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title: "The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books)"
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price: "319 Lei"
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# The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books)

**Brand:** trains magazine
**Price:** 319 Lei
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (Trains Books) by trains magazine
- **How much does it cost?** 319 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A great value introduction to a fascinating, and complex, subject.
  

*by P***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2021*

Railway history can be complicated, something I've come to learn after a lifetime of interest in the railways of Britain. By comparison, and having had only fleeting visits,, the North American continent's railway history can seem truly bewildering. This excellent book is a great way to familiarise oneself with railway history of the USA, Canada and Mexico. The bulk of the book provides background history to over a hundred major railroad companies (and a few minor ones) and explains the many mergers and takeovers that have taken place over the decades. The book has provided me with several evenings enjoyable reading and continues to be dipped into frequently.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good source book on US railroads.
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2021*

Good historical reference book covering most of the US railroads that made the scene so varied and colourful over the last century. Interesting also to explore the origins of the heritage railroads that still exist over parts of some of the now defunct networks, and compare with the maps of the original extent.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Missed Opportunity?
  

*by G***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2015*

Well most folk interested in Railroads are going to have at least one Kalmbach Title, and quite possibly it'll be one of the "TRAINS" Guides?  This 3rd Edition of this particular title brings to the party a more conventional format.  It's twice the height of the earlier Trains Guides and that makes for a better binding IMO.  However what a missed opportunity?  Many of the Maps, and photographs, are exactly the same as in the 2nd Edition!  One criticism of those was that their small format, obviously scaled for the 2nd Editions size, meant that only a few major place names were possible on each map.  Frustrating then to read the obviously well researched histories ...only to find significant places mentioned in the text are not on the map.  That COULD have been addressed in the new larger format.  On the Plus side there are some excellent Double Page and Full Page Coloured Maps that are really helpful in understanding development of entire regions.  The new edition also features a good few Colour pictures and these are reproduced extremely well.  All in I'd recommend this even if you do have the second edition.  I just wish they'd gone the extra mile with some of the original content and if that meant more pages and a higher price I think most Rail fans would have still been happy to buy it?  I do hope the new format will be used for new additions to the excellent Trains Guides to North American Steam and Diesel Locomotives because there the addition of colour would definitely be a plus.  But Come on Kalmbach  ...Go the extra mile?

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