British Columbia Forest Discovery Centre Museum [est. 1965]
Hillcrest Lumber Co. Climax-geared locomotive #9 [built 1915] at B.C. Forest Discovery Centre

Class  I  Railroads
Trains Magazine's Class I Railroad Directory
Class I Railroad entry at Wikipedia

The seven Class I railroads of America are a monopoly: their combined sales revenue is 91% of all rail freight traffic. The railroad industry took in over $40 billion in 2004. Union Pacific Railroad [est. 1862, U.P./S.P. merger Sept. 1996] Union Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia Union Pacific Historical Society [est. 1984] Norfolk Southern Corp. [merged 1982] History back to 1827; formed by June 1982 merger of the Norfolk & Western Railway [1838-1982] and the Southern Railway Company [1894-1982]; acquired elements of Conrail in 1997. Norfolk Southern Railroad entry at Wikipedia C.S.X. Transportation, Inc. [merger 1980] C.S.X. Transportation entry at Wikipedia Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway [est. 1849 & 1859, merger Sept. 1995] Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway entry at Wikipedia Kansas City Southern Railway Co. [est. 1887] Kansas City Southern Railway entry at Wikipedia wholly-owned subsidiary Kansas City Southern de México Kansas City Southern de México entry at Wikipedia The Soo Line Railroad Co. Founded in 1883 as the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic Railway; wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Canadian Pacific since 1990. Soo Line Railroad entry at Wikipedia Soo Line Historical & Technical Society [est. 1970] PN's Soo Line fansite RK's timeline of Soo Line history Grand Trunk Corp. [est. 1852] U.S. subsidiary of Canadian National; since 1995, primarily a holding company for Grand Trunk Western RR, Illinois Central RR, Wisconsin Central RR, the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, and Great Lakes Transportation. Grand Trunk Railway entry at Wikipedia LK's Grand Trunk Railway fansite ... and in Canada: Canadian National Railway [est. 1832, merger 1919, IPO Nov. 1995] Canadian National Railway entry at Wikipedia Canadian National Railway Historic Photograph Archives   Canadian Pacific Railway [est. 1881] Canadian Pacific Railway's official heritage website Canadian Pacific Railway entry at Wikipedia

Major  Lines  Merged  Into  Above  Class I  Railroads

Burlington Northern Railroad [1970-1995]
created in 1970 by the merger of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad,
Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
Burlington Northern Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Friends of the Burlington Northern [est. 1993]

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
est. 1848, merged into Burlington Northern in 1970
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Burlington Route Historical Society [est. 1979]

Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway entry at Wikipedia
LK's Great Northern Railway fansite

Santa Fe [merged into B.N.S.F. 1995]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway entry at Wikipedia

Southern Pacific Railroad [merged into Union Pacific 1996]
Southern Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society

Wisconsin Central Railway
est. 1871; wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Canadian National since 2001
C.N. official Wisconsin Central history
Wisconsin Central Railway entry at Wikipedia

Shortline  Railroads

American Short Line & Regional Railroad Assn. [est. 1913]
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Database
Trains Magazine's Regional & Short Line Railroad Directory
U.P. Railroad's Short Line Railroad Directory
Norfolk Southern Railroad directory of shortlines (by state)
Tourist Railways Information Center
T.R.A.In. - Tourist Railway Assn., Inc.
list of railroad museums & tourist lines at Wikipedia

Shortline  Railroads
Operating  Today
The Blanchard Company - marketing & management
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. [est. 1899] - operates 47 shortlines worldwide
Rail America - operates 47 shortlines in U.S. & Canada [est. 1986]
LT's unofficial Rail America fansite
Pinsly Railroad Co. of FL, AR, TX & MA [est. 1938]
American Orient Express™ rail tours [1997]
list of active narrow-gauge tourist railroads

