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Burlington Northern Through Passenger Service in Color By Gregory Stout George Strombeck is an inveterate train rider. Share his on-board as well as trackside experiences on the GN, NP and CB&Q (no SP&S). As the Hill Lines merged into BN, George was there to capture this brief moment in private American passenger train operation and followed it into early Amtrak. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$49.00 |
10/14/25 |
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Boston & Maine Trackside with Arthur E. Mitchell By Carl Byron The 11th in our “Trackside” series takes us to New England chiefly during the 1950’s as Arthur Mitchell sets out to record the end of steam on the B&M. On the way he captures the rare diesels of this pioneering railroad. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$54.95
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$29.95 |
9/26/25 |
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Canadian National Through Passenger Service By Kevin J. Holland The beautiful trains of the Canadian National system are examined in more than 200 vintage color views. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$41.00 |
8/11/25 |
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Canadian Passenger Trains 1967-1983 In Color By Bob Schmidt Featuring Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, with a special emphasis on CN & CP transcontinental trains and “Corridor” services. Includes locals & mixed trains to locales such as Labrador and remote Manitoba, and over roads such as the Algoma Central & Northern Alberta! 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$69.95
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$49.00 |
8/11/25 |
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Chicago & North Western Power 1963-1995 In Color Volume 3: E's and F's By Stephen M. Timko An in-depth look at the C&NW's E- and F-unit fleet after 1963 - a time when the road was absorbing the cab units from roads it had acquired like CGW and M&St.L, but also gobbling up the cast-offs from roads like FEC, MKT, B&LE, and SP. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$49.00 |
9/26/25 |
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Conrail Power in Color Vol. 4; 7000-8241 By Stephen M. Timko This volume of the continuing coverage of Big Blue’s motive power fleet reviews and displays the medium horsepower roadswitchers, from GP7 #7000 through GP38-2 #8281. Colorful coverage includes units from Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Lehigh Valley, and Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, as well as Conrail outsourced and in-house rebuild units, and newly acquired GP38-2’s. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$69.95
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$39.95 |
9/26/25 |
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Conrail Power in Color Vol. 5; 8308-9999 By Stephen M. Timko The final volume of Conrail’s interesting motive power roster features a large variety of switchers: from the single GE 44-tonner to the former Reading’s MP15s. Also highlighted are the medium-horsepower Baldwin roadswitchers and Alco RS3ms and RS1s! 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$69.95
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$39.95 |
9/26/25 |
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CSX Power In Color Volume 5: Locomotives Acquired From Other Railroads By Kurt Reisweber Continues the series with a mix of roster and action photos of another segment of the CSX all-time locomotive fleet! Featured are locomotives acquired used by CSX either through acquisition of whole railroads or by purchase of individual locomotives. Units acquired from Conrail and the RF&P are included, as are former Delaware & Hudson, Susquehanna, Monongahela, EMD, and Amtrak power. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$69.95
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$49.00 |
8/11/25 |
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Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific in Color By David C. Schauer Operations of the DW&P are examined from the steam to diesel era in this new book. Equipment, RDC’s, facilities and much more! Hcvr 128 pgs |
MS |
$59.95
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$39.00 |
9/26/25 |
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Green Mountain By Scott Foens This book tells the story of Iowas’s worst rail disaster — the March 21, 1910, derailment of Rock Island passenger train near the small town of Green Mountain killing 54 and injuring about 40. The wreck captured nationwide attention, leading to a state inquest into the disaster that resulted in a series of shocking conclusions. The book tells what happened and why and also pays tribute to the lives lost. 160 pages, 40 B&W Photos, Softcover. |
SPP |
$29.95
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$6.00 |
9/26/25 |
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Just Centuries In Color Volume 1: B-B Units By Stephen M. Timko Features an in-depth look at the B-B series of Alco Century locomotives introduced in the 1960s. From the not-well-received C-415 switcher to the 3000hp C-430s, and other models in between, full-color coverage includes over 300 images of the Alco and Montreal series. Coverage also includes the rare MLW model HR412. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
MS |
$69.95
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$49.00 |
8/11/25 |
