Iron Horses: The Illustrated History Of The Tracks And Trains Of North America's Great Steam Railways
Michael Del Vecchiois one of North America's best known and most respected railroad writers and photographers. For ten years he was an associate editor ofRailfan & Railroadmagazine. In 1996, bothRailway AgeandRailway Track & Structuresdrafted him as an editor. His pictures and writings have appeared in every major railroad magazine in North America, and in magazines all over the world. His previous books includeRailroads Across Americaand contributions toThe New Book of Knowledge. Since 1998, Michael has been a railroad industry consultant and freelance photojournalist. As a consultant, he helps short line railroads with marketing and operational issues, and he works with the motion picture industry locating railway equipment and backdrops. He is also a working railroader, employed by a freight hauling short line near his home. Michael presides over the largest railroad historical society in northern New Jersey and is a member of several other rail history groups across the United States.