White Pass & Yukon - relics Verde Canyon Railroad [est. 1911] out of Clarkdale, AZ Arizona Eastern Narrow-Guage Railway from Miami/Globe, AZ to Bowie, AZ [est. 1899] Grand Canyon Railway & Resort in Northern Arizona Yosemite Mtn. Sugar Pine Railroad [logger train April thru October] in California Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, CA [Santa Cruz County; est 1963] California Western Railroad 'Skunk Train' = Willits to Fort Bragg [built 1885] Fillmore & Western Railway in Ventura County, CA Pacific Locomotive Association / Niles Canyon Railway [est. 1987] in Fremont, CA Sierra Railroad Co. [est. 1897] in Oakdale, CA Yreka Western Railroad [est. 1887] in NW California San Francisco [CA] Municipal Railway [est. 1912]    Rio Grande Scenic Railroad [built 1878; opened 2006] at Alamosa, CO Durango & Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad [est. 1881] in Colorado Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway [est. 1889] near Colorado Springs, CO Royal Gorge Route Railroad in Cañon City, CO Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad Co. Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad [est. 1967] in Colorado Florida East Coast Railway [est. 1883]: fansite + official website Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific Santa Fe Southern Railway [est. 3/91] in Santa Fe, NM Sumpter Valley Railway narrow gauge [est. 1971] in North Central Oregon Sumpter Valley Heisler-geared locomotive #3 [built 1915] Oregon Pacific Railroad [est. 1987] in Portland, Oregon Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad [est. 1995] Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Oregon Coast Scenic RR Heisler-geared locomotive #2 [built 1910] Strasburg Rail Road [est. 1832; saved/rebuilt 1958] in Lancaster, PA East Broad Top narrow gauge railroad [est. 1872; saved 1960] of Rockhill Furnace, PA New Hope & Ivyland Rail Road [est. 1962] of New Hope, PA Bay Coast Railroad [est. 2007] at Cape Charles, VA Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum [est. 1986] in Chehalis, WA Mt. Ranier Scenic Railroad [est. 1981] in Southwestern Washington State Hillcrest Lumber Co. Climax-geared locomotive #10 [built 1928] at Mt. Ranier Scenic RR Cass Scenic Railroad [built 1900; incorp. 1961] State Park in West Virginia Cass Scenic RR Shay-geared locomotive #2 [built 1928] Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad [est. 1974]    "Cumbres & Toltec: A Photographic Tribute To America's Most Spectacular Scenic Railway" [2007] by Sam Furukawa featuring 237 dramatic photos N.G.P.F. 9x12 hardcover [1/2007] rare copies on Amazon available directly from publisher/printer for $54.45 published by Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation [est. 2000]    "Ticket To Toltec: A Mile By Mile Guide For The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad" [1976] by Doris B. Osterwald Western Guideways 10¾x8¼ pb [6/92] out of print/used Western Guideways pb [12/76] out of print/used click to enlarge        click to enlarge        click to enlarge click to enlarge        click to enlarge        click to enlarge

	"American Shortline Railway Guide: A Directory of Today's Diverse Small & Medium-Size Railroads - Facts, Figures & Locomotive Rosters For Over 500 Short Lines" [1996] by Edward A. Lewis Kalmbach 5th edition pb [5/96] for $16.47
	"Tourist Trains 2006: 41st Annual Guide To Tourist Railroads & Museums" [2006] from Empire State Railway Museum Kalmbach 8½x5½ pb [3/2006] for $13.45
	Light Iron Digest Magazine [bi-monthly; est. 1999] 'For The Narrow Gauge, Industrial & Shortline Enthusiast' magazine official website direct subscription: 6 issues/year for $26.00

Trolleys,  Interurban  &  Light  Rail  Lines
Edwards Rail Cars Mfg. Co. [est. 1921; re-est. 1998] in Montgomery, AL
Phoenix [AZ] Trolley Museum [est. 1975]
Valley Metro Light Rail System {opening 12/2008} in Phoenix, AZ
Old Pueblo Trolley [est. 1983] operating transit museum in Tucson, AZ
Nevada County [CA] Traction Company [est. 1988]
Bay Area Electric Railroad Assn. [est. 1946] Western Railway Museum in Suisun, CA
San Diego [CA] Trolley [est. 1981]
Bay Area Rapid Transit [launched 1972] of California
JT's Cable Car fansite
historic Waterfront Red Car Trolley Line [re-opened July 2003] in San Pedro, CA
  Fort Collins [CO] Municipal Railway streetcar line [1907-1951; restored 1985]
Connecticut Trolley Museum [est. 1940] in East Windsor, CT
New England Railroad {proposed line from Maine to Montreal, PQ}
Californians for High-Speed Trains Coalition

Model  Railroads  &  Toy  Trains

National Model Railroad Assn. [est. 1935]
N.M.R.A. Directory of World Wide Model Railroading Websites
online index of model railroad magazines from 1933 [est. 1997]

