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A warm welcome to our existing and prospective customers. Have a look at our collection of railway books, all with free UK postage.


Specialists in North American Railroad Books.

A collection of 50+ North American Interurban books arrived.

Mostly scarcer titles, many unavailable outside the USA.

We'll be listing them over the next few days.


Buy any 10 copies of Industrial Railway Record for £30, post free.
Amtrak: By the Numbers. A Comprehensive Passenger Car & Motive Power Roster 1971-2011 (Warner)
Amtrak: By the Numbers. A Comprehensive Passenger Car & Motive Power Roster 1971-2011 (Warner)

"White River Productions presents this comprehensive roster of Amtrak's passenger cars and motive po..

£79.00

Northern Light - A Portrait of BC Rail (Sanders)
Northern Light - A Portrait of BC Rail (Sanders)

"Northern Light is an all-color portrait of one of North America's most fascinating railways — BC Ra..

£79.00

The Chesapeake & Ohio West End (EuDaly)
The Chesapeake & Ohio West End (EuDaly)

This all-colour pictorial covers the western end of the magnificent Chesapeake & Ohio, a railroa..

£49.00

Route of the Rockets. Rock Island in the Streamlined Era (Stout)
Route of the Rockets. Rock Island in the Streamlined Era (Stout)

"The streamlined era on the Rock Island lasted 43 years, beginning with the delivery of the first re..

£48.00

Forest Rails. Georgia-Pacific's Railroads (Tedder)
Forest Rails. Georgia-Pacific's Railroads (Tedder)

ForestRails is a story of railroads and the role they played in the growth of Georgia-Pacific, a maj..

£79.00

The New Haven Railroad In The McGinnis Era (Frattasio)
The New Haven Railroad In The McGinnis Era (Frattasio)

With the help of over 500 illustrations, author Marc Frattasio tells the full story of the New Haven..

£50.00

Missouri Pacific Diesel Power (EuDaly)
Missouri Pacific Diesel Power (EuDaly)

"Missouri Pacific Diesel Power is a chronicle of the history of the diesel on the Missouri Pacific, ..

£49.00

Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969, Volume 1 (Olmsted)
Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969, Volume 1 (Olmsted)

"This beautiful work features the superb black & white photography of Robert P. Olmsted, accompa..

£19.00

Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969, Volume 2 (Olmsted)
Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969, Volume 2 (Olmsted)

"This beautiful work features the superb black & white photography of Robert P. Olmsted, accompa..

£19.00

Nickel Plate Steam 1957-1958 (Olmsted)
Nickel Plate Steam 1957-1958 (Olmsted)

"This book from Robert P. Olmsted features 75 color photos of Nickel Plate steam-powered freights ta..

£22.00

Chessie System Cumberland Action (Biery)
Chessie System Cumberland Action (Biery)

"A stunning all-color look at one of America's favorite railroads tackling some of the steepest grad..

£35.00

New England Classics, Volume 1: Class Ones (Serensits)
New England Classics, Volume 1: Class Ones (Serensits)

"This beautiful all-colour book features the Maine Central, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, Ban..

£16.00

New York Central Steam Power in the Empire State (Stoving)
New York Central Steam Power in the Empire State (Stoving)

"A beautiful look at New York Central steam power on main lines and branches. Features 91 premium bl..

£22.00

Chicago Railroad Scenes in Color, Volume 1: Olmsted 1956-1966 and 1984-1996
Chicago Railroad Scenes in Color, Volume 1: Olmsted 1956-1966 and 1984-1996

"This beautiful all-colour book featuring classic railroad photography in the Chicago area by award-..

£22.00

Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West, Volume 1: Pittsburgh to St. Louis 1960-1999 (Hipes)
Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West, Volume 1: Pittsburgh to St. Louis 1960-1999 (Hipes)

More than 190 colour photos of trains, towers (interior and exterior), stations and more! Plus 8 ful..

£49.00

Altoona Action (Serensits)
Altoona Action (Serensits)

"Altoona Action is a hardcover book featuring 30 years of railroading in and around the city of Alto..

