We’ve been in touch with train buff, map-lover, and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society Mark Ovenden to learn more about his latest book Railway Maps of the World. Please tell us a bit about the ...

British author Mark Ovenden has had a longtime fascination with transit maps. He's published several books of them, the latest is "Railway Maps of the World," which contains both historical and ...

The Association of American Railroads has added to its website an interactive map that allows any user to take a “snap-shot” of information about railroads in a given location. AAR says the map is ...

A new book explores the imagery—and historical and social impact—of train travel through more than 500 graphics From early map-printing techniques to beautiful vintage travel advertising ephemera to ...

The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has updated its Rail Heritage Map. The map provides the locations of 1,596 rail-related structures, buildings and sites listed ...

Old maps are fascinating in part because they can tell us not only how people once saw the world but also how that world was shaped. That’s certainly true of the railway maps shown below, whether it’s ...

The project aims to create a long-term plan for technology in Australia’s rail industry. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Rail Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has partnered with the ...