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- Published works Books Magazine articles
- Footnotes
- References
{{Infobox person
| name = William D. Middleton
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| occupation = Writer
| birth_date = {{start-date|March 25, 1928|mf=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|July 10, 2011 |March 25, 1928|mf=yes}}{{sfnp|Bromley|2011}}{{sfnp|Schafer|2011}}
| birth_place = Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
| death_place = Livonia, New York, U.S.
}}William D. Middleton (March 25, 1928 – July 10, 2011) was an American reporter, writer and photographer. The majority of his work was on the subject of railroad history and operation. He published over 20 books and approximately 700 articles for magazines and newspapers, accompanied by photographs.{{sfnp|Bromley|2011}} His work as a photographer was profiled in the Spring 2011 issue of Classic Trains magazine.{{sfnp|Keefe|2011a}} He was one of the lead editors, along with George M. Smerk and Roberta L. Diehl, for the Encyclopedia of North American Railroads.{{sfnp|Vantuono |2011}} Published worksBooksDuring his lifetime, Middleton wrote or co-wrote 23 books. - {{cite book |title=The Interurban Era |year=1961 |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Co. |location=Milwaukee |oclc=4357897|isbn=978-0890240038}}
- {{cite book |title=North Shore: America’s Fastest Interurban |year=1964 |publisher=Golden West Books |location=San Marino, CA |oclc=476869}}
- {{cite book |title=The Time of the Trolley |year=1967 |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Co. |oclc=258974}}
- {{cite book |title=The Railroad Scene |year=1969 |publisher=Golden West Books |location=San Marino, CA |isbn=978-0870950001 |oclc=86378}}
- {{cite book |title=South Shore: The Last Interurban |year=1970 |publisher=Golden West Books |location=San Marino, CA |oclc=104029 |isbn=978-0870950032}}
- {{cite book |title=When the Steam Railroads Electrified |year=1974 |edition=1st |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Co. |location=Milwaukee |oclc=1206012 |isbn=978-0890240281}}
- {{cite book |title=Grand Central, the World's Greatest Railway Terminal |year=1977 |publisher=Golden West Books |location=San Marino, CA |oclc=3167060 |isbn=978-0870950711}}
- {{cite book |title=North Shore: America’s Fastest Interurban |year=1979}}
- {{cite book |title=Traction Classics: The Interurbans : The Great Wood and Steel Cars |year=1983 |publisher=Golden West Books |location=San Marino, CA |isbn=978-0870950858 |oclc=9970163}}
- {{cite book |title=Traction Classics: The High Speed and Deluxe Interurban Cars |year=1985 |isbn=978-0870950896}}
- {{cite book |title=Traction Classics: The Interurbans Extra Fast and Extra Fare Volume Two |year=1985 |publisher=Golden West Books}}
- {{cite book |title=Traction Classics: Interurban Freight Volume Three |year=1985 |publisher=Golden West Books |location=San Marino, CA |isbn=9780870950858}}
- {{cite book |title=China by Rail |year=1986 |publisher=Trans-Anglo Books |location=Glendale, CA |isbn=978-0870460746 |oclc=13008024}}
- {{cite book |title=From Bullets to BART |year=1989 |editor-first=Norman |editor-last=Carlson |publisher=Central Electric Railfans' Association |location=Chicago, IL |isbn=978-0915348275 |oclc=20860638}}
- {{cite book |title=North American Commuter Rail |year=1994 |publisher=Pentrex |location=Pasadena, CA |isbn=978-0685722787 |oclc=32665882}}
- {{cite book |title=North America's 50 largest transit markets |year=1994 |publisher=Transit connections |location=Omaha, NE |oclc=35527438}}
- {{cite book |title=Manhattan Gateway: New York's Pennsylvania Station (Golden Years of Railroading) |year=1996 |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Co. |location=Waukesha, WI |isbn=978-0890241776 |oclc=35667727}}
- {{cite book |title=Landmarks on the Iron Road: Two Centuries of North American Railroad Engineering (Railroads Past and Present) |year=1999 |publisher= Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0253335593 |oclc=40545446}}
- {{cite book |title=South Shore: The Last Interurban : Revised Second Edition (Railroads Past and Present) |year=1999 |edition=2nd |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0253335333}}
- {{cite book |title="Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take": Railway Journeys by William D. Middleton |year=2000 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0253336996 |oclc=42435001}}
- {{cite book |title=The Bridge at Quebec |year=2001 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0253337610 |oclc=44732284}}
- {{cite book |title=The Pennsylvania Railroad Under Wire (Golden Years of Railroading) |year=2002 |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Co. |location=Waukesha, WI |isbn=978-0890246177 |oclc=51208625}}
- {{cite book |title=When the Steam Railroads Electrified, 2nd Revised Edition |year=2002 |edition=2nd |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0253339799}}
