by Dale Jenkins, White River Productions Inc., 2005
hardcover, letter size, 328 pages, all color

4 Acknowledgments
5 Introduction
8 Section 1: The Interurban Era
8 Chapter 1: The McKinley Years
31 Chapter 2: The Building of an Empire
55 Chapter 3: Passengers-- 1901-1927
77 Chapter 4: Freight-- 1901-1927
90 Section 2: The Expansion Era
91 Chapter 5: The Steam Lines
101 Chapter 6: The St. Louis & Alton
109 Chapter 7: Passenger-- 1928-1945
121 Chapter 8: Freight-- 1928-1945
140 Section 3: The Transion Era
141 Chapter 9: The Diesel Arrive
185 Chapter 10: The Streamlined Era
217 Chapter 11: Radical Transformation
252 Section4: The Diesel Era
253 Chapter 12: New Direction
269 Chapter 13: The Wilson Years
285 Chapter 14: Countdown to N&W
312 Appendix: Equipment Rosters
325 Index
328 Maps