Route guides describe the history, communities, industries and attractions along a railroad line or road. It is interesting to read what the authors felt was important to mention at various times. If you are planning a trip, these guides can make the ride or drive more interesting.

• Picturesque Baltimore and Ohio Historical and Descriptive 1882 (with 108 engravings)
• Baltimore & Ohio 1916 Historical and Geographical
• Burlington Route Guide 1887 - Travel west, northwest and southwest of Chicago.
• Cleveland Railway circa 1930's Guide to Cleveland
• Scenery on the Erie Railroad 1850
• Erie Railroad c1940 Scene from the Car Window
• Health & Pleasure-Seekers Guide by O.S. Senter (1874)
  Railroads: Lehigh Valley, North Pennsylvania, Northern Central, Erie, New York Central
  Cities: Mauch Chunk, Bethlehem, Easton, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
• New York Central 1867 - Walling's city guide with maps - Albany to Buffalo
• New York Central 1953 Magic Windows - Chicago to New York and Boston
• Nickel Plate Road 1908 Train Itinerary and Wayside Notes
  Nickel Plate Road Summer Outings: 1904
• Nickel Plate Road 1944 Along the Line Ohio
• Nickel Plate Road 1954 Cloverleaf District Line Description
• Nickel Plate Road 1954 LE&W District Line Description
• Nickel Plate Road 1954 NKP District Line Description
• Nickel Plate Road 1954 W&LE District Line Description
• Ohio Railroad Guide Illustrated 1854 Cincinnati to Columbus to Cleveland to Erie
• An Overland Journey Horace Greeley's 1859 train trip from New York to Kansas.
• Pennsylvania Railroad Historical and Descriptive 1875 Pennsylvania, New Jersey lines.
• Pennsylvania System Historical and Descriptive 1916 Entire System
• Pennsylvania Railroad Board of Directors Inspection 1948 Philadelphia to Chicago line histories with maps.
• Routes to California and Oregon 1853 (overland and/or by steamer - pre railroads)
• Santa Fe - To California Over the Santa Fe Trail 1911
• Sights to See Along the Santa Fe circa 1915
• Santa Fe - Along Your Way 1946 - Description of stations and sites
• Santa Fe - Los Angeles - San Diego Trip Log - circa 1950
• Trolley Exploring 1912 Edition - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Links to other websites

• C&O Canal biking guide - towpath from Washington to Cumberland
• Central Pacific Railroad: A Trip Across the North American Continent from Ogden to San Francisco- Nelson Pictorial Guide (1871)
• Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist's Guide (1871)
• Denver & Rio Grande Railroad - multiple guides and resources
• Great Northern 1930 The Scenic Northwest
• Lincoln Highway in Ohio
• New York and Erie Railroad Guide - Harper's 1855-6
• Ohio Railroad Guide illustrated and descriptive 1852 (different than above guide)
• railroutes.us - Amtrak route guides - current and historic
• Pacific Tourist - Williams' Illustrated Guide of the Pacific Railroad to California 1877 1879
• PRR Inspection Tour (Philadelphia to Cleveland - 1957)
• Route 66 in New Mexico
• Route 66 Unraveled - WPA route guides
• Streamliner Memories - Memorabilia from the Silver Age of Passenger Trains
• Texas Eagle- Customized route guide between Chicago and San Antonio
• Union Pacific Railroad: A Trip Across the North American Continent from Omaha to Ogden - Nelson Pictorial Guide (1871)