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Railroad Books & Book Publishers

    Highlands Station, LLC - Publishes CD books on prototype and model railroad subjects and offers Model Railroading magazine back issues, hobby related books, plus original railroad art & prints
    Melvin Photos - Tehachapi Today! (all color) and Boston & Maine Memories featuring the photography and career of Preston Johnson (color/B&W). Also offers color enlargements and a line of timetable, track chart, and class book reproductions.
    Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine - 1000+ pages of quality model railroading articles with 100+ new pages added bi-monthly
  • 2012 Train Calendars - Four calendars featuring American steam railroad photography
  • AbeBooks - 100 million books from independent booksellers, including thousands of railroad titles
  • Alibris - 100 million used, new, and out-of-print books from independent sellers, including thousands of railroad titles
  • Altamont Press - Publishes regional railroad timetables for the Western US, listing stations, mileposts, speed limits, siding lengths, radio frequencies, and more
  • Amazon.com - General online retailer ships worldwide and stocks thousands of railroad books, CDs, DVDs, and games
  • America's Classic Railroad Places - Geographical dictionary of North American Railroad locations
  • Andrew Neale Bookseller - UK online bookseller with new, second-hand, and out-of-print books on railway transport and industrial history
  • Arcadia Publishing - Publisher of more than 5,000 local and regional history books, including the Images of America series, with dozens of railroad titles
  • Astragal Press - Publisher of books on steam locomotives, antique tools, and early trades
  • Atlantic Publishers - UK publisher of books for model railroaders and railway enthusiasts
  • B.R.M.N.A. - Calgary-based publisher of pictorial reviews of Canadian railways
  • Barnard, Roberts & Co. - Publishes over thirty books on eastern railroading including the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) and Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
  • Batterdale Books - Buys and sells secondhand books on British and overseas railways, canals, trams and buses, and industrial history; York, UK
  • BHI Publications - Publishes railroad photo books intended for use by manufacturers and modelers
  • Biblio.com - 50 million new, used, and out-of-print books from independent booksellers worldwide, including thousands of railroad titles
  • Bill Hudson Transport Books - UK seller of British and American railway books and videos
  • Birmingham Rails: The Last Golden Era - Book from Red Mountain Press covers Birmingham Alabama railroads from their peak years following World War II, through three decades of dynamic change, culminating with the coming of Amtrak in the early 1970s
  • Black Dwarf Lightmoor - Publisher of British railway history books plus Railway Archive, a British railway journal published four times a year
  • BookMine - Rare and out-of-print railroad books for sale online
  • Branch Line Press - Publisher of books on New England railroading and transportation history
  • Buffer Books - UK online seller of secondhand railway books
  • Cam-Tech Publishing - Publisher of railroad history books including The Lincoln Funeral Train, Building A Lima Locomotive, Henry Ford, The Lima Route, and Bradford The Railroad Town
  • Camden Miniature Steam Services - UK online bookseller featuring railroad and model railroad titles with an emphasis on British, European, and American steam
  • Canadian Branchline Miniatures - Publisher of hard-cover books describing operations, locomotives, trains, and industries of the steam railway era in Canada
  • Canadian Railway Stations - Three volumes with photos and history by Dave Savage
  • Cape Ann Train Co. - Publisher of railroad timetables and maps, including reprints of The Official Guide of the Railways
  • Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - Author of several books about Canadian railway history
  • Cheona Publications - Publishes books about past and present British railways
  • Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society Shop - C&O and Chessie-related books, videos, models, clothing, gifts, calendars, prints, maps, and more
  • City Rail Transit - Picture books about rail transit systems including Istanbul, Toulouse, and Rome, plus transit system maps and free videos
  • Collectible Trains & Toys - Model railroad supplies by Lionel, K-Line, M.T.H., Marklin, LGB, Atlas, Athearn, and others, plus hundreds of new and used railroading books with many unique and hard-to-find titles; Farmers Branch, Texas
  • Colorado Railroad Museum Store - Railroad books sold online and at the museum, with a focus on Colorado railroad history; Golden, Colorado
  • Como Shops - Specializes in rare and out-of-print railroad books, sold online and at train shows
  • Comprehensive Guide To Industrial Locomotives - Reference book of industrial rail operations in the US
  • Conductor Tells... Unauthorized Train Stories - Takes you inside the cab of the locomotive, on board Amtrak's passenger trains, and inside the cabooses of days gone by, with stories from his days as a brakeman and conductor on the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Amtrak
  • Critters Dinkys & Centercabs - Field guide to help identify small (under 100 ton) American gas and diesel locomotives
  • David Newband's Railway Books - British dealer in railway printed material, books, magazines, timetables, and official publications
