The following is a list of published Ontario railway resources. The majority of these books are readily accessible at your local library. If they are not available at your closest branch, order a copy through the Interloan Library System. If there are any books which should be listed here, let me know and I will revise the list to include them.
Andreae, Christopher
The Story Of The London & Port Stanley Railway
Gage Publishing, Toronto Ontario, 1986
Andreae, Christopher
Lines of Country
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1997
ISBN 1-55046-133-8
Ashdown, Dana
Railway Steamships of Ontario, 1850-1950
The Boston Mills Press
ISBN 0-919783-80-5
Barnes, Michael
Link With A Lonely Land, The Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1985
ISBN 0-919783-36-8
Beaumont, Ralph & Filby, James
Running Late On The Bruce
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1980
ISBN 0-919822-32-0
Beaumont, Ralph & Filby, James
The Great Horseshoe Wreck
The Boston Mills Press, Cheltenham Ontario, 1974
ISBN 0-919822-03-7
Beaumont, Ralph
Steam Trains To The Bruce
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1977
ISBN 0-919822-21-5
Bell, Allan L.
A Way To The West, The Canada Atlantic Railway
Privately Published, Barrie Ontario, 1991
ISBN 0-9694914-0-9
Bennett, Carol & D.W. McCuaig
In Search Of The K&P, The Story Of The Kingston & Pembroke Railway
Renfrew Advance Limited, Renfrew Ontario, 1981
ISBN 0-919137-04-0
Blaine, Wm. E.
Ride Through The Garden Of Canada, A Short History Of The Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Electric Railway, 1894-1931
Grimsby Historical Society, Grimsby Ontario, 1967
Bowers, Peter
Two Divisions To Bluewater, The Story Of The CNR To The Bruce
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1983
ISBN 0-919822-57-6
Brown, Ron
Ghost Railways Of Ontario
Broadview Press, Peterborough Ontario, 1994
ISBN 1-55111-054-7
Brown, Ron
The Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More
Broadview Press, Peterborough Ontario, 1991
ISBN 0-921149-84-0
Cooper, Charles
Narrow Gauge For Us, The Story Of The Toronto & Nipissing Railway
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1982
ISBN 0-919822-72-X
Cooper, Charles
Rails To The Lakes, The Story Of The Hamilton & Northwestern
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1980
ISBN 0-919822-31-2
Curie, A.W.
The Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada
University Of Toronto Press, Toronto Ontario, 1957
ISBN 0-8020-7005-1
Curnoe, W. Glen
The London & Port Stanley Railway 1915-1965
Privately Published, London Ontario, 1976
Due, John F.
The Intercity Electric Railway Industry In Canada
University Of Toronto Press, Toronto Ontario, 1966
Elliot, S.R.
The Bytown & Prescott Railway
The Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa Ontario, 1979
Filby, James
The Credit Valley Railway
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1974
Gilbert, Clare
St. Clair Tunnel: Rails Beneath The River
Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto Ontario, 1991
ISBN 1-55046-045-5
Hansen, Keith
Last Trains From Lindsay
Sandy Flats Publications, Rosneath Ontario, 1997
ISBN 0-9681215-0-0
Helm, Norman
In The Shadow Of Giants, The Story Of The Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway
Preston House Publishers, Hamilton Ontario, 1996
ISBN 1-896815-00-6
Helm, Norman
Tri-Town Trolleys, The Story Of The Nipissing Central Railway
Highway Book Shop, Cobalt Ontario, 1984
ISBN 0-88954-247-3
Jackson, John N. & Burtniak, John
Railways In The Niagara Peninsula
Mika Publishing Company, Belleville Ontario, 1978
ISBN 0-919303-27-7
Lamb, W. Kaye
History Of The Canadian Pacific Railway
Macmillian Publishing Company, Toronto Ontario, 1977
ISBN 0-02-567660-1
Lavallee, Omer
Van Horne's Road, The Canadian Pacific Railway
Railfare Enterprises Limited, Mississauga Ontario, 1974
ISBN 0-919130-22-4
Layton, Ron W.
National Transcontinental Railway
Upper Canada Railway Society, Toronto Ontario, 1979
Lill, Alan & Wanner, Robert
Across the Canadian Sheild
CN Lines Special Interest Group, 1998
ISBN 0-9684235-0-7
MacKay, Donald
The People's Railway, A History Of Canadian National Railway
Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver B.C., 1992
ISBN 1-55054-062-9
Mackay, Niall
By Steam Boat And Steam Train, The Story Of The Huntsville & Lake Of Bays Railway & Navigation Company
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1982
ISBN 0-919822-73-8
Mackay, Niall
Over The Hills To Georgian Bay, A Pictorial History Of The Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1981
ISBN 0-919783-06-6
McIlwraith, Thomas F.
The Toronto, Grey & Bruce Railway 1863-1884
The Upper Canada Railway Society, Toronto Ontario, 1963
McKitrick, A.M.
Steam Trains Through Orangeville
The Boston Mills Press, Cheltenham Ontario, 1976
ISBN 0-919822-13-4
Mika, Nick & Helma
The Grand Junction Railway
Mika Publishing Company, Belleville Ontario, 1985
ISBN 0-919303-83-8
Mills, John M.
Cataract Traction, The Railways Of Hamilton
Upper Canada Railway Society, Toronto Ontario, 1971
Canadian Traction Series Volume Two
Mills, John M.
