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Railroad Books
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100 YEARS AGAINST THE
MOUNTAIN: Shay No. 5 at Cass, West Virginia
By Artie Barkley. This is the story of Shay No. 5 from the view of Artie
Barkley. Starting as a boy of 12, he talked to the engineers and learned
all about the engine and what it takes to work for a logging railroad in
Cass, West Virginia. Here are his stories of his life with this engine in
photos and text.
72 pages, black and white photos and illustrations, softbound.
$19.95
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1925 MODERN AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION
By Frederick J. Prior. Originally published in 1925, this volume breaks down
the basics of American locomotives into 200 different topics, ranging from
the physics of motion to the operation of individual parts, including their
construction and operation. Graphically illustrated to provide further
description. This is a real how-to book.
291 pages, softbound. $35.75
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12,000 DAYS ON THE NORTH WESTERN LINE: The Life
and Times of a Railroad Civil Engineer, 1947-1980
By Eugene M. Lewis. This is a highly engaging, personal account of the author's
employment on the C&NW from 1947 to 1980. An insider's perspective on
the successes and failures of the C&NW and its employees.
968 pages, 6 x 9", black and white and color photos, maps and photos, indexes,
hardcover. $42.00
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4WD TRAILS
By Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson. These books provide detailed directions
for 4WD trails throughout most of Colorado, suitable anyone with a sport
utility vehicle. Every trail includes maps, ratings for degree-of-difficulty
and scenic beauty, driving times, distances, and GPS coordinates. Write-ups
include histories of each ghost town and mining camp, plus photos to identify
animal and wildflowers.
North-Central Colorado
107 pages, black and white photos and maps, softbound. $14.95
Southwest Colorado
128 pages, black and white photos and maps, softbound. $14.95
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ALASKA/YUKON RAILROADS: An Illustrated History
By Howard Clifford. The majesty of Alaska offered railroad builders incredible
challenges, everything from spongy tundra to craggy mountain peaks. Meet
the people and view the circumstances that led them to build some of the
most awe-inspiring railroads in the world. From the mighty White Pass &
Yukon Route to the Tanana Valley Railroad to tiny lines with just a few miles
of track, you'll experience the complete spectrum of railroads that hauled
men, supplies, and a wealth of natural resources around Alaska and Yukon
Territories!
Originally published as "Rails North" in 1981, this book has been completely
overhauled, including re-scanning of all the original photographs and re-setting
of the revised type.
Over 200 pages, over 230 photographs, hardcover. $42.95
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ALCO'S FA: Running in
the Shadow - An In-Depth Look at the Alco-GE/MLW FA Series
By R. Craig Rutherford. This book traces the comprehensive history
of the Alco-GE and MLW-FA series locomotives. Chapters cover not only each
US railroad to operate these locomotives, but also Canada and Mexico and
exports to South America. Excursion railroads and surviving locomotives are
also covered. A detailed roster section is provided.
128 pages, color photos, hardcover. $59.95
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ALCOS TO ALLENTOWN
By Thomas A. Biery. Alco 628s, C630s, C420s, RS11s, PAs, FAs, RSD5s, Baldwins,
FM Train Masters, F-Units, early Geeps and more abound in this book of Lehigh
Valley railroading in the 1960s and 1970s.
112 pages, over 150 photos (80 in color), plus maps, schedules and more,
softbound. $29.95
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ALL ABOARD FOR SANTA
FE: Railway Promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s
By Victoria E. Dye. This book focuses on the AT&SF's marketing efforts
to highlight Santa Fe as an ideal tourism destination. The company marketed
the healthful benefits of the area's dry desert air, a strong selling point
for eastern city-dwelling tuberculosis sufferers. AT&SF also joined forces
with the Fred Harvey Company, owner of numerous hotels and restaurants along
the rail line, to promote Santa Fe. This is a comprehensive study of
AT&SF's early involvement in the establishment of western tourism and
the mystique of Santa Fe.
184 pages, 32 halftones, 6 x 9 format, hardbound. $24.95
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ALL ABOUT RAILROADING
By William C. Vantuono. This book answers the need for a basic explanation
of how the contemporary railroad industry operates. Written for younger
teenagers, the book covers inter-city and commuter passenger trains, light
rail transit, freight operations, locomotives, engineering and signaling
and communications.
100 pages, all color photos, softbound. $27.95
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ALPINE TUNNEL STORY: A
21st Century Look at a 19th Century Engineering Marvel
By P.R. "Bob" Griswold. On the route of the Denver, South Park & Pacific,
west of Nathrop, Colorado is the Alpine Tunnel's east portal (now closed
by a rockslide). Construction of the tunnel started in January, 1880. Starting
under adverse conditions, the construction crew had to build wood supports
to hold up the tunnel due to poor rock conditions. This is the story of the
route and construction of this now-famous tunnel.
