“Recommended Reading….An accessible and pleasingly designed look at 64 communities ... that grew up with, and then lost railroad service”
             Trains

“A Wonderful Book--A Fascinating Read”
            Michael Winicki, Amazon.com

“There’s a lot here for the [railroad enthusiast] interested in the past as well as the present“
              Railroad & Railfan

“Do we need another book on railroad abandonments?   The answer is “Yes”.   This book by Professor Schwieterman deals with post-abandonment results, directed principally to land use.  It is timely and unique.”
            Gordon MacDougall, Transportation Quarterly

“The book is appropriately documented, sports excellent maps, and contains a variety of striking historic and contemporary images. All levels/collections.”
            Choice

 Full book review appearing in Planning, July 2002