Spirit of America Bookstore
American Railroads
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| Railroading Merit Badge [est. 1992] of the Boy Scouts of America [est. 1910]
badge requirements [rev 1/2014] |  |
Railroad Film Festival
now on 4 separate pages
Railroad Computer & Board & Card Games
 | "Stephenson's Rocket: The Game of Railroad Investment & Expansion" [1999] board game by Reiner Knizia for 2-4 players 12 years & up; original game board is a map of England, circa 1830 all-new Grail Games set in 12x12x3-inch box [2018] for $53.54 Rio Grande Games set in 12x11½x3-inch box [1999] out of prodn/used double-sided alternate game board: Eastern USA and Eastern China expansion maps Grail Games 11x11" alternate board [2018] for $19.99 |
 | "Train Simulator" video game [2001] from Microsoft
jewel-case software for Windows [9/2004] for $30.95 software for Windows [3/2001] for $9.30 "Scenic Railway Add-On" [2002] from Abacus software for Windows [5/2002] for $29.87 "Train Simulator Official Strategies & Secrets" book [2003] by David Chong, Rick Selby & Richard Wayne Smith Sybex 9x7½ pb [6/2001] out of print/40+ used |
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"Ticket To Ride USA" railroad board game [2004] by Alan R. Moon won German 'Spiel des Jahres' Award; 'one of the most popular specialty games of all time'; for 2-5 players ages 8 & older; includes North America rail map, 200+ colored rail cars, Destination Tickets, train car cards, rules booklet Days of Wonder board game in 12x12x3-inch box [2004] for $39.48 "Ticket To Ride USA 1910 Expansion" for railroad board game [2008] Days of Wonder board game expansion in 7¾x4¼x1½-inch box [2008] for $19.99 "Ticket To Ride USA Tenth Anniversary {expanded} Edition" railroad board game [2014] Days of Wonder board game in 14¼x14¼x3-inch box [2014] for $75.01 "Ticket To Ride Europe" railroad board game [2006] by Alan R. Moon for 2-5 players ages 8 & older; includes Europe rail map, 200+ colored rail cars, Destination Tickets, larger train car cards, tunnels & ferries & stations, rules booklet Days of Wonder board game in 12x12x3-inch box [2006] for $36.99 "Ticket To Ride Europe 1912 Expansion" for railroad board game [2010] Days of Wonder game expansion in 7¾x4¼x1½-inch box [2010] for $17.10 "Ticket To Ride Mδrklin" railroad board game [2013] Days of Wonder board game in 12x12x3-inch box [2013] out of prodn/used "Ticket To Ride Nordic Countries" railroad board game [2014] by Harry Wu for 2-3 players ages 10-14; includes Scandinavia rail map, 135 colored rail cars, destination tickets, train car cards, rules booklet Days of Wonder board game in 12x12x3-inch box [2014] for $32.50 "Ticket To Ride Card Game" [2014] for 2-4 players ages 8-12; includes 96 train car cards, 46 destination tickets, 6 big city prize cards, rules booklet Days of Wonder card game in 8x8x1-inch box [2014] out of prodn/used |
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"Railroad Tycoon: The Boardgame" [2005]
Eagle/Phoenix Lab Games gigantic board game [2005] for $59.99 "Railroad Tycoon 3" video game
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  | "Steam: Rails To Riches" board game [10 years & up; 2009] by Martin Wallace
MayFair Games board game in 11½x9½" box for $44.41 "Steam: Map Expansion #1" by Martin Wallace MayFair Games 3 maps {two Europe & Mid-Atlantic USA} for $23.19 "Steam: Map Expansion #2" by Martin Wallace MayFair Games 3 maps {China, California & Great Britain} for $21.69 "Steam: Map Expansion #3" by Martin Wallace MayFair Games 4 maps {Westward Ho!, Japan, Hokkaido & Singapore} for $30.00 "Steam Barons Expansion" by Martin Wallace MayFair Games board game accessory in 12½x9" box for $37.72 |
 
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"Railways of The World: Expandable Game of Worldwide Railroad Building" [2007] from Eagle Games
