The book A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers, by John Marshall (b.

1922), summarises the lives of more than 600 engineers from Europe and North America.

Each biographical entry is in summary form and concludes with a list of references.

Any writings by the subject are noted, and the concluding section gives page references to where the information came from, usually technical periodicals.

The concluding index is of railway companies worldwide and notes the engineers who worked for them.