Mike Schafer (born January 12, 1949) is an American writer of books on
railroading
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road ...
. He contributed to ''The Complete Book of North American Railroading''.
In 1969, he co-founded the North Western Illinois Chapter of the
National Railway Historical Society
The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization established in 1935 in the United States to promote interest in, and appreciation for the historical development of Rail transport, railroads. It is headquartered in Phila ...
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Schafer was the editor of ''
Passenger Train Journal
''Passenger Train Journal'' ''(PTJ)'' is an American magazine about passenger rail transport and rail transit past and present, oriented for railfans and rail passenger advocates and published currently by White River Productions. Founded in 19 ...
'' from 1983 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2022.
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See also
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List of American writers
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References
*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
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Place of birth missing (living people)
1949 births
Living people
20th-century American historians
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American historians
21st-century American male writers
American magazine editors
American magazine writers
American male non-fiction writers
Historians from Illinois
American organization founders
Railway historians
Rail transport writers