- {{cite book |title=The Last Interurbans (Bulletin 136 of the Central Electric Railfans' Association) |year=2003 |publisher=Central Electric Railfans' Association |location=Chicago, IL |isbn=978-0915348367 |oclc=53141695}}
- {{cite book |title=Metropolitan Railways: Rapid Transit in America (Railroads Past and Present) |year=2003 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0253341792 |oclc=49681301}}
- {{cite book |last=Middleton |first=William D. |last2=Middleton III |first2=William D. |title=Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor and Engineer |year=2009 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0253353832}}
- {{cite book |title=On Railways Far Away on Railways Far Away |year=2012 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=9780253005915 |oclc=929632211}}
Magazine articlesDuring his lifetime, Middleton wrote or co-wrote many articles, including the following: - Electric Railway Streamliners
- {{cite magazine |date=1963 |title=North Shore in Sunset |magazine=Trains |location=Waukesha, Wisconsin |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing}}
- {{cite journal |title=Electric Railway Freight |journal=Railroad History |date=1984 |volume=151 |pages=16–69 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43521044 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=Diesel Railcar: A Look Ahead |journal=Railroad History |date=2000 |issue=Millennium Special |pages=143–154 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43522199 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=Rails across the Hudson: Getting Across the Barrier, Then and Now |journal=Railroad History |date=2002 |volume=186 |pages=12–42 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |JSTOR=43524108 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=First Class for Fish |journal=Railroad History |date=2005 |volume=192 |pages=56–63 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43525105 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=From Russia With Love |journal=Railroad History |date=2005 |volume=193 |pages=40–47 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43524374 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=Where is Amtrak heading: A Debate |journal=Railroad History |date=2005 |volume=193 |pages=100–111 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43524411 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=Railroaders in Bronze and Stone |journal=Railroad History |date=2006 |volume=195 |pages=78–87 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43522771 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=Fast Trains and FASTER |journal=Railroad History |date=2007 |volume=196 |pages=22–41 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43522819 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=When the "Red Devil" Went Out in Style |journal=Timeline|date=2007 |volume=4 |issue=24 |publisher=Ohio Historical Society |url=http://www.ohiohistorystore.com/Timeline-Magazine-244-October-December-2007-P7923.aspx}}
- {{cite journal |title=Electrification over the Sierra Nevada |journal=Railroad History |date=2008 |volume=199 |pages=8–15 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43524587 |url=https://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=879665 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |title=Reaching 200: High-Speed Trains at 200 km/h and 200 mph |journal=Railroad History |date=2009 |volume=200 |pages=36–47 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |jstor=43504591 |ref=harv}}
FootnotesReferences- {{cite web |last=Bromley |first=Anne E. |title=In Memoriam: William D. Middleton |website=UVA Today |publisher=University of Virginia |date=July 27, 2011 |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/memoriam-william-d-middleton |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=Keefe |first=Kevin P. |title=William D. Middleton, famed railroad author, dies |date=July 11, 2011b |publisher=Indiana University Press |url=http://iupress.typepad.com/blog/2011/07/william-d-middleton-famed-railroad-author-dies.html |ref=harv}}
- {{cite journal |last=Keefe |first=Kevin P. |title=Great Photographers: Bill Middleton, Writer with a Camera |journal=Classic Trains |date=Spring 2011a |url=http://ctr.trains.com/issues/2011/spring-2011 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=Vantuono |first= William C. |title=William D. Middleton, 1928-2011 |work=Railway Age |date=July 12, 2011 |publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. |url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/news/william-d-middleton-1928-2011.html |ref=harv}}
- {{cite magazine|last=Schafer|first=Mike|title=Departure Time [obituaries]: William D. Middleton, 1928–2011|magazine=Passenger Train Journal|date=Fall 2011|page=45|ref=harv}}
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