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By: Bell, James P.
Steam Trains: A Modern View of Yesterday’s Railroads
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartFor train enthusiasts, model railroaders, and history buffs, hop aboard this tour of North American railroads, both great and obscure.
Few images speak as clearly of a time and a place as a dramatic- Author: Bell, James P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1510756647
- Language: English
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By: Solomon, Brian
Amtrak’s History Through It’s Equipment
$28.99PaperbackAdd to cart- Author: Solomon, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 15 2025
- ISBN10: 9798894910192
- Language: English
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By: Brouws, Jeff
Silent Monoliths: The Coaling Tower Project
$39.95HardcoverAdd to cartA beautifully arresting photographic record of North American coaling towers, which once fueled steam locomotives and powered the country.
A fine art photography must-have for railroad enthusiasts and- Author: Brouws, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 0262051753
- Language: English
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By: Pitt, John
USA by Rail: Plus Canada’s Main Routes
$29.99PaperbackRead moreThis new, tenth edition of Bradt’s USA by Rail guidebook remains the pre-eminent source of information for exploring North America via its ruggedly charming, unabashedly romantic, reassuringly eco-fri… [more below]
- Author: Pitt, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1804693359
- Language: English
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By: Bown, Stephen
Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada
$19.95PaperbackAdd to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Named Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill Times A gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nat- Author: Bown, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0385698747
- Language: English
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By: Antonson, Rick
Train Beyond the Mountains: Journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer
$19.95PaperbackAdd to cartA captivating journey blending memoir, history, and biography that takes the reader on one of the world’s most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows, while pondering other i… [more below]
- Author: Antonson, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1778403778
- Language: English
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By: Bewes, Diccon
The Best Swiss Train Rides: 35 Unforgettable Trips in the Heart of Europe
$29.95PaperbackAdd to cartAll aboard! See the best of Switzerland on its legendary train network
The Glacier Express, Jungfraujoch, Centovalli Railway, Bern to Geneva … Switzerland has a lot to offer in terms of trains and na
- Author: Bewes, Diccon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 3039640852
- Language: English
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American Trains: All Aboard – United States Railways
$19.98HardcoverAdd to cartAmerican Trains will take you on a journey across the country’s greatest and most historic railways through fascinating stories and photos.
- This book covers everything from old mining rails and freight
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1639389490
- Language: English
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A Field Guide to Trains of North America
$19.99PaperbackAdd to cartThis book describes and illustrates all the rolling stock commonly used by any American railroad, including the 150 different types of locomotive. The renowned Peterson Identification System pinpoints
- Series: Peterson Field Guides (Paperback)
- Author: Foster, Gerald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 15 1996
- ISBN10: 0395701120
- Language: English
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By: Grant, H. Roger
Railroads in the Midwest: An Epic History
$35.00PaperbackAdd to cartDiscover how railroad companies in America’s heartland developed a monumental network that spanned nearly 70,000 route miles. Over a century, a wide array of carriers ranging from short lines to trunk
- Series: Heartland History
- Author: Grant, H. Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0253073685
- Language: English
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By: Laws, Bill
Fifty Railroads That Changed the Course of History
$24.95PaperbackRead morePraise for a previous title in the series:
Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History
“Interesting, affordable and readable…. Offers the reader an opportunity to delve further into each mi- Series: Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History
- Author: Laws, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 23 2026
- ISBN10: 0228104033
- Language: English
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The Rise of the Railroad: How Trains Changed the World
$50.00HardcoverAdd to cartFrom the first steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, Rise of the Railroad tells the hidden stories of railway history – the inspired engineering, technical ingenuity, and sheer determ… [more below]
- Author: Wolmar, Christian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 9798217128327
- Language: English
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By: Graham, Melissa
Trans-Canada Rail Guide: Includes Rail Routes and Maps Plus Guides to 10 Cities
$22.95PaperbackAdd to cartThe world’s most scenic rail ride
A journey on Canada’s transcontinental railroad ranks as one of the greatest rail experiences in the world. Stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the lines spa- Author: Graham, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1912716070
- Language: English
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By: Potter, Everett
100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Rides
$40.00HardcoverAdd to cartClimb aboard the world’s 100 greatest railway adventures with this beautifully curated travel guide from National Geographic.
Filled with unforgettable journeys, including a weeklong excursion through- Series: 100 of a Lifetime
- Author: Potter, Everett
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1426223730
- Language: English
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By: Planet, Lonely
Lonely Planet Epic Train Trips of the World
$40.00HardcoverAdd to cartDiscover 200 amazing train journeys around the world to inspire your next big adventure!
From luxury services such as southeast Asia’s Eastern and Oriental Express to the scenic Rocky Mountaineer line
- Series: Epic
- Author: Planet, Lonely
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1837586144
- Language: English
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By: Dennis, Gareth
How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road
$14.95PaperbackAdd to cartRailway engineer and transport policy specialist Gareth Dennis shows why the railways are key to the fight for a better world for us all.
The world’s railways were almost entirely created by capital a- Author: Dennis, Gareth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1915672481
- Language: English
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The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II
$34.00HardcoverAdd to cartThe epic story of the engineers and rail workers who ensured Allied victory in World War Two, published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of D-Day, by an award-winning expert on trains and tr… [more below]
- Author: Wolmar, Christian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 0306831988
- Language: English
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By: Alff, David
The Northeast Corridor: The Trains, the People, the History, the Region
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartAll aboard for the first comprehensive history of the hard-working and wildly influential Northeast Corridor.
Traversed by thousands of trains and millions of riders, the Northeast Corridor might be- Author: Alff, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: April 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0226822834
- Language: English
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By: Segal, Edward
Whistle-Stop Politics: Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered Them
$29.95HardcoverAdd to cartDiscover the entertaining story of how campaigning by train shaped American politics, elections, journalism, and culture in Whistle-Stop Politics.
Memories of the pivotal role campaign trains played in
- Author: Segal, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 342
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 9798988645009
- Language: English
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Empire Builders: An Illustrated History of the Rise and Fall of Cleveland’s Van Sweringen Brothers
$45.00HardcoverRead moreEmpire Builders tells the story of Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen, two brothers from Wooster, Ohio, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Although they were born into abject poverty,
- Author: Pacini, Lauren R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0253069823
- Language: English

















