Mike Schafer (author) explained

Michael Schafer
Occupation:	Author

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

Sole author

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

Co-author

• Book: Classic American Streamliners . Mike . Schafer . Joe . Welsh . 1997 . Motorbooks International . Osceola, WI . 37281634 . 978-0-7603-0377-1 . registration .
• Book: Freight Train Cars . Mike . Schafer . Mike . McBride . 1999 . MBI Publishing Co.. Osceola, WI . 830915307 . 978-0-7603-0612-3 .
• Book: Streamliners : History of a Railroad Icon . Mike . Schafer . Joe . Welsh . 2003 . Motorbooks International . St. Paul, MN . 698365774 . 978-0-7603-1841-6 .
• Book: Pennsylvania Railroad . Mike . Schafer . Brian . Solomon . 2009 . Voyageur Press . Minneapolis, MN . 234257275 . 978-0-7603-2930-6 .
• Book: Rockford Area Railroads . Mike . Schafer . Brian . Landis . 2010 . Arcadia Publishing . Charleston, SC . 700943139 .
• Book: Rockford & Interurban Railway . Mike . Schafer . Brian . Landis . 2015 . Arcadia Publishing . Charleston, SC . 936620665 . 978-1-4396-5052-3 .

Magazine articles

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

Notes and References

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