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Railroad Books
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CALIFORNIA RAILS 1950s:
A Color Pictorial
By Dallas Gilbertson. The author made an effort to photograph the last of
steam in the Golden State during the early and mid-1950s. SP and shortlines
still had extensive steam operations during this period. He also extensively
photographed California's electric railways in LA and the Bay Area.
128 pages, all color photos, hardcover. $59.95
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CALIFORNIA TROLLEYS IN
COLOR: Volume 1 - San Diego and Los Angeles
By P. Allen Copeland. A rare look back at the streetcar systems that served
the cities of San Diego and Los Angeles, California. More than 250 color
photos from the 1940s to the 1950s.
128 pages, hardbound. $59.95
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CANADIAN NATIONAL COLOR
GUIDE TO FREIGHT AND PASSENGER EQUIPMENT: Volume 1
By John Riddell. The first in two volumes, this book covers passenger cars
and non-revenue equipment.
128 pages, over 300 vintage color photos, hardbound. $54.95
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CANADIAN NATIONAL COLOR
GUIDE TO FREIGHT AND PASSENGER EQUIPMENT: Volume 2
By John Riddell. Boxcars, reefers, stock cars, gondolas, hoppers, flats and
cabooses. They're all here in full color, expertly captioned.
128 pages, over 300 color photos, hardbound. $54.95
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CANADIAN NATIONAL STEAM
IN COLOR: Volume 1 - Ontario and East
By Kevin J. Holland. The final glorious decade of Canadian National steam,
as seen through the eyes of some of America’s most talented color
photographers, is presented here in this first of two volumes. Steam operations
in Newfoundland, New England, Quebec, and Central Ontario are all
showcased.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CANADIAN NATIONAL STEAM
IN COLOR: Volume 2 - Ontario and West
By Kevin J. Holland. Scrutiny of CNR steam westward from Ontario continues
in full color in this sequel to Volume One.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAM
IN COLOR: Volume 1 - Montreal and East
By Kevin J. Holland. The final glorious decade of CP steam in New Brunswick,
Maine and Quebec is showcased as seen through the eyes of some of America's
finest color photographers.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAM
IN COLOR: Volume 2 - Montreal and West
By Kevin J. Holland. CP steam is chronicled in and around Montreal before
venturing into southern Ontario and west through the Prairie Provinces to
British Columbia.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CANADIAN TREASURES: Two
Trains Across Canada
By Geoffrey H. Doughty. Turn back the clock to the 1950s when train travel
was convenient, the equipment comfortable, and dinner in the diner was equal
to any five-star restaurant. You can still ride two of the world's most famous
trains that operate in the grand tradition of First Class Railroading: VIA
Rail Canada's all-Budd Canadian and Rocky Mountaineer Railtour's
Rocky Mountaineer.
112 pages, black and white photos, hardbound. $26.95
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CANADIAN TROLLEYS IN COLOR:
Volume 1 - Eastern Canada
By Robert Halperin. The traction systems that once served Cambridge,
Cornwall, Dundas, Fort William, Guelph, Halifax, Hamilton, Kitchener, London,
Montreal, Oshawa, Ottawa, Port Arthur, Quebec City, St. Catharines, St. John,
Sudbury, Toronto and Windsor are all scrutinized in rare color photographs.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
TRACTION
By David Stanley and Jeffery Moreau. From its beginnings in 1902 as part
of the Stockton streetcar system, this remarkable interurban became the joint
property of the Western Pacific, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe in 11928.
Electric operations ceased in 1946, but the company forged forward as a
diesel-powered shortline under the same joint ownership. Although interurban
passenger service died quietly in 1933, the road was and is known as
"California's Last Interurban", having retained its original corporate identity
and local management. The last train to Sacramento ran during the summer
of 1998, but today's CCT continues to operate between Stockton and Lodi,
and has taken on switching chores at the Port of Stockton.
410 pages, 626 photos, 22 maps and drawings, full rosters, hardbound.
$65.00
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND
TRAINS
By Jim Goolsby and Al Langley. The Central of Georgia was an important rail
system, not only in Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee, but with its
important Midwest-Florida connections, to the nation. Included in this book
is a detailed history, locomotive roster, and the story of the famed Central
of Georgia passenger trains: Nancy Hanks, Man O'War, and the
Midwest-Florida flyers, City of Miami, Seminole,
Flamingo, Dixie Flyer, and more.
