A Railfan's List

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The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America
The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America 3.98 avg rating — 610 ratings
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Model Railway Men
Model Railway Men
by: Ray Pope
4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Texas Railroad: The Scandalous and Violent History of the International and Great Northern Railroad, 1866-1925
The Texas Railroad: The Scandalous and Violent History of the International and Great Northern Railroad, 1866-1925 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition
North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 3.86 avg rating — 1,031 ratings
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History of North American Rail
History of North American Rail 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad 3.91 avg rating — 366 ratings
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Railroads Across America: A Celebration of 150 Year of Railroading
Railroads Across America: A Celebration of 150 Year of Railroading really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Treasury of Railroad Folklore: The Stories, Tall Tales, Traditions, Ballads and Songs of the American Railroad Man
Treasury of Railroad Folklore: The Stories, Tall Tales, Traditions, Ballads and Songs of the American Railroad Man 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Railroads Across North America: An Illustrated History
Railroads Across North America: An Illustrated History 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings
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The Plant System Of Railroads, Steamships And Hotels: The South's First Great Industrial Enterprise
The Plant System Of Railroads, Steamships And Hotels: The South's First Great Industrial Enterprise really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Encyclopedia Of Model Railroads
Encyclopedia Of Model Railroads 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Railroads in the Days of Steam
Railroads in the Days of Steam 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Vintage Diesel Power
Vintage Diesel Power 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Railroading Around Dothan/Wiregrass Region (AL)
Railroading Around Dothan/Wiregrass Region (AL) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Complete Book of North American Railroading
The Complete Book of North American Railroading 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings
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A Journey into Florida Railroad History
A Journey into Florida Railroad History 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Steam, Diesel, and Electric Locomotives from 1825 to the Present Day
The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Steam, Diesel, and Electric Locomotives from 1825 to the Present Day 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Classic Railroad Signals: Semaphores, Searchlights, and Towers
Classic Railroad Signals: Semaphores, Searchlights, and Towers 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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North American Railroads: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
North American Railroads: The Illustrated Encyclopedia 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Iron Road: An Illustrated History of the Railroad
The Iron Road: An Illustrated History of the Railroad 4.13 avg rating — 151 ratings
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GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History
GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69 3.99 avg rating — 13,754 ratings
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North American Railroad Family Trees: An Infographic History of the Industry's Mergers and Evolution
North American Railroad Family Trees: An Infographic History of the Industry's Mergers and Evolution 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean 4.09 avg rating — 4,524 ratings
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North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory
North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Courthouse and Depot in Georgia, 1833-1910: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair
The Courthouse and Depot in Georgia, 1833-1910: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Illustrated Directory of North American Locomotives
Illustrated Directory of North American Locomotives 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong
Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Iron Horses: The Illustrated History of the Tracks and Trains of North America's Great Steam Railways
Iron Horses: The Illustrated History of the Tracks and Trains of North America's Great Steam Railways really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Scalded to Death by the Steam: Authentic Stories of Railroad Disasters and the Ballads That Were Written About Them
Scalded to Death by the Steam: Authentic Stories of Railroad Disasters and the Ballads That Were Written About Them 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings
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American Narrow Gauge Railroads
American Narrow Gauge Railroads really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Canadian Railroad Trilogy 4.05 avg rating — 88 ratings
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The Railroad Photography of Jack Delano
The Railroad Photography of Jack Delano really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Dividing Lines: Canals, Railroads and Urban Rivalry in Ohio's Hocking Valley, 1825-1875
Dividing Lines: Canals, Railroads and Urban Rivalry in Ohio's Hocking Valley, 1825-1875 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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More Classic Trains
More Classic Trains it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Rails through the Wiregrass: A History of the Georgia & Florida Railroad
Rails through the Wiregrass: A History of the Georgia & Florida Railroad 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Some Classic Trains
Some Classic Trains 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Railroads and the American People
Railroads and the American People 3.42 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Southern Pacific: 1901-1985
The Southern Pacific: 1901-1985 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Appalachian Coal Mines & Railroads
Appalachian Coal Mines & Railroads liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Majesty of Big Steam
The Majesty of Big Steam 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes
Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes 4.07 avg rating — 1,153 ratings
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100 Trains 100 Years: A Century of Locomotives and Trains
100 Trains 100 Years: A Century of Locomotives and Trains 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Southern Railway
Southern Railway 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Steam Power
Steam Power 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Southern Railway: Further Recollections, The (GA)
Southern Railway: Further Recollections, The (GA) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Locomotives: The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference
Locomotives: The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Southern Railway (GA)
The Southern Railway (GA) 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Signatures in Steel
Signatures in Steel 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Southern Railway system: An illustrated history
The Southern Railway system: An illustrated history it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Southern Pacific in Color, Vol. 1
Southern Pacific in Color, Vol. 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Southern Railway: Road of the Innovators
The Southern Railway: Road of the Innovators 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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100 Years of Steam Locomotives
100 Years of Steam Locomotives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Tales Of The Rails In Georgia
Tales Of The Rails In Georgia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia: Photos 1940-1960
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia: Photos 1940-1960 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Starlight On the Rails
Starlight On the Rails 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail
The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail 4.32 avg rating — 2,439 ratings
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Railway Ribaldry: Being 96 pages of railway humour
Railway Ribaldry: Being 96 pages of railway humour 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings
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North American Railroads: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
North American Railroads: The Illustrated Encyclopedia 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service A Year Spent Riding Across America
Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service A Year Spent Riding Across America 3.99 avg rating — 268 ratings
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Railway Depots, Stations & Terminals
Railway Depots, Stations & Terminals 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Central of Georgia Railway
Central of Georgia Railway 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Speedway to Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway
Speedway to Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington
Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington 4.43 avg rating — 2,019 ratings