Rolling Thunder: A Portrait of North American Railroading

Classed unassailably with photography by the Library of Congress, Gary J. Benson's photos are technically and aesthetically excellent. The book focuses on trains in the last fifth of the 20th century, a time of revitalization for this efficient, ecological, and gracious mode of travel. Norton has done a large (10x11") color book of the quality of Dover's recent American Locomotives... by Ziel. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.