70 pages, over 150 black and white photos, softcover. $24.95
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CHAMA/CUMBRES WITH A LITTLE
CHILI
By Richard Dorman. Move eastward to examine the Chama area with its exciting
engine facilities and structures. Go up the 4% grade to Cumbres Pass where
an abundance of photographic studies allow the reader to visualize the intense
activities occuring over the years at the Pass. Then on to Antonito and south
to Santa Fe on the fabulous Chili Line, where few photos grace the historic
collections concerning this route. Third printing.
222 pages, black and white photos with color section, horizontal format,
hardbound. $49.95
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CHARLESTON & WESTERN
CAROLINA RAILWAY ALBUM
By Albert M. Langley, Jr. The C&WC Railway Company had its earliest
beginnings as the Port Royal Railroad, which was chartered in the State of
South Carolina during December 1856. This thorough book takes you from here
through many mergers, downfalls, destructive problems and successes, all
the way up to the present.
72 pages, black and white photos and timetables, softbound.
$22.95
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CHASING
TRAINS
By Robert W. Richardson. This huge book tells of the numerous lifetime railroad
adventures of Robert W. Richardson, noted author, photographer and historian.
This new, limited edition covers Bob's favorite locomotives, his travels
in the Northwestern and New England states, Canada, Texas and Oklahoma, Old
Border states and the Midwest, Southern states, Mexico and Central America,
Persian Gulf countries, Colorado and New Mexico, the vanishing interurban,
the San Juan railroading in the snow, the Poncha, Cumbres and Marshall passes
and much more.
432 pages, black and white and color photos, hardbound.
$62.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
COAL AND COLOR
By Gene Huddleston, John Joseph and Everett Young. An in-depth look at the
Chesapeake & Ohio coal fields and services in color from the dean of
the C&O photographers. This book is divided into chapters focusing on
each of the coal fields geographically, and features photos from the later
steam era through today with the largest focus on the 1960s and 1970s. The
excellent historical text gives the background and details on the coal
fields.
128 pages, 190 color photos and maps, softcover. $39.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
COLOR PICTORIAL: Volume 1
By Harry Stegmaier. Featured are color renderings depicting the operations
of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway prior to 1963. Also featured are the
locomotives of the Pere Marquette in the C&O system in June 1947. There
are some fantastic steam photographs as well as first generation steam
locomotives.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardcover. $49.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
COLOR PICTORIAL: Volume 2 - The Final Decade
By Harry Stegmaier. See first- and second-generation diesel locomotives hard
at work.
128 pages, 252 all-color photos, rosters, maps, hardbound. $59.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES IN COLOR 1949-1971
By Jerry Doyle. This book takes a new look at C&O diesels, with new insights
on the actual dieselization process over the roughly six years that C&O
converted from all-steam to all-diesel operation. Included is a detailed
roster and the usual builder, construction and road numbers and dates. The
illustrations show the major classes and paint schemes of the various models
in the C&O's fleet.
122 pages, color photos, hardbound. $39.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
IN COLOR: Volume 1
By Jeremy F. Plant and William McClure. A fond look back at the C&O
in Virginia and West Virginia from the last years of steam to the end of
the Chessie System era.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
RAILWAY: West End - PM District, Chicago Division, Cincinnati & Russell
Division
By Kevin N. EuDaly and Eugene L. Huddleston. This all-color pictorial covers
the western end of the magnificent C&O, a railroad long revered as one
of the greatest on this continent. This volume captures the majesty of the
C&O in a simpler era, when numerous Class I railroads served the great
industries of America. Full-color maps illustrate the C&O's routes, and
stunning color photography covers the passing of this important eastern road
in the early diesel era.
112 pages, album format, hardcover. $59.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
RAILWAY IN THE COAL FIELDS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY: Mines - Towns -
Trains
By Thomas W. Dixon Jr. This fully illustrated book shows typical coal
mining transportation along the Chesapeake & Ohio in southern West Virginia
in the era 1945-1960. Included are detailed drawings of a typical mine of
the era. Ideal for historians, modelers, and West Virginia interest.
