Mike Schafer (author)

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

In 1969, he co-founded the North Western Illinois Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.^[2][3] He is currently the editor of Passenger Train Journal.^[4]