  • David Plowden - Author of Requiem for Steam: The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden
  • Depot Square Publishing - Publishes books on northeastern US railroad history, plus an online store with titles from other publishers
  • DeskMap Systems - Publishes the Professional Railroad Atlas of North America and other railroad mapping products
  • Ernest H. Robl Books & Photography - Books about the Powder River Basin and intermodal railroading, plus stock photography of rail subjects
  • Eveleigh Press - Publishes books about steam and diesel railways in Australia
  • Fascination of Railways - Book covers the history of railways in Sri Lanka
  • Florida Historical Society Print Shoppe - Publisher of Henry Plant: Pioneer Empire Builder, covering the rail development of Florida's west coast
  • Four Ways West Publications - Publisher of US railroad books including color pictorials of BNSF, Burlington Route, C&O, Great Northern, Illinois Central, Milwaukee Road, New York Central, Northern Pacific, Pennsy, Rock Island, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Western Pacific, and more
  • Fox Publications - Publishes black and white photography books of western railroads
  • G T Carter Transport Books - New Zealand seller of rare and out-of-print railway books
  • Golden Spike Railroad Books - Railroad books, DVDs, videos, maps, and atlases from an online discount store with prompt shipping
  • Golden West Books - Publisher of railroad books with an emphasis on western US rail history, including Donner Pass, Tehachapi, Mount Lowe, Northern Pacific, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Bay Area electric railways, Grand Central Station, Ulster & Delaware, and more
  • Great Northern Pacific Publications - Railroad books and railfan guides related to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and its pre-merger and predecessor railroads
  • Hayden Consulting - Publishes railroad history and model railroading books
  • Heimburger House - Publishes hundreds of railroad history, railfan, and model train books
  • Highlands Station, LLC - Publishes CD books on prototype and model railroad subjects and offers Model Railroading magazine back issues, hobby related books, as well as original railroad art and prints
  • Historic Rail - Offers a wide range of railfan products including books, videos, art, models, calendars, clocks, signs, apparel, and more; New Brighton, Minnesota
  • Historical Model Railway Society Publications - Produces railway history books with an emphasis on British railways
  • Howard Zane: My Life with Model Trains - Book about the model railroading hobby and Howard Zane’s 2,850 square foot "Piermont Division" layout
  • HowDy Productions - Publisher of railroad books including Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway, West Side Belt Railroad, and Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Timetables
  • Ian Allan's Superstore - UK railway and transport books, videos, and DVDs with online ordering
  • Indian Valley Locomotive Works - Reproductions of classic railroad publications plus Tales of the Rails audiobooks
  • Indiana University Press - Publishes railroad and transportation books for rail historians and enthusiasts alike
  • Irwell Press - British publisher of railway books and magazines
  • Italian Railway Bibliography - Index of nearly 10,000 titles about railways in Italy from 1824 to present
  • John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library - Special library within the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri - St. Louis
  • Kahndog Publications - Publishes books about the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) and Western Pennsylvania railroads
  • Kalmbach Memorial Library - Library of the National Model Railroad Association with an extensive collection of model and prototype railroad books, periodicals, photos, videos, and reference materials; Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Kalmbach Publishing - Publisher of railroad magazines and books
  • Karen's Books - Specializes in railroad, train, and transportation books from Morning Sun, Four Ways West, Kalmbach, Motorbooks, Indiana University Press, and others
  • Kenneth Reed Railroad History Books - Author of the book History of the Evansville, Indianapolis, and Terre Haute Railroad
  • Kestrel Railway Books - Publishes books about British railway history
  • Kevin Robertson Books - Specialist retailer of British railway and model train books
  • Lorraine B. Diehl Books - Titles include Subways: The Tracks That Built New York City and The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station
  • LPD Publishing - Series of books on Canadian and American diesel locomotives
  • Maine Two-Footers, The - History, video, memorabilia, and new and out of print books about Maine's narrow gauge railroads
  • Making All Stops - Two volumes of New York City subway color photography from 1970 to 1989
  • Marc Frattasio's New Haven Railroad Books - Books and artifact collection of respected New Haven Railroad historian Marc J. Frattasio
  • Martin Grove Press - Publisher of From Wood to Steel: Classic Canadian Railway Passenger Cars from 1860 to 1920
  • McMillan Publications - Online retailer with more than 700 railroad-related products including books, calendars, screen savers, DVDs, videos, timetables, atlases, and more; Arvada, Colorado
  • Melvin Photos - Publisher of books about the Tehachapi Loop and Boston & Maine Railroad
