The Complete Historical Guide to North American Railroads | Illustrated Train Books for Enthusiasts | Perfect for Collectors, Model Train Builders & History Buffs

Kalmbach has re-released one of the hobby's best references on North American Railroads and done a great job of it. The book features short histories about roads running from the Akron, Canton & Youngstown to the Yosemite Valley. The old, small format has been expanded to book size (roughly 8"x10.5") although still softbound. They've included color photos now along with black & white and some maps have been improved with a lot more information. While the historic roads, like ATSF get more coverage (four pages in Santa Fe's case) you'll also find accurate information on the histories of many other, smaller outfits now lost to history. This will probably be a book you keep close and pull off the shelf regularly to answer questions like "when did Seaboard System start?" or "Where did the Midland Valley run?". Highly recommended.