Mike Schafer (author)

For writers with similar names, see Michael Schäffer.

Michael Schafer
Born	January 12, 1949 (1949-01-12) (age 76)
Occupation	Writer

Mike Schafer (born January 12, 1949) is an American writer of books on railroading. He contributed to The Complete Book of North American Railroading. ^[1]

In 1969, he co-founded the North Western Illinois Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. ^{[2] [3]}

Schafer was the editor of Passenger Train Journal from 1983 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2022. ^{[4] [5]}

Published works

Sole writer

• Classic Articles from Model Railroader. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach. 1980. ISBN   978-0-8902-4545-3. OCLC   872541655.
• Passenger Train Annual, 1988. Glendale, CA: Interurban Press, Trans-Anglo Books. 1988. ISBN   978-0-9163-7483-9. OCLC   53008522.
• All Aboard Amtrak : 1971–1991. Piscataway, NJ: Railpace Co. 1991. ISBN   978-0-9621-5414-0. OCLC   24545029.
• Classic American Railroads (1st ed.). Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 1996. ISBN   978-0-7603-0239-2. OCLC   35033722.
• Caboose. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co. 1997. ISBN   978-0-7603-0376-4. OCLC   830885295.
• Vintage Diesel Locomotives. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 1998. ISBN   978-0-7603-0507-2. OCLC   38738930.
• Streamliner Memories. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company. 1999. ISBN   978-0-7603-0619-2. OCLC   40417819.
• More Classic American Railroads. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 2000. ISBN   978-0-7603-0758-8. OCLC   44089438.
• The American Passenger Train . Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company. 2001. ISBN   978-0-7603-0896-7. OCLC   473788543.
• The Railroad Caboose. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Co. 2002. ISBN   978-0-7603-1379-4. OCLC   143168163.
• Classic American Railroads : Volume III. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company. 2003. ISBN   978-0-7603-1649-8. OCLC   842748473.

Co-writer

• Schafer, Mike; Welsh, Joe (1997). Classic American Streamliners . Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. ISBN   978-0-7603-0377-1. OCLC   37281634.
• Schafer, Mike; McBride, Mike (1999). Freight Train Cars. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co. ISBN   978-0-7603-0612-3. OCLC   830915307.
• Schafer, Mike; Welsh, Joe (2003). Streamliners : History of a Railroad Icon. St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks International. ISBN   978-0-7603-1841-6. OCLC   698365774.
• Schafer, Mike; Solomon, Brian (2009). Pennsylvania Railroad. Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press. ISBN   978-0-7603-2930-6. OCLC   234257275.
• Schafer, Mike; Landis, Brian (2010). Rockford Area Railroads. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. OCLC   700943139.
• Schafer, Mike; Landis, Brian (2015). Rockford & Interurban Railway. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4396-5052-3. OCLC   936620665.

Magazine articles

• "Another New Route for the CZ?". Passenger Train Journal: 9–13. March 1987. OCLC   15273139.
• "Passenger Train Collisions: The Tally Grows Again". Passenger Train Journal. 19 (6): 11–13. June 1988. OCLC   18123117.
• "Jim Boyd: A Legacy (1941–2010)". Railfan & Railroad. 31 (3): 34–39. March 2012. OCLC   778802453.
• "Harmony along the Hudson". Passenger Train Journal. 35 (3): 24–35. 2012. OCLC   811858901.
• "Off the Beaten Path". Railfan & Railroad. 35 (4): 38–45. April 2016. OCLC   945618339.
• "A SunRail Synopsis". Passenger Train Journal. 41 (1): 50–51. 2017. OCLC   972731644.

See also

• Biography portal
• Illinois portal
• Trains portal

• List of American writers

References

1. Eudaly, Kevin; Jessup, Steve; Schafer, Mike; Boyd, Jim; McBride, Andrew; Glischinski, Steve (September 2016). The Complete Book of North American Railroading. ISBN   978-0785833895.
2. "Meet the PTJ Staff: Mike Schafer, Editor". Passenger Train Journal . White River Productions. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021.
3. "NWI-NRHS: NWI History".
4. "White River Productions takes Passenger Train Journal magazine out of retirement" (PDF). White River Productions (Press release). June 1, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
5. Holland, Kevin J. (August 2022). "On the Point". Passenger Train Journal . Vol. 46, no. 3 – Third quarter 2022. p. 4. ISSN   0160-6913.

• Wilner FN. New York Central Railroad (Book Review). Railway Age. 2000;201(2):66. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=2839084&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Schlipf FA. Railroads You Can Model (Book). Library Journal. 1976;101(13):1549. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=5996006&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site