108 pages, black and white photos, hardbound. $29.95
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CHESAPEAKE &
OHIO RAILWAY IN WEST VIRGINIA: Photos, 1940-1960
By Thomas W. Dixon Jr. Photos, maps and drawings depicting the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway operations in the state of West Virginia, arranged in
geographical order from east to west. They cover operations on the C&O
from World War II up to the early 1960s. Much of C&O's wealth came from
hauling West Virginia coal. C&O's operations honeycombed the southern
West Virginia coal fields with scores of branch lines.
80 pages, over 130 black and white and 25 color photos, softbound.
$19.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
SUPER POWER STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
By Eugene L. Huddleston. This book looks at the concept of Super Power, the
final refinement of the reciprocating steam locomotive. The concept, design,
construction, operation, and maintenance are all covered in detail, using
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's superb fleet as the paradigm.
176 pages, 175 black and white photos and illustrations, hardbound.
$32.95
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO'S
PERE MARQUETTES: America's First Postwar Streamliners, 1946-1971
By Thomas W. Dixon Jr. The Pere Marquette trains running Detroit-Grand Rapids,
and later Grand Rapids-Chicago on the Michigan (former Pere Marquette Railway)
lines of C&O actually reversed the postwar passenger slide for a few
years and introduced passenger concepts and thinking that would dominate
C&O's other long-distance operations from Train-X to Chessie and
the Young era of the early 1950s. A must for any PM, C&O, or passenger
train buff.
80 pages, 100 photos, drawings and illustrations, softbound. $21.95
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CHESSIE, THE RAILROAD
KITTEN
By Thomas W. Dixon Jr. The complete story of C&O's cuddly symbol from
1934 to the 1980s. Color photos of the great calendars of the 30s-50s. Wonderful,
heartwarming history of an advertising symbol that captured the heart of
a nation in war and peace.
63 pages, softbound. $11.95
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CHESSIE SYSTEM COLOR
GUIDE TO FREIGHT EQUIPMENT
By Randall K. Fields. Photos of the revenue and work equipment of the railroad
that bore the symbol of the Ches-C cat. Having absorbed C&O, B&O
and WM, the Chessie System is now also a 'fallen flag'.
128 pages, over 300 color photos, hardcover. $59.95
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CHESSIE SYSTEM DIESEL
LOCOMOTIVES
By Jerry Doyle. Complete roster data on all diesels inherited by Chessie
System and detailed histories of all models and classes that were purchased
by Chessie System from 1972 through the SD50s of the early 1980s. Treats
all types of units on C&O, B&O and Western Maryland with portrait
type photos with a number of action scenes as well. Background on railroad
itself and the "Ches-C" logo as well.
112 pages, over 150 color photos, hardcover. $36.95
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CHESSIE SYSTEM RAILROADS
IN WEST VIRGINIA
By Thomas W. Dixon Jr. This book is an album of photos depicting trains operating
exclusively in West Virginia on the Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore &
Ohio, and Western Maryland railroads during the era when they were part of
the combined Chessie System. Most photos range from 1972 to the late 1980s
and show heavy trains powered by multiple locomotives hauling the black diamonds
that were so much a part of these railroads' character.
64 pages, 135 color photos, softcover. $22.95
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CHICAGO, BURLINGTON &
QUINCY IN COLOR: Volume 4
By Michael Spoor. Tour the Chicago-Galesburg mainline as well as all of the
Illinois branch lines during the late steam and early diesel years of the
"Q". Plenty of second generation power too.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
By David J. Fiore Sr. The CGW was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. Although this territory
was served by much larger systems, the CGW was able to retain its share of
passenger and freight business for 83 years through aggressive management,
dedicated employees, innovations, and efficient operations. This book provides
nostalgic images and photographs of the operations, employees, locomotives,
and stations of a little railroad that is now only a memory.
128 pages, 200 black and white photos and illustrations, softcover.
