Books pertaining to Michigan Railroad History. In category order. Originally compiled for michiganrailroads.com by the late historian Don Meints. More recent publications added. To see books Alphabetically, Click Here.
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All Aboard! A History of Railroads in Michigan. Dunbar, Willis F. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, © 1969.
An American Colossus: A Small Town, A River And A Railroad Yard. Taylor, William, Jr. Niles, Mich.: Niles Railroad Historical Association, © 1996. (Michigan Central)
Democracy's Railroads: Public Enterprise in Jacksonian Michigan. Parks, Robert J. Port Washington, N. Y.: Kennikat, © 1972.
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.
Fading Glory. Harrison, Frederick G. Indian Rocks Fla.: Books Unlimited, © 1971. (Upper Peninsula railroads)
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.
The Iron Road. An Illustrated History of The Railroads. Wolmar, C. © 2014. DK Publishing, New York. [IRIL]
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. East 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 Railroad Scene (A Rail Fan's Guide). Rutherford, R. Craig and Sabo, Raymond. Sterling Heights, Mich.: Michigan Railroad Scene, © 1973.
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. Reprint by Indiana University Press. [NRCV]
Railroad Depots of Michigan, 1910-1920. Mrozek, David J. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, © 2008.
Railroad Operation and Railway Signaling. Phillips Jr., E.J. 1942. Simons-Boardman Books, Omaha, NE. [RORS]
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
Railroad Rumors. Convis, Orville. Battle Creek, Mich.: author, © 1997. (Battle Creek newspaper items, 1884-1885)
The Railroad that Never Ran. Dobson, Robert D. Negaunee, Mich.: Dobson Publications, © 2004. (Iron Range & Huron Bay)
The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience. Grant. H.R. © 2022 Indiana University Press. [SARE]
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.
Trackside in Southern Michigan: A Railfan's View in Drawings and Commentary. Garrett, Evan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: author, © 1980.
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)
When the Railroad was King: The Nineteenth Century Railroad Era in Michigan. Elliott, Frank N. Lansing: Mich. Dept. of State, © 1977. [RWK] Back To Top
The Ann Arbor Railroad: Abandoned Early Lines. Hannum, James S. Olympia, Wash.: Hannum House Publications, © 2013. [AARE]
The Ann Arbor Railroad Fifty Years Ago. Riggs, Henry R. Toledo: n. p., © 1947. [AA50]
The Ann Arbor Railroad. Images of Rail. Burkhardt, D.C.J. © 2005. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC.
Early History of the Ann Arbor Carferries. Frederickson, Arthur C. and Lucy F. Frankfort, Mich.: Patriot Publ., © 1949.
The Haywire: A Brief History of the Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad. Hornstein, Hugh A. East Lansing: Mich. State Univ. Press, © 2004.
Images of Rail – the Ann Arbor Railroad. Burkhardt, D. C. Jesse. Mount Pleasant, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, © 2005.
Through the Years at Mt. Pleasant’s Historic Ann Arbor RR Depot. Keenan, Hudson. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.: Print Tech, © 1997. Back To Top
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.] Back To Top
Chief Wawatam: The Story of a Hand-Bomber. Burgtorf, Frances D. Cheboygan, Mich.: author, © 1976. (Mackinac Transit Co. car ferry)
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]
Early History of the Ann Arbor Carferries. Frederickson, Arthur C. and Lucy F. Frankfort, Mich.: Patriot Publ., © 1949.
The Great Lakes Carferries. Hilton, George W. Berkeley, Calif.: Howell-North, © 1962.
History of the Windsor and Detroit Ferries. Holton, F. J., Bedford, D. H., and Cleary, Francis. Windsor, Ont.: Windsor Evening Record, 23 © 1917.
Lake Michigan's Railroad Car Ferries. Zimmerman, Karl. Andover, N. J.: Andover Junction Publications, © 1993.
Michigan State Ferries. Bagley, Les. Mount Pleasant, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, © 2007. (Straits of Mackinac auto ferries)
Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries. Brown, Grant, Jr. Ann: University of Michigan Press, © 2008.
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.
