Who This Author Is

Brian Solomon has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 14 catalog-linked books across 1998 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Southern Pacific Railroad (Railroad Color History) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Motorbooks Intl and Sterling Pub Co Inc.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Motorbooks Intl and Sterling Pub Co Inc

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Motorbooks Intl and Sterling Pub Co Inc.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Southern Pacific Railroad (Railroad Color History)

    Motorbooks Intl • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 128 pages.

  2. American Steam Locomotives

    Motorbooks Intl • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 160 pages.

  3. North American Railroad Bridges

    Voyageur Press • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 160 pages.

  4. Railroads of Pennsylvania

    MBI Pub. Company and Voyageur Press • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 158 pages.

  5. New York Central Railroad (MBI Railroad Color History)

    Voyageur Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 160 pages.

  6. Sequestered

    Goblin Fern Press • 2005 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  7. Amtrak (Mbi Railroad Color History)

    MBI • 2004 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 160 pages.

  8. Railroad Stations (Great Architecture)

    Sterling Pub Co Inc • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 120 pages.

  9. Along the Rails: The Lore and Romance of the Railroad

    Sterling Pub Co Inc • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 128 pages.

  10. American Diesel Locomotives

    MBI • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 168 pages.

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