Books pertaining to Michigan Railroad History. In alphabetical order. Originally compiled for michiganrailroads.com by the late historian Don Meints. More recent publications added. To see Books by Category, Click Here.
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1225: The Life and Times of a Steam Locomotive. Keefe, Kevin P. East Lansing Mich.: Michigan State University Press, 2015. (PM locomotive) Back To Top
Aids, Gifts, Grants, and Donations to Railroads, including Outlines of Development and Successions in Titles to Railroads in Michigan. Michigan Railroad Commission. Lansing: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, 1919.
All Aboard! A History of Railroads in Michigan. Dunbar, Willis F. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1969.
Along the Tracks: A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads. Meints, Graydon M. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.: Clarke Historical Library, 1987.
American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Hilton, George W. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Univ., 1990.
An American Colossus: A Small Town, A River And A Railroad Yard. Taylor, William, Jr. Niles, Mich.: Niles Railroad Historicalassociation, 1996. (Michigan Central)
An American Railroad Builder: John Murray Forbes. Pearson, Henry Greenleaf. Boston: n. p., 1911. (Michigan Central)
The Ann Arbor Railroad: Abandoned Early Lines. Hannum, James S. Olympia, Wash.: Hannum House Publications, 2013.
The Ann Arbor Railroad Fifty Years Ago. Riggs, Henry R. Toledo: n. p., 1947.
An Inventory of the Railroad Depots in the State of Michigan. Uhelski, John M. and Robert M. Crete, Neb.: RR Station Hist. Socy., 1979.
Annual Report of the Michigan Railroad Commission, 1871-1918. Michigan Railroad Commission. Lansing: various, 1874-[1919]. Annual.
Autotram: Clark Equipment Company’s Aluminum Railcar. Myers, Robert C. Berrien Springs, Mich.: Berrien County Historical Assn., 2013. Back To Top
The Baldwin Locomotive Works. 1831-1915. Brown, J.K. c 1995. The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD. [BALD]
Biographical Directory of Michigan Railway Officials, 1830-1917. 2 vols. Meints, Graydon M. East Lansing: Michigan State University Libraries, 2013.
Blood on the Tracks: Law, Railroad Accidents, The Economy, and the Michigan Frontier in The History of Michigan Law. Finkelman, Paul and Hershock, Martin J. “ Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2006. (Michigan Central)
Bonds of Enterprise: John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America's Railway Age. Larson, John L. Cambridge: Harvard Univ., 1984.
The Boy Governor. Faber, D. © 2012. The University of Michigan Press.
A Brief History and Description of the Boyne City Railroad Company, formerly the Boyne City, Gaylord and Alpena R.R., formerly the Boyne City and Southeastern R.R.[Baker, Hollis]. [Grand Rapids MI, n. p., 1977.]
Brief Record of the Development of the Milwaukee Road. Johnson, F. H. Chicago: Milwaukee Road, 1939. (Copy at U. of Mich. Transportation Library)
Built on Pine: The Story of Ammi Willard Wright. McMacken, David. Alma: Alma Public Library, 2004.
Burch & Hamilton's Gazetteer of the Detroit & Milwaukee and Flint & Pere Marquette Railroads, 1870-1871. Burch, N. H. and Hamilton, J. H. O. Detroit: Tribune Book and Job Office, 1871? Back To Top
Canada Southern Country. Tennant, Robert D., Jr. Erin, Ont., Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1991.
Canadian National Railway. Murray, Tom. St. Paul: MBI Publishing Co., 2004.
Canadian National Railways. 2 vols. Stevens, G. R. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1960, 1962.
Centennial History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Burgess, George H. and Kennedy, Miles C. Philadelphia, n. p., 1949.
C&O Power: Steam and Diesel Locomotives of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 1900-1965. Shuster, Philip, Huddleston, Eugene L. and Staufer, Alvin. N. p.: Staufer, 1965.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Dorin, Patrick. Burbank, Calif.: Superior, 1981.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. List of Officers, Agents, Stations, Etc. No. 82, August 1948. Reprint. Clifton Forge, Va.: Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, no date. (Pere Marquette)
Chesapeake and Ohio Diesel Review. Shaver, Carl W., editor. Alderson, W. Va.: C&O Hist. Socy., 1982.
Chesapeake & Ohio’s Pere Marquettes. Dixon, Thomas W., Jr. St. Paul, Minn.: MBI Publishing, 2005.
Chicago and North Western: The Michigan Ore Lines. Hirsimaki, Eric. North Olmstead OH: Milesposts Publishing, 2002.
Chief Wawatam: The Story of a Hand-Bomber. Burgtorf, Frances D. Cheboygan, Mich.: author, 1976. (Mackinac Transit Co. car ferry)
Commodore. The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Renehan Jr., E.J. ©2007. Perseus Books Group, New York. [COMM]
Compilations by the Auditor General of the Annual Reports of the Railroad Corporations in the State of Michigan for the Year[s] 1867-1871. Michigan, Auditor General. Lansing: various, 1868-[1871]. Annual.
Copper Country Rail. Anderson, George E. and Taylor, Richard E. Mt. Pleasant, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. (Mineral Range; Copper Range; Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic)
Copper Country Streetcars. Sproule, William J. Mt. Pleasant, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. (Houghton County Traction)
Copper Country Streetcars. Sproule, William J. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 2013. (Houghton County Traction)
The Copper Range Railroad. Monette, Clarence J. Lake Linden, Mich.: author, 1989.
Copper Range Railroad Rules of the Operating Department. 1906. Houghton, MI
Corporate History of the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh Church, Samuel H., compiler. 5 vols. (Baltimore, Md.: Friedenwald Co., 1899). (Vol. 5 has the Grand Rapids & Indiana)
Cradle to Grave. Life, Work and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines. Lankton, Larry. c1991. Oxford University Press. [CTG]
Cut and Run! Railroad Logging in Clare County, Michigan. Hannum, James S. Olympia, Wash.: Hannum House Publications, 2014. (AA, PM) Back To Top
The D&C Lake Lines and the Fabulous Luxury Liners of the Great Lakes. Kopytek, B.A. ©2025. Editions BK. Rochester Hills, MI. [D&C]
Democracy's Railroads: Public Enterprise in Jacksonian Michigan. Parks, Robert J. Port Washington, N. Y.: Kennikat, 1972.
Depot Dreams & Jerkwater Schemes: Railroad Place-Names in Michigan. In Michigan Memories. Massie, Larry B. Allegan Forest, Mich.: Priscilla Press, 1994.
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad: Henry Ford's Railroad. Trostel, Scott D. Fletcher, Ohio: Cam-Tech Publishing, 1988.
The Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad: Expressway for Industry. Geletzke, Charles H., Jr. and Hague, Wilbur E. Kutztown, Pa.: Kutztown Publishing Co., 2011.
Detroit: Its Trolleys and Interurbans. Henning, William H., ed. Fraser, Mich.: Mich. Transit Museum, 1976.
The Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Short Line Railway. Hague, Wilbur E. and Hise, Kirk F. Forty Fort Pa.: Cox, 1986.
Detroit River Tunnel Centennial. Cosgrove, Robert. Central Headlight, 40:4 (2010), 14-24. (Michigan Central)
Detroit’s Street Railways. Schramm, Kenneth. Charleston, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.
Detroit's Michigan Central Station. Kavanaugh, Kelli B. Chicago: Arcadia Publ., 2001?
Detroit's Street Railways: Volume I: City Lines 1863-1922. Schramm, Jack E., Henning, William H. Chicago: Central Electric Railfans' Assoc., 1978.
Detroit Street Railways: Volume II: City Lines 1922-1956. Schramm, Jack E., Henning, William H. and Andrews, Richard R. and Dworman, Thomas J. Chicago: Central Electric Railfans' Assoc., 1980.
The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway: A History of the Lake Superior District’s Pioneer Iron Ore Hauler. Gaertner, John. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 2009. Back To Top
Early American Railroads. vonGerstner, Franz Anton Ritter. Ed. Frederick C. Gamst; translated by David J. Diephouse and John C. Decker. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Univ. Press, 1997.
Early History of the Ann Arbor Carferries. Frederickson, Arthur C. and Lucy F. Frankfort, Mich.: Patriot Publ., 1949.
The Electric Interurban Railway in America. Hilton, George W. and Due, Joseph F. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Univ., 1960. [EIRA]
Electric Interurbans and the American People. Grant, H.R. © 2016. The Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN. [EIAP]
Electric Railways of Michigan. Zink, Maximillian A., Krambles, George, et al. Chicago: Central Electric Railfans' Association, 1959. [CERA]
Erastus Corning: Merchant and Financier, 1794-1872. Neu, Irene. Ithaca, N. Y.: Cornell Univ. Press, 1960.
Evening Before the Diesel: A Pictorial History of Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, 1938-1991. Foss, Charles R. Boulder CO: Pruett, 1980. Back To Top
Fading Glory. Harrison, Frederick G. Indian Rocks Fla.: Books Unlimited, 1971. (Upper Peninsula railroads)
The First Tycoon. The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Stiles, T.J. c 2009. Random House, New York. [FIR]
The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana. Meints, Graydon M. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University Press, 2018.
Follow the Flag: A History of the Wabash Railroad. Grant, H. Roger. DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois Univ. Press, 2004. Back To Top
Grand Haven's Railroads. Trap, Paul. Grand Haven, Mich.: G. H. Public Schools, no date
Grand Trunk Corporation: Canadian National Railways in the United States. Hofsommer, Don L. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1995.
The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. Currie, A. W. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1957.
The Grand Trunk Western Railroad. Dorin, Patrick. Seattle: Pruett, 1977.
Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. Quastler, I. E. 2009.
The Great Lakes Carferries. Hilton, George W. Berkeley, Calif.: Howell-North, 1962.
The Great Northern Ghost. Ceasar, Ford Stevens. Lansing: Wellman, 1980 (Lansing-St. Johns interurban)
The Great Railroad Conspiracy: The Social History of a Railroad War. Hirschfield, Charles. East Lansing, Mich.: Mich. State College, 1953.
The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America. Wolmar, Christian New York: Public Affairs Books, 2012. Back To Top
The Haywire: A Brief History of the Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad. Hornstein, Hugh A. East Lansing: Mich. State Univ. Press, 2004.
Henry Ford: When I Ran the Railroads. Trostel, Scott D. Fletcher, Ohio: Cam-Tech Publishing, 1989. (Detroit, Toledo & Ironton).
High Iron along the Huron Shore. Thornton, W. Neil. Tawas City, Mich.: Printer's Devil Press, 1982. (Detroit & Mackinac).
Hiram Walker’s Railway: Lake Erie & Detroit River Railroad. Guay, David R. P. Windsor, Ont.: Walkerville Publishing, 2015. (PM subsidiary).
The History of Railroad Taxation in Michigan. Hedrick, Wilbur O. Lansing: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, 1912. [HRTX]
History of the Canadian National Railways. Stevens, G. R. New York: MacMillan, 1973.
A History of the Cincinnati Northern. Brown, Dr. James. Cataract, Wisc.: Little Falls Press, 2003. [HCN]
A History of the Detroit Street Railways. O'Geran, Graeme. N. p.: Conover Press, 1931.
History of the Windsor and Detroit Ferries. Holton, F. J., Bedford, D. H., and Cleary, Francis. Windsor, Ont.: Windsor Evening Record, 23 May 1917.
House of Morgan. An American Banking Dynasty. Chernow, R. c 1990. Simon & Shuster, New York. [HOM]
Houghton County's Streetcars and Electric Park. Monette, Clarence J. Calumet: Greenlee Publishing, 2003. [HCSC]
The Train Robbery Era. An Encyclopedic History. Patterson, Richard. c1991. Pruett Publishing Co. Boulder, CO. [TRE] Back To Top
Images of Rail – the Ann Arbor Railroad. Burkhardt, D. C. Jesse. Mount Pleasant, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2005.
The Interurban Era in Holland, Michigan. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, 1981.
In the Pines; An Atlas of Michigan Logging Railroads. Vol. 1-4. Hannum, James S. Olympia, Wash.: Hannum House Publications, 2017.
Iron Ore Industry and Mines: Earlier era, 1900-1940. C&NW Historical Society, © 2002. (Spiral bound) [IOI]
Iron Will. Cleveland-Cliffs and the Mining of Iron Ore, 1847-2006. Reynolds, T.S. and Dawson, V.P. © 2011. Wayne State University Press, Detroit.
Jere C. Hutchins: A Personal Story. Hutchins, Jere C. Grosse Pointe Farms MI: author, 1938. (Detroit United Railway.)
John B. Jervis: Am American Engineering Pioneer. Larkin, F. Daniel. Ames IA: Iowa State Univ. Press, 1990. Back To Top
Keweenaw Central Railroad and the Crestview Resort. Monette, Clarence J. Calumet, Mich.: Greenlee Publishing, 1997. Back To Top
The Lake Line: The Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway. Bajema, Carl and Kindem, Dave and Budzynski, Jim. Chicago: Central Electric Railfans’ Association, 2011. [LLGR]
Lake Michigan's Railroad Car Ferries. Zimmerman, Karl. Andover, N. J.: Andover Junction Publications, 1993.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. Warrick, William and McLellan, David. Polo, Ill.: Transportation Trails, 1989.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway System and Representative Employees. Biographical Publishing Co. Philadelphia: n. p., 1900.
The Lake Superior Iron Ore Railroads. Dorin, Patrick. Seattle: Superior, 1989.
The Lamp Road: A History of the Lansing, Alma, Mt. Pleasant & Northern Railroad. Lansing: Rapid Printing, 1974.
Letters and Recollections. Forbes, John Murray. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1899.
The Life and Legend of Jay Gould. Klein, M. c 1986. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. [LLJG]
The Little Jewel. Abbey, Wallace W. Pueblo, Colo.: Pinon, 1984. (SOO Line)
Locomotives Along the Lakeshore: Railroads of Berrien County, Michigan. Myers, Robert C. Berrien Springs, Mich.: Berrien County Historical Assn., 2010. Back To Top
The Manistee & Northeastern: The Life and Death of a Railroad. Stroup, Donald. Lansing: Historical Society Of Michigan, 1964.
The Mason & Oceana Railroad. Garasha, Robert W. Ludington, Mich.: Lakeside, 1967.
The Men Who Loved Trains: The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry. Loving, Rush, Jr. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 2006. (Conrail)
The Metz Fire Of 1908. Presque Isle County Historical Society. Booklet. Date unknown. [METZ]
The Michigan Central Railroad: History of the Main Line, 1846-1901. Marsh, Nicholas A. N. p., 2007.
Michigan Central Trackside with Emery Gulash. Doughty, Geoffrey H. Scotch Plains NJ: Morning Sun Books, 2001.
Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations. Hodges, Michael H. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2012.
Michigan’s Logging Railroad Era, 1850-1963: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography. Meek, Forrest B. Edgewood Press, 1992.
Michigan Rail Disasters, 1900-1940. Worrall, Mark and Bernhart, Benjamin L. Dauberville, Pa.: Outer Station Project, 2007.
Michigan Railroads, 1837-1846. Berndt, Clarence Frederick. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University Department of History, 1967. (Internal improvement program)
Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. Meints, Graydon M. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1992.
Michigan Railroad Atlas. 5 vols. vEast Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University Libraries, 2017.
Michigan’s Railroad History, 1825 - 2014. Michigan, Department of Transportation. Lansing: Dept. of Transp., 2015. On-line document available only at: http://michigan.gov/documents/mdot/Michigan_Railroad_History_506899_7.pdf
Michigan Railroad Lines. 2 vol. Meints, Graydon M. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2005.
Michigan Rail Preservation. Kovl, David R. Southfield, Mich.: author, 1990.
Michigan's Lumbertowns. Kilar, J.W. 1990. Wayne State University Press, Detroit, MI [MLT]
Michigan's Railroad Scene (A Rail Fan's Guide). Rutherford, R. Craig and Sabo, Raymond. Sterling Heights, Mich.: Michigan Railroad Scene, 1973.
Michigan's Timber Battleground. Meek, Forest. ©1991. Edgewood Press, Clare, MI [MTBG]
Michigan State Ferries. Bagley, Les. Mount Pleasant, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. (Straits of Mackinac auto ferries)
The Milwaukee Road. Derleth, August. New York: Creative Age, 1947?.
The Milwaukee Road Revisited. Johnson, S.W. c 1997. University of Idaho Press, Moscow, ID. [MRR]
Mine Towns. Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country. Hoagland, A.K. c2010. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
The Mineral Range Railroad. Monette, Clarence J. Lake Linden, Mich.: author, 1993. Back To Top
New York Central and the Trains of the Future. Doughty, Geoffrey H. Lynchburg, Va.: TLC Publishing, 1997.
New York Central's Canadian Streamliners. Smith, Douglas N. W. Ottawa: Trackside Canada, 2002.
New York Central's Mercury. Cook, Richard J., Sr. Lynchburg Va.: TLC Publishing, 1991.
Next Stop Kalamazoo! Hager, David C. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Kalamazoo Public Museum, 1976.
Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries. Brown, Grant, Jr. Ann: University of Michigan Press, 2008.
Northern Indiana Railway. Bradley, George K. Chicago: Central Electric Railfans' Assn., 1998. (Southern Michigan, interurban).
Northern Michigan: Handbook for Travelers. Inglis, James G. Petoskey, Mich.: Sprang, 1898. Repr. Grand Rapids: Black Letter Press, 1974.
The Northern Railroads in the Civil War 1861-1865. Weber, Thomas. 1952. King's Crown Press, New York. Reprint by Indiana University Press. [NRCV]
The NorthWestern: A History of the Chicago & North Western Railway System. Grant, H. Roger. DeKalb Ill.: Northern Illinois Univ. Press, 1997.
Nothing Like It In The World. The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad. 1863-1869. Ambrose, S.E. c 2000. Simon & Schuster, New York. [NOTH]
No Way to Run a Railroad: The Untold Story of the Penn Central. Salsbury, Stephen. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1982. Back To Top
Ottawa Beach and Waukazoo: A History. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, 1988. (Pere Marquette) Back To Top
The Pennsy in the 1960s: The Final Decade. Baer, Christopher T., and John Dzlobko, Jr. Altoona, Pa.: Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society, 2008. (Pennsylvania)
The Pennsylvania Railroad, Vol. 1: Building an Empire 1846-1917. Churella, Albert J. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.
The Pennsylvania Railroad: Its Place in History 1846-1996. Cupper, Dan, ed. Wayne Pa.: Philadelphia Chap., Pennsylvania RR. Technical & Historical Society., 1996.
The Pennsylvania Railroad at Bay: William Riley McKeen and the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad. Wallis, Richard T. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana Univ. Press, 2001.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: The Corporate, Financial and Construction History of Lines Owned, Operated and Controlled To December 31, 1945, Volume III Lines West of Pittsburgh. Coverdale and Colpitts. New York: Pennsylvania Railroad, c. 1946. (Grand Rapids & Indiana)
Pere Marquette 1225. Gaffney, T. J. and Dean Pyers. Mt. Pleasant, S.C., 2014.
The Pere Marquette in 1945. Alderson, W. Va.: C&O Hist. Socy., 1990. (Reprint of 1945 company publication) (Second printing of reprint, 2008)
The Pere Marquette in 1945. Vander Yacht, Clifford J., compiler. Clifton Forge, W. Va.: Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, 2008.
Pere Marquette List of Stations, Officers, & Agents. Clifton Forge, Va., C&O Hist. Socy., 2018. (Reprint of1942 company publication)
Pere Marquette Passenger Car Pictorial. Million, Arthur B. Grand Haven: Pere Marquette Historical Socy., 2002.
Pere Marquette Power. Dixon, Thomas W., Jr. and Million, Art. Alderson W. Va.: C&O Historical Society, 1984.
The Pere Marquette Railroad Company: An Historical Study of the Growth and Development of One of Michigan's Most Important Railway Systems. Ivey, Paul Wesley. Lansing: Mich. Historical Comm., 1919. Repr. Grand Rapids: Black Letter Press, 1970.
Pere Marquette: A Michigan Railroad System Before 1900. Meints, G.M. © 2020. Michigan State University Press, Lansing, MI. [PMS]
Pictorial History of the C&O Train and Auto Ferries and Pere Marquette Line Steamers. Frederickson, Arthur C. and Lucy F. Rev. ed. Frankfort, Mich.: Lakeside Printing, 1965.
Pioneer Railroad. Casey, Robert J. and Douglas, W. A. S. New York: Whittlesey House, 1948. (Chicago & North Western)
The Plank Road and the First Railroad: 1845-1857. Dobson, Robert D. Negaunee, Mich.: Dobson Publications, 2008. (predecessor of Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic) Back To Top
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, MI. Date not known. Published by the Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Hancock, MI. [QMC] Back To Top
Rail and Sail: A Narrative History of Transportation in the Traverse City Region. Wakefield, Lawrence and Lucille. Traverse City, Mich.: Wakefield, 1980.
Railroad Articles from Monroe County, Michigan: 1836 to 1965. Poupark, Marcell. Monroe, Mich.: author, 2007. (D&TSL, LS&MS MC, NYC)
Railroad Depots of Michigan, 1910-1920. Mrozek, David J. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.
The Railroad King: James F. Joy. Marsh, Nicolas A. 2021. Baker &I Taylor Publishing Services, Ashland, OH. [RKJJ]
Railroad Rumors. Convis, Orville. Battle Creek, Mich.: author, 1997. (Battle Creek newspaper items, 1884-1885)
Railroad Nostalgia and Related Historical Facts of the Clio Area. Reed, Eben. [Clio, Mich.: author], 1981.
Railroad Operation and Railway Signaling. Phillips Jr., E.J. 1942. Simons-Boardman Books, Omaha, NE. [RORS]
The Railroad that Never Ran. Dobson, Robert D. Negaunee, Mich.: Dobson Publications, 2004. (Iron Range & Huron Bay)
The Railroad That Never Was. Vanderbilt, Morgan and the South Pennsylvania Railroad. Harwood Jr. H.H. © 2010. Indiana University Press, Bloomingdale, IN. [RNW]
Railroads Come and Go in Allegan County. Green, James J. Allegan, Mich.: Allegan Co. Hist. Socy., 1976.
Railroads for Michigan. Meints, Graydon M. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University Press, 2013. (General history)
Railroads In Michigan. A Catalog of Company Publications - 1836-1980. Barnett, L.R. © 1986. Northern Michigan University Press, Marquette, MI
The Railroads of Holland, Michigan; The Nineteenth Century. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, 1997.
The Railroads of Holland, Michigan; The Twentieth Century. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, 1998.
Rails Across the Water: The Story of the Ann Arbor Carferries. Elve, Steven D. Lowell, Mich.: author, 1984.
Rails Around the Thumb. Gaffney, T. J. Mt. Pleasant, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2012.
The "Real McCoy" of Ypsilanti. Marshall, Albert P. Ypsilanti, Mich.: Marlan Publishers, 1989. (Elijah McCoy biography).
Reminiscences of the Streetcar: 1900-1932. Maki, Wilbert B. c. 1980. (Houghton County Traction).
Revenue Freight Cars of the Pere Marquette. Million, Arthur B. and Paton, John.
The Rise and Fall of the Chicago, Saginaw & Canada Railroad: A Short History of a Short-Lived Railroad. Kleiman, Jeff. Grand Rapids: Friends of Public Museum, 1992. (Chicago, Saginaw & Canada).
The Road of the Century. Harlow, Alvin F. New York: Creative Age, 1947. (New York Central, Michigan Central, Big Four)
Robber Barons and Radicals. In Their Own Words. Stiles, T.J. c. 1975. Southern Illinois University Press. Berkley Publishing Group, New York. [ROBB]
Robert R. Young, the Populist of Wall Street. Borkin, Joseph. New York: Harper & Row, 1969. Back To Top
Saga of the Soo. Gjevre, John A. Moorhead Minn.: n. p., 1973.
Saga of the Soo Volume III, East, West and to the North. Gjevre, John A. Moorhead, Minn.: Agassiz Publications, 2006.
Sail & Rail: A Narrative History of Transportation in Western Michigan. Wakefield, Lawrence and Lucille. Holt, Mich.: Thunder Bay Press, 1996. (Reprint of Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980)
Sanilac County Railroads. Wallace, Janet. Carsonville, Mich.: Wallace Publishing Co., 2006.
A Sesquicentennial Guide Book of the Railroads of Lansing and Ingham County from 1862 to 1987. Reniger, Henry J., Jr. Lansing: Lansing-North Lansing Electric RR Museum, 1987.
The Shay Locomotive: Titan of the Timber. Koch, Michael. Denver: World Press, 1971.
Silent Monoliths - The Coaling Tower Project. Brows, Jeff. The MIT Press. 2026. [SMCT]
The Soo Line. Dorin, Patrick. Seattle: Superior, 1978.
South Shore Steam: Locomotives of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway and the Mineral Range Railroad. Burg, Thomas E., ed. Merrill, Wis.: Merrill Publishing Associates, 2011.
The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience. Grant. H.R. 2022 Indiana University Press. [SARE]
Steam and Thunder: Saga of Forest Railroads. Koch, Michael. Denver: World Press, 1979.
Steam Locomotives of the New York Central Lines. Edson, William D., and Vail, H. L., Jr. 2 vols. Cleveland: New York Central System Historical Society. 1997, 2002.
The Street Railways of Grand Rapids. Bajema, Carl and Maas, Tom. Chicago: Central Electric Railfan’s Association, 2017.
Summer In Northern Michigan. GR&I Railroad. Author is GR&I. About 1900. [SNMI] Back To Top
The Teeter & Wobble. Sell, Bob and Findlay, Jim. Blissfield, Mich.: authors, 1993.
Telltale Photographs: The Stoner Railroad Collection, The Michigan Historical Collections. Hill, May Davis. Ann Arbor: Bentley Hist. Library, 1981.
The Man Who Hated to Walk. In Copper Trails and Iron Rails: More Voyages into Michigan’s Past. Massie, Larry B. Au Train, Mich.: Avery Color Studios, 1989. (George Sheffield, velocipede)
Trackside - Around Detroit-Downriver 1946-1976 Emery Gulash. Pinkepank, J.A. Morning Sun Books, Scotch Plains, NJ. [TSD]
Trackside - In Southern Michigan: A Railfan's View in Drawings and Commentary. Garrett, Evan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: author, 1980.
Trackside - Toledo 1946-1976 Emery Gulash. Pinkepank, J.A. Morningside Sun Books, Scotch Plains, NJ. [TSTO]
The Train-Boy from Michigan. Massie, Larry B. In Copper Trails and Iron Rails: More Voyages into Michigan’s Past. Au Train, Mich.: Avery Color Studios, 1989. (Thomas Edison)
The Train Robbery Era. An Encyclopedic History. Patterson, Richard. c1991. Pruett Publishing Co. Boulder, CO. [TRE]
Through the Years at Mt. Pleasant’s Historic Ann Arbor RR Depot. Keenan, Hudson. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.: Print Tech, 1997.
Transcript of the First Annual Midwest Rail Conference, Tracks to the Future, September 20-21, 1979. Northern Michigan Univ. [Marquette, 1979]
Transportation and the American People. H. Roger Grant. ©2019. Indiana University Press.
Traveler's Official Railway Guide of the U.S. and Canada. 1868. (Reproduction-1968) University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI
Twilight Rails The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest. Grant, H. Roger. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010. (Detroit, Caro & Sandusky and other non-Michigan)
Twin City Trolleys. Schultz, Robert E. Berrien Springs, Mich.: Berrien County Historical Assn., 2004. (Streetcars, Benton Harbor-St. Joseph)
The Tycoons. Morris, C.R. © 2005. Owl Books, New York. [TYC] Back To Top
Unit Trains and Other Railroad Stories. Geletzke Jr. C.H. Temperance, MI ©2022 Back To Top
Visionary Railroader - Jervis Langdon, Jr. and the Transportation Revolution. Grant, H. Roger. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 2008. Back To Top
When Deadhead Counted As Rest and Other Railroad Stories. Geletzke Jr. C. H. Temperance, MI. ©2016.
When Eastern Michigan Rode the Rails: Book 1. Schramm, Jack E., Henning, William H. and Andrews, Richard R. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press, 1984.
When Eastern Michigan Rode the Rails: Book 2. Schramm, Jack E., Henning, William H. The Rapid Railway and Detroit-Port Huron by Rail-Ship-Bus. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press, 1986.
When Eastern Michigan Rode the Rails: Book 3: Detroit to Jackson and Across the State. Schramm, Jack E., Henning, William H. and Andrews, Richard R. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press, 1988.
When Eastern Michigan Rode the Rails, Book 4. Schramm, Jack E., Henning, William H. and Andrews, Richard R. Polo, Ill.: Transportation Trails, 1994.
When Steam Ruled the Rails in Muskegon County: Volume 1, 1928-1958. Lydeksen, Gordon L. Muskegon, Mich.: Muskegon RR Hist. Socy., n. d.
When the Railroad was King: The Nineteenth Century Railroad Era in Michigan. Elliott, Frank N. Lansing: Mich. Dept. of State, 1977.
Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan. Quastler, I. E. Coronado, Calif.: R&I Enterprises, 2005. (GTW)
Willow Run. Colossus of American Industry. Kidder, Warren Benjamin. ©1995. [WRAI]
Wisconsin Central: Railroad Success Story. Dobnick, Otto P. and Glischinski, Steve. Waukesha Wisc.: Kalmbach, 1997.
Wreck on the Wabash. Dickens, Laurie C. Blissfield, Mich.: Made for Ewe, 2001. Back To Top
Yesterday and Today: A History of the Chicago and North Western Railway System. Stennett, William H. Chicago: n. p., 1900. Reprint Chicago: Ry. & Loco. Hist. Socy., 1981. Back To Top
