Carroll L. V. Meeks (1907–1966)

A survey, from an architectural standpoint, of the first 125 or so years of railroad station building. It's at a rather high level, both from a technical standpoint and from a discussion standpoint. A major failing of the book (at least this edition) is the fact that you have to constantly flip back and forth between the text and the illustrations, which are all gathered together at the back. They're very good illustrations, to be sure, but it's very inconvenient and distracts from one's enjoyment. Not really a book for a casual railroad or building lover, more for a specialist.… (mehr)