The list below is representative of the relatively few publications currently in print. But it is adequate for readers who want to take the next step in learning more about the historic and innovative Switchback Railroad. (Since most of the books are not currently available from major publishers, sources are noted in parenthesis.)

• D. G. Barber, A Guide to the Lehigh Canal with The Ashley Planes, The Penn Haven Planes, and the Switchback Railroad, (a trail guide), 1992. (Carbon County Tourist Promotion Agency, Jim Thorpe, PA)
• T. D. Eckhart, The History of Carbon County, Volumes 1 and 2, 1992 and 1995. (Carbon County Tourist Promotion Agency, Jim Thorpe, PA)
• N. Hansell, Josiah White, Quaker Entrepreneur, 1992. (Canal History and Technology Press, Easton, PA)
• E. Morton, Josiah White, Prince of Pioneers, 1946. (Public libraries)
• W. H. Niehoff, The Reincarnation of the Switchback Gravity Railroad, 1995. (Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation, Carbon County Tourist Promotion Agency, and Mauch Chunk Museum, Jim Thorpe, PA)
• K. L. Ryan, 40 Great Rail-Trails in the Mid-Atlantic, 1995. (Major book stores)

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• Photographic materials were contributed by the Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center, Tom Eckhart, Bob Gormley, Mrs. Dorothy Montgomery, and the Switchback Gravity Railroad Engineering Department.
• Donald Kunkel did the video capture from which were derived the historic Switchback .AVI clips.
• Dr. Alan Jones provided the shaded relief map of the Jim Thorpe-Summit Hill area. It was produced by Runtime Software's seismic presentation program, Seismic.
• The midi rendition of the Switchback Schottisch was prepared from surviving sheet music using Midisoft's Studio for Windows software.
• The Switchback Trail maps were produced using a combination of Generic CADD for the mapping and Adobe Photoshop for the embellishment. Bob Gormley and Fred Windbeck were the other members of the team who produced The Route of the Switchback -- A Walker's Tour. Financial partners were the Carbon County Parks and Recreation Department, the Carbon County Tourist Promotion Agency, the Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center, and the Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation.
• John Halenar, great-grandson of the Indian Stairway builders, contributed the true story of the stairway.
• The members of the Early American Industrial Revolution Round Table contributed general information and perspective. Including specific materials contributed by them will be the basis for a future web site update.

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