redesign of the "Railroad Tycoon" board game of 2005; the ROTW base game includes: 150 plastic train pieces in 6 colors (25 each); 125 wooden goods cubes in five colors (25 each); 24 locomotive placards; A Stash of Cash in three denominations; 20 empty city markers; 54 bond certificates; 49 ROEUS player reference cards; 54 ROMX player cards; 217 railroad track tiles; 12 new city markers; the 10th Anniversary Edition also includes: updated & revised rulebook compendium; two updated maps for Eastern U.S. and Mexico; updated & revised player reference cards; new empty city markers; wooden score disks; and ROTW logo bag Eagle Gryphon 10th Anniv. Edition game set in 13x16x5-inch box [2015] for $99.98 "Railways of The World Event Deck" [2011] adds entertaining layers of complexity to the basic ROTW game and all of its expansions Eagle Games deck of 3½x2½" cards [2011] for $7.65 "Railways of The World: North America Expansion" [2017] from Eagle Games includes: revised map of Canada; 50 railroad operation cards; 24 baron cards; 12 player reference cards; score track; sheet of snowy track tiles; and updated rules Eagle Gryphon expansion game set in 13x16x2-inch box [2017] for $39.99 "Railways of The World: Great Britain Expansion" [2017] from Eagle Games includes: revised map of Great Britain; 27 railroad operation cards; 10 baron cards; 5 player reference cards; and updated rules Eagle Gryphon expansion game set in 13x16x2-inch box [2017] for $36.17 "Railways of The World: Nippon Expansion" [2018] from Eagle Games includes: Railways of Nippon game board; score track; 42 operations cards, 10 baron cards, 4 player cards; 4 wooden scoring disks; 20 empty city markers; 24-page Rule Book; cloth bag w/ROTW logo Eagle Gryphon expansion game set in 9x13x2-inch box [2018] for $39.99 |
 | "Boxcars" Board Game [1974 & 2014] by Rio Grande Games pioneer railroad board game, later revised and re-issued by Avalon Hill as "Rail Baron" in 1977; designed for 2-6 players, ages 13 & up; re-issue includes two-sided game board (USA or Britain), train pieces, game cards Rio Grande Games reissue game set in 11¾x11¾x3-inch box [7/2014] for $40.99 |
 | "Rail Baron: Game of Building Railroad Empires" Board Game [1977] from Avalon Hill Game Co. designed for 3-6 players, ages 12 & up; depicts 28 major rail lines on three boards Avalon Hill board game in 11½x8½x2-inch box [1977] out of prodn/used |
 | "Railway Rivals" Board Game [1984] won Spiel de Jares Award, details hard to find board game in box [1984] out of prodn/scarce |
 | "Vintage Railroad Playing Cards" [2013] standard 54-card deck (two jokers) with railroad photo & details from 1900 to 1940 on the back of each U.S. Games Systems, Inc. deck of cards [2/2013] for $6.00 |
 | free browser game "Rail Nation" [est. 2013] - Your Multiplayer Train Manager
online MMO (massively multiplayer online) game with USA, U.K. & Germany options; players establish a competing railway company and can choose from over 170 realistic 3-D locomotives and 48 types of waggons; developed by Bright Future GmbH and published by Travian Games GmbH, both of Germany Rail Nation official website Rail Nation game homepage |
 | "Spike" Board Game [2014] from R & R Games designed by Stephen Glenn for 2-4 players, ages 14 & up; includes 20"x22" game board, 180 plastic train tracks, 8 plastic locomotives, 36 contract cards, 36 route cards, 60 rail cards; color rules manual in 4 languages R&R Games game set in 11¾x11¾x2¾-inch box [2014] for $23.03 |
 | "Railroad Revolution" Board Game [ages 12 & up; 2016] from What's Your Game? designed by Marco Canetta & Stefania Niccolini for 2-4 players, ages 12 & up; rules booklet in English, German, and French; includes game board, plastic pieces (track, stations, money, stock, workers), train & other cards What's Your Game? board game in 12x12x2" box [2016] for $58.40 What's Your Game? board game in 11½x11½x3" box [4/2017] for $45.36 official homepage, with 'how to play' video |
 | "Game of Trains" Card Game [2016] from 4am Brain designed for 2-4 players, ages 8 & up; includes 4 powerful locomotive cards, 84 stunning railcar cards, multi-language instructions 4am Brain card game set in a box [2016] for $10.99 |
 | "Whistle Stop" Board Game [2017] from Bezier Games designed by Scott Caputo for 2-5 players, ages 12 & up; contains gameboard, 5 player boards, 5 score markers, 25 wooden trains, 8 town tiles, 12 upgrade cards, 30 railroad shares, 60 wooden resource cubes, 24 whistle tokens, 96 coal tokens, 20 gold nugget tokens official homepage Bezier Games board game set in 12x12x3" box [2017] for $29.75 |
