480 pages softcover
This is a look at over 160 railroads abandoned or merged since 1930. Includes an overview of the line, number of locos and cars it operated, trackage and what happened to the line. Includes the Akron Canton & Youngstown, Ann Arbor, Santa Fe, Atlanta & West Point RR, Atlanta Birmingham & Coast, ACL, B&O, Boston & Maine, Burlington Northern, Butte Anaconda & Pacific, Central of Georgia, Central RR of New Jersey, Central Vermont, C&O, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, C&NW, Chicago Aurora & Elgin, Burlington Route, Chicago Great Western, Monon, Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, Clinchfield, Colorado & Southern, Conrail, D&H, DL&W, Denver & Rio Guide, Denver & Salt Lake, East Broad Top, Erie, Erie Lackawanna, Florida East Coast, Great Northern, GM&O, Illinois Central, Lehigh & New England, Lehigh Valley, Louisville & Nashville, Maine Central, Katy, Mopac, New York Central, Nickel Plate, New Haven, O&W, Norfolk & Western, Northern Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Electric, Penn Central, PRR, Pere Marquette, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, Reading, Rio Grande Southern, Rutland, Frisco, Seaboard, Southern Pacific, Southern, Spokane Portland & Seattle, Texas & Pacific, Virginian, Wabash, Western Maryland, Western Pacific and more. Includes some photos and maps.
