Read MN 2023: Railroads

Classic books in railroad history, including St. Paul Union Depot, Minnesota Railroads, and Twilight Rails.

READ MINNESOTA 2023: 30% OFF BOOKS FROM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS

All books included are 30% off with code MN90520, good through Jan. 15, 2024.

Note: Please order early and allow three weeks for delivery.

NATURAL HISTORY // ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE WRITING // FICTION

NONFICTION AND MEMOIR // MINNESOTA HISTORY // MUSIC & ARTS

RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE // MYSTERY AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION

COOKBOOKS // GARDENING // SPORTS AND FISHING // ARCHITECTURE

TRAVEL STORIES // TRAVEL GUIDES // RAILROADS // SHIPWRECKS

WINTER // FOLKLORE

St. Paul Union Depot 2013 Spring: A landmark history of St. Paul’s historic Union Depot and a tale of a bygone era when travel and adventure meant passenger trains
Minneapolis and the Age of Railways Don L. Hofsommer 2012 Fall: The fascinating, intertwined history of the city of Minneapolis and its railways
Minnesota Railroads A Photographic History, 1940–2012 Steve Glischinski 2012 Fall: A lavishly illustrated history of Minnesota railroads from the romance of steam locomotives and luxurious passenger travel to the prosperous engines of transportation today
Twilight Rails The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest H. Roger Grant 2010 Spring: The first book to document the final wave of railroad construction in the Midwest, written by a preeminent railroad historian
The Great Northern Railway A History Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott and Don L. Hofsommer 2004 Spring: The definitive history of one of the nation’s great transcontinental railroads