Railroads
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Steam Trains: A Modern View of Yesterday’s Railroads
$24.99 Add 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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Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
$20.99 Add to cartIn this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked the
- Series: Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1865-69
- Author: Ambrose, Stephen E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 06, 2001
- ISBN10: 0743203178
- Language: English
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Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries
$24.95 Read more“A must buy for anyone interested in the Great Lakes.”
—Frederick Stonehouse, maritime historianIn 1892, the Ann Arbor Car Ferries shook the transportation world by doing what was then deemed impossi
- Author: Brown, Grant
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: August 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0472050494
- Language: English
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The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas
$19.99 Add to cartINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. The Old Patagonian Express chronicles Paul Theroux’s train journey from his home in Boston, Massachusetts to the foot of South America, in 1978. Full of witty and sharp obser… [more below]
- Author: Theroux, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 07 1989
- ISBN10: 039552105X
- Language: English
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Railroads and Regulation, 1877-1916
$23.99 Add to cartGovernment regulation of the railroads is probably the most important example of federal intervention in the economy from the Civil War to World War I. It is also a key to an assessment of the impulse
- Author: Kolko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 30 2008
- ISBN10: 0393005313
- Language: English
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Amtrak’s History Through It’s Equipment
$28.99 Add to cart- Author: Solomon, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 15 2025
- ISBN10: 9798894910192
- Language: English
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Silent Monoliths: The Coaling Tower Project
$39.95 Add 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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USA by Rail: Plus Canada’s Main Routes
$29.99 Add to cartThis 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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Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada
$19.95 Add 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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Train Beyond the Mountains: Journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer
$19.95 Add 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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The Best Swiss Train Rides: 35 Unforgettable Trips in the Heart of Europe
$29.95 Add 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
$19.98 Add 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
$19.99 Add 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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Railroads in the Midwest: An Epic History
$35.00 Add 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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Fifty Railroads That Changed the Course of History
$24.95 Read 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
$50.00 Add 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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Trans-Canada Rail Guide: Includes Rail Routes and Maps Plus Guides to 10 Cities
$22.95 Add 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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100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Rides
$40.00 Add 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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Lonely Planet Epic Train Trips of the World
$40.00 Add 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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How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road
$14.95 Add 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
