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.
Western Pacific Trackside with Bob Larson
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Boston & Maine Trackside with Arthur E. Mitchell (Trackside #11)
Regular price$49.95$44.95
Trackside East of the Hudson 1941-1953 with Bill McChesney (Trackside #2)
Regular price$49.95$40.95
Waterfront Railroads of New York Harbor Volume 3: NYS&W, Seatrain, NYC, PRR, PC, Reading, SB and USN
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Ann Arbor-Best of Emery Gulash
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Minnesota Mining Railroads In Color Volume 2
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Minneapolis Northfield and Southern Railway In Color
Regular price$69.95$54.95
New York Central Electric Zone In Color
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Illinois Central Gulf In Color Volume 3: The Sparta District
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Illinois Central Gulf In Color Volume 2: The East St. Louis Terminal
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Illini Rails
Regular price$59.95$49.95
West Florida Rails In Color Volume 1: The Emery Gulash Color Photography of ACL and SAL 1957-1967
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Lehigh & New England Railroad And Its Successors In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
New York City Subways In Color Volume 1
Regular price$59.95$49.95
New York Short Lines In Color Volume 1: Traditional Short lines of New York State 1950-1980
Regular price$59.95$39.95
Philadelphia Trolleys In Color
Regular price$59.95$39.95
Trackside Around Western Ohio 1965-1995 with Dave McKay (Trackside #74)
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Penn Central In Color Volume 1: Operations in Western New England and Upstate New York State
Regular price$59.95$39.95
Trackside in the Erie Lackawanna New Jersey Commuter Zone with William J. Brennan (Trackside #41)
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Western Coal Cars
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Hoppers Volume 2: Reporting Marks FAD-PC
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Railfanning in the 1960s-Best of Ed Johnson
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Freight Car Color Portfolio Book #1: ACL-GN, the Work of Paul C. Winters 1960-1980
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Canadian Pacific Thru the Rockies
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Railroading Behind the Fences
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Canadian Pacific Trackside 1977-2012 with Conductor John Cowan (Trackside #122)
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Electric Railways of North America In Color Featuring the Photography of Matt Herson Volume 1
Regular price$69.95$54.95
X Car Color Guide Volume 5: TLCX-ZTTX
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Steel Mill Railroads In Color Volume 7
Regular price$59.95$49.95
X Car Color Guide Volume 4: OCPX-TKCX
Regular price$59.95$49.95
White Pass & Yukon In Color
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X Car Color Guide Volume 3: GROX-NYMX
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Railroad Critters In Color Volume 5
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Steel Mill Railroads In Color Volume 6: Southern Style
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Railroad Critters In Color Volume 4
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Railroad Critters In Color Volume 3
Regular price$59.95$39.95
Steel Mill Railroads In Color Volume 4
Regular price$59.95$39.95
Steel Mill Railroads In Color Volume 3
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Railroad Critters In Color Volume 1
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Canadian National Through Passenger Service In Color: Southern Ontario
Regular price$59.95$39.95
Steel Mill Railroads In Color Volume 2
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Tank Car Color Guide Volume 2: Stub Sill Cars
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Penn Central In Color Volume 2: Along the Eastern Seaboard, Boston to Philadelphia
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Canadian Trolleys In Color Volume 2: Western Canada
Regular price$59.95$29.95
New England Short Lines In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Canadian Trolleys In Color Volume 1: Eastern Canada
Regular price$59.95$29.95
Great Lakes Trolleys In Color
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Streetcar Scenes of the 1950s In Color
Regular price$54.95$44.95
