It would be impossible to imagine the rapid growth of the United States and Canada without railroads. From the industry's first tentative steps in the early nineteenth century to the railways of our day, here is a fitting celebration of that legacy-an all-encompassing tome for hardcore railfans and ...
Kevin EuDaly, Mike Schafer, Steve Jessup, Jim Boyd, Steve Glischinski, Andrew McBride
Hardcover
352
Crestline Books
0785833897
9780785833895
9
This follow-up to the MBI bestseller Classic American Railroads is a beautiful tribute to 15 additional railroads not included in the first volume. Focusing on the golden age of railroading between World War II and the early 1970s, this all-new book features the histories, locomotives, rolling stock...
Mike Schafer
Hardcover
156
Voyageur Press
076030758X
9780760307588
10
All styles, all vintages and all colors of the unique little cars that bring up the rear! For more than 100 years, the caboose has been a part of the railroad scene. Mike Schafer offers this full-color gallery filled with caboose history and development, plus interior and exterior design details, an...
Mike Schafer
Paperback
96
MBI Publishing
0760303762
9780760303764
6
Thousands of railroad enthusiasts regret never having the chance to cheat the wind aboard trains like Santa Fe's Super Chief or Burlington's California Zephyr. Packed with period color photos throughout, this book covers the heyday of streamliner travel from 1930 to 1970, and celebrates the most mem...
Mike Schafer
Paperback
96
Motorbooks International
0760306192
9780760306192
5
Gorgeous archival photographs combine with original brochures, time tables and menus to illustrate the great story of the streamlined trains that reigned supreme from the 1930s through the 1950s. Union Pacifics City of Salina, Santa Fes Chiefs and Rock Islands Rockets are among the many streamliners...
Mike Schafer
Hardcover
160
MBI
0760303770
9780760303771
4
This stunning work showcases sixteen of the most-remembered rail companies of yesteryear. This collection of classic American railroads includes the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, The Milwaukee Road, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Union Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande, Great Northern and a variety of ot...
Mike Schafer
Hardcover
160
Voyageur Press
0760302391
9780760302392
2
Before the jetliner connected both coasts in a matter of hours, the train embodied the zenith of passenger travel. This sprawling photographic history rambles though two centuries of passenger trains, presenting a wealth of archival imagery and modern and period color photographs that depicts everyt...
Mike Schafer
Hardcover
168
MBI
0760308969
9780760308967
1
Thoughtful and detailed guide to designing a successful and interesting model railroad layout. The author discusses how pike location, scenic realism, scale and gauge, prototypes, and pike purpose each can influence the layout design. He also addresses how to create a unifying theme. Using actual la...
John H. Armstrong
Paperback
123
Kalmbach Pub Co
089024538X
9780890245385
7
Mike Steffen Schafer
3531149644
Mike Schafer
0736827269
Mike Schafer
0760302391
Mike Schafer
0760303762
Mike Schafer
0760303770
Mike Schafer
0760303797
Mike Schafer
0760305064
Mike Schafer
0760305072