£45.00

Anthracite Classics (McClellan)
Anthracite Classics (McClellan)

"Anthracite Classics covers the PRR, RDG, LV and CNJ, mostly in the early 1950s to the mid-1960s. PR..

£18.00

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 3: Rails Across the Heartland, Toledo-Cincinnati (Glendale) (Oroszi)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 3: Rails Across the Heartland, Toledo-Cincinnati (Glendale) (Oroszi)

"This is the third in a series of high-quality hardcover B&O books covering the 1960s into the 1..

£49.00

Alco's To Allentown (Biery)
Alco's To Allentown (Biery)

The mainlines of the LVRR, CNJ and Reading and smaller locations on the Ironton, Northampton & B..

£15.00

Modeling The Wild West (Various)
Modeling The Wild West (Various)

"This book has a wealth of information for modeling scenes of the old Wild West." Old mining towns, ..

£16.00

Slim Gauge Cars, Second Edition
Slim Gauge Cars, Second Edition

"Expanded to 130 pages, Slim Gauge Cars, Second Edition contains thoroughly researched photos and pl..

£20.00

The Railroad That Came Out at Night. A Book Of Railroading In And Around Boston (Kyper)
The Railroad That Came Out at Night. A Book Of Railroading In And Around Boston (Kyper)

"Author and photographer Frank Kyper recounts stories of Boston-area railroading between 1957 and 19..

£14.00

The Pennsylvania: The Eastern Lines. A Color Retrospective (Stewart)
The Pennsylvania: The Eastern Lines. A Color Retrospective (Stewart)

"The Pennsylvania: The Eastern Lines is an  all-colour book on this great railroad, written by ..

£30.00

Southern Railway Power In Color Volume 2: Roadswitchers (Reisweber)
Southern Railway Power In Color Volume 2: Roadswitchers (Reisweber)

A look at the Southern’s diesel roadswitcher fleet ranging from Alco RS1’s through the many EMD Geep..

£48.00

Rock Island Power In Color Volume 2: 601-4909 (Yanosey)
Rock Island Power In Color Volume 2: 601-4909 (Yanosey)

RI roster numbers 600 to 4909 encompasses everything from prewar Alco cab units to SD40-2’s.  P..

£48.00

Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (Stout)
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (Stout)

In the 1980s and ‘90s, the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern RR and Iowa, Chicago & Eastern RR str..

£48.00

Long Island Rail Road Power In Color 1952 to 2015 (Erdman)
Long Island Rail Road Power In Color 1952 to 2015 (Erdman)

The diesel and multiple unit electric roster is explored in this all-color look from the 1950s to to..

£48.00

The Interurban Era (Middleton)
The Interurban Era (Middleton)

 560 photographs help to describe the electric interurbans which appeared all over the USA, and..

£48.00

Street Cars and Interurbans of Yesterday: A Collection of Car Illustrations & Drawings (Davies)
Street Cars and Interurbans of Yesterday: A Collection of Car Illustrations & Drawings (Davies)

Second Printing 1963 Owen Davies. Selected and arranged from the Electric Railway Dictionary of 1911..

£16.00

The Kite Route. Story of the Denver & Interurban Railroad (Jones)
The Kite Route. Story of the Denver & Interurban Railroad (Jones)

Detailed history of the Denver & Interurban Railroad which once connected Denver and Boulder via..

£25.00

The Last Interurbans (Middleton)
The Last Interurbans (Middleton)

 Bulletin 136 of the Central Electric Railfans' Association which contains highly-detailed info..

£35.00

Railroad Logging in the Klamath Country (Bowden)
Railroad Logging in the Klamath Country (Bowden)

"It is hard to imagine an area better suited for railroad logging than the park like pine forests of..

