The Wreck of the Penn Central cover
The Wreck of the Penn Central
by Joseph R. Daughen, Peter Binzen
ISBN: 0316095206
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Aloha · 2016-10-01 · Original thread
https://www.amazon.com/Wreck-Penn-Central-Joseph-Daughen/dp/... https://www.amazon.com/Men-Who-Loved-Trains-Railroads/dp/025...

I've read the first two - I also plan on reading: https://www.amazon.com/Merging-Lines-American-Railoads-1900-... and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0875803164

You might also check out the 3 part history of the Union Pacific by Maury Klein.

https://www.amazon.com/Maury-Klein/e/B000APV4NC/