Wonders and Curiosities of the Railway or Stories of the Locomotive in Every Land by William Sloane Kennedy

The car might be king today but thousands of devoted writers have ensured the railroads will never be forgotten. We have plucked from obscurity 30 fascinating books - most of them out-of-print - about railways from Cairo to New South Wales to Yosemite encompassing engineering, history, industry, photography, policing and a famous politician’s final journey.

Whether you are an addicted train historian familiar with the Flying Scotsman, the Bullet Train and the Super Chief, or simply someone fascinated by how railways have influenced modern society, you will find something of interest on the list.

All aboard for a whistle-stop tour of trains and railways.


30 Books on the Rails

Victory Rode The Rails: The Strategic Place of the Railroads in the Civil War by George Edgar Turner
Victory Rode The Rails: The Strategic Place of the Railroads in the Civil War
George Edgar Turner
Lima the History by Eric Hirsimaki
Lima the History
Eric Hirsimaki
The Switzerland Trail of America by Forest Crossen
The Switzerland Trail of America
Forest Crossen
Rails to the Rising Sun by Charles S. Small
Rails to the Rising Sun
Charles S. Small
Railway Guide of New South Wales
Railway Guide of New South Wales
Handy Railroad Atlas of the United States
Handy Railroad Atlas of the United States
Various
Locomotives of the L.M.S. Past and Present
Locomotives of the L.M.S. Past and Present
Coach, Cabbage & Caboose: Santa Fe's Mixed Train Service by John B. McCall
Coach, Cabbage & Caboose: Santa Fe's Mixed Train Service
John B. McCall
RFK Funeral Train by Paul Fusco
RFK Funeral Train
Paul Fusco
Walking the High Line by Joel Sternfeld
Walking the High Line
Joel Sternfeld
The Log Trains of Southern Idaho by Jim Witherell
The Log Trains of Southern Idaho
Jim Witherell
Sugar Trains Pictorial by Jesse C. Conde
Sugar Trains Pictorial
Jesse C. Conde
Highball: A Pageant of Trains by Lucius Beebe
Highball: A Pageant of Trains
Lucius Beebe
Some Classic Trains by Arthur Dubin
Some Classic Trains
Arthur Dubin
20th Century: The Greatest Train in the World by Lucius Beebe
20th Century: The Greatest Train in the World
Lucius Beebe
Virginia & Truckee: The Bonanza Road by Mallory Hope Ferrell
Virginia & Truckee: The Bonanza Road
Mallory Hope Ferrell
Rails to Carry Cooper by Gordon Chappell
Rails to Carry Cooper
Gordon Chappell
Railroads of the Yosemite Valley by Hank Johnston
Railroads of the Yosemite Valley
Hank Johnston
The Official Guide to the Railways - a National Railway Publications
The Official Guide to the Railways
National Railway Publications
Steam Steel & Limited by William W. Kratville
Steam Steel and Limited: A Saga of the Great Varnish Era
William W. Kratville
The Railway Policeman by J.R. Whitbread
The Railway Policeman
J.R. Whitbread
Pino Grande: Logging Railroads of the Michigan-California Lumber Company by R.S. Polkinghorn
Pino Grande: Logging Railroads of the Michigan-California Lumber Company
R.S. Polkinghorn
Big Dan: The Story of a Colorful Railroader by Frank Cunningham
Big Dan: The Story of a Colorful Railroader
Frank Cunningham
The Milwaukee Road: Its First Hundred Years by August Derleth
The Milwaukee Road: Its First Hundred Years
August Derleth
Done Honest & True: Richard Steinheimer's Half Century of Rail Photography by Richard Steinheimer
Done Honest & True: Richard Steinheimer's Half Century of Rail Photography
Richard Steinheimer
Book of the Railway by John R. Hind
Book of the Railway
John R. Hind
In the Train with Uncle Mac by Derek McCulloch
In the Train With Uncle Mac
Derek McCulloch
The Story of the Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route, from 1887 to 1922 (4 vols) ed. by Leo Wienthal
The Story of the Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route, from 1887 to 1922 (4 vols)
ed. by Leo Wienthal
Rails Around Gold Hill by Morris Cafky
Rails Around Gold Hill
Morris Cafky
The History of the Great Western A.E.C. Diesel Railcars by CW Judge
The History of the Great Western A.E.C. Diesel Railcars
CW Judge

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