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title: "The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books)"
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# The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books)

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- **What is this?** The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books) by trains magazine
- **How much does it cost?** VT17423 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    VERY SATISFIED WITH THIS PRODUCT
  

*by K***A on Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023*

VERY SATISFIED WITH THIS PRODUCT

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Larger page size is a benefit, but is also somewhat wasted
  

*by J***F on Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2014*

The larger size for this new third edition is certainly a plus, as is the switch to glossy paper and the addition of color.  Photos are larger and, in some cases, in color, and many of the maps are also significantly larger and in color as well.  The addition of a comprehensive index may be the best change of all, which makes up somewhat for the deletion of the interesting biographies of great railroad men, which have been deleted in the new edition.Unfortunately, the results should have been better.  While the maps of all the current mega-railroads are excellent, those for many of the great "fallen flag" roads, such as the New York Central and Northern Pacific, are pretty poor.  They are smaller, still in black-&-white, and devoid of detail, and seem to have been carried over from the smaller previous edition unchanged, which is a waste of the larger page size.  Particularly bad are those for the New Haven and the Penn Central, which are virtually useless.  Furthermore, some of the smaller roads listed in the second edition have been deleted; a few of these, like the Kettle Valley, made for interesting reads.  Chapters on interurbans and narrow-gauge railroads have also been deleted, but that is a smaller loss.I hope that Kalmbach improves a future fourth edition by making more maps larger and in color, particularly for the larger railroads of the past, and puts back some of the ones deleted in this third edition.  For now, by all means get this new edition, but if you have the second edition already, I'd suggest hanging on to it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Kalmbach's Standard Reference on US Railroads.
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2016*

Kalmbach has re-released one of the hobby's best references on North American Railroads and done a great job of it. The book features short histories about roads running from the Akron, Canton & Youngstown to the Yosemite Valley. The old, small format has been expanded to book size (roughly 8"x10.5") although still softbound. They've included color photos now along with black & white and some maps have been improved with a lot more information. While the historic roads, like ATSF get more coverage (four pages in Santa Fe's case) you'll also find accurate information on the histories of many other, smaller outfits now lost to history. This will probably be a book you keep close and pull off the shelf regularly to answer questions like "when did Seaboard System start?" or "Where did the Midland Valley run?".  Highly recommended.

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