Railroad Books
Explore Railroad History Through Expert Publications
Discover our extensive collection of railroad history books covering major carriers, regional lines, and specialized topics. From Southern Pacific's legendary routes to detailed equipment guides, our curated selection features publications from leading railroad historians and historical societies.
- Major Railroad Companies: Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Pennsylvania Railroad, and more
- Regional & Short Lines: Detailed histories of smaller operations
- Equipment & Rolling Stock: Comprehensive guides to locomotives, freight cars, and passenger equipment
- Geographic Focus: Books organized by state and region
Perfect for railroad enthusiasts, modelers seeking prototype information, and history buffs.
Southern Pacific's San Joaquin Division
Regular price$90.00$80.95
Santa Fe 1960s in the Golden State
Regular price$69.95$60.95
Baltimore & Ohio Vol. 4 Off the Beaten Track: Secondary Main Lines
Regular price$74.95$63.95
Southern Pacific in San Francisco
Regular price$80.00$72.95
W. R. McKeen and the Union Pacific Motor Cars
Regular price$99.99$84.95
The Century Series: A Portrait of Alco Diesel Power
Regular price$89.95$75.95
Southern Pacific Lines Los Angeles Division
Regular price$80.00$72.95
First of Its Kind - The Buffalo Creek Railroad, Volume II: 1950 and Beyond
Regular price$44.95
SP Trainline No. 166 Winter 2026
Regular price$19.50$17.95
SP Trainline Archive on CD-Rom Issues 1 to 80
Regular price$49.95
The Last Three Decades of the Chicago & North Western, 1971-1995
Regular price$42.95
Rio Grande In Color Volume 7: Front Range
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Kansas City Southern: Southeast Division
Regular price$89.95$76.95
San Francisco Overland Limited and Other Select Overland Route Trains - A Pictorial
Regular price$129.95$115.95
Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Vol. 2: Sleepers and Baggage-Dorms
Regular price$80.00$72.95
Southern Pacific's Western Division
Regular price$70.00$59.95
The McCloud River Railroads
Regular price$70.00$59.95
Santa Fe Passenger Train Compendium
Regular price$74.95
Santa Fe in World War II: Contributing to Victory
Regular price$50.00$42.95
Southern Pacific 4-8-0 Locomotives
Regular price$49.95$44.95
Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume 3: Head End Equipment
Regular price$80.00$72.95
Railroad Logging in the Klamath Country
Regular price$49.95$39.95
Jawbone: Sunset on the Lone Pine Expanded Edition
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Rio Grande In Color Volume 6: Tennessee Pass
Regular price$69.95$54.95
1950s Freight Car Color Guide Volume 2: Boxcars, Covered & Open Hoppers, Flatcars, & Gondolas
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Southern Pacific 1930s to 1990s: Los Angeles to Bakersfield Volume Two Revised and Expanded
Regular price$79.95$69.95
The Shay Locomotive: An Illustrated History
Regular price$99.95$84.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 36: 4-6-6-4 Challenger
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 34: Shays and Other Locomotives
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Passenger Trains of Texas Missouri Pacific
Regular price$69.95$59.95
El Paso & Southwestern Steam Locomotives
Regular price$69.95$59.95
Southern Pacific and the KM Hydraulics: Expanded Second Edition
Regular price$89.95$79.95
The Comprehensive Guide to Conrail Cabooses
Regular price$70.00$39.95
First of Its Kind - The Buffalo Creek Railroad, Volume 1: 1868 to 1950
Regular price$44.95
Railroads of Arizona Volume 6: Jerome and the Northern Roads
Regular price$60.00$49.95
Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad: The Nevada Short Line
Regular price$54.95$46.95
Union Pacific Power 1965-2015 In Color Volume 4: Second-Generation, C-C and Larger Power
Regular price$59.95$49.95
GM&O-The Alton Route In Color Volume 2: The Second Generation
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines In Color Volume 3: The Green Era
Regular price$59.95$49.95
GM&O-The Alton Route In Color Volume 1: The First Generation
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Burlington Northern Power In Color Volume 1: Locomotives #1 to 2999
Regular price$59.95$49.95
New Haven Railroad New York-Boston Shoreline In Color
Regular price$69.95$55.95
1950s Freight Car Color Guide Volume 3: Hopper, Refrigerator, Stock, Tank Cars and More
Regular price$69.95$56.95
Rio Grande In Color Volume 8: Hauling Freight over the Great Divide
Regular price$55.95
The Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railroad History
Regular price$39.95$34.95
Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Cars
Regular price$19.95$16.95
Equipment of the Virginian Railway Volume 2: Diesel-Electric and Electric Locomotives
Regular price$15.95$12.95
Passenger Cars of the New Haven Railroad
Regular price$15.95$12.95
Southland: Southern California Railroading in the Golden Age of Kodachrome
Regular price$79.95$67.95
Over the Georgetown Loop: A History of The Georgetown, Breckenridge & Leadville Railway
Regular price$79.95$67.95
Rio Grande's K-28 Locomotives
Regular price$79.95$67.95
Northern Pacific Diesel Power Volume One
Regular price$89.95$77.95
Amtrak by the Numbers: 2, A Comprehensive Passenger Car and
Regular price$89.95$76.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 35: 4-6-6-4 Challenger
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 32: 2-8-2 Mikado (MacArthur)
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 22: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 16: 2-10-2 Class
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 13: 2-10-2 Class
Regular price$17.00$12.95
El Paso & Southwestern Railroad System
Regular price$70.00$62.95
Passenger Trains of Texas - The Katy
Regular price$84.95$75.95
Passenger Trains of Texas - Rock Island
Regular price$59.95$50.95
The Pennsylvania Railroad's New York Division Forgotten Passenger Operations
Regular price$42.95
Burlington Northern E-Unit Finale In Chicago Suburban Service
Regular price$30.95
Southern Pacific Maintenance of Way Equipment 1895-September 11, 1996
Regular price$149.95$134.95
The Southern Pacific Trackside at Transition: The Photography of Alden A. Armstrong
Regular price$75.00$67.50
Southern Pacific in the San Fernando Valley 1876-1996
Regular price$90.00$80.95
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Book - Volume 7
Regular price$59.95
One of Six: The Lehigh Valley Railroad as a Case Study for Conrail
Regular price$25.95
Delaware & Hudson Steam Locomotives, 1828-1953
Regular price$79.95$69.95
Southern Pacific Freight Cars Volume 4: Box Cars (Revised Edition)
Regular price$70.00$59.95
Southern Pacific Lines Standard-Design Depots
Regular price$70.00$54.95
The Missouri Division of the Santa Fe Railway
Regular price$51.95
Santa Fe Los Angeles Division
Regular price$74.95
The Illinois Division of the Santa Fe Railway
Regular price$56.95
Your Guide to Railway Signals
Regular price$98.95
The Track Data Handbook: Simmons-Boardman Books
Regular price$56.50$49.95
Railroad Operation and Railway Signaling
Regular price$25.95
Rails Across Central New Jersey
Regular price$18.95
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad: The Last 30 Years
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Ontario Northland Power In Color
Regular price$69.95$56.95
Wabash Power In Color: The Diesel Era
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Southern Pacific Power In Color Volume 1: Switchers, Slugs, and Passenger Hood Units
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Southern Railway In Color Volume 3
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Penn Central Through Passenger Service In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Lehigh Valley Equipment A Sampling of the LV's Freight, Passenger and M-O-W Cars
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Missouri Pacific Power In Color: Diesels 1948-1982
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Louisville & Nashville Through Passenger Service In Color
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Burlington Northern Power In Color Volume 3: Locomotives 6260-9977
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Burlington Northern Washington In Color Volume 2
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Chessie System In Color Volume 3: B&O's East End
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Auto-Train In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Mexican Passenger Trains In Color
Regular price$69.95$56.95
Carolinas Short lines In Color Volume Two: Traditional Short lines of the Carolinas 1950-1980
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Railroad Critters In Color Volume 2
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Western Pacific Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Penn Central Caboose Color Portfolio
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Penn Central Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment Volume 2
Regular price$69.95$54.95