The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books) by Jeff Wilson

The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books) Reviews

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  R. J. Morgan

  Kalmbach has re released one of the hobbys best references on North American Railroads and done a great job of it. The book features short histories about roads running from the Akron, Canton Youngstown to the Yosemite Valley. The old, small format has been
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  Gregson W. Lodge

  Its amazing how much information is contained in this book. The photos are wonderful, the type easy to read, and the glossy pages make it feel like a much expensive coffee table book. Some descriptions of historical hardships get bogged down with too many
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  Kelly A

  GOT THIS FOR MY SPOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS AND HE HAS READ IT TWICE AND LOVES IT.
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  James Pernikoff

  The larger size for this new third edition is certainly a plus, as is the switch to glossy paper and the addition of color. Photos are larger and, in some cases, in color, and many of the maps are also significantly larger and in color as well. The addition of a
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  Wordsmith

  Being totally taken by the original historical guide published in the 1990s I wasnt too sure about this new edition at first, but have to say that Kalmbach have really done an excellent job at bringing this reference work up to date while also adding colour
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  Phantomfire1

  Fast courteous service, and a great well informed book on Steam Locomotives.
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  JWeld

  Purchased this book for my husband. He does not read books. Lets make that clear, he does not read books. However, the rest of our household are readers. For the first few days, he would not put this book down. There are enough pictures to keep his interest and enough
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  SpeedyZ

  This is an excellent overview of its subject matter and much of George Drurys content remains. All of the pertinent roads are covered and the editing is excellent. I agree with another reviewer that the maps could be better, especially since Kalmbach has moved to a
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  Patrick Collins

  Railway history can be complicated, something Ive come to learn after a lifetime of interest in the railways of Britain. By comparison, and having had only fleeting visits,, the North American continents railway history can seem truly bewildering. This excellent book is a great way to familiarise oneself with railway history of the USA, Canada and Mexico. The bulk of the book provides background history to over a hundred major railroad companies (and a few minor ones) and explains the many mergers and takeovers that have taken place over the decades. The book has provided me with several evenings enjoyable reading and continues to be dipped into frequently.
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  VDL B

  Voilà un livre « must have » pour les passionnés de trains nord américains. Un ouvrage qui permet de comprendre les origines des nombreuses compagnies de chemin de fer en Amérique du Nord, de leurs origines à nos jours Norfolk Southern, CSX, Burlington Northern and Sante Fe, Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern Voilà des noms qui font rêver les passionnés !
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  Andy

  The book has a brief history of over 200 NA railroads. Most of the railroads come with a network map if possible. For this reason I found it much enjoyable than Solomons North American Railroads: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
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  M. Schütz

  Nach längerer Zeit ist mal wieder ein sehr gutes Buch aus dem Kalmbach Verlag erschienen, die 3. Ausgabe des Historical Guide. Auf über 300 Seiten werden 171 verschiedene Bahngesellschaften der USA, Kanadas und Mexicos beschrieben, natürlich alle derzeitigen Class 1 Bahngesellschaften und die wichtigsten früheren Gesellschaften. Auch zahlreiche interessante, schon lange vergangene Bahngesellschaften werden mit Karte, informativem Text und mindestens einem Bild vorgestellt. Der Kalmbach Verlag kann danei aus dem unerschöpflichen und qualititiv hochwertigen Trains Fundus schöpfen, so finden sich viele Aufnahmen renommierter Fotografen wir Phil Hastings, Ted Benson oder William D. Middleton.Sehr gut auch ein Aufsatz über die Geschichte der Bahngesellschaften von Mexico, so etwas ist eher selten zu finden.Im Übrigen über ca. 10 € billiger als direkt vom Verlag !
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  Cage

  北米に存在する(した)鉄道会社ごとの歴史を紹介する本。各社ごとに文章のほか路線図と創業期・現在(廃止時)の路線長や車両数の簡単な表、それにだいたい各社1枚の写真という形で約170社を網羅してます。さすが私鉄の国という感じ。米鉄道雑誌やネットの記事などで知らない鉄道会社が出てきたらこの本で調べるとだいたいわかると思います。北米の鉄道に興味ある人は必携では。基本的に載ってるのは大手(クラス1と2の一部)で、ヒストリカルガイドというだけに過去の鉄道がメインなので現代の小鉄道などは載ってませんので、その点は注意。