$19.99
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CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN
BUSINESS TRAIN
By Joe Piersen. In 1980, the C&NW began a serious expansion of their
business train fleet, and F-units formerly in suburban service were reconditioned
to pull the new business cars, which were purchased secondhand from a variety
of sources. By the early 1990s, the F-units were stored, their paint fading,
and the last run of the C&NW business train ran from Chicago to Bill,
Wyoming, in 1995. For those few years, the business train represented the
zenith of glory on the C&NW in the modern freight era, a glimpse
of power and might on the North Western in its last days. This book
documents that glory.
88 pages, all-color photos, roster, hardbound. $49.95
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CHICAGO & NORTH
WESTERN FREIGHT TRAINS AND EQUIPMENT
By Patrick C. Dorin. The author shines a spotlight on the various freight
operations and equipment of the Chicago & North Western Railway, highlighting
the postwar era right up to the C&NW's 1995 merger into the mighty Union
Pacific Railroad. Often thought of as just a "Granger" line, the North Western
was also a major carrier of coal, iron ore and fast intermodal traffic. These
operations, and more, are detailed in this fully illustrated volume.
128 pages, over 200 black and white photos, hardbound. $29.95
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CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN PASSENGER TRAINS OF
THE 400 FLEET PHOTO ARCHIVE
By John Kelly. The Chicago & North Western was well-known for its
Chicago-Twin Cities 400 passenger train. Encouraged by the success
of the Twin Cities 400, the North Western established an entire fleet
of regional streamliners that brought people from Madison, Milwaukee, Green
Bay, Wisconsin's North Woods, Upper Michigan, and southern Minnesota into
the big city of Chicago for a day of shopping or business. Coverage
includes the Twin Cities 400, Minnesota 400, Peninsula
400, Flambeau 400, Kate Shelley 400, and commuter
streamliners.
128 pages, 122 black and white photos, softcover. $29.95
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CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAY 1975-1995 PHOTO ARCHIVE
By Frank W. Jordan. An exciting collection of vintage photos taken along
routes in Illinois, Wisconsin, upper Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota, and Wyoming. This nostalgic series preserves history through
the publications of notable photo archives.
128 pages, 120 black and white photos, softbound.
$29.95
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CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE &
SOUTH BEND IN COLOR: Volume 1 - Sixty Years of the South
Shore
By Kevin J. Holland. Six decades of color in the history of "America's Last
Interurban", as documented by a group of outstanding color photographers
from 1941 to 2001.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CHICAGO STATIONS AND
TRAINS PHOTO ARCHIVE
By John Kelly. This book highlights Chicago's six major railroad stations
and the trains that served them. Included are Dearborn Station, Grand Central
Station, Central Station, La Salle Street Station, North Western Station,
and Union Station. Chicago's railroad stations featured superb architecture
with marble floors and staircases, while restaurants, newsstands and shops
filled the concourse areas. Historic photographs feature name trains like
Super Chief, Capitol Limited, 20th Century Limited,
Broadway Limited, California Zephyr, Hiawatha,
400, and City of Denver.
128 pages, 136 black and white photos, horizontal format, softcover.
$29.95
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CHICAGO TUNNEL STORY:
Exploring the Railroad "Forty Feet Below"
By Bruce C. Moffat. Forty feet below the streets of Chicago, the Chicago
Tunnel Company operated a 60-mile two-foot gauge electric railroad connecting
railroad terminals, department stores, and warehouses. Launched in 1898 as
a competitor to Chicago's telephone service provider, the company changed
its focus to hauling freight under the congested downtown streets. After
operations ceased in 1959, the tunnels faded from general awareness until
1992, when a pile driver working in the Chicago River damaged one of the
tunnels and triggered the massive "Loop Flood".
232 pages, hardbound. $55.00
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CHICAGO & WEST TOWNS RAILWAYS: Transit Service
in Chicago's Near West Suburbs
By James J. Buckley. Eight miles west of Chicago's Loop is a cluster of 17
long-established communities that were served by a street railway and a bus
system whose roots can be traced back to the late nineteenth century. The
Chicago & West Towns Railways operated five major streetcar lines that
provided convienient and inexpensive transportation to the residents of
communities such as Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, Maywood, Cicero,
Berwyn, Brookfield, and LaGrange.
248 pages, black and white photos and illustrations, map, hardcover.
