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Columbus & the Railroads of Central Ohio Before the Civil War, by Walter Rumsey Marvin

History of Franklin County, by William T. Martin, 1858.

Columbus, Ohio - History, Resources & Progress, 1873, by Jacob H. Studer

Columbus, Ohio - History, Resources & Progress, 1873, Chapter 18 - Columbus Railroads

History of the City of Coulmbus Ohio,1920, Chapter 16, page 126-127 - Grade Crossing Elimination.

History of the City of Coulmbus Ohio,1920, Chapter 28, page 225-229 - Railroads.

Official Guides of the Railways, 1874-1909

Official Railway Equipment Register, 1901-1917

The Ohio Railroad Guide 1852, a travelogue through Ohio.
     Part I – Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway and Mad River and Lake Erie Railway
     Part II – Little Miami; Columbus & Xenia; and Cleveland & Columbus Railways (starts at page 100)

Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh: A History of the Flood of March, 1913, complied by
C. W. Garret, Published by the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1913

Poor's Manual of Railroads, 1868-1924

Nichols' Standard Railroad Textbook, 1941

The Station Agent‘s Blue Book, 1928

Steam Railroad - Trade Journals & Articles

The Railroad Gazette, 1887 - PC&St.L RR - Sand Store in Columbus

The Railroad Gazette, 1887 - PC&St.L RR - Coal Station in Columbus

The Railroad Car Journal, 1893 - President Lincoln's Private Car United States

The Railroad Gazette, 1897 - New Union Station at Columbus

The Railroad Gazette, 1897 - Columbus Union Passenger Station

The Engineering Record, 1897 - Columbus Union Station - Description With Drawings

The Railroad Gazette, 1900 - Painting of Pennsylvania RR Steam Locomotives

Engineering News, 1901 - Dayton Union Station - Description With Drawings

The Railroad Gazette, 1905 - B&O RR - The New Freight House in Columbus

Railroad Master Mechanic, 1912 - HV RR - Car Shops of the Hocking Valley Railroad

Railway Review, 1919 - PRR - New Locomotive Maintenance Program

Railway Age, 1919 - T&OC RR - The New West Columbus Roundhouse

Railway Review, 1919 - T&OC RR - New Engine Terminal

Railway Review, 1919 - T&OC RR - Illumination of Engine Terminal

Excavating Engineer, 1927 - C&O RR - The New Line of the C&O Rwy Co.

Engineering News-Record, 1927 - C&O RR - The C&O Northern Construction, 63 mile Extension

Railway Age, 1928 - C&O RR - C&O Completes the Last Link in Line to Toledo

Norfolk & Westerm Magazine, 1929 - N&W RR - Improvements At Columbus

Norfolk & Westerm Magazine, 1931 - N&W RR - A Finished Job

Railway Age, 1931 - PRR - Flat Slab Viaduct Solves Right-of-Way Problem

columbusrailroads.com - CD&M, PRR, NYC - 1931 Worthington Grade Elimination Project

Penn Central Brochure, 1969 - PC - Penn Central's Buckeye Yard, Columbus, Ohio

Buckeye Yard - Operatng Pratices, 1969 - PC - Penn Central's Buckeye Yard, Columbus, Ohio

C&O

CSXT Historical Society Journal - Parsons yard

NYC

NYC Central Headlight, Nov. 1945, page 6 - T&OC, Ohio Central Division

NYC Historical Society's Headlights - NYC Diesel Roster, part I

NYC Historical Society's Headlights - NYC Diesel Roster, part II

NYC Diesel Roster up to Penn Central - By Dan Eman

N&W

N&W Modern Coal-Burning Steam locomotives - 1952

PRR

PRR - A Special History Study – Pennsylvania Railroad Shops and Works - Altoona, Pennsylvania

PRR - Cleveland Akron & Columbus - History

PRR - Index of Documents & Publications Available on Line.

PRR - Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh – Signaling – 1896

PRR - 1955 Board of Directors Inspection trip

Miscellaneous Publications

1907 - Columbus Railroad Men's Monthly Bulletin - YMCA bulletin.

1943 - Southern Pacific Brochure - For Passengers in Uniform.

1948 - Railway Information Series No. 12 - Freight Train Names and Nicknames

Industry

1952 - Buckeye Steel Castings - 50th Anniversary Open House. From the Russ Thompson Collection.

1998 - Memories of Buckeye Steel Castings - By John Saniel-Banrey.

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