Mike Schafer (author)

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Michael Schafer
BornJanuary 12, 1949 (1949-01-12) (age 75)
OccupationAuthor

Mike Schafer (born January 12, 1949) is an American author of books on railroading. He contributed to The Complete Book of North American Railroading.[1]

In 1969, he co-founded the North Western Illinois Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.[2][3] He is currently the editor of Passenger Train Journal.[4]

Published works[edit]

Sole author[edit]

  • Classic Articles from Model Railroader. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach. 1980. ISBN 978-0-8902-4545-3. OCLC 872541655.
  • Passenger Train Annual, 1988. Glendale, CA: Interurban Press, Trans-Anglo Books. 1988. ISBN 978-0-9163-7483-9. OCLC 53008522.
  • All Aboard Amtrak : 1971-1991. Piscataway, NJ: Railpace Co. 1991. ISBN 978-0-9621-5414-0. OCLC 24545029.
  • Classic American Railroads (1st ed.). Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 1996. ISBN 978-0-7603-0239-2. OCLC 35033722.
  • Caboose. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co. 1997. ISBN 978-0-7603-0376-4. OCLC 830885295.
  • Vintage Diesel Locomotives. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 1998. ISBN 978-0-7603-0507-2. OCLC 38738930.
  • Streamliner Memories. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company. 1999. ISBN 978-0-7603-0619-2. OCLC 40417819.
  • More Classic American Railroads. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 2000. ISBN 978-0-7603-0758-8. OCLC 44089438.
  • The American Passenger Train. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company. 2001. ISBN 978-0-7603-0896-7. OCLC 473788543.
  • The Railroad Caboose. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Co. 2002. ISBN 978-0-7603-1379-4. OCLC 143168163.
  • Classic American Railroads : Volume III. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7603-1649-8. OCLC 842748473.

Co-author[edit]

Magazine articles[edit]

  • "Another New Route for the CZ?". Passenger Train Journal: 9–13. March 1987. OCLC 15273139.
  • "Passenger Train Collisions: The Tally Grows Again". Passenger Train Journal. 19 (6): 11–13. June 1988. OCLC 18123117.
  • "Jim Boyd: A Legacy (1941-2010)". Railfan & Railroad. 31 (3): 34–39. March 2012. OCLC 778802453.
  • "Harmony along the Hudson". Passenger Train Journal. 35 (3): 24–35. 2012. OCLC 811858901.
  • "Off the Beaten Path". Railfan & Railroad. 35 (4): 38–45. April 2016. OCLC 945618339.
  • "A SunRail Synopsis". Passenger Train Journal. 41 (1): 50–51. 2017. OCLC 972731644.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eudaly, Kevin; Jessup, Steve; Schafer, Mike; Boyd, Jim; McBride, Andrew; Glischinski, Steve (September 2016). The Complete Book of North American Railroading. ISBN 978-0785833895.
  2. ^ "Meet the PTG Staff".
  3. ^ "NWI-NRHS: NWI History".
  4. ^ "About Mike Schafer". White River Junction Productions.