Each class one, class two and class three railroad in Kentucky is covered in text and photographs

Kentucky claims to be the birthplace of railroading west of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1832, the Lexington & Ohio Railroad (L&O) began to build track from Lexington to Louisville. Unfortunately the L&O got no further than Frankfort on the Kentucky River when it ran out of money. Railroad construction in Kentucky would stagnate until the 1850s when four companies started to build track, three were north-south and one east-west. An amalgamation of railroads using the name Kentucky Central would push south from Covington opposite Cincinnati OH, toward Chattanooga TN, but stalled at Nicholasville due to the Civil War. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) would build southward from Louisville for Nashville TN, and Memphis TN, reaching both cities as the Civil War started. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad (M&O) during the same period completed a railroad from Mobile AL, to Columbus KY, on the Mississippi River. The east-west track reached from Louisville eastward to a junction at Frankfort KY.

Jeff Wilson's latest release is a guide to railroad cars operated during one of the most popular eras to model. You can use the book's highly detailed historical information as inspiration for your layout. You'll find background on loads carried by freight cars, information on putting together a realistic freight car fleet, as well as prototype paint schemes and detailing.

Traces the history of the railroad during the height of its success, looks at its locomotive and rolling stock, and shares employee anecdotes.

RAILS ACROSS THE LAND traces the numerous railroads that crisscrossed the country from East to West, North to South during the late steam/early diesel era. 242 photos, $41.95. RIO GRANDE MEMORIES, standard & narrow gauge operations of the Rio Grande Railroad, $41.95; MILWAUKEE ROAD NARROW GAUGE describes this 36-mile line in eastern Iowa; hardbound, $39.95. TRAINS OF AMERICA, 204 pages,all-color, $44.95; WABASH RAILROAD, 320-pages, 550 photos, $41.95. LOGGING RAILROADS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 260 pages of logging railroads & logging camps, $42.95. ALONG THE EAST BROAD TOP tells the story of this coal-hauling 3-foot guage line in Pennsylvania, $41.95. THE MAN WHO LIVES IN PARADISE, autobiography of A.C. Gilbert who invented American Flyer trains & Erector sets, paper, $24.95. A.C. GILBERT'S HERITAGE, history of Gilbert Company, $15.95; JOHN NORWOOD'S WESTERN COOKBOOK, 150 delicious trailside & indoor kitchen recipes, paper, $9.95; VICTORY BRANCH RAILROAD OF VERMONT, logging railroads, 32 pages, $9.95. BUILDING & OPERATING MODEL RAILROADS features 18 model railroads in more than 200 photos, softbound, $9.95. Heimburger House Publishing.

Re-create the fantastic '50s in your model railroad setup! This book, compiled from articles published in Modern Railroader magazine, provides historical information and photos covering steam and diesel locomotives, passenger equipment, freight cars, and trackside details.

This large colorful volume highlights the late steam and early diesel era of America’s railroads during the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. This era was a time of great upheaval and tremendous progress for rail lines. Trains of America focuses on the period of time when steam locomotives were replaced by diesels, when lighter rail was replaced by heavy welded rail, when centralized traffic control became the norm and when employee rosters were downsized. Its 204 pages contain nearly 400 large, all-color freight and passenger train photos taken on 85 different railroads throughout the U.S. and Canada, such as the NYC, SF, B&O, CP, C&O, Milwaukee, CGW, CNW, Burlington, EJ&E, FEC, GN, GM&O, IC, KCS, L&N, MP, Pennsy and WP. Trains of America recreates the past in a variety of memorable color scenes, from main line steam locomotives pulling mile-long freight trains to 44-ton diesels rambling with a box car or two through New England rural woods. Our most popular title!