 | "Railroad Rivals: A Fast-Paced Tycoon Game" board game [2018] designed by Glenn Drover; for 1-5 players, ages 12 & up; includes game tiles, stock tiles, cargo boxes; funded thru Kickstarter (estimated delivery 8/2018); Premium Edition has tiles made of wood official homepage Forbidden Games board game set in 12x9x3" box [2018] for $42.50 Forbidden Games Premium Edition board game in 12x9x3" box [2018] for $61.18 |
 | "Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition" [2018]  for 1-6 players ages 8 & up Horrible Games UK game in 6x6x1Ύ" box [10/2018] for $19.99 "Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition" [2018] for 1-6 players ages 8 & up Horrible Games UK game in 6x6x1Ύ" box [10/2018] for $19.99 "Railroad Ink: Red and Blue Game" [2018] the two editions can be combined, allowing up to 12-player games! Horrible Games UK game in 6x6x3-1/3" box [10/2018] for $42.99 |
 | "Cabooses In The Corner" Card Game [2018] from 4am Brain "An essential card game that should be in everyone's game library" designed by Eric Mantsch for 2-6 players, ages kids & older; includes 72 cards and game board/rules of play in English and Spanish 4am Brain card game set in a box [12/2018] for $9.49 |
U.S. Railroad History
world railroad history timeline at Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society [est. 1921]
Pacific Coast Chapter [est. 1937] of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
National Railway Historical Society [est. 1935]
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society
Pacific Railroad Society [est. 1936] in Alhambra, CA
Placer Sierra Railroad Heritage Society
Maps of The Past - restored historic railroad & other maps
AE's index to railroad historical societies
Prof. Jensen's 'Guide To Railroad History'
Sheboygan Model Railroad Engineers online collection of railroad heralds
Don's Utah Rails fansite
'Railroad History In A Nutshell' at Railroad Heritage web portal
Beamish Open Air Museum of Northeast England
Steam Locomotives Database
Iron Horse Preservation Society
Railroad Station Historical Society [est. 1967]
National Association of Timetable Collectors [est. 1962]
 | "Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations" [2006] Compiled & Edited by Andrew Dow More than 3,400 entries drawn from over 1,300 writers and speakers and from a wide range of original sources both British and American. Johns Hopkins Univ Press 9¼x7 pb [5/2009] out of print/used Johns Hopkins Univ Press 9¼x7 hardcover [4/2006] out of print/many used |
 | "Encyclopedia of North American Railroads" [2007] Edited by William D. Middleton, George M. Smerk & Roberta L. Diehl Indispensible reference work with over 500 alphabetical entries, extensive appendices, and a list of 130 'vital railroad books' Indiana Univ Press 11x8½ hardcover [4/2007] for $61.05 |
 | "Blood On The Tracks" for Kindle [2011] by Cecelia Holland
The story of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, focusing on events in Baltimore and Pittsburgh. 79-page Kindle Single from Amazon Digital Services [6/2011] for 99’ more details at Wikipedia |
 | "North American Railroads: The Illustrated Encyclopedia" [2012] by Brian Solomon Kindle Edition from Voyageur Press [10/2014] for $13.80 Voyageur Press 11x9¼ pb [10/2014] for $18.66 Voyageur Press 11¼x9½ hardcover [6/2012] for $25.69 |
 | "The Historical Guide To North American Railroads" [rev 2014] from Trains Magazine [est. 1940] Kalmbach Publng 3rd edition 10½x8 pb [4/2014] for $20.94 Kalmbach Publng 3rd edition 10½x8 pb [4/2014] out of print/used Kalmbach Publng 2nd edition 8¼x5½ pb [11/99] out of print/used Kalmbach Publng 8x5½ pb [6/85] out of print/used |
Important Railroad Pioneers & Events
Thomas Newcomen [1664-1729] invented the 'atmospherical' steam engine in 1712 to pump water out of Britain's coal and tin mines.
James Watt [1736-1819] of Glasgow invented a much-improved low-pressure steam engine in 1763; by 1800,
around 2,000 steam engines were put to use in mines and factories and water works around the world.
mining engineer Richard Trevithick [1771-1833] of Cornwall, U.K. demonstrated the first successful steam locomotive in Wales in 1804.
