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"Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Equipment, 1883-2004" By Daniel P. Holbrook As with any railroad, the freight and passenger equipment of the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range was the lifeblood of its work. The railroad is famous for its traffic in iron ore, but there were other major parts to its traffic also, such as pulpwood. The fleet of cars of the company, its operations, and the history behind it, are the focus of this book. But the car fleet only makes sense in terms of the industries the railroad served, and a rich trove of information on that subject is here too. The author presents more than 350 photos and graphics, most never before published, to show the appearance of a wide variety of these cars. The company traffic information also fills a gap in our knowledge of railroad history, having no prior presentation at this level of detail. 320 pages, 350 Photos, Maps, Drawings & Graphics, Hardcover. |
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$80.00 |
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"Southern Pacific Freight Cars. V. 1 Gondolas and Stock Cars" By Anthony W. Thompson This is the first volume in a planned series on Southern Pacific freight cars. It covers gondolas and stock cars, and the era is approximately 1900-1960, though with some coverage before and after those years. The book contains an extensive array of rosters, photos and, where possible, drawings of the major car classes, along with other material as available, such as construction photos, publicity photos, lettering drawings, and so forth. Survival of the cars over the years is presented, as are numerous photos of the cars in service. Included are not only work (ballast) gondolas, but such signature cars of the SP as the 1920s GS gondolas from Enterprise (often called "Ulrich" cars), the 1940s GS gondolas, including a chapter on side extensions for wood chip, sugar beet, and other services, 1950s solid-bottom cars, and ore cars. Stock cars, from the CS-11 cars of the 1890s, through the standard Harriman cars, to the various late conversions of other cars to stock cars, are also given a full treatment. Freight car history has a number of dimensions. Built dates, car numbers, car characteristics are only the bare bones. A complete history would also include reasons for construction of a particular car class and exploration of its design heritage; indications of the service to shippers to which a car class was assigned; and indications of the longevity of the class, culminating in rebuilding or scrapping. Though it is not possible to provide all this detail on every car class, this book does offer much of this type of history. The large number of photographs, particularly in-service images showing the cars at various times in their lives, make this a truly comprehensive volume. Complete roster information, including car specialties such as trucks and hand brakes, are presented in a nod to the modeling community. A few color photos are included among the 537 total tally of photographs, to show the appearance of these car types, though SP freight cars such as gondolas and stock cars were overwhelmingly painted boxcar red throughout the period covered. 320 pages, 537 Photos (8 in Color), 30 Drawings, Bibliography, Index, Hardcover. |
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$65.00 |
$43.99 |
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"Southern Pacific Lines Standard Design Depots" By Henry E. Bender, Jr The railroad depot was once a vital part of local communities as well as essential to railroad operations. And particularly in the West, depots were often landmark structures. Southern Pacific and its predecessor railroads constructed and maintained depots throughout their territory. Between 1877 and 1894 a series of 26 numbered standard plans for depots was developed, and each plan was successively in use for a few years. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were more than 600 SP depots and telegraph offices. By then, many older depots, as well as most new ones at that time, had been or would be built to these standards. This book describes those depots. The story of depots in SP’s far-flung territory is an interesting one: when they were built, what they looked like, and when they were destroyed or were saved. Particularly for smaller communities, the depot was once an integral part of local life, so the life stories of these depots are an integral part of town history. 320 pages, 437 Photos, 46 Drawings, Bibliography, Index, Hardcover. |
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$70.00 |
$29.95 |
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"Southern Pacific Ten-Coupled Locomotives" By Robert J. Church This book presents the complete history of all Southern Pacific locomotives with ten drivers, the heavy duty workhorse engines found on the railroad’s entire far-flung “Golden Empire.” They were assigned to districts where there were heavy grades, on both the “Pacific Lines” from El Paso to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ogden and Portland, and the subsidiary Texas & New Orleans “Atlantic Lines” from El Paso to San Antonio and New Orleans. Coverage includes all classes of these engines, from the 1884 El Gobernador 4-10-0, the T&NO Decapod 2-10-0s, and the F class 2-10-2s, to the SP class Gresley valve-geared three-cylinder 4-10-2s. Introductory chapters follow the development of the early locomotives that opened the West, the small engines of the Central Pacific, and turn of the century designs of compound engines, including the early cab-forwards, which are briefly described. There are detailed descriptions of the 2-10-2 and the 4-10-2 locomotives, each class having separate chapters. Much material has never before been published in book form. Each chapter provides full details of individual class specifications, parts and appliances, including the single F-6 class engine that tested systems of steam admission. 532 pages, 795 Photos, 107 Drawings, Roster, Bibliography, Index, Hardcover. |
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$85.00 |
$32.95 |
10/30/22 |
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"Southern Pacific’s Western Division" By John R. Signor The Oakland Pier, hub of the Western Division, was among the most recognizable Southern Pacific locations, and activities across the Division were directed from headquarters at the Pier. This book by noted SP historian John Signor describes the construction, history, and operation of this vital part of the SP. With lines connecting Oakland with Sacramento by way of both the Carquinez Strait via Martinez, and Altamont Pass via Tracy, and lines radiating to the Napa Valley, San Jose, and Fresno, as well as branch lines like the Kentucky House, Winters, and San Ramon branches, this was a highly varied and extremely busy division. Passenger trains arrived from and departed to such varied destinations as Portland, Chicago, and Los Angeles and beyond, all with ferryboat connections to San Francisco. The freight business was intense, with profuse local industry both shipping and receiving enormous numbers of carloads. Local passenger trains, and local freight switching, handled a great volume of business. From its beginnings in 1869, through the Oakland "waterfront wars" at the turn of the century, the struggle in the Suisun Sinks, activities of the vast West Oakland yard and terminal facilities, as well as passenger operations on the Oakland Mole (as the Pier was often called), and construction of the magnificent Carquinez Straits bridge, to the final demolition of the Pier facilities in 1960 and to the recent revival of the Western Division with the schedules of Amtrak California, this book covers it all. 414 pages, 711 Photos (84 in Color), 23 Maps, Station List, Bibliography, Index, Hardcover. |
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$70.00 |
$46.99 |
10/30/22 |
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"The Visalia Electric Railroad Southern Pacific’s Orange Grove Route" By Phil C. Kauke From its beginnings in 1904 until abandonment of most trackage in 1992, the Visalia Electric Railroad had a fascinating history. Built as an electric line which pioneered 15-cycle alternating current in the United States, it operated orange interurban cars along its 30-mile route until 1924. Serving the Sierra Nevada foothill region of eastern Tulare County, the VE became a local fixture as towns and agriculture developed. From the outset in 1904, the Visalia Electric Railroad had all its stock owned by the Southern Pacific. Primarily serving the growing areas east of Exeter, branches extended eastward toward Sequoia National Park, and southward to Strathmore. After passenger service ended in 1924, electric freight operations continued until 1944. Thereafter, diesels provided service, from GE 44-tonners to handed-down SP Alco and EMD switchers. Loss of perishable traffic finally doomed the line, and the last significant trackage was abandoned in 1992. In its heyday, the VE carried out a variety of operations, all described in this volume, from passenger excursions and commuting, to electric and gas-electric freight service to numerous packing sheds along the line. Though owned by Southern Pacific, many aspects of operations were locally controlled until 1964. Ownership of locomotives, motor cars, cabooses, and other rolling stock is all presented here, in photographs and rosters. Some 249 photographs, most previously unpublished, and 15 maps, enrich the book. 168 pages, 240 Photos, 21 Maps & Drawings, Rosters, Bibliography and Index, Hardcover. |
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$55.00 |
$37.99 |
10/30/22 |
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"Union Pacific in The Los Angeles Basin" By Jeff S. Asay Southern California was only one corner of the Union Pacific system, but the story of the railroad in that area is fascinating and surprisingly complex. It began in the 1880s with the predecessors of the Los Angeles Terminal Railway, extended through the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, begun under the ownership of Senator W.A. Clark and then jointly owned with Union Pacific under E.H. Harriman, continued under the name Los Angeles & Salt Lake, until eventual absorption into Union Pacific system. The story extends through the 20th century to the Southern Pacific merger of 1996, with some details, such as the Alameda Corridor, down to the present day. Part of this fascinating story is the relationships with the other three major railroads in the Los Angeles area, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Pacific Electric. Those relations varied between cooperation and vigorous hostility, with each of the railroads taking turns at the opposite extreme from the others at different times. An important part of the story is Union Pacific’s tenancy of Terminal Island, initially to serve the traffic of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and later to benefit from the vast Wilmington Oil Field, something unimagined when the Los Angeles Terminal Railway was acquiring title to the property in 1890. 496 pages, 562 Photos, 100 Graphics, 60 Maps, Bibliography, Index, Hardcover. |
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Erie Railroad Official Photography Vol 2: C to F By Daniel G. Biernacki Postwar Erie: Cleveland, Clifton, Castile, Cochecton, Station Rock, communications, Corry, Cranes, Creston, Croxton, Dayton, Decatur, Demarest, Depew, Deposit, Dundee, Dunmore, Elmira, EL, engineers, Fairlawn, Ferrona, firefighting, floods, Franklin and more! 128 pages, All B&W, Softcover. |
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Fifty Years of Amtrak Train By Bruce Goldberg & David C. Warner Marking Amtrak’s 50th anniversary, this all-new book presents a thorough summary of every Amtrak route since 1971, featuring detailed tables, surveying train schedules, and station stops at ten-year intervals. Also included are comprehensive lists of train names, stations, through-car operations, and various service curtailments and restoration. More than 400 color photographs highlight Amtrak’s operations in every U.S. state and Canadian province ever served by the company. It’s a history of Amtrak like no other! 256 pages, Color and B&W, Detailed Route MapHorzontal Format, Hardcover. |
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Fifty Years of North American Railroads. V. 1 - The Central Mid-West By Don Jocelyn This all-color title presents a close look pictorially at railroads located in the far western portion of the U.S.?California and Nevada, plus portions of Utah. Major rail lines represented are the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Western Pacific, Union Pacific, plus Amtrak. The timeline stretches from the late 1960s to the present, with hundreds of never before published colorful photos. Hardcover |
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Fifty Years of North American Railroads. V. 2 - The Central Mid-West By Joe Blackwell Following the success of our title “50 Years of North American Railroads—Volume 1” our new Second Volume is ready. This 160 page, All Color title features the many railroads fanning out from Chicago to Kansas City and the Mid-West. Not only are the major roads featured, such as CB&Q, GM&O, Santa Fe, IC, ICG, Rock Island, MP, NS, UP, Wabash, N&W, C&EI, CN and KCS, but there are many area short lines included. Don’t miss this fantastic book which includes photos by many famous photographers. 160 pages, 500 Color Photos, Hardcover. |
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Southern Pacific Depots in California V. 1 By S. Hayes Coast & Western division. 259 pages, B&W w/Index, Hard Cover. |
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Union Pacific's Cheyenne Facilities By A.J. Wolff and J.L. Ehernberger Historical details in each caption regarding the structors, which include shops, roundhouses, servicing tracks, freight tracks, freight yard, store department, depot, Tower A, stockyard, etc, at Cheyenne. 128 pages, B&W and Color photos, Hardcover. |
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American Car & Foundry Box Cars 1960-1981; American Refrigerator Transit; Billboard Refrigerator Cars; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Equipment, 1883-2004; Great Northern Lines East, Second Ed.; Jerome and the Northern Roads Railroads of Arizona V6; Merchants Despatch, Its History and Equipment; Southern Pacific Freight Cars. V. 1 Gondolas and Stock Cars; Southern Pacific Freight Cars V. 4; Box Cars; Southern Pacific Lines Standard Design Depots; Southern Pacific Ten-Coupled Locomotives; Southern Pacific’s Salt Lake Division; Southern Pacific’s Western Division; Steam Days in Dunsmuir; The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway; The Magor Car Corporation; The Visalia Electric Railroad Southern Pacific’s Orange Grove Route; Union Pacific in The Los Angeles Basin;
Signature Press American Car & Foundry Box Cars 1960-1981; Signature Press American Refrigerator Transit; Signature Press Billboard Refrigerator Cars; Signature Press Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Equipment, 1883-2004; Signature Press Great Northern Lines East, Second Ed.; Signature Press Jerome and the Northern Roads Railroads of Arizona V6; Signature Press Merchants Despatch, Its History and Equipment; Signature Press Southern Pacific Freight Cars. V. 1 Gondolas and Stock Cars; Signature Press Southern Pacific Freight Cars V. 4; Box Cars; Signature Press Southern Pacific Lines Standard Design Depots; Signature Press Southern Pacific Ten-Coupled Locomotives; Signature Press Southern Pacific’s Salt Lake Division; Signature Press Southern Pacific’s Western Division; Signature Press Steam Days in Dunsmuir; Signature Press The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway; Signature Press The Magor Car Corporation; Signature Press The Visalia Electric Railroad Southern Pacific’s Orange Grove Route; Signature Press Union Pacific in The Los Angeles Basin;
American Car & Foundry Box Cars 1960-1981 Signature Press; American Refrigerator Transit Signature Press; Billboard Refrigerator Cars Signature Press; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Equipment, 1883-2004 Signature Press; Great Northern Lines East, Second Ed. Signature Press; Jerome and the Northern Roads Railroads of Arizona V6 Signature Press; Merchants Despatch, Its History and Equipment Signature Press; Southern Pacific Freight Cars. V. 1 Gondolas and Stock Cars Signature Press; Southern Pacific Freight Cars V. 4 Box Cars Signature Press; Southern Pacific Lines Standard Design Depots Signature Press; Southern Pacific Ten-Coupled Locomotives Signature Press; Southern Pacific’s Salt Lake Division Signature Press; Southern Pacific’s Western Division Signature Press; Steam Days in Dunsmuir Signature Press; The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Signature Press; The Magor Car Corporation Signature Press; The Visalia Electric Railroad Southern Pacific’s Orange Grove Route Signature Press;Union Pacific in The Los Angeles Basin Signature Press;
Book "American Car & Foundry Box Cars 1960-1981 By Edward S. Kaminski"; Book "American Refrigerator Transit By Stuart T. Maher, G.J. Michels, Jr and Gene Semon"; Book "Billboard Refrigerator Cars By R.H Hendricson & Edward S. Kaminski"; Book "Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Equipment, 1883-2004 By Daniel P. Holbrook"; Book "Great Northern Lines East, Second Ed. By Patrick. C. Dorn"; Book "Jerome and the Northern Roads Railroads of Arizona V6 By David f. Myrick"; Book "Merchants Despatch, Its History and Equipment By Roger C. Hinman"; Book "Southern Pacific Freight Cars. V. 1 Gondolas and Stock Cars By Anthony W. Thompson"; Book" Southern Pacific Freight Cars V. 4; Box Cars By Anthony W. Thompson;" Book "Southern Pacific Lines Standard Design Depots By Henry E. Bender, Jr"; Book "Southern Pacific Ten-Coupled Locomotives By Robert J. Church"; Book "Southern Pacific’s Salt Lake Division By John R. Signor"; Book "Southern Pacific’s Western Division By John R. Signor"; Book "Steam Days in Dunsmuir By Robert J. Church"; Book "The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway By Patrick C. Dorin"; Book "The Magor Car Corporation By Edward S. Kaminski"; Book "The Visalia Electric Railroad Southern Pacific’s Orange Grove Route By Phil C. Kauke"; Book "Union Pacific in The Los Angeles Basin By Jeff S. Asay";
