Tennessee Central Railroad - The Nashville Route
"A full history of this important 296 mile railroad that ran from western Kentucky through Nashville to eastern Tennessee. It had the best routing to and from the city of Nashville and was an important gateway route as well as connector. It was an important coal hauler as well, and had the full range of passenger and freight services and facilities. It fell on bad days after WWII and eventually its trackage was taken over after 1968 and operated by Southern, Louisville & Nashville, and Illinois Central. The line had interesting ALCO diesels, including FAs! Arthur Cliff Downey has given a very complete history of the line and concentrates much of the book on the trains, equipment, and operations, with excellent B&W and color photos, maps, and illustrations. This is the definitive history of this railroad, well researched, and well written." ~ TLC Publishing
Texas & Pacific Railway - From Ox Teams to Eagles - TP - T&P
Chronicles the development of the Texas and Pacific Railway, its transition from the steam era to diesel age, and finally, its merger with the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
The Tootin' Louie : A History of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
"The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL), affectionately known as the Tootin' Louie, was founded in 1870 to serve a Minneapolis business community threatened by powerful railway interests emerging from both Chicago and Milwaukee. Although its goal of providing a direct rail artery to St. Louis proved elusive, the M&StL became a 1,600-mile road that supplied essential freight and passenger carriage to the Midwest over its ninety-year existence. In The Tootin' Louie, railroad historian Don L. Hofsommer offers a comprehensive biography of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway and its Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Illinois service areas from the dawn of the steamcar civilization into the post-World War II era. "
Trackside around Sayre - Towanda - Waverly
"128 pages of all color pictures both steam and diesel covering the Lehigh Valley, Lackawanna, Erie, and Pennsy Railroads in this picturesque area along the New York-Pennsylvania border. The pictures taken by Lloyd Hall truly take you back in time to capture railroading in this region in the late 1940s and early 1950s."
by William Herman Rau, John C. Van Horne, Eileen E. Drelick
Traveling the Pennsylvania Railroad: The Photographs of William H. Rau
"William H Rau (1855-1920), one of Philadelphia's preeminent photographers, was commissioned by the PRR in 1890 to photograph hundreds of scenes along its lines in order to promote travel by the general public. This book contains 87 of his 463 original images...." by Alan B. Buchan Traveling the Pennsylvania Railroad: The Photographs of William H. Rau
Tweetsie Country
"The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad was born in this Blue Ridge Mountain country more than a century ago. . . Here is all the color and charm of the Tweetsie with its broad gauge aspirations on a narrow gauge budget. It is the story of a unique little railroad that traveled the Blue Ridge country and won the hearts of those who lived there. This handsome pictorial history includes 250 outstanding photographs, plus maps, scale drawings, and three full-color paintings."
Two Feet to the Quarries
Hardbound - 151 pages
"This is the most comprehensive look to date at the Monson Railroad - a small, industrial railroad that faced an uphill struggle throughout its 60 years of operation. This tells the story of the last two-foot-gauge common carrier to operate in North America. The detailed text is accompanied by nearly 200 photographs. " ~ Heimburger House Publishing Company Steam on the Kettle Valley
"The most complete history yet written of the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway. Maine's only two-foot narrow gauge with oceanfront trackage, the WW&F clung tenaciously to life through financial adversity, disputes with the Maine Central, raging coastal blizzards, and the advent of the automobile."