$60.00
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CHICAGO UNION STATION:
A Look at Its History and Operations Before Amtrak
By Edward M. McRouin. In the first section, the story tracks the entry to
Chicago by the four railroads of Chicago Union Station and explores the impact
of the station's construction upon the city. In part two, extensive coverage
of mail and express handling and the arrival and departure of the many trains
of the Burlington, Milwaukee Road, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Railroads is reviewed in depth. Of particular interest is the human story
told through interviews with many station and railroad people.
96 pages, photos, maps, track charts and diagrams, softbound. $29.95
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CHICAGOLAND COMMUTER
RAILROADS
By Patrick C. Dorin and Andrew T. Roth. Commuter, or Suburban Rail Passenger
Train Services have played an important role in the Chicago metro area for
well over 100 years. Since the city and its suburbs are economically
interdependent with one another, passenger service is crucial to the economic
health of the entire Chicago area. This book begins with a brief, detailed
review of each of the many commuter services offered in the Chicago area
before the development of the Regional Transit Authority, and moves on to
detailed information of routes, train frequency, number of passengers, and
physical equipment of the Metra and Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation
District (NICTD, South Shore) services.
128 pages, 40 color and 160 black and white photos, softcover.
$32.95
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CINDERS & SMOKE:
A Mile By Mile Guide for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
By Doris Osterwald. Whether you ride The Silverton in the summer or
winter, this guide offers information on the points of interest and fascinating
history of the railroad and the San Juan region. Includes history of the
line, and some newly added color photos and text on recent events, including
the February 1989 fire that ripped through the roundhouse with all the
locomotives inside, and subsequent rebuilding work.
152 pages, color and black and white photos, softbound.
$10.95
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CLASSIC AMERICAN RAILROAD TERMINALS
By Kevin J. Holland. Holland shines the spotlight on over 50 stations in
the US and Canada, telling their stories in engaging text and over 200 color
and black and white photos and artwork. The terminals were conduits for a
continent's history, yet they were largely taken for granted. Many were lost
to urban decay, but a remarkable few survive and thrive. A wonderful look
at American architecture.
156 pages, hardbound. $34.95
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CLASSIC AMERICAN RAILROADS:
Volume 3
By Mike Schafer. This book picks up where the previous two "Classic American"
titles left off, celebrating 12 more of the greatest American railways to
ever put steel to track. While the book focuses on the golden age of American
railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s, it extends to the present day where
applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight
operations, development, and in some cases, demise. Marvelous color spreads
for each railroad are illustrated with wonderfully preserved photos that
capture these legendary roads as they roll past scenic backdrops.
160 pages, 150 color and 50 black and white photos, hardbound. $29.95
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CLASSIC FREIGHT CARS:
Volume 8 - 50 Foot Boxcars
By Henry Maywald. Over 150 color photos covering railroads from across the
country.
64 pages, album format, softbound. $26.95
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CLASSIC LOCOMOTIVES:
Volume 1 - Alco Switchers S-1 to S-7
By Keith F. Szachacz. Over 210 color photos of Alco switchers representing
over 113 different railroads and industries. An excellent reference for the
modeler as well as the railfan.
80 pages, softbound. $32.95
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CLASSIC LOCOMOTIVES:
Volume 2 - EMD SD-45
By Robert E. Warren. Over 160 color photos of SD-45s in both still and action
shots. All railroads that used the SD-45 are covered. An excellent reference
for the modeler as well as the railfan.
80 pages, album format, softbound. $32.95
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CLASSIC STREAMLINERS PHOTO ARCHIVE: The Trains
and the Designers
By John Kelly. The Streamlined Era began in the 1930s when American industrial
designers created a whole new class of trains with names like Rocket,
Mercury, and Zephyr - names that implied speed, comfort, and
modernism. The trains were shaped in sleek, flowing curves and bullet shapes.
Almost as famous as the trains themselves were the industrial designers who
styled them: Henry Dreyfuss, Raymond Loewy, Otto Kuhler and the Electro-Motive
Division styling team. For the industrial designer, no object was as exciting
as the streamlined passenger train.
128 pages, 122 black and white photos and illustrations, softbound.