The Steam Elephant locomotive was built circa 1815 for the Wallsend Colliery in Northeast England.
Existence of the engine was discovered in 1931 from an oil painting dated 1820.
George Stephenson [1781-1848] of U.K. built The Locomotion in 1825
for the world's first public steam rail company, the Stockton & Darlington Railway in England.
John Stevens [1749-1838] of New Jersey, USA built a working 'steam carriage' in 1825.
Stephenson's son built the Rocket locomotive in 1829, which was entered in and won the Rainhill Trials. 
Rocket's innovations included multiple (24) small-diameter flues thru the horizontal boiler, and directly-connected driving rods.
The Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830 with eight locomotives and a busy timetable.
The 3-mile Granite Railway in Massachusetts began operations in October 1826, powered by horse-drawn railcars; the line became a branch
of the Old Colony & Newport Railway in 1871, which was absorbed into the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in 1893
– the Granite Railway is considered the first commercial railroad in the U.S.
The Delaware & Hudson Canal Company imported the Stourbridge Lion locomotive [built 1828] from England 
and began testing in 1829 at Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
Robert Stephenson & Company built early steam locomotive Planet in 1830 as engine #9 for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway;
design improvements over Rocket included cylinders inside the frame, a steam dome, and standardized buffers & couplings.
Peter Cooper [1791-1893] built the Tom Thumb locomotive in 1830 for the Baltimore & Ohio RR. 
The Tom Thumb was for demonstration and not used in revenue service; the original was not preserved.
The Best Friend of Charleston steam-powered railroad locomotive was built in 1830 in New York for the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road
Company. 
Best Friend is considered to be the first locomotive built in the United States for revenue service; it also
experienced the first locomotive boiler explosion in the U.S.
The Camden & Amboy Railroad of New Jersey imported the John Bull locomotive from England in 1831. 
The B&O Museum houses the original John Bull.
The Mohawk & Hudson Railroad of New York began operation in 1831 using the locally-built DeWitt Clinton locomotive. 
1832 Baldwin Locomotive Works Old Ironsides steam locomotive 
The Mohawk & Hudson RR ordered another locomotive in 1832; first named Experiment, later changed to Brother Jonathan. 
The Norris Locomotive Works [1832-1866] of Philadelphia built locomotives Black Hawk and George Washington {famous for the record
incline test of July 1836} for the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad, and the 1837 Lafayette 4-2-0 locomotive for the B&O Railroad.
The B&O Museum houses an operational 1927 replica of the Lafayette. 
The first railway service in Europe opened in May 1835 on a network of rails built by the Belgian government, using three steam locomotives – the 2-4-0 locomotive
Elephant built by Tayleur & Company, and 2-2-2 locomotives Stephenson and Arrow built by Robert Stephenson & Company in England.
Eastwick and Harrison of Philadelphia built the 4-4-0 steam locomotive Hercules in 1837 for the Beaver Meadow Railroad in Pennsylvania; although the Gowan & Knox engine is honored for introducing the equalizing lever (a spring suspension system), this earlier engine is also said to have had the device. 
Eastwick and Harrison of Philadelphia built the 4-4-0 freight locomotive Gowan & Marx in 1839 for the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad; the engine
introduced the equalizing lever, a spring suspension system that remained in use until the last steam locomotive. 
George Westinghouse, Jr. [1846-1914] patented the air brake for railroad cars in 1869.
Fred Harvey [1835-1901] opened his first restaurant for the AT&SF in 1875.
Further details about these people, events & locomotives – and more – were cut to their own page in Spring 2015.
Railroad Pioneers, 1802-1840 Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
top of page history links pioneers & events locomotive gallery books & videos
 | "History of Trains" educational poster [undated]
24"x36" poster from Amazon for $6.99 |
Narrow-Gauge Railroads (in General)
Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation [est. 2000]
Colorado Rockies Narrow Gauge Circle
Old Time Narrow Gauge Railroading on the Net
RB's Slim Rails fansite {last update 2002?}
Don Richter's Narrow Gauge Discussion Forum
BEK's Southwest Narrow Gauge [est. 2001] modeling & info site based in Phoenix, Arizona
Narrow Gauge Madness Presents Ontario Narrow Gauge Show ]April 2014 = #9] in Canada
Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette [est. 1975] bimonthly for modelers
official website Wikipedia
National Narrow Gauge Convention [Sept 2012 = #32] in Bellevue/Seattle, Washington State
National Narrow Gauge Convention [Aug 2013 = #33] in Pasadena, California
National Narrow Gauge Convention [Sept 2014 = #34] in Kansas City, Missouri
National Narrow Gauge Convention [Sept 2015 = #35] in Houston, Texas
National Narrow Gauge Convention [Sept 2016 = #36] in Augusta, Maine
'narrow gauge railway' entry at Wikipedia
list of 3-foot 6-inch gauge railways in U.S.A. at Wikipedia
list of 3-foot gauge railways in U.S.A. at Wikipedia
list of 2-foot 6-inch gauge railways (including U.S.A.) at Wikipedia
list of 2-foot gauge railways in U.S.A. at Wikipedia
 | "Narrow Gauge Nostalgia: A Compendium of California Short Lines" [1965] by George Turner Trans-Anglo Books hardcover [1971] out of print/used Johnston & Howe hardcover [1965] out of print/used |
 | "Narrow Gauge To The Hills: Exploring Narrow Gauge Railroads In The American West, Europe, Latin America, and India" [1983] by Edgar T. Mead
Weedy Rail Books hardcover [12/83] out of print/used David & Charles hardcover [12/83] out of print/used |
 | "American Narrow Gauge Railroads" [1990] by George W. Hilton Stanford Univ Press 12x9 pb [12/94] for $28.32 Stanford Univ Press 12½x11 hardcover [10/90] for $90.00 |
 | "California High Country Narrow Gauge Railroads" [2001] by George Turner Oso Publng 11½x8¾ hardcover [7/2001] out of print/used |
 | "The Birth of California Narrow Gauge" [2003] by {railroad historian} Bruce MacGregor lavishly illustrated with 600 photographs & drawings, the majority never-before published Stanford Univ Press 12x9 hardcover [8/2003] for $40.00 |
The 12-volume "Narrow Gauge Pictorial" book series [1981-2001] covering locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, and work equipment of the R.G.S.,
D&RGW, and Colorado & Southern narrow-gauge railroads of Colorado's Rocky Mountains are coded over on the Colorado Railroads Links Pages.
Foreign Miniature Railroads
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway [opened May 1875] in the Lake District, Cumbria, U.K.
7-mile route; 15-inch gauge (1/3 size);
R&ER Preservation Society [est. 1960]
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway [opened July 1927] in Kent, U.K.
13-mile route; 15-inch gauge (1/3 size)
Historic Rail Lines
Fallen Flags & Railroad Photos
HR's East Coast Railroad history site
G.E. Nordell's Arizona Travel / Railroads Links Page
G.E. Nordell's California Travel / Railroads Links Page
G.E. Nordell's Colorado Travel / Railroads Links Pages
G.E. Nordell's Nevada Travel / Railroads Links Page
G.E. Nordell's New Mexico Travel / Railroads Links Page
G.E. Nordell's Utah Travel / Railroads Links Page
Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR Historical Society
Ann Arbor RR Technical & Historical Assn.
Anthracite RRs {Lehigh Valley & Jersey Central & Reading} Historical Society
Atlantic Coast Line RR - Seaboard Airline RR Historical Society
Baltimore & Ohio RR Historical Society
Boston & Maine RR Historical Society
British Columbia Railway Historical & Technical Society
Friends of the Burlington Northern [est. 1993]
Central of Georgia RR Historical Society
Central Vermont Railway Historical Society
Chesapeake & Ohio RR Historical Society
CB&Q / Burlington Route Historical Society [est. 1979]
Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR Historical Society
Chicago & North Western RR Historical Society
Colorado Midland RR Historical Society
Colorado & Southern Narrow Gauge RR Historical Society
Conrail Technical Society
Delaware & Hudson Bridge Line RR Historical Society
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range RR Historical Society
East Tennessee & West North Carolina RR Historical Society
Erie Lackawanna RR Historical Society
Great Northern Railway Historical Society
LK's Great Northern Railway fansite
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR Historical Society
Illinois Terminal RR Historical Society
Louisville & Nashville RR Historical Society
Maryland & Pennsylvania RR Preservation & Historical Society
Milwaukee Road RR Historical Assn.
Missouri-Kansas-Texas 'Katy' RR Historical Society
Monon RR Historical & Technical Society
Missouri Pacific Lines - Texas & Pacific Railway Historical Society
New Haven RR Historical & Technical Assn.
