"Don L. Hofsommer and H. Roger Grant have assembled a remarkable photo album, one that illustrates and complements the Iowa railroad story with more than 400 photographs and drawings of extraordinary diversity. These splendidly chosen photographs should set a new high standard for similar railroad histories."
co-author of Encyclopedia of North American Railro William D. Middleton
"Don L. Hofsommer and H. Roger Grant have assembled a remarkable photo album, one that illustrates and complements the Iowa railroad story with more than 400 photographs and drawings of extraordinary diversity. These splendidly chosen photographs should set a new high standard for similar railroad histories."
S Gaugian
"[T]his detailed history of the state's railroads... will be an essential reference for railroad fans and historians, artists and model railroad builders." —S Gaugian, May/June 2010
Carlos Schwantes
"When two masters of railroad history combine talents in one book, they provide readers an undeniable treat. Grant and Hofsommer's complementary combination of visual and verbal text results in a very evocative and highly appealing study."
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Indiana Rail Road Company - Thomas G. Hoback
"Authors Grant and Hofsommer have teamed up to publish this excellent photographic account of Iowa's railroads . . . a must for any enthusiast's shelves."
author of Going Places - Carlos Schwantes
When two masters of railroad history combine talents in one book, they provide readers an undeniable treat. Grant and Hofsommer's complementary combination of visual and verbal text results in a very evocative and highly appealing study.
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When two masters of railroad history combine talents in one book, they provide readers an undeniable treat. Grant and Hofsommer's complementary combination of visual and verbal text results in a very evocative and highly appealing study.
