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.
New York Central Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment Volume 1
Regular price$49.95$34.95
Warbonnets and Bluebonnets
Regular price$64.95$55.95
The Union Pacific Type Volume II: The Story of Union Pacific's 3 Cylinder Power; Signed and Numbered
Regular price$69.95$59.95
The Union Pacific Streamliners
Regular price$62.00$53.95
Union Pacific Color Pictorial 1950s-1980s
Regular price$69.95$60.95
The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal History
Regular price$44.95$39.95
Rails Around The Table Mountains: The Railroads of Golden, Colorado CRA No. 35
Regular price$89.95$76.95
A Ticket to Ride the Narrow Gauge: Colorado Railroad Museum Annual No. 24
Regular price$69.95
The New Haven Railroad's Electrified Zone
Regular price$15.95$12.95
Pennsylvania Railroad Electric Locomotives and MU Cars
Regular price$19.95$15.95
Pennsylvania Railroad Baggage and Mail Cars
Regular price$19.95$15.95
Passenger Equipment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Volume 2: Sleepers
Regular price$15.95$12.95
The Southern Railway
Regular price$79.95$68.95
Withers Publishing Pennsylvania Railroad Diesel Locomotive Book
Regular price$22.95
SP Trainline No. 163 Spring 2025
Regular price$17.50$15.50
Gateway Western: A Regional in Transition
Regular price$74.95$63.95
The Camas Prairie: Idaho's Panhandle Railroad
Regular price$100.00$89.95
A Railroad Life: On the Road with Mike Bednar Volume 3
Regular price$69.95$59.95
Rio Grande: Scenic Line of the World, Second Edition
Regular price$89.95$76.95
Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West Volume 3: Crestline to Chic
Regular price$69.95$56.95
Northern Pacific Diesel Power Volume Two
Regular price$89.95$77.95
ForestRails: Georgia-Pacific's Railroads
Regular price$68.95
The Eureka & Palisade: The Biggest Little Railroad in the Wo
Regular price$79.95$67.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 05: 4-8-4 Northern
Regular price$30.00$23.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 04: 4-8-4 Northern
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Cabooses of the Union Pacific Railroad
Regular price$42.95
Union Pacific's M-10000 and the Early Streamliner Era 1934-1941
Regular price$64.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 38: 4-8-8-4 Big Boy
Regular price$30.00$24.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 37: 4-6-6-4 Challenger
Regular price$30.00$24.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 33: 2-8-2 Mikado (MacArthur)
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 31: 2-8-2 Mikado (MacArthur)
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 29: 2-8-2 Mikado (MacArthur)
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 28: 2-8-2 Mikado (MacArthur)
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 27: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 26: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 25: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 24: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 23: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 15: 2-10-2 Class
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Volume 14: 2-10-2 Class
Regular price$17.00$12.95
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Volume 3: Rails Across the Heartland
Regular price$51.95
Pacific Electric and the Growth of the San Fernando Valley
Regular price$70.00$62.95
Pacific Electric Cars: A Pictorial Journey 1911-1953
Regular price$70.00$62.95
Turbines Westward (soft cover)
Regular price$39.95$33.95
America's Shortest Interstate Railroad: The Believe It or Not Railroad
Regular price$16.95
Kansas Curve
Regular price$19.95$4.95
Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume 4: Dining Service Cars
Regular price$145.95$130.95
Southern Pacific Lines Stations Volume 1: Coast Division-Los Angeles Division-Portland Division
Regular price$15.00$14.95
Southern Pacific Freight Car Painting and Lettering Guide: Includes PFE
Regular price$80.00$72.95
Southern Pacific Official Cars: Business, Private, Instruction, Hospital, and Company Service Cars
Regular price$135.00$119.95
Southern Pacific Steam 1940-1957
Regular price$75.00$67.50
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Book - Volume 6
Regular price$50.95
Delaware & Hudson Cabooses
Regular price$59.95$49.95
New York, Susquehanna & Western, Volume 4: Sparta Jct. to Binghamton
Regular price$42.95
Interurban Locomotives From Baldwin-Westinghouse
Regular price$32.95$29.95
The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Regular price$60.00$49.95
TEXAS Railroad Maps
Regular price$18.95
CALIFORNIA Railroad Maps
Regular price$17.95
New York Central Upper Harlem Line, Brewster to Chatham, NY Through the years 1955 to 2008
Regular price$50.00$42.95
An Organizational History of the Santa Fe: 1969-1995
Regular price$25.95
The Santa Fe and Grain Story
Regular price$39.95
Sleeping Cars of the Santa Fe
Regular price$56.95
Stan Kistler's Santa Fe in Black & White
Regular price$52.95
Santa Fe Railway Steam Locomotive Painting, Lettering and Detail Guide for Model Railroaders
Regular price$42.00$34.95
Operation Cleveland Union Terminal
Regular price$19.95$16.95
The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad: The Goldfield Route
Regular price$39.95$33.95
Southern California's First Railroad: The Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad 1869-1873
Regular price$9.95$7.95
Santa Fe Coast Lines Depots: Valley Division
Regular price$39.95$34.95
Soo Line Color Portfolio
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Rio Grande-Best of Bob Davis
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Red P: Penn Central's Brief Flirtation with Color
Regular price$55.95
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Power In Color Including PC&W, Montour and Y&S
Regular price$55.95
Soo Line Power In Color Volume 3: Modern Road Power 1966-2020
Regular price$69.95$56.95
Soo Line Power In Color Volume 2: Early Roadswitchers 1945-1965 (RS1s to GP35s)
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Soo Line Power In Color Volume 1: Switchers & Covered Wagons
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Southern Railway In Color Volume 4
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Penn Central in the Conrail Era Volume 2: 1980-1984
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Norfolk Southern In Color Volume 2: 1999-2019
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Seaboard Coast Line Through Passenger Service In Color
Regular price$69.95$54.95
SPSF Power In Color: The Railroad That Never Was
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Frisco Power In Color: Diesels 1940-1980
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Southern Pacific Power In Color Volume 3: Six-axles, Eight-axles, and GP60s, 1971-1996
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Southern Pacific Power In Color Volume 2: Road-Switchers and the Remaining F-units, 1971-1996
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Southern Railway Power In Color Volume 1: Covered Wagons and Switchers
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Northern Pacific Through Passenger Service In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Union Pacific Through Passenger Service In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Santa Fe Through Passenger Service In Color Volume 2
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Rio Grande In Color Volume 5: Second Generation Diesels
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Western Pacific In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Lehigh Valley-Best of Bob Wilt Volume 3: 1973-1974
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Lehigh Valley-Best of Bob Wilt Volume 2 1970-1972
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Nickel Plate Road Locomotive Portfolio 1954-1969
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Guilford Rail System In Color Volume 1
Regular price$69.95$54.95
DT&I Power In Color: Includes Ann Arbor
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Illinois Central Gulf In Color Volume 1: Across the System
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Milwaukee Road Through Passenger Service In Color Volume 2: 1966-1977
Regular price$59.95$49.95