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Geoffrey Doughty joined the Operating department of Maine Central Railroad in 1974. After stints in Accounting and Engineering Departments, he was promoted to the Safety department in 1982 following the railroad's consolidation with the Boston & Maine and the Delaware & Hudson under Guilford ownership. He was later a safety consultant and safety director for two New England trucking associations.

Jeffrey Darbee has recently completed a 46-year career in histori

Explore Ontario’s forgotten rail lines and experience the legacy and lore of this the vital railway era of Ontario’s history. At its peak between 1880 and the 1920s, Ontario was criss-crossed by more than 20,000 kilometres of rail trackage. Today, only a fraction remains. Yet trains once hauled everything from strawberries to grain, cans of milk and even eels. Villagers depended on trains to visit friends, attend weddings, to shop, and to go to school. They gathered on station platforms

Railroad photography as we know it today could not have developed and thrived were it not for Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. The two are household names for anyone interested in railroads, from the most obscure and destitute short line to the most luxurious and ornate private passenger car. Tony Reevy turns the camera around to bring the two men behind the camera into a sharper focus in this long overdue book.

American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.

Jeffrey Darbee has written articles for Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History magazine and has authored books on a variety of historical topics. He is a historic preservation consultant in Columbus, Ohio.

J. Parker Lamb retired in 2001, after a 42-year career as a practicing engineer and university instructor, to pursue his life-long interest in the history of American technology with an emphasis on railroad developments. He has authored four books, including Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive (IUP, 2003). He lives in Austin, Texas.

Growing up in the bustling railroad town of Norfolk, Virginia, and joining his conductor grandfather on overnight runs, future Fortune journalist Rush Loving was enchanted with railroads at an early age. In this extraordinary inside look at eight decades of the railroad industry and some of its greatest leaders, Loving reminisces about his colorful people and fascinating anecdotes. Chatting with brakemen, engineers, and executives, Loving shares stories he collected in locomotive cabs,

1) Grant is considered one of the leading scholars in transportation and a well-respected addition to the list.
2) This is the first book that examines all of these aspects of transportation. It will be the authoritative book on the subject.
3) IUP's railroad titles have traditionally sold well and are considered at the top of their field.

The story of a pioneering railroad