History Of The Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railway
Upper Canada Railway Soceity, Toronto Ontario, 1967
Mills, John M.
Traction On The Grand, The Story Of Electric Railways Along Ontario's Grand River Valley
Railfare Enterprises Limited, Montreal Quebec, 1977
ISBN 0-919130-27-5
Morgan, Clayton M And Taws, Charles D.
Remembering The Oshawa Railway
Bowmanville Museum, Bowmanville Ontario, 1995
ISBN 0-9680497-0-2
Nock, O.S.
Algoma Central Railway
A.C. Black Publishers, London Ontario, 1975
ISBN 0-7136-1571-0
Paddon, Wayne
Glimpses Into St. Thomas Railway History, The Canada Southern Railway
Privately Published, St. Thomas Ontario, 1990
Panko, Andrew & Bowen, Peter
Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Electric Railway
Niagarail Publications Limited, Niagara-On-The-Lake Ontario, 1983
Panko, Andrew & Bowen, Peter
NS&T: Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Electric Railway In Pictures
Niagarail Publications Limited, Niagara-On-The-Lake Ontario, 1984
ISBN 0-920184-02-6
Plomer, James & Capon, Alan R.
Desperate Venture, The Ontario Central Railway
Mika Publishing Company, Belleville Ontario, 1979
ISBN 0-919303-35-8
Regehr, T.D.
The Canadian Northern Railway, Pioneer Road Of The Northern Prairies 1895-1918
Macmillan Company, Toronto Ontario, 1976
ISBN 0-7705-1285-2
Rhodes, John
Rails To The Heartland, A Pictorial History of Kent County's Railways
Privately Published, Chatham Ontario, 1991
ISBN 0-9693380-3-1
Rhodes, John
Come Walking And Leave Early: A Pictorial History Of The Chatham,
Wallaceburg and Lake Erie Railway Co.
Rhodes Specialty Advertising, Chatham Ontario, 1989
ISBN 0-9693380-1-5
Salmon, James V.
Rails From The Junction, Story Of The Toronto Suburban Railway
Privately Published, Toronto Ontario, 1970
Savage, Dave
Directory Of Railway Stations Of Ontario
Canadian Station News, Cobourg Ontario, 1994
ISBN 0-9699091-01
Stamp, Robert M.
Riding The Radials, Toronto's Suburban Electric Streetcar Lines
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1989
ISBN 1-55046-008-0
Stevens, G.R.
Canadian National Railways (Two Volumes)
Clarke Irwin Company, Toronto Ontario, 1962
Surtees, Robert J.
The Northern Connection, Ontario Northland Since 1902
Captus Press Inc., North York Ontario, 1992
ISBN 0-921801-85-8
Tennant, Robert D. Jr.
Canada Southern Country
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1991
ISBN 1-55046-007-2
Torrens, Leslie J.
The London & Port Stanley Railway (Three Volumes)
Privately Published, London Ontario, 1984-1987
Trout, J.M. and Edward
The Railways Of Canada For 1870-71
The Monetary Times, Toronto Ontario, 1871
Reprinted by Coles Publishing Company, Toronto Ontario, 1970
Tucker, Albert
Steam Into Wilderness: Ontario Northland Railway 1902-1962
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Don Mills Ontario, 1978
ISBN 0-88902-558-4
Walker, Frank N.
Four Whistles To Wood Up, The Northern Railway Of Canada
Upper Canada Railway Society, Toronto Ontario, 1953
Watson, Ron
Keep 'Em Rolling: The Story Of Toronto's Spadina Roundhouse
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1984
ISBN 0-919822-63-0
Wilkins, Taylor
Haliburton By Rail And The I.B.& O.
Privately Published, Minden Ontario, 1992
ISBN 0-9696818-0-1
Willmot, Elizabeth A.
Faces And Places Along The Railway
Gage Publishing, Toronto Ontario, 1979
ISBN 0-7715-9472-0
Willmot, Elizabeth A.
Meet Me At The Station
Gage Publishing, Agincourt Ontario, 1976
ISBN 0-7715-9976-5
Willmot, Elizabeth A.
When Any Time Was Train Time
The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, 1992
ISBN 1-55046-056-0
Wilson, Dale
From Abbey To Zorra Via Bagdad
Nickel Belt Rails, Sudbury Ontario, 1980
ISBN 0-920356-01-X
Wilson, Dale
The Algoma Central Railway Story
Nickel Belt Rails, Sudbury Ontario, 1984
ISBN 0-920356-05-2
Wilson, Dale
The Algoma Eastern Railway
Nickel Belt Rails, Sudbury Ontario, 1977
ISBN 0-920356-00-1
Wilson, Dale
Tracks Of The Bear: The Story Of The Algoma Central Railroad
Green Tree Publishing Company, 1974
ISBN 0-919476-52-X
Wilson, Donald M.
Lost Horizons, The Story Of The Rathbun Company And The Bay Of Quinte Railway
Mika Publishing Company, Belleville Ontario, 1983
ISBN 0-919303-73-0
Wilson, Donald M.
The Ontario & Quebec Railway
Mika Publishing Company, Belleville Ontario, 1984
ISBN 0-919303-82-X
Wilson, Ian
Steam At Allandale, The Story of a CNR Division Point in the 1950's
Canadian Branchlines Minitures, Orillia Ontario, 1998
ISBN 0-9683815-0-2
Last Updated: October 4, 1999
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