My latest book, Rails Around Central Illinois, is at the printer and now available for presale! Expected delivery is October 1-7, and I am taking pre-release orders now. All copies will come signed by me, to you unless you specify someone else to sign it to. Order your copy today!

This book is the first of two volumes that will cover the half of Illinois north of the I-70 boundary of my previous book. Central Illinois includes the territory from East St Louis to Streator, Galesburg (ATSF) to Champaign and Effingham. Notable locations include Springfield, Decatur, Danville, Mattoon, Kankakee, Bloomington, Lincoln, Peoria/Pekin, Jacksonville and Roodhouse.

Hardback, 296 pages filled with over 800 all-color photos from 1950 to 2000, with the majority being late 1960s to early 1980s. Railroads covered include the B&O, C&EI, C&IM, CB&Q/BN, Conrail, GM&O, IC, IT, L&N(C&EI), Milwaukee Road, Missouri Pacific(C&EI), NYC, NKP, N&W, Penn Central, PRR, P&PU, TP&W and the Wabash. Order your copy today!