Rails Across the Water: The Story of the Ann Arbor Carferries. Elve, Steven D. Lowell, Mich.: author, © 1984.
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) Back To Top
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.
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.
Trackside - Toledo 1946-1976 Emery Gulash. Pinkepank, J.A. Morningside Sun Books, Scotch Plains, NJ. [TSTO] Back To Top
Chicago and North Western: The Michigan Ore Lines. Hirsimaki, Eric. North Olmstead OH: Mileposts Publishing, © 2002.
The North Western: A History of the Chicago & North Western Railway System. Grant, H. Roger. DeKalb Ill.: Northern Illinois Univ. Press, © 1997.
Pioneer Railroad. Casey, Robert J. and Douglas, W. A. S. New York: Whittlesey House, © 1948. (Chicago & North Western)
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
The Copper Range Railroad. Monette, Clarence J. Lake Linden, Mich.: author, © 1989. [CRH]
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) [CCRA]
Copper Range Railroad Rules of the Operating Department. © 1906. Houghton, MI Back To Top
High Iron along the Huron Shore. Thornton, W. Neil. Tawas City, Mich.: Printer's Devil Press, © 1982. (Detroit & Mackinac).
The Metz Fire Of 1908. Presque Isle County Historical Society. Booklet. Date unknown. [METZ] Back To Top
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad: Henry Ford's Railroad. Trostel, Scott D. Fletcher, Ohio: Cam-Tech Publishing, © 1988.
Henry Ford: When I Ran the Railroads. Trostel, Scott D. Fletcher, Ohio: Cam-Tech Publishing, © 1989. (Detroit, Toledo & Ironton). Back To Top
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)
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’s Street Railways. Schramm, Kenneth. Charleston, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, © 2006.
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 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' Assoc., © 1959.
Electric Trolleys of Washtenaw County. Hildebrandt, H.M. and Churchill,. M.A. © 2009. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC. [ETWC]
A History of the Detroit Street Railways. O'Geran, Graeme. N. p.: Conover Press, © 1931.
Houghton County's Streetcars and Electric Park. Monette, Clarence J. Calumet: Greenlee Publishing, © 2003. [HCSC]
The Interurban Era in Holland, Michigan. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, © 1981.
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]
Northern Indiana Railway. Bradley, George K. Chicago: Central Electric Railfans' Assn., © 1998. (Southern Michigan, interurban).
Ottawa Beach and Waukazoo: A History. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, © 1988. (Pere Marquette)
Reminiscences of the Streetcar: 1900-1932. Maki, Wilbert B. © 1980. (Houghton County Traction).
The Street Railways of Grand Rapids. Bajema, Carl and Maas, Tom. Chicago: Central Electric Railfan’s Association, © 2017.
The Thirty-Year War. A History of Detroit's Streetcars. 1892-1922. Lehto, N.J. © 2017. Michigan State University Press. [TYW]
Twin City Trolleys. Schultz, Robert E. Berrien Springs, Mich.: Berrien County Historical Assn., © 2004. (Streetcars, Benton Harbor-St. Joseph)
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. Back To Top
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?
Canadian National Railway. Murray, Tom. St. Paul: MBI Publishing Co., © 2004.
Canadian National Railways. 2 vols. Stevens, G. R. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, © 1960, 1962.
The Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad: Expressway for Industry. Geletzke, Charles H., Jr. and Hague, Wilbur E. Kutztown, Pa.: Kutztown Publishing Co., © 2011.
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad: Henry Ford's Railroad. Trostel, Scott D. Fletcher, Ohio: Cam-Tech Publishing, © 1988.
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.
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.
History of the Canadian National Railways. Stevens, G. R. New York: MacMillan, © 1973. 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.
Annual Report of the Michigan Railroad Commission, 1871-1918. Michigan Railroad Commission. Lansing: various, 1874-[1919]. Annual.
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.