The Train Station, Mountain Lakes NJ [authorized Lionel® dealer]
Internet Trains - 'model train superstore'
H & R Trains in Florida
Athearn in Compton, CA - trains in miniature
Trains West [est. 1992] in Albuquerque, NM
Foothill Model Works {On3) of Willitts, CA
The Great Train Expo - national traveling show
monthly Great Midwest Train Show in Wheaton, IL
TrainFest Model Railroad Show [Nov 2007 = #37] near Milwaukee, WI
Banta Model Works - P&S Building & Structure Co. of Vermont
Sierra West Scale Models of Plano, TX
InterMountain Railway Co. of Longmont, CO
Kadee® - The Coupler People

Athearn® scale model trains category at Amazon
Atlas® scale model trains category at Amazon
Intermountain Railway® scale model trains category at Amazon

browse books on model railroads at Amazon.com
Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette {for modelers}
Maine 2-Foot Quarterly Magazine

Live Steam Model Railroading

RG's Live Steam Locomotives Supplies of Santa Paula, CA
Discover Live Steam [est. 1998]
Sinking Springs Railroad 1.5"-scale products in Sandy, OR
Plum Cove Studios 1.5"-scale rolling stock in Gloucester, MA
Backwoods Miniatures of U.K. {of U.S. rolling stock}
Mason's Trains live steam products
Pacific Beach & Summit live steam railroad [est. 2004] on Whidbey Island, WA
TH's Live Steaming info site [est. 1995]

Lionel Corp. [1901-1969]
Lionel Corp. entry at Wikipedia
Lionel, LLC official website
Lionel® Trains category at Amazon

	"A Century of Legendary Lionel Trains" [video release 2000] Narrated by Tom Snyder T.M. Books & Video color DVD [12/2001] for $21.99 T.M. Books & Video color VHS [7/2001] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb
	"All Aboard: The Story of Joshua Lionel Cowen & His Lionel Train Company" [1981] by Ron Hollander Workman Publng 10¾x8½ pb [11/91] out of print/many used Workman Publng 11x8¾ hardcover [10/2000] for $18.96
	poster of Lionel Electric Trains ad circa 1930s (ad page from Popular Science Monthly) 18"x24" giclee art print available at AllPosters.com for $49.99

Railroad  Games

"Train Simulator" video game [2001] from Microsoft jewel-case software for Windows [9/2004] for $9.99 software for Windows [3/2001] out of stock/used "Scenic Railway Add-On" [2002] from Abacus software for Windows [5/2002] for $24.99

"Railroad Tycoon 3" video game Gathering of Developers software for Windows [undated] for $7.99 "Railroad Tycoon 3" video game Jack of All Games software for Windows [9/2003] out of prodn/used "Railroad Tycoon 2 - Platinum" video game Take 2 Interactive software for Windows [10/2001] for $14.49 "Railroad Tycoon 2" video game Gathering of Developers software for Windows [11/99] out of prodn/used "Railroad Tycoon Official Strategy Guide" book [2003] by Mark Walker Brady Games pb [10/2003] for $13.59 "Railroad Tycoon Official Strategies & Secrets" book [2003] by David Chong, Rick Selby & Richard Wayne Smith Sybex 9x7½ pb [6/2001] for $13.59 "Railroad Tycoon: The Boardgame" [2005] Eagle/Phoenix Lab Games gigantic board game [undated] for $59.99

U.S.  Railroad  History

world railroad history timeline at Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society [est. 1921]
Pacific Coast Chapter [est. 1937] of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
National Railway Historical Society [est. 1935]
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society
Pacific Railroad Society [est. 1936] in Alhambra, CA
Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation [est. 2000]
Placer Sierra Railroad Heritage Society
Maps of The Past - restored historic railroad & other maps
AE's index to railroad historical societies
Prof. Jensen's 'Guide to Railroad History'
Old Time Narrow Gauge Railroading on the Net
Colorado Rockies Narrow Gauge Circle

browse books by Lucius M. Beebe
browse books by photographer O. Winston Link

Railroad  Equipment
Whyte notation system for steam locomotives
Iron Horse Preservation Society
Railroad Station Historical Society [est. 1967]
geared steam locomotives reference site
Shay Locomotives reference site
Mallet logging engines fansite
Forney locomotives
Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 cab-forward locomotives

Historic  Railroads
Fallen Flags & Railroad Photos
HR's East Coast Railroad history site

