John Norwood's Railroads by John Norwood. First edition. copyright 1995. Hardcover. 192 pages. The Informative Files of a Professional Railroader. This volume, John Norwood's fourth in a series, covers a much broader range of railroading than his previous books. Within these pages John relates hes colorful stories and vivid memories of small lines such as the 162-mile-long Rio Grande Southern for whom he worked, to large railroads such as the Missouri Pacific, Gulf, Mobile & Oho, and Union Pacific.