£45.00

Logging to the Salt Chuck. Over 100 Years of Railroad Logging in Mason County, Washington : Pictorial History of Simpson Timber Company Associated Logging Railroad Operations Including the Arcata and Mad River Railroad (Labbe)
Logging to the Salt Chuck. Over 100 Years of Railroad Logging in Mason County, Washington : Pictorial History of Simpson Timber Company Associated Logging Railroad Operations Including the Arcata and Mad River Railroad (Labbe)

Colour and B/W photographs cover the story of the Simpson Timber Company of Washington State from 18..

£40.00

Rails, Sagebrush And Pine. A Garland of Railroad and Logging Days in Oregon's Sumpter Valley (Ferrell)
Rails, Sagebrush And Pine. A Garland of Railroad and Logging Days in Oregon's Sumpter Valley (Ferrell)

Oregon's Sumpter Valley Railroad was a logging railroad at its beginning, and at the end. In between..

£30.00

The Swayne Lumber Company: Narrow Gauge Logging in the Merrimac Forest (Beckstrom)
The Swayne Lumber Company: Narrow Gauge Logging in the Merrimac Forest (Beckstrom)

Fascinating history of the Swayne family's logging, mill and railroad operations in the Merrimac For..

£90.00

Down Among The Sugar Cane. The Story of Louisiana Sugar Plantations and their Railroads (Butler)
Down Among The Sugar Cane. The Story of Louisiana Sugar Plantations and their Railroads (Butler)

Fascinating book on the Louisiana sugar cane plantations and their narrow gauge railways, a complex ..

£120.00

Argent: Last of the Swamp Rats (Ferrell)
Argent: Last of the Swamp Rats (Ferrell)

Well illustrated with B/w photographs, maps, diagrams, index and pictorial end papers. Documents the..

£120.00

The Climax Locomotive (Thompson)
The Climax Locomotive (Thompson)

The history of the 'Climax' geared steam locomotive mainly used as a logging locomotive in the US. 4..

£85.00

Steam & Thunder In The Timber. Saga of the Forest Railroads (Koch)
Steam & Thunder In The Timber. Saga of the Forest Railroads (Koch)

Recounts the fascinating and colourful history of a century and a half of logging railroads in the a..

£80.00

LSWR Carriages in the 20th Century (Weddell)
LSWR Carriages in the 20th Century (Weddell)

A detailed examination of the development of the coaching stock operated by the London & South W..

£60.00

LSWR Carriages Volume One 1838-1900 (Weddell)
LSWR Carriages Volume One 1838-1900 (Weddell)

Numerous B/W photographs of the carriages and the line darwings are reproduced to the scale of 1:76...

£48.00

The Illustrated History of LMS Standard Coaching Stock (Jenkinson) 3 VOLUMES
The Illustrated History of LMS Standard Coaching Stock (Jenkinson) 3 VOLUMES

All 3 volumes of this definitive work are essential for obtaining detailed information for the const..

£110.00

An Illustrated History of Southern Coaches (King)
An Illustrated History of Southern Coaches (King)

Although the Southern Railway inherited a vast stock of coaches and vans from its three main constit..

£40.00

A Clinchfield Chronicle. Photography Along CSX Transportation's Clinchfield Route (Miller)
A Clinchfield Chronicle. Photography Along CSX Transportation's Clinchfield Route (Miller)

"A Clinchfield Chronicle" showcases heavy haul mountain railroading on one of the most scenic railro..

£22.50

Morristown & Erie Locomotives & Cabooses, 1895-1998 (Garbely)
Morristown & Erie Locomotives & Cabooses, 1895-1998 (Garbely)

 This extensively researched history of the locomotives and cabooses of the Morristown & Er..

£35.00

Morristown & Erie Railroad, Volume #1 - The Early Years: 1895-1952 (Garbely)
Morristown & Erie Railroad, Volume #1 - The Early Years: 1895-1952 (Garbely)

 This extensive history of the Morristown & Erie Railroad covers the railroad's earliest ye..

£50.00

Steel Road Nostalgia, Volume 1: The Northeast (Collora)
Steel Road Nostalgia, Volume 1: The Northeast (Collora)

Master photographer and career railroader Gene Collora has spent over six decades capturing the esse..

£40.00