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Milwaukee Road Power in Color V. 1 The Final 25 Years 1961-1986 By Stephen M. Timko The Milwaukee's eclectic diesel fleet is examined in detail through a wonderful array of roster and action photography. Volume 1 emphasizes the passenger units including the E-units, Erie-builts. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$49.00 |
8/11/25 |
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Milwaukee Road Power in Color V. 3 1961-1986 Electric Locomotives and Diesel Action By Stephen M. Timko Join us as we wrap up the coverage of the Milwaukee Road’s locomotive fleet. Volume 3 features the two separate electrified divisions—the Rocky Mountain Division and the Coast Division. Volume 3 also covers “Power Cars, Snow plows, and Miscellaneous Equipment and Structures” as well as “The Running Indian” locomotives, “Moving Along the Milwaukee Road, and “After the Milwaukee Road.” 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$49.00 |
9/28/25 |
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Milwaukee Road Tales From The Racine & Southwestern By Jerry Pyfer Milwaukee Road’s Racine & Southwestern Division linked the railroad’s hometown of Milwaukee, Wis., with the Mississippi River at Savanna, Ill. Hired on in 1971, Jerry Pyfer shares stories of Midwestern railroading combined with his colorful photography. Climb aboard with Jerry as he covers the entire division in its final decade. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
Wrvr |
$49.95
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$39.95 |
5/29/25 |
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Pennsy Steam Years V. 2 By Ian Fischer A division-by-division look back at the rugged steam power of the Pennsy. Lots of action in the state of Pennsylvania as well as some great early 1950s color from Ohio and Indiana. There's even a 1941 action shot of K4s 5399 equipped with poppet valves! 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
MS |
$49.95
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$29.95 |
11/2/25 |
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Railroads Illustrated 2025 Annual Issue 438 The 2025 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with inspiring photography from coast to coast, including Revival of Steam on East Broad Top, Triple Crown RoadRailers, CPKC and UP Steam on the Move, Rathole Reminiscence, Seasonal Day in North America, and much more! Table of Contents: • Dispatcher's Report/Editorial - Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup • Change in the Columbia Gorge - by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted • Revival of Steam on Old Easty — Rebirth of Mikado # 16 on East Broad Top RR • Remembering Triple Crown RoadRailers — A Long and Successful Run From Michigan to Texas Comes to a Close - Article/Photos by Carl Graves • Rathole Reminiscence - More Than 30 Years on the CNO&TP Second District - by Eric Miller/Photos as Noted • CSX in Canada — Sarnia and Montreal Sub Operations - by Stephen Host/Photos as Noted • First and Finest — Today's Boston & Albany - Article/Photos by David Blazejewski • Railfans Line the Tracks to See CPKC and UP Steam Trains - Staff Report — Steve Jessup • UP Unveils 1616 Lincoln Unit, But Refuses to Let it Lead Westward - Staff Report — Steve Jessup • Seasonal Day in North America - Photos from Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring • Back Cover — Information on New SINA 365 - Details in Dispatcher's Report, Page 2 116 pages, Color Photos, Softcover. |
Wrvr |
$34.95
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$25.00 |
9/26/25 |
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Red P: Penn Central's Brief Flirtation with Color By Stephen M. Timko and Robert J. Yanosey Early in its merger, Penn Central decided it needed more color for its locomotives and cars. No wholesale rebranding took place, only a small alteration to its existing paint scheme: a red letter “p” and later an orange “c”. This minor change took place on less than 200 locomotives but was eagerly followed by Penn Central fans! 128 pages, Hardcover. |
MS |
$69.95
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$35.00 |
10/26/25 |
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Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis; Summer 2022 Issue 82 This looks at the Mexico-St Louis Special passenger train, the Katy to Mexico, Pullman de Mexico, the City of Mexico, the Missouri Pacific and the Aguila Azeteca Saga, NdeM Pullmans on the Texas Eagle, C&NW Pullman Cars to Mexico and MK&T Pullman Cars to Mexico City. Over 320 color and B&W photos, plus car plans, rosters, maps and other images (documents, advertising, etc.), and a reproduction menu insert. 232 pages, Softcover. |
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$50.00
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$12.00 |
10/14/25 |
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The Soo Line-Milwaukee Road Merger In Color Volume 1: Before the Merger 1949-1984 By Jerry Pinkepank The 1985 merger of these two roads was an “accidental merger” according to the author who was an Assistant VP-Planning for Soo Line. This volume sets up the two roads in the years preceding the combination. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$49.00 |
10/26/25 |
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Trackside Around Minnesota 1959-1976 with Bill Cordes By Aaron Isaacs The late Bill Cordes was very active in Minnesota railfan circles, helping to organize numerous excursions by the Minnesota Railfans Association. A prolific photographer, he captured every aspect of local railroading. In this title are Bill