The History of Railroad Taxation in Michigan. Hedrick, Wilbur O. Lansing: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, © 1912. Back To Top
Detroit City of Industry. Paremba, D.L. © 2002. Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, IL. [DCOI]
Willow Run. Colossus of American Industry. Kidder, Warren Benjamin. © 1995. [WRAI] Back To Top
Keweenaw Central Railroad and the Crestview Resort. Monette, Clarence J. Calumet, Mich.: Greenlee Publishing, © 1997. Back To Top
The Lake Superior Iron Ore Railroads. Dorin, Patrick. Seattle: Superior, © 1989. Back To Top
1225: The Life and Times of a Steam Locomotive. Keefe, Kevin P. East Lansing Mich.: Michigan State University Press, © 2015. (PM locomotive)
Autotram: Clark Equipment Company’s Aluminum Railcar. Myers, Robert C. Berrien Springs, Mich.: Berrien County Historical Assn., © 2013.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works. 1831-1915. Brown, J.K. © 1995. The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD. [BALD]
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.
Locomotives Along the Lakeshore: Railroads of Berrien County, Michigan. Myers, Robert C. Berrien Springs, Mich.: Berrien County Historical Assn., © 2010.
Pere Marquette Power. Dixon, Thomas W., Jr. and Million, Art. Alderson W. Va.: C&O Historical Society, © 1984.
Pere Marquette Passenger Car Pictorial. Million, Arthur B. Grand Haven: Pere Marquette Historical Society. © 2002.
Revenue Freight Cars of the Pere Marquette. Million, Arthur B. and Paton, John.
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]
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.
When Steam Ruled the Rails in Muskegon County: Volume 1, 1928-1958. Lydeksen, Gordon L. Muskegon, Mich.: Muskegon RR Hist. Socy., n. d. Back To Top
Built on Pine: The Story of Ammi Willard Wright. McMacken, David. Alma: Alma Public Library, © 2004.
Cut and Run! Railroad Logging in Clare County, Michigan. Hannum, James S. Olympia, Wash.: Hannum House Publications, © 2014. (AA, PM)
In the Pines; An Atlas of Michigan Logging Railroads. Vol. 1-4. Hannum, James S. Olympia, Wash.: Hannum House Publications, © 2017.
Lumbering In Early Twentieth Century Michigan. The Kneeland-Bigelow Company Experience. Miller, H.L. © 1995.Walnut Hill Press, Lewiston, MI [LIEM]
Michigan’s Logging Railroad Era, 1850-1963: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography. Meek, Forrest B. Edgewood Press, © 1992.
Michigan's Lumbertowns. Kilar, J.W. © 1990. Wayne State University Press, Detroit, MI [MLT]
Michigan's Timber Battleground. Meek, Forest. © 1991. Edgewood Press, Clare, MI [MTBG]
Steam and Thunder: Saga of Forest Railroads. Koch, Michael. Denver: World Press, © 1979.
The Story of Logging the White Pine in the Saginaw Valley. Hargreaves, I.M. and Foehl, H.M. © 1964. Red Keg Press, Bay City, MI [LWP] Back To Top
Canada Southern Country. Tennant, Robert D., Jr. Erin, Ont., Canada: Boston Mills Press, © 1991. [CSC]
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]
Democracy's Railroads: Public Enterprise in Jacksonian Michigan. Parks, Robert J. Port Washington, N. Y.: Kennikat, © 1972.
Detroit's Michigan Central Station. Kavanaugh, Kelli B. Chicago: Arcadia Publ., 2001?
Detroit River Tunnel Centennial. Cosgrove, Robert. Central Headlight, 40:4 (© 2010), 14-24. (Michigan Central)
Lumbering In Early Twentieth Century Michigan. The Kneeland-Bigelow Company Experience. Miller, H.L. © 1995.Walnut Hill Press, Lewiston, MI [LIEM]
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 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.