Carson & Colorado Railroad [narrow-gauge; 1880-1905]
Carson & Colorado Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Carson & Colorado Railroad [1880-1960] history site
C&C - N&C - Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge RR fansite
Carson & Colorado history pages at Narrow Gauge on the Net
S.P. Narrow Gauge 2-8-0 locomotive #18 on display at Independence, CA
DB's Carson & Colorado restoration site
RB's C&C - SPNG fansite

Central Pacific Railroad [1861-1885]
Central Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum [est. 1999]
BP's 'Big Four' history site
Central Pacific Railroad Across Nevada - historic comparisons, 1868 & 1997

Death Valley Railroad [narrow-gauge; 1914-1931]
Death Valley Railroad entry at Wikipedia
GS's Death Valley RR pix

Diamond & Caldor Railway [1904-1953]
Diamond & Caldor Railway history at El Dorado Western Railway Foundation
Diamond & Caldor Railway entry at Wikipedia

El Paso & Southwestern RR [1903-1963]
ran from Bisbee, Arizona to El Paso, Texas

Illinois Central Railroad [1851-2001]
Illinois Central Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Illinois Central Historical Society
TP's Illinois Central fansite

Nevada-California-Oregon Railway [narrow-gauge; 1881-1929]
TA's Nevada-California-Oregon Railway fansite
N.C.O. Railway history pages at Narrow Gauge on the Net

Norfolk & Western Railway [1838-1982]
Norfolk & Western Railway entry at Wikipedia
Norfolk & Western Railroad Historical Society [est. 1984]

Northern Pacific Railway [1864-1995]
Northern Pacific Railway entry at Wikipedia
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Assn. [est. 1981]
JAP's Northern Pacific Railway fansite

Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway [1904-1994] at Cottage Grove, Oregon

Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society

Reader Railroad [est. 1925] of Arkansas & Texas
apparently still in business, though mostly for use in motion pictures such as "3:10 To Yuma" [2007]
Reader Railroad official website

    
Southern Railway Company [1894-1982]
Southern Railway entry at Wikipedia
Southern Railway Historical Assn.

Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
SP&S Railway Historical Society http://www.spshs.org

Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad [1904-40]
Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad fansite

Virginia & Truckee Railroad [1869-1950]
Virginia & Truckee / Northern Nevada Railway Foundation [est. 1991]
Virginia & Truckee Railroad entry at Wikipedia

Western Pacific Railroad [1910-1982]
Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society [est. 1996]
Feather River Rail Society
Western Pacific RR Virtual Museum
California Zephyr Virtual Museum

1920 Yosemite Lumber Company No.4 Shay-geared locomotive
at the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum

Yosemite Valley Railroad Company [1907-1945]
CJG's Yosemite Valley Railroad fansite

The  Transcontinental  Railroad
PBS special on VHS • PBS Special website
History Central pages
Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, Utah
May 10th is National Train Day in USA [est. 2008]

Nevada  County  Narrow  Guage  Railroad  [1876-1942]
Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum in Nevada City, CA
Nevada County Narrow Guage Project {On3 display} in Grass Valley, CA
N.C.N.G. HO-scale model layout
Foothill Model Works N.C.N.G.R.R. references

	"Nevada County Narrow Gauge" [1965] by Gerald M. Best Heimburger House 11x8½ hardcover [10/98] for $41.95 Howell-North Books hardcover [1/65] out of print/used
	"Tale of Two Cities and A Train: The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, Nevada County, California, 1874-1942" [1987] by Juanita Kennedy Browne Nevada County Historical Society pb [10/90] out of print/used Nevada County Historical Society hardcover [2/87] out of print/used
	"Never Come, Never Go: The Story of Nevada County's Narrow-Gauge Railroad" [1986] by Robert M. Wyckoff Nevada County Historical Society pb [1/86] out of print/used

