Product Description

Classic American Railroads is a beautiful tribute to the golden age of railroading in America. Focusing on the years between WWII and the decline of rail travel in the 1970s, 16 of the most-remembered railroads and their finest equipment are featured in 200 original color and black and white photos.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #821758 in Books
• Published on: 1996-11-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
Fort Collins Coloradoan, June 17, 2007
“Schafer has managed to both inform and delight even the most knowledgeable railroad buff.”

About the Author
Author Mike Schafer has been documenting American railroad evolution for over 35 years. He has devoted his entire career to book and magazine writing, editing, and design, including seven years as editor of Passenger Train Journal magazine. Since 1990, he has served as editorial and art director for Andover Junction Publications, producers of fine railroad books and historical society magazines since 1985. He lives next to the busy Burlington Northern Santa Fe main line in a small northern Illinois town.

Customer Reviews

Good Value and a Good Read
Being sofa bound for a week this was a sanity saver. It inevitably is not an in depth history of each railroad but as a large collection of colour images of American railroading with good background information its a steal. The box set even more so compared with buying the individual books.

Classic American Railroads
This book displays all the old classics that I as a child remember my grandfather working with at the railroad depot in my hometown.