The Railroad King: James F. Joy. Marsh, Nicolas A. © 2021. Baker &I Taylor Publishing Services, Ashland, OH. [RKJJ]
The Road of the Century. Harlow, Alvin F. New York: Creative Age, © 1947. (New York Central, Michigan Central, Big Four)
Trackside - Toledo 1946-1976 Emery Gulash. Pinkepank, J.A. Morningside Sun Books, Scotch Plains, NJ. [TSTO]
Willow Run. Colossus of American Industry. Kidder, Warren Benjamin. © 1995. [WRAI] Back To Top
Brief Record of the Development of the Milwaukee Road. Johnson, F. H. Chicago: Milwaukee Road, © 1939. (Copy at U. of Mich. Transportation Library)
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] Back To Top
Copper Country Postcards - A View of the Past from the Keweenaw Peninsula. Sanderson, N.A. © 2006. Keweenaw County Historical Society. [CCP]
Cradle to Grave. Life, Work and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines. Lankton, Larry. © 1991. Oxford University Press. [CTG]
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.
The Lake Superior Iron Ore Railroads. Dorin, Patrick. Seattle: Superior, © 1989.
Mine Towns. Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country. Hoagland, A.K. © 2010. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, MI. Date not known. Published by the Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Hancock, MI. [QMC] Back To Top
Allegan. Railroads Come and Go in Allegan County. Green, James J. Allegan, Mich.: Allegan Co. Hist. Socy., © 1976.
Bay City, Muskegon, Saginaw. Michigan's Lumbertowns. Kilar, J.W. © 1990. Wayne State University Press, Detroit, MI [MLT]
Berrien. Locomotives Along the Lakeshore: Railroads of Berrien County, Michigan. Myers, Robert C. Berrien Springs, Mich.: Berrien County Historical Assn., © 2010.
Calumet Red Jacket. Mine Towns. Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country. Hoagland, A.K. © 2010. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
Clare County. Michigan's Timber Battleground. Meek, Forest. ©1991. Edgewood Press, Clare, MI [MTBG]
Clio. Railroad Nostalgia and Related Historical Facts of the Clio Area. Reed, Eben. [Clio, Mich.: author], © 1981.
Detroit. Detroit City of Industry. Paremba, D.L. © 2002. Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, IL. [DCOI]
Detroit. Detroit's Michigan Central Station. Kavanaugh, Kelli B. Chicago: Arcadia Publ., 2001?
Detroit and Downriver. Trackside - Around Detroit-Downriver 1946-1976 Emery Gulash. Pinkepank, J.A. Morning Sun Books, Scotch Plains, NJ. [TSD]
Detroit. The Thirty-Year War. A History of Detroit's Streetcars. 1892-1922. Lehto, N.J. © 2017. Michigan State University Press. [TYW]
Durand. Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan. Quastler, I. E. Coronado, Calif.: R&I Enterprises, © 2005. (GTW)
Grand Haven. Grand Haven's Railroads. Trap, Paul. Grand Haven, Mich.: G. H. Public Schools, no date
Hancock. Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, MI. Date not known. Published by the Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Hancock, MI. [QMC]
Holland. The Railroads of Holland, Michigan; The Nineteenth Century. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, © 1997.
Holland. The Railroads of Holland, Michigan; The Twentieth Century. VanReken, Donald L. Holland, Mich.: author, © 1998.
Houghton - Hancock. 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) [CCRA]
Houghton - Hancock. Mine Towns. Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country. Hoagland, A.K. © 2010. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
Ingham. 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.
Kalamazoo. Next Stop Kalamazoo! Hager, David C. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Kalamazoo Public Museum, © 1976.
Keweenaw County. Copper Country Postcards - A View of the Past from the Keweenaw Peninsula. Sanderson, N.A. © 2006. Keweenaw County Historical Society. [CCP]
Lewiston. Lumbering In Early Twentieth Century Michigan. The Kneeland-Bigelow Company Experience. Miller, H.L. © 1995.Walnut Hill Press, Lewiston, MI [LIEM]
Lower Peninsula. The Lower Peninsula of Michigan - An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites. Hyde, C.K. © 1976. Wayne State University. [LPM]
Metz. The Metz Fire Of 1908. Presque Isle County Historical Society. Booklet. Date unknown. [METZ]
Monroe. Railroad Articles from Monroe County, Michigan: 1836 to 1965. Poupark, Marcell. Monroe, Mich.: author, © 2007. (D&TSL, LS&MS, MC, NYC)
Mt. Pleasant. Through the Years at Mt. Pleasant’s Historic Ann Arbor RR Depot. Keenan, Hudson. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.: Print Tech, © 1997.