  • Merrill Publishing Associates - Publisher of railroad photo books, CDs, and posters from the Roy Campbell collection of steam photography in the Midwest
  • Milwaukee Shops Inc - Publisher of books and prints featuring the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger cars and locomotives
  • ModelersNotebook.com - Provides specialized publications and information for those interested in building traditional or 3D models
  • Monte Vista Publishing - Publishes railroad pictorials on the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and BC Rail
  • Montevallo Historical Press - Publisher of railroad books including The Toledo, Port Clinton & Lakeside Railway and The Lakeside and Marblehead Railroad
  • Morning Sun Books - Publishes hundreds of all-color railroad books from the glory years of North American railroading, including the popular "Trackside" series
  • Motorbooks - Publishes hundreds of books on railroad history, railroad operations, locomotives, and model railroading
  • Newfoundland Railway - Selection of books on the Newfoundland Railway for sale online
  • Next Stop Honolulu - Publishes a book providing a comprehensive history of the narrow gauge Oahu Railway & Land Co. in Hawaii
  • Nick Tozer Railway Books - Railway books and magazines for sale plus a book search service; Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Nigel Bird Books - Online railway book dealer in Wales with over 7,000 titles in stock
  • Nijvere Lezerke Publishers - Dutch publisher of railway books, maps, and prints
  • Oakwood Press & Video Library - Produces books, videos, and DVDs that capture the beauty and history of UK transport through the ages
  • Observation Car - Discussion group for commentary, debate, and criticism of railroad photography, writing, and media
  • Omni Publications - Online retailer of books about past and present railroads in the Southwest
  • On Track Publishers - Publishes railroad history books including The American Locomotive Company – A Centennial Remembrance
  • Oso Railworks - Book and magazine publisher specializing in railroads, especially steam-era logging railroads
  • Oxford Junction Press - Specializes in detailed railfan timetables covering the New England area, as well as a selection of railroad books for children
  • Paired Rail Railroad Publications - Publisher of railroad books including the Santa Fe Heritage series, Kansas City Southern Lines, and Katy Recollections
  • Past Forward Heritage Limited - Publishes books and videos on historical topics including logging railroads
  • Patterns of Steam - Book captures the last glorious years of steam on the railways of Australia and New Zealand during the 1960s and early 1970s
  • Pendragon Publishing - Publishes BackTrack, a monthly historical railway journal in Britain, and the Railways In Transition book series
  • Plateway Press - UK publisher of a range of railway and industrial transport history books
  • Points West Fine Books - Bookshop with dozens of narrow gauge and western railroad titles; Durango, Colorado
  • Powell's Books - General bookstore in Portland, Oregon, with hundreds of new and used railroad books for sale online
  • RailDriver Cyclopedias - Thousands of pages of text, reference tables, illustrations, schematics, and photographs on CD ROM for browsing, searching, scaling, and printing by modelers or historians
  • Railfan Guides by George Drury - Publishes railfan guides to Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Britain, and Ireland
  • Railfare - Publisher of more than 50 books about Canadian railway and tramway history
  • Railpub - Back issue magazines and used books about railroads and model railroading
  • Railroad Books for Sale - Books from a seller's personal collection, with a number of out-of-print railfan books, as well as works on the railroad business, car and locomotive engineering, and the railroads' role in society as a whole
  • Railroad Commissary Bookshelf - Used railroad books including many hard-to-find titles
  • Railroad Directory, The - Publishes a directory of companies serving the rail industry
  • Railroad Trading - UK retailer of British and North American railway books, models, and DVDs
  • Railroadbooks.biz - Online store with new and used books on the subjects of railroad history, operation, technology, photography, and more
  • Rails Around Michigan - Book about the Michigan railroad scene from 1955-1985
  • Rails To Paradise - Book features over 500 pages of text and 400 photos, chronicling the history of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad (1890-1919)
  • RailServe.com Free Classified Ads - Buy, sell, or trade railroad books, magazines, videos, collectibles, and more
  • Red Sea Railway - 374 page book provides an authoritative history of railways in Eritrea
  • Riding the Rails - Books tells the true story of 250,000 boxcar boys and girls of the Great Depression, who left their homes and hopped freight trains crisscrossing the country
  • Robert Gavora Fine and Rare Books - Online bookseller with thousands of railroad history and technology books
  • Rolling Dreams Press - Author of books featuring photos and narratives from North American rail travel
  • Ron's Books - Online retailer of more than 4,000 railroad books, videos, and DVDs
  • RPC Publishing - Publishes books with photos and drawings of passenger railcars built by Pullman Standard, The Budd Company, and American Car & Foundry after 1930
  • RR Trax Studios - Publisher of several rail photography books including the Bessemer & Lake Erie, Lehigh Valley, Buffalo Central Terminal, and Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
  • Rueckerts Buchversand Online Bookshop - German, English, and American books, including new and out-of-print railroad and model train books
  • Runpast Publishing - British publisher of railway books, mainly concentrating on the steam era
  • Saxon Court Books - Books and DVDs covering modern and historic railways worldwide; East Molesey, UK
  • Schrader's Railroad Catalog - Online retailer of books, CDs, DVDs, software, calendars, apparel, art, collectibles, jewelry, and more
  • Seven Oaks Press - Publisher of regional books including The Horseshoe Curve: Sabotage and Subversion in the Railroad City
  • Signature Press - Publisher of dozens of books on Western railroad history
  • Silver Link Publishing - Publishes a range of books on Britain's railway heritage
  • Simmons-Boardman Books, Inc - Publisher and retailer of railway books and training materials covering virtually all aspects of the industry
  • Sonrisa Publications - Western railroad map books, railfan timetables, and employee timetables covering Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
  • South Platte Press - Publisher of American railroad history books with an emphasis on steam railroads in the Great Plains and West
  • Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society Store - Offers Southern Pacific Railroad books, company reprints, convention items, and newsletter back issues for sale online
  • SPV (Steam Powered Video) - North American regional railroad atlas series, videos, DVDs, prototype and modeling books, CDs, and calendars
  • Stephans Railroad History - Sells railroad magazines, used books, timetables, rulebooks, maps, catalogs, collectibles, and other railroad memorabilia
  • Still Steaming & Smaller Cousins - Guides to Britain's standard-gauge, narrow gauge, and miniature railways
  • Strasburg Rail Road Shop - Carries more than 3,000 railroad books, videos, DVDs, and calendars for sale in-store and online; Strasburg, Pennsylvania
  • Sundance Publications - Publisher of railroad books with an emphasis on Colorado narrow gauge history
  • Szwajkart Books and Videos - Producer of the Train Watcher's Guide books for Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City and videos of U.S. and overseas steam, diesel, and traction
  • Tarheel Press - Publisher of books about North Carolina railroad history including the "Along the ET&WNC" series
  • TEE Publishing - Publishes technical books about steam locomotive design and model engineering
  • The Dome Car - Discussion group dedicated to commentary, debate, and criticism of rail art, journalism, and literature
  • The White Cascade - Book by Gary Krist tells the story of a 1910 blizzard that stranded two trainloads of passengers high in the Cascade Mountains
  • Thomas Cook Publishing European Timetable - Monthly consolidated timetable of rail and ferry schedules throughout Europe
  • Thomas the Tank Engine - Books based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W. Awdry
  • Timber Times - Publishes railroad books and a quarterly magazine devoted to logging railroads in the steam era
  • TLC Railroad Books - Publishes a variety of US railroad history books with an emphasis on the B&O, C&O, MoPac, New Haven, Nickel Plate, Santa Fe, Southern Railway, and West Virginia logging railroads
  • TM Books & Video - Publishes model railroad books and videos for kids and adults, including the I Love Toy Trains video series
  • Toy and Train Publishing Co. - Toy and toy train related guides on CD focused on smaller market collectibles
  • Trackmaps - Series of books detailing Britain's Network Rail system that show all tracks, level-crossings, tunnels, signal-boxes, distances, and other information
  • Tracks of the New York City Subway - Book details the NYC subway tracks, signaling, radio frequencies, stations, and more
  • Trainbooks.com - Train and trolley books, photos, and other memorabilia for sale online
  • Transit Maps of the World - 144-page all-color book provides the official maps of more than 100 of the world's major subway and metro systems
  • Transport Diversions Emporium - UK retailer of railway books, videos, maps, and atlases
  • Twelveheads Press - Publisher of books about some of Britain's and Europe's lesser known railways
  • UBM Global Trade - Publications for the rail and transport industries, including the Pocket List of Railroad Officials, Official Railway Guide, and Official Railway Equipment Register
  • USA by Rail - Guide book for train travel throughout the US and Canada
  • Vandewater Books - Used bookstore stocks over 500 out-of-print railroad books; Seattle, Washington
  • Voyageur Press - Publishes nearly 200 books on railroad history, operations, photography, and model railroading
  • VTD Rail Publishing - Rail transportation and operation books, videos, and multimedia presentations
  • Way of The Rail Publishing - Publisher of Canada by Train, a guidebook to train travel on VIA Rail
  • White River Productions - Publishes magazines, books, calendars, and DVDs serving railroad historical societies, railfans, and modelers
  • Withers Publishing - Publishes the bi-monthly Diesel Era Magazine with a focus on US diesel operations past and present, plus a variety of railroad books
  • Yard Bull: A Railroad Detective's Memoir - Personal memoir about the unexpected lessons learned while working on the wrong side of the tracks
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