Southern Pacific Official Color Photography Volume 1
Regular price$54.95$46.95
Seaboard Air Line Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Regular price$49.95$40.95
Crane and Derrick Color Portfolio Volume 4: PRR-WP
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Crane and Derrick Color Portfolio Volume 3: FCP-OC
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Crane and Derrick Color Portfolio Volume 2: C&NW-EL
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Freight Car Color Portfolio Book #6: NS-YKR, The Work of Emery Gulash
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Freight Car Color Portfolio Book #5: CSXT-NS, Emery Gulash's 1980-2000 Photography
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Caboose Color Portfolio Book #3: N-Y
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Caboose Color Portfolio Book #1: A-C
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Freight Car Color Portfolio Book #4 ACFX-CSXT, The Work of Emery Gulash 1960-1980
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Freight Car Color Portfolio Book #3 P&E-YW, The Work of Paul C. Winters 1960-1980
Regular price$39.95$32.95
Freight Car Color Portfolio Book #2: GNW-PC, The Work of Paul C. Winters 1960-1980
Regular price$39.95$32.95
1950s Freight Car Color Guide Volume 1: Boxcars
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Auto Rack Color Guide Volume 2: L&N to WRWK
Regular price$69.95$54.95
Canadian Pacific Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment Volume 2
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Piggyback Color Guide Volume 2: I to X
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C&NW Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment Volume 2: Revenue Freight Cars
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Missouri Pacific Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Regular price$59.95$49.95
Boston Trolleys In Color Volume 1: The North Side
Regular price$59.95$29.95
Norfolk & Western Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Regular price$54.95$46.95
Atlantic Coast Line Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Regular price$49.95$40.95
Chesapeake & Ohio Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Regular price$49.95$40.95
Little Look at the Challengers
Regular price$10.00$8.95
Slow Trains Down South Volume II...Deep in Dixie
Regular price$59.95$34.95
Slow Trains Down South Volume I...Daily 'Cept Sunday
Regular price$59.95$34.95
Piggyback and Containers: A History of Rail Intermodal on America's Steel Highway
Regular price$49.95$42.95
Beaumont Hill: Southern Pacific's Southern California Gateway
Regular price$69.95$59.95
Northern Pacific Diesel Era: 1945-1970
Regular price$57.95$50.95
Pennsylvania Railroad Color Pictorial Volume 4: Louisville to Washington, DC
Regular price$59.95$51.95
New Haven Color Pictorial Volume 2: Central Connecticut and Rhode Island
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Pennsylvania Railroad Color Pictorial Volume 3: Chicago to Camden
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Western Pacific Color Pictorial Volume 2
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Great Northern Pictorial Volume 3: Rocky's Clean Window Trains
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Railroads of the Pine Tree State Volume 2
Regular price$49.95$42.95
Pennsylvania Railroad Color Pictorial Volume 2: St. Louis to New York City
Regular price$49.95$42.95
New England's Colorful Railroads Volume 1
Regular price$49.95$42.95
The Chicago & Western Indiana and Belt Railroad History
Regular price$46.95$39.95
Shortlines of Northern California Volume 2
Regular price$69.95$60.95
Soo Line/CP Rail in the Twin Cities: A Color Pictorial
Regular price$59.95$51.95
Burlington Route Passenger Trains Volume 1: The Fleet Gives Way to the West Wind
Regular price$59.95$51.95
Windy City to the Twin Cities: A Burlington Route, BN and BNSF Color Pictorial
Regular price$59.95$51.95
Dragon Steel: The Alco Locomotive Action Album
Regular price$49.95$42.95
Southern Pacific 1960s to 1990s, Sacramento To Sparks Volume One: Revised Edition
Regular price$69.95$59.95
The Overland Route: Union Pacific Railroad
Regular price$12.95$7.95
San Luis Central-Greeley East-Arkansas Valley: Colorado Rail Annual No. 32
Regular price$49.95$42.95
Denver's Street Railways Volume 3: The Interurbans
Regular price$59.95$50.95
Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Varnish: Colorado Rail Annual No. 25
Regular price$69.95
The Moffat Tunnel: A Brief History (Revised Edition)
Regular price$9.95
Colorado Post Offices: 1859-1989
Regular price$19.95$16.95