Mike Schafer (author)

For writers with similar names, see Michael Schäffer.

Mike Schafer (born January 12, 1949) is an American writer of books on railroading. He contributed to The Complete Book of North American Railroading.^[1]

Michael Schafer
Born	January 12, 1949 (1949-01-12) (age 76)
Occupation	Writer

In 1969, he co-founded the North Western Illinois Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.^[2][3]

Schafer was the editor of Passenger Train Journal from 1983 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2022.^[4][5]

Published works

Sole writer

• Classic Articles from Model Railroader. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach. 1980. ISBN 978-0-8902-4545-3. OCLC 872541655.
• Passenger Train Annual, 1988. Glendale, CA: Interurban Press, Trans-Anglo Books. 1988. ISBN 978-0-9163-7483-9. OCLC 53008522.
• All Aboard Amtrak : 1971–1991. Piscataway, NJ: Railpace Co. 1991. ISBN 978-0-9621-5414-0. OCLC 24545029.
• Classic American Railroads (1st ed.). Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 1996. ISBN 978-0-7603-0239-2. OCLC 35033722.
• Caboose. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co. 1997. ISBN 978-0-7603-0376-4. OCLC 830885295.
• Vintage Diesel Locomotives. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 1998. ISBN 978-0-7603-0507-2. OCLC 38738930.
• Streamliner Memories. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company. 1999. ISBN 978-0-7603-0619-2. OCLC 40417819.
• More Classic American Railroads. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. 2000. ISBN 978-0-7603-0758-8. OCLC 44089438.
• The American Passenger Train. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company. 2001. ISBN 978-0-7603-0896-7. OCLC 473788543.
• The Railroad Caboose. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Co. 2002. ISBN 978-0-7603-1379-4. OCLC 143168163.
• Classic American Railroads : Volume III. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7603-1649-8. OCLC 842748473.

Co-writer

• Schafer, Mike; Welsh, Joe (1997). Classic American Streamliners. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. ISBN 978-0-7603-0377-1. OCLC 37281634.
• Schafer, Mike; McBride, Mike (1999). Freight Train Cars. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-7603-0612-3. OCLC 830915307.
• Schafer, Mike; Welsh, Joe (2003). Streamliners : History of a Railroad Icon. St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks International. ISBN 978-0-7603-1841-6. OCLC 698365774.
• Schafer, Mike; Solomon, Brian (2009). Pennsylvania Railroad. Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-2930-6. OCLC 234257275.
• Schafer, Mike; Landis, Brian (2010). Rockford Area Railroads. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. OCLC 700943139.
• Schafer, Mike; Landis, Brian (2015). Rockford & Interurban Railway. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-5052-3. OCLC 936620665.

Magazine articles

• "Another New Route for the CZ?". Passenger Train Journal: 9–13. March 1987. OCLC 15273139.
• "Passenger Train Collisions: The Tally Grows Again". Passenger Train Journal. 19 (6): 11–13. June 1988. OCLC 18123117.
• "Jim Boyd: A Legacy (1941–2010)". Railfan & Railroad. 31 (3): 34–39. March 2012. OCLC 778802453.
• "Harmony along the Hudson". Passenger Train Journal. 35 (3): 24–35. 2012. OCLC 811858901.
• "Off the Beaten Path". Railfan & Railroad. 35 (4): 38–45. April 2016. OCLC 945618339.
• "A SunRail Synopsis". Passenger Train Journal. 41 (1): 50–51. 2017. OCLC 972731644.

See also

• Biography portal
• Illinois portal
• Trains portal

• List of American writers