Books  on  Railroad  History

	"All Aboard for Santa Fe: Railway Promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s" [2005] by Victoria E. Dye Univ NM Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $16.47
	"The Train Stops Here: New Mexico's Railway Legacy" [2005] by Marci L. Riskin Univ NM Press 10x8 pb [5/2005] for $16.47 Univ NM Press 10¼x8½ hardcover [5/2005] for $26.37
	"The Railroad: The Life Story of A Technology" [2005] by H. Roger Grant Greenwood 9½x6¼ hardcover [4/2005] for $45.00
	"The American Passenger Train" [2001] by Mike Schafer Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10½ hardcover [11/2001] for $34.95
	"Santa Fe: The Chief Way" [2001] by Robert Strein, John Vaughan & C. Fenton Richards Jr. New Mexico Magazine 10x10 pb [9/2001] out of print/used New Mexico Magazine 10¼x10¼ hardcover [9/2001] for $26.37
	"Classic American Railroads" by Mike Schafer Vol 1: Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10¼ hardcover [9/96] for $23.07 Vol 2: Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10¼ hardcover [10/2000] for $25.17 Vol 3: Motorbooks Intl. 10¼x10¼ hardcover [10/2003] for $19.77
	"Parallel Tracks: The Railroad & Silent Cinema" [1997] by Lynne Kirby Duke Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [6/97] for $23.95 Duke Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [12/97] for $84.95
	"The American Railroad Freight Car: From The Wood-Car Era To The Coming of Steel" [1993] by John H. White Jr. Johns Hopkins Univ Press pb [11/95] for $42.96 Johns Hopkins Univ Press 12¾x10½ hardcover [10/93] for $0.00
	"American Narrow Gauge Railroads" [1990] by George W. Hilton Stanford Univ Press 12x9 pb [12/94] for $28.32 Stanford Univ Press 12½x11 hardcover [10/90] for $90.00
	"The American Railroad Passenger Car" [1985] by John H. White Jr. Johns Hopkins Univ Press {6.25 pounds} pb [3/85] for $70.00 Vol 1: 12½x10½ pb [3/85] for $40.00 Vol 2: 12½x9½ pb [3/85] for $34.40
	"100 Years of Steam Locomotives: Collectors Edition" [1957] by Walter A. Lucas Simmons Boardman 11¾x9 hardcover [6/57] for $59.95 "100 Years of Railroad Cars" [1958] by Walter A. Lucas Simmons Boardman hardcover [1/58] out of print/rare

Railroad  Folk  Songs

	"Classic Railroad Songs From Smithsonian Folkways" [2006] Smithsonian Folkways audio CD [1/2006] for $10.99
	"Classic Railroad Songs" (Rounder Series) Vol. 1 Steel Rails: Rounder audio CD [3/97] for $15.28 Vol. 2 Mystery Train: Rounder audio CD [3/97] for $14.99 Vol. 3 Night Train: Rounder audio CD [10/98] for $15.28 Vol. 4 Freight Train Blues: Rounder audio CD [6/2000] for $14.99 Train 45, Early 1900s: Rounder audio CD [10/98] for $14.99
	"25 Classic Train Songs" [2003] Rural Rhythm audio CD [5/2003] for $9.98 "Between The Rails: America's Train Songs" [1996] G.N.P./Crescendo audio CD [2/96] for $13.98 "Great American Train Songs" [1993] C.M.H. Records audio CD [3/95] for $13.98

Railroads  in  Fiction

	"Atlas Shrugged" [1957 classic] by Ayn Rand [1905-82] John Galt leads an intellectual strike to 'stop the engine of the world', while Dagney Taggart fights bureaucrats and mobs of looters to keep the Taggart Transcontinental Railroad alive. Signet pb [8/96] for $8.99 Plume 9x6 pb [8/99] for $13.60 Dutton 35th Anniv 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/92] out of print/used Signet 35th Anniv pb [3/92] out of print/used Highbridge ABR audio CD [6/2000] for $22.02
	"The U.P. Trail" [1918 bestseller] by Zane Grey [1872-1939] 1st World Library 8½x5½ pb [9/2004] for $20.95 Kessinger 9x6 pb [5/2004] for $23.07 Pocket pb [4/91] out of print/used Classic Books hardcover [5/2000] for $49.99 Amereon hardcover [6/40] for $30.95 Blackstone UNABR audio [8/97] 10 tapes for $69.95
	"Short Lines: A Collection of Classic American Railroad Stories" [14 stories; 1996] Edited by Rob Johnson B&N Books pb [5/2000] out of print/used St. Martin 9½x6½ hardcover [3/96] out of print/used
	"Parallel Lies" [2001] by Ridley Pearson Ex-cop Peter Tyler is hired to investigate sabotage on the Northern Union Railroad. Hyperion mass pb [7/2002] for $7.99 Hyperion 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2001] out of print/many used Brilliance ABR audio CD [6/2004] for $16.99
	"The Christmas Train" [2002] by David Baldacci Warner mass pb [11/2004] for $5.99 Warner 8¾x5¾ hardcover [10/2003] for $10.36 Warner UNABR audio CD [11/2004] for $10.19

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