General
DRURY, George H.; WILSON, Jeff & REBERG, Randy
The Historical Guide to North American Railroads
A valuable guide providing brief histories, with pictures and maps, of railroads that have disappeared since 1930. First published in 1985 and subsequently revised and extended in new printings and editions.
EDSON, William D.
Railroad Names - A Directory of Common Carrier Railroads Operating in the United States 1826 - 1997
Directory and maps of American railroads with class, operational dates, predecessor company and disposition at time of publication.
EuDALY, Kevin N.; SCHAFER, Mike; BOYD, Jim; JESSUP, Steve; McBRIDE, Andrew & GLISCHINSKI, Steve
The Complete Book of North American Railroading
GALLAMORE, Robert E. & MEYER, John R.
American Railroads - Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth Century
Golden West Books
American Railroad Journal 1967-68
Volume 2
Various articles, the major being:
Trennert - Railroad Logging on Arizona's Flagstaff Limber Co.;
Hilton - The Cable Car in Grand Repids; and
Valentine - Speed Run: Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.