Muskegon. When Steam Ruled the Rails in Muskegon County: Volume 1, 1928-1958. Lydeksen, Gordon L. Muskegon, Mich.: Muskegon RR Hist. Socy., n. d.
Northern Michigan. Summer In Northern Michigan. GR&I Railroad. Author is GR&I. About 1900. [SNMI]
Saginaw Valley. The Story of Logging the White Pine in the Saginaw Valley. Hargreaves, I.M. and Foehl, H.M. © 1964. Red Keg Press, Bay City, MI [LWP]
Salem - Plymouth. The Great Salem Train Wreck. July 20, 1907. Riddering, D. © 1991. Salem Area Historical Society, MI [GSTW]
Sanilac. Sanilac County Railroads. Wallace, Janet. Carsonville, Mich.: Wallace Publishing Co., © 2006.
Toledo. Trackside - Toledo 1946-1976 Emery Gulash. Pinkepank, J.A. Morningside Sun Books, Scotch Plains, NJ. [TSTO]
Thumb. Rails Around the Thumb. Gaffney, T. J. Mt. Pleasant, S. C.: Arcadia Publishing, © 2012.
Traverse City. Rail and Sail: A Narrative History of Transportation in the Traverse City Region. Wakefield, Lawrence and Lucille. Traverse City, Mich.: Wakefield, © 1980.
Willow Run. Willow Run. Colossus of American Industry. Kidder, Warren Benjamin. © 1995. [WRAI]
Ypsilanti. The "Real McCoy" of Ypsilanti. Marshall, Albert P. Ypsilanti, Mich.: Marlan Publishers, © 1989. (Elijah McCoy biography).
Upper Peninsula. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan - An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites. Hyde, C.K. © 1878. Wayne State University. [UPM]
Washtenaw County. Electric Trolleys of Washtenaw County. Hildebrandt, H.M. and Churchill,. M.A. © 2009. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC. [ETWC]
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Along the Tracks: A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads. Meints, Graydon M. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.: Clarke Historical Library, © 1987.
An Inventory of the Railroad Depots in the State of Michigan. Uhelski, John M. and Robert M. Crete, Neb.: RR Station Hist. Socy., © 1979.
Depot Dreams & Jerkwater Schemes: Railroad Place-Names in Michigan. In Michigan Memories. Massie, Larry B. Allegan Forest, Mich.: Priscilla Press, © 1994.
Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations. Hodges, Michael H. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, © 2012.
The Official Guide to the Railways (The Official Railway Guide). Various Dates from 1865. National Railway Publication Company. [OGR-Date]
Railroad Depots of Michigan, 1910-1920. Mrozek, David J. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, © 2008. Back To Top
A History of the Cincinnati Northern. Brown, Dr. James. Cataract, Wisc.: Little Falls Press, © 2003. [HCN]
Commodore. The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Renehan Jr., E.J. © 2007. Perseus Books Group, New York. [COMM]
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 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)
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.
New York Central System Facilities In Color. © 2002. Morning Sun Books, Inc. [NYCC]
Next Stop Kalamazoo! Hager, David C. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Kalamazoo Public Museum, © 1976.
The Railroad That Never Was. Vanderbilt, Morgan and the South Pennsylvania Railroad. Harwood Jr. H.H. © 2010. Indiana University Press, Bloomingdale, IN. [RNW]
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When Deadhead Counted As Rest and Other Railroad Stories. Geletzke Jr. C. H. Temperance, MI. © 2016.
Unit Trains and Other Railroad Stories. Geletzke Jr. C.H. Temperance, MI © 2022 Back To Top
Follow the Flag: A History of the Wabash Railroad. Grant, H. Roger. DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois Univ. Press, © 2004.
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Wreck on the Wabash. Dickens, Laurie C. Blissfield, Mich.: Made for Ewe, © 2001. Back To Top
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Wreck on the Wabash. Dickens, Laurie C. Blissfield, Mich.: Made for Ewe, © 2001. Back To Top