48 pages, color and black and white photos, spiral-bound. $19.00
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AMERICAN DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES
By Brian Solomon. Ride the rails through the development and history of America's
diesel electric locomotives. Dieselization played a critical role in the
industrialization of America. After World War II, diesels rapidly displaced
the steam locomotive as the dominant source of motive power on the rails.
This well-illustrated volume delivers detailed coverage of the development
of the diesel, including AC traction and the 800 horsepower beasts introduced
in the mid-1990s.
168 pages, 150 color and black and white photos, hardbound.
$29.95
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AMERICAN FREIGHT TRAIN
By Jim Boyd. With the advent of the railroad, businesses began to utilize
them for their most obvious application - hauling freight. Archival color
photos depict an array of rolling stock - boxcars, flatcars, hoppers,
refrigerators, gondolas, tank cars, ore jennies, auto rack transports and
more.
156 pages, color and black and white photos, hardbound.
$34.95
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AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES IN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS
1858-1948
By Ron Ziel. A new study of the development of the American steam locomotive
through builder photos taken between 1858 and 1949, when all commercial steam
production ceased. A full page is devoted to each of 126 locomotives with
a large photo plus lively caption.
144 pages, black and white photos, softbound. $14.95
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THE AMERICAN PASSENGER TRAIN
By Mike Schafer and Joe Welsh. This photographic history rambles through
two centuries of passenger trains, presenting a wealth of archival imagery
and modern and period color photos depicting everything from East Coast steam
operations in the 1830s to modern high-speed inter-city services, from the
swank Santa Fe Super Chief that connected Chicago and Los Angeles
to the no-frills single car Zephyrette that ran daily between Oakland
and Salt Lake City. Because passenger trains were the most important public
relations tool of any railroad, special focus is given to the customer service
and amenities offered by passenger operation.
168 pages, color and black and white photos, hardcover.
$34.95
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THE AMERICAN RAILROAD: Working For the
Nation
By Joe Welsh, with Jim Boyd and William F. Howes Jr. This book richly portrays
the period of railroading between the early 1800s and the present, with
fascinating text and illustrations. Entrench yourself in the fascination
and mystique of railroading and its amazing array of components - locomotives,
trains, depots, and the men and women who make it all happen.
160 pages, 225 illustrations, hardcover. $29.95 Softcover -
$19.95
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AMERICAN STEAM FINALE 1954-1970
By Lloyd E. Stagner. This book is an informative guide to how and when the
last steam locomotives whistled and chuffed their way across America's landscape
and into the hearts of railroad buffs everywhere. Noted steam authority Lloyd
Stagner presents a railroad by railroad synopsis of when regular steam service
ended on both main lines and shortlines across the United States. This book
easily traces which railroads were the last to use steam and where.
48 pages, 50 illustrations, softbound. $19.95
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AMERICAN STREAMLINER PREWAR YEARS
By Donald J. Heimburger and Carl R. Byron. This book focuses on the years
between 1933 and 1942, when America rose to the forefront of deluxe passenger
train travel. The history of numerous famous passenger trains, such as the
Burlington's Zephyrs, the Santa Fe's Super Chief and El
Capitan, the Illinois Central's City of Miami and Green Diamond
and New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited, are just a few
presented in this book.
176 pages, 260 black and white and color photos, 10 x 10, hardbound.
$44.95
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AMERICA'S RAIL PICTORIAL
By Russ Porter. Take an exciting ride on America's railroads through the
lens of one of the country's best-known rail photographer/artists. In this
tribute to the nation's rails, you'll discover mile after mile of steam,
diesel, freight, and passenger trains from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. All
aboard for points north, east, south and west on America's exciting
railroads!
152 pages, all-color photos, index, hardbound. $44.95
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AMTRAK COLOR HISTORY
By Brian Solomon. This pictorial history is only the second of its kind to
trace the thirty-plus-year history of Amtrak, beginning with a look at the
rise and fall of privately-run passenger train service, followed by a look
at Amtrak's infant stage from 1971 through 1976. Also examined is the period
from 1976 to 1991, when Amtrak finally established an image, bought new equipment
and refurbished old, and grew its ridership despite a severely limited
budget.
160 pages, 150 modern and period color photos, hardbound.
$34.95
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ANTHRACITE CLASSICS:
Photography of William R. McClellan
By Jamie F. M. Serensits. When you think of the "Anthracite Roads", the first
railroads that probably come to mind are the Lehigh Valley and the Reading.