New York, Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society
Nickle Plate RR Historical & Technical Society
Northwestern Pacific RR Historical Society
Pere Marquette RR Historical Society
Reading Lines RR Co. Technical & Historical Society
Rock Island RR Technical Society
Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society [est. 1994]
Southern Pacific RR Historical & Technical Society
Wabash RR Historical Society
Western Maryland Railway Historical Society
Carson & Colorado Railway [narrow-gauge; 1880-1905]
Nevada & California Railroad [narrow-gauge; 1905-1912]
Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railway [narrow-gauge; 1912-1960]
Carson & Colorado Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Carson & Colorado Railroad [1880-1960] history site
C&C - N&C - Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge RR fansite
Central Pacific Railroad Company [1861-1885]
Central Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum [est. 1999]
BP's 'Big Four' history site
Central Pacific Railroad Across Nevada - historic comparisons, 1868 & 1997
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad [originally narrow-gauge; 1870-1988]
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad entry at Wikipedia
G.E. Nordell's Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad [1870-1988] Page
El Paso & Southwestern Railroad [1888-1963]
Known as the Arizona & South Eastern Railroad until 1902; mainline ran from Bisbee, Arizona to El Paso, Texas; there were stations at
Douglas, Morenci & Tucson in Arizona, at Alamogordo, Animas, Carrizozo, Colfax, Columbus, Dawson, Deming, Lordsburg, Maxwell,
Rodeo, Roy, Santa Rosa, Tucumcari, Tularosa & Vaughn in New Mexico, and at Nacozari de Garcνa in Old Mexico.
no official website Wikipedia
Illinois Central Railroad [1851-2001]
Illinois Central Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Illinois Central RR Historical Society
TP's Illinois Central fansite
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
[reporting mark LN; est. 1850, absorbed by Seaboard in 1971, now CSX]
L&N Railroad Historical Society [est. 1982]
entry at Wikipedia
http://www.amazon.com/History-Louisville-Nashville-Railroad-Railroads/dp/0813122635/
http://www.amazon.com/Railroad-Civil-War-North-South-Struggle/dp/0786461578/
http://www.amazon.com/Louisville-Nashville-Railroad-Old-Reliable/dp/1883089190/
Nevada-California-Oregon Railway [narrow-gauge; 1881-1929]
TA's Nevada-California-Oregon Railway fansite
N.C.O. Railway history pages at Narrow Gauge on the Net
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad [1876-1942]
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Grass Valley, California
G.E. Nordell's Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad [1876-1942] Page
Norfolk & Western Railway [1838-1982]
Norfolk & Western Railway entry at Wikipedia
Norfolk & Western Railroad Historical Society [est. 1984]
http://www.amazon.com/Norfolk-Western-Railways-Magnificent-Mallets/dp/1883089018/
Northern Pacific Railway [1864-1995]
Northern Pacific Railway entry at Wikipedia
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Assn. [est. 1981]
JAP's Northern Pacific Railway fansite
Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway [1904-1994] at Cottage Grove, Oregon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society
Spirit of America Bookstore's Penn Central Railroad Page
Reader Railroad [est. 1925] of Arkansas & Texas
apparently still in business, though mostly for use in motion pictures such as "3:10 To Yuma" [2007]
Reader Railroad official website
Rutland Railroad [1843-1950] and Rutland Railway [1950-63]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland_Railroad
The Rutland Railroad Archives at Middlebury College in Vermont
Rutland Railway Assn. & Museum at the depot in Center Rutland, Vermont
Rutland RR Historical Society [est. 1968 & 1987]
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society & S.I.G.
Virginia & Truckee Railroad [1869-1950, rebuilt 1972 & 2006]
Virginia & Truckee / Northern Nevada Railway Foundation [est. 1991]
Virginia & Truckee Railroad entry at Wikipedia
G.E. Nordell's Virginia & Truckee Railroad Page
Western Pacific Railroad [1910-1982]
Western Pacific Railroad Museum [opened 1984] in Portola, CA
Feather River Rail Society [est. 1983]
Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society [est. 1996]
Western Pacific RR Virtual Museum
California Zephyr Virtual Museum
here on Spirit of America Bookstore's American Railroads Pages
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G.E. Nordell's Colorado Travel / Railroads Links Pages
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G.E. Nordell's New Mexico Travel / Railroads Links Page
G.E. Nordell's Utah Travel / Railroads Links Page
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