$29.95
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CLINCHFIELD IN COLOR
By C.K. Marsh Jr. The fabled Clinchfield is chronicled in full color by noted
CRR expert Marsh. Steam, cab units, second generation power pull the trains
over the mountains on one of the heaviest tonnage single-track railroads
in the U.S.
128 pages, all-color photos, hardbound. $59.95
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CLINCHFIELD RAILROAD IN THE COALFIELDS
By Robert A. Helm. This book is a comprehensive reference guide to the
Clinchfield Railroad in southwest Virginia and Kentucky, its primary
coal-producing region. Covering the history of the railroad and its towns,
operations, structures, and equipment. Also included are the accounts of
riding and working some of the actual jobs on the railroad, written in railroad
lingo. Several interviews of railroad employees or retirees give the reader
a look at the Clinchfield in both the steam and diesel eras. Numerous photos
provide reference material for modelers and railfans.
128 pages, 200 black and white and color photos, maps and illustrations,
hardbound. $32.95
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COAST LINE DEPOTS: Los Angeles Division
By Lee Gustafson and Phil Serpico. Through thorough and extensive research,
the authors take a station-by-station look at the depots along the Coast
Lines, Los Angeles Division of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
Covers the earliest structures of the 1880s, when Santa Fe's influence was
first felt in California, up through the present. Included is a detailed
roster containing 499 milepost locations, 736 station names, and 453 structures,
including car bodies. As a bonus, there are twenty-plus photographs of
interlocking towers, along with informative data. This publication is truly
a must for railroad enthusiasts, modelers and historians alike.
232 pages, more than 330 black and white photos and illustrations, including
drawings and floor plans. 8 color plates, 8 detailed maps, hardcover.
$49.95
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COLORADO: A History in
Photographs
By Dan Klinglesmith and Patrick Soran. From Colorado's Native American legacy
and raucous early mining days to its emergence as the embodiment of "America
the Beautiful", the state's rough-and-tumble history has been richly documented
by numerous photographers. Their images - from the mid-1800s through the
1950s - serve as a "magic eye" with which to view Colorado's past, and provide
a glimpse of how our predecessors shaped the present we experience today.
112 pages, over 140 black and white photos, softbound. $12.95
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COLORADO GHOST TOWN STORIES:
Faded Fortunes and Abandoned Dreams
By Sally Jennings. In 1859 gold was discovered in Colorado, sparking a westward
rush of thousands of hopefuls in search of riches. Their slogan was "Pikes
Peak or Bust". Some miners were lucky. Many were not. This fascinating collection
includes many exciting and heartbreaking tales from the gold fields.
125 pages, black and white photos, softbound. $7.95
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COLORADO MUSEUMS AND
HISTORIC SITES
By Victor J. Danilov. This book contains information on more than 600
institutions, sites, and facilities in 90 categories that reveal the intriguing
history and culture of Colorado. From the Denver Art Museum, to the Colorado
Alligator Farm, to the Ludlow Massacre site, this guidebook covers every
Colorado museum and virtually every historic site, including ghost towns
, historic buildings, monuments, visitor centers, aquariums, art galleries,
botanical gardens, and historic districts. This guidebook contains something
for both the tourist and the longtime Coloradan.
462 pages, 6 x 9 format, black and white illustrations, softbound.
$22.95
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COLORADO PLACE NAMES
By William Bright. Lists 1900 Colorado communities, counties, peaks, passes,
rivers, streams, and other geographical features. Each alphabetical entry
includes, as appropriate, a pronunciation guide, elevation, location, date
of founding, history, and origin of name. Based on the classic book by George
Eichler, this completely rewritten and newly researched book is an indispensable
guide for anyone traveling or studying the Centennial State.
162 pages, 6 x 9, softbound. $15.00
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COLORADO RAIL BIBLIOGRAPHY
By Robert J. Schoppe. A comprehensive listing of printed Colorado rail
information sources, relating to railroads, interurban, traction, horse-drawn,
electric, cable, cog and incline railroads, operating entirely or partly
in the state of Colorado.
522 pages, no pictures, softbound. $24.95
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COLORADO & SOUTHERN
COLOR PICTORIAL: Southern Division
By Ed Fulcomer. See C&S F-units in CB&Q's famous Grayback scheme.