Appropriately, both utilized "black diamonds" in their corporate symbols.
At one time, most of the anthracite mines in this region belonged to one
of these corporations, and they were eventually forced to sell various
subsidiaries in order to remain in the transportation business. This book
covers most of these lines in color photos and brief text.
48 pages, all color photos, softbound. $19.95
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ANTHRACITE COUNTRY COLOR
By Gerard Bernet. A color pictorial of Reading, Central of New Jersey, Lehigh
Valley, and Pennsylvania Railroad in the Keystone state's coal region, featuring
the works of Bruce and Arch Kantner.
48 pages, softbound. $19.95
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APPALACHIAN COAL HAULER: The Interstate Railroad's
Mine Runs and Coal Trains
By Hugh Wolfe and Ed Wolfe. The story of the Interstate Railroad began
with the book "The Interstate Railroad". The second volume concentrates on
the coal mines, tipples and switching operations. Great history, and superb
for modelers and those interested in coal hauling railroads. A must for those
with the first book, and a great stand-alone volume as well.
160 pages, 175 illustrations, photos and diagrams, hardbound.
$29.95
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APPALACHIAN CONQUEST: C&O, N&W, Virginian
and Clinchfield Cross the Mountains
By Eugene L. Huddleston. A complete treatise on how topography affected the
major Pocahontas region railroads crossing the Appalachian mountain range.
The C&O, N&W, Virginian and Clinchfield all had different approaches
to crossing the rugged Appalachians. Topography of the region dictated the
motive power, operations and the physical makeup of the roads, with tunnels,
grades and massive bridges to make the crossing. Other smaller roads dealt
with the same problems on a smaller scale.
144 pages, many new photos, maps and charts, hardbound.
$29.95
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ARKANSAS VALLEY INTERURBAN: The Electric
Way
By Robert Collins. Covers the long-gone interurban line that ran between
Wichita, Newton, and Hutchinson, Kansas from 1910-1940.
60 pages, softbound. $17.95
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AROUND THE CIRCLE IN 1892: A Thousand Miles by
Rail Through the Rocky Mountains
Passenger agent's recommended tour of Colorado mountains with history of
sites and scenes.
56 pages, 32 black and white illustrations, softbound. $4.95
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ATLANTIC AND DANVILLE
RAILWAY COMPANY: The Railroad of Southside Virginia
By William E. Griffin Jr. An updated and expanded history of this colorful
Virginia shortline railroad, with a new layout and extensive new photographic
coverage. Here is the complete history of the railroad that was originally
built with a large investment of British capital to transport cotton from
the farms of Southside Virginia to the port of Norfolk.
108 pages, over black and white and color photos, hardcover.
$29.95
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE PASSENGER SERVICE: The Postwar
Years
By Larry Goolsby. The story of ACL's wonderful postwar passenger trains is
told in a readable text supported by scores of great company publicity photos
of the trains and equipment, inside and out, with car and locomotive rosters,
diagrams and drawings, and material useful to modelers in construction and
painting of ACL prototype passenger cars. Treated are not only the great
New York to Florida streamliners, but the locals and workaday passenger trains
that crisscrossed the ACL system.
128 pages, over 200 photos, hardcover. $26.95
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ATLAS OF NORTH AMERICAN
RAILROADS: Maps from the Golden Age
By Bill Yenne. At its postwar peak, the North American railroad industry
comprised as many as one hundred lines. The classic system maps produced
by railroads of the day, collected for the first time in this volume, offer
a sweeping view of the industry's remarkable reach in the period of its greatest
power. Each railroad's routes unfold in multi-page spreads featuring a capsule
history, vital specs such as track mileage and years of operation, and period
photograps, all detailing the mid-twentieth-century might of North American
railroads.
176 pages, 25 color and 25 black and white photos, 150 diagrams, hardbound.
$36.95
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AURORA-ELGIN AREA STREETCARS AND INTERURBANS
By Hopkin Peffers. Each volume contains over 250 period photographs, many
from private collections that have never been available to the public before.
All hardcover.
Volume 1: Fox River Division
A.E. & C. Aurora-Elgin streetcars 1901-1923.
168 pages, 253 photos, 25 maps. $49.50
Volume 2: Aurora-Elgin & Fox River Electric Company
1923-1935, also 1900 transportation in Aurora and Elgin.
184 pages, 252 photos, 14 maps. $49.50
Volume 3: The Third Rail Line
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin RR, 1902-1957.
224 pages, 16 in color, 396 photos, 12 maps. $49.50
Volume 4: The Connecting Lines
Smaller trolley lines running from Aurora and Elgin.
200 pages, 290 photos, 24 maps. $49.50
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