The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives (2002) Stover, John F., The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads (2001) Taylor, George Rogers, and Irene D. Neu. The American Railroad Network, 1861 – 1890. New York, NY: Arno Press (1981). Weatherford, Brian A. et al. technical_reports/TR603/ The State of U.S. Railroads A Review of Capacity and Performance Data, PDF from RAND, 2008, Wright, Chester Whitney. Economic History of the United States. Edited by William Homer Spencer. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. (1949). Video Railroads in U.S. History (1830–2010) (2010), set of 4 DVDs, directed by Ron Meyer; #1, "Railroads come to America (1830–1840);" #2, "The First Great Railroad Boom (1841– 1860)"; #3, "A New Era in American Railroading (1861–1870)," #4, "The Second Great Railroad Boom (1871–2010)" link External links Railroad History Bibliography by Richard Jensen, Montana State University John H. White, Jr. Reference Collection, 1880s–1990 – Archives Center, National Museum of American History Bibliography of scholarly literature on antebellum railroads – Aaron W. Marrs Future rail transport map released by the FRA USA by Rail guide book