H. Roger Grant

H. Roger Grant (1943/1944 – November 17, 2023) was an American railroad historian and author. He died on November 17, 2023, at the age of 79.

Education
In 1970, Grant received a PhD from the University of Missouri.

Career
In 1970, Grant started teaching at The University of Akron. In 1996, he began teaching at Clemson University.

Books

 * Sunset Cluster: A Shortline Railroad Saga (Indiana University Press, 2023)
 * The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience (Indiana University Press, 2022).
 * A Mighty Fine Road: A History of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company (Indiana University Press, 2020)
 * Transportation and the American People (Indiana University Press, 2019)
 * John W. Barringer III: Railroad Legend (Indiana University Press, 2018)
 * Rails to the Front: The Role of Railroads in Wartime (with A. J. Veenendaal Jr.), (Karwansaray Publishers, 2017)
 * Electric Interurbans and the American People (Indiana University Press (2016)
 * Railroaders without Borders: A History of the Railroad Development Corporation (Indiana University Press, 2015)
 * The Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Railroad: Dreams of Linking North and South (Indiana University Press, 2014)
 * Railroads and the American People (Indiana University Press (2012)
 * Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest (University of Minnesota Press, 2010).
 * Visionary Railroader: Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution (Indiana University Press, 2008).
 * Rails Through the Wiregrass: A History of the Georgia and Florida Railroad (Northern Illinois University Press, 2006)
 * The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Publishing, 2005)
 * Follow the Flag: A History of the Wabash Railroad Company (Northern Illinois University Press, 2004).
 * Getting Around: Exploring Transportation History (Krieger Publishing, 2003).
 * Iowa Railroads: The Essays of Frank P. Donovan, Jr (University of Iowa Press, 2000)
 * Ohio on the Move: Transportation in the Buckeye State (Ohio University Press, 2000)
 * The North Western: A History of the Chicago & North Western Railway (Northern Illinois University Press, 1996)
 * Erie Lackawanna: Death of An American Railroad (Stanford University Press, 1994)
 * Living in the Depot: The Two-Story Railroad Station (University of Iowa Press, 1993)
 * Brownie the Boomer: The Life of Charles P. Brown, An American Railroader (Northern Illinois University Press, 1991)
 * Spirit Fruit: A Gentle Utopia Northern Illinois University Press, 1988)
 * The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company (Northern Illinois University Press, 1984)
 * Self-Help in the 1890s Depression (Iowa State University Press, 1983)
 * Insurance Reform: Consumer Action in the Progressive Era (Iowa State University Press, 1979)