The C&S remained as a separate entity for a number of years after the
Burlington Northern merger. There are C&S locomotives in BN's Cascade
green with C&S sub-lettering and numbers. See Texas Zephyr E-5s
working freight up the grade to Palmer Lake, and much more.
128 pages, all color, hardcover. $49.95
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COLORADO & SOUTHERN
PLATTE CAÑON MEMORIES AND THEN SOME
By Tom and Denise Klinger. Relive railroading from 1900 to 1938 on the C&S
narrow gauge along the Platte Cañon District from Denver to Como and
beyond (Alma Branch and Boreas Pass to Breckenridge). Topics include floods,
snowsheds, wrecks, scrapping, train operations, resort hotels, murder and
romance, all gleaned from newspapers, diaries and photographs of the day.
In addition, there are interviews from those who were there, and data from
engineer A.A. Anderson's original time books which recorded daily
operations.
336 pages, over 450 black and white photos, hardcover.
$65.00
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COLORADO & SOUTHERN
RAILWAY: Clear Creek Narrow Gauge
By Allen C. Lewis. In 1860, thousands journeyed to the Colorado Territory,
beckoned by reports of gold discoveries in the mountains west of Denver.
In the early 1870s, W.A.H. Loveland built a railroad connecting Denver to
the Clear Creek Mining District, known as the Colorado Central Railroad.
Over the next 28 years, other lines were established, bought, sold, extended
and merged to service the mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City, Idaho
Springs, Georgetown and Silver Plume. After more than 40 years of dedication
to the Clear Creek District, the railroad was scrapped in 1941. However,
tourism would revitalize the area, and in the years to come a group of
enthusiasts began to rebuild a portion of the old right-of-way.
128 pages, 200 black and white photos, softbound. $19.99
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COLORADO'S COLORFUL
CHARACTERS
By Gladys R. Bueler. Vignettes of colorful individuals who have had an impact
on Colorado's history, including Zebulon Pike, Chief Ouray, Horace Tabor,
Molly Brown, Nicholas Creede, and cannibal Alferd Packer, whose judge said,
"There was seven Democrats in Hinsdale County and you ate five of them!"
167 pages, black and white photos, softbound. $9.95
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COLORADO'S JOINT LINE:
A Railfan's Perspective
By Allen G. Clarke. This book is the second of the "Railfan's Perspective"
series. Full of maps, photos, tidbits and trivia information. This book is
great for railfans, photographers, and those interested in railroad history
dealing with the shared line over the Palmer Divide.
Over 150 pages, 70 detailed maps, 100 photos, spiral-bound, softcover.
$39.95
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COLORADO'S STRANGEST: A Legacy of Bizarre Events
and Eccentric People
By Kenneth Jessen. Combining the best of "Eccentric Colorado" and "Bizarre
Colorado" in 42 true stories. All are as much a part of Colorado's history
as mining, ranching, and railroading. Imaginative pioneers combined to create
a fertile setting for staged collisions, a horse that rode a trolley
car, and the discovery of a petrified man. The author gives us a close
look at some of the more peculiar aspects of the state's history in
short story form.
240 pages, black and white photos and illustrations, softcover.
$19.95
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COLORFUL LOOK AT: The
Chicago & North Western
By Gerard Bernet. This book looks at the railroad from the mid-1960s until
the merger with the Union Pacific. The photos in this book show action and
roster shots of switchers, FMs and Alco Century units on the ore lines, cab
units and modern power. A special section even shows SD50s with the 1986
business car trains on the Western Pacific.
48 pages, 80 color photos, softbound. $19.95
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COLORFUL LOOK AT: Conrail
SD40 and SD40-2
By Gerard Bernet. This book looks at these classic locomotives in both roster
and action photos. Complete roster and mechanical specifications are done
in chart form, giving the diesel fan a comprehensive look at the units.
Rebuilding and leasing information is also included.
48 pages, 66 color photos, softbound. $13.29
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CONRAIL COLOR GUIDE TO FREIGHT EQUIPMENT: Volume
1 - 1976-1987
By Larry DeYoung. The varied freight equipment of this recent fallen flag
is displayed in color photos of the rolling stock of Conrail's early years,
1976-1987.
128 pages, over 300 all-color photos, hardbound. $54.95
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CONRAIL COLOR HISTORY
By Timothy Scott Doherty and Brian Solomon. Formed by bankrupt railroads
in the northeast, Conrail created a resurgence that revived the dwindling
railroad industry. A lot of changes occurred in its 25-year history: mergers,
abandonment, closures and near-bankruptcies. Conrail was split between CSX
and Norfolk Southern in 1999, but it was an overall success that saved
railroading as we know it today. The former Pennsylvania, New Haven, New
York Central, Lehigh Valley, and Erie Lackawanna are a few of the railroads
included, along with the major operations of Conrail, including: the Boston
Line, Water Level Route, and Southern Tier.
144 pages, all color photos, hardbound. $34.95
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CONRAIL COMMODITIES
By Jeremy Taylor. A detailed photographic analysis of what makes the Blue
Giant tick. The book examines the railroad from the perspective of its traffic
base (commodities), and explains the whys and wherefores of its freight
movements. The railroad's train operations are covered thoroughly from the
east coast terminals to Chicago and St. Louis, and at a myriad of remote
locations. The novice reader will gain a system-wide impression of Conrail's
operations, while the more knowledgeable reader will reach a greater
understanding of the complexity of the railroad's traffic patterns.
168 pages, 270 color photos, hardbound. $33.37
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CONTAINERS
A-Z
By David G. Casdorph. This CD book contains the excellent series on containers.
It provides an extensive photographic record of intermodal containers from
A to Z. The ISO types, characteristics, owner/operator information (when
known) and available models are all documented. Designed to be an invaluable
tool for both modelers and historians, the CD presents this series in PDF
format. The text is fully searchable, and all photos can be zoomed in on
for close examination of every detail. Pages can be printed for personal
use. This series was first published in Model Railroading magazine
between April 2000 and February 2003.
93 pages, 315 color photos, 300 dpi PDF images on CD format.
$18.95
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CRIPPLE CREEK BONANZA:
From Gold to Gambling
By Chet Cunningham. "Cripple Creek Bonanza" is a colorful history of
the rowdy, boisterous days of the late nineteenth-century gold rush. Vintage
photographs help tell the story of a sleepy rural town affected by the tremendous
change. This book shows the booms and busts, the stock deals and the
millionaires, gamblers, madams, the big labor strikes, the raucous Meyers
Avenue of sin, the disastrous fires, the rebuilding and eventually its rebirth
as a gambling mecca.
218 pages, black and white photos, softcover. $13.95
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CRYSTAL RIVER PICTORIAL
By Dell McCoy. This book is the first detailed photographic record of the
shortline railroads that once operated in the scenic Crystal River district
of Colorado. Beyond this fact, however, the "Crystal River Pictorial" is
much more than just a railroad book. This vivid pictorial brings together,
in one book, the largest and most representative selection of photographs
ever printed - that portray the hauntingly beautiful, but remote, Crystal
River region of the Rocky Mountains.
224 pages, over 250 black and white and color photographs, horizontal format,
hardcover. $49.00
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CUMBRES & TOLTEC:
A Photographic Tribute to America's Most Spectacular Scenic
Railway
By Sam Furukawa. Almost hidden from public view in a high and remote corner
of the Rocky Mountains is the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. This
64-mile line crosses and re-crosses the border between southwestern Colorado
and northern New Mexico, passing through some of the most spectacular mountain
scenery anywhere in the world. Instead of more history, this volume seeks
to show what the C&TS looks like today. You'll find plenty of photos
of locomotives and trains, including some from well beyond trackside, including
a seriers of remarkable photos shot from a jet helicopter at the height of
the fall foliage season in the San Juan Mountains.
176 pages, all color photos, horizontal format, hardcover.
$49.95
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CUMBRES & TOLTEC
SCENIC RAILROAD: The Historic Preservation Study
By Spencer Wilson and Vernon J. Glover. Track diagrams and photos on the
tourist line run jointly by the states of Colorado and New Mexico. 2001 reprint
edition.
168 pages, black and white and color photos with color section, softcover.
$11.95
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