Atlas of North American Railroads
"At its postwar peak, the North American railroad industry comprised as many as one hundred lines. The classic system maps produced by the railroads of the day, collected for the first time in this volume, offer a sweeping view of the industrys remarkable reach in the period of its greatest power. Each railroads routes unfold in multi-page spreads featuring a capsule history, vital specs such as track mileage and years of operation, and period photographs, all detailing the mid-twentieth-century might of North American railroads." ~ Amazon.com
"With over 400 high quality maps, plans, and photographs, this book brings the subject to life, revealing all aspects of rail transportation and technology. It maps the spread of the networks across the country, showing the stations and important intersections, the layout and location of major bridges and tunnels, and much more. "
"The Railroad maps represent an important historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United States. They depict the development of cartographic style and technique, highlighting the achievement of early railroaders. Included in the collection are progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms."
THE ATLAS FOR THE SERIOUS RAILFAN
Shows the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Comprehensive coverage of all rail in North America with color maps, over 70 metropolitan detail area inset maps, well over 2,000 stations, railroad contact information and more.
A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 1: The Mid-Atlantic States
"The first volume of this multivolume series covers the mid-Atlantic states and includes detailed maps of every passenger railroad line in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia."
A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 2: New York & New England
"... This volume includes over 191 beautiful, hand-drawn maps of rail systems in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. These masterpieces, accompanied by detailed sections on stations, track pans, tunnels, and viaducts, capture a time when rail was king in New England, before cars, trucks, and planes became dominant." ~ John Hopkins University Press
Railroad Atlas: Appalachia and Piedmont
Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina
Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of Arizona and New Mexico
Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of California and Nevada
Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of Colorado and Utah
Railroad Atlas: New England & Maritime Canada railroad maps map
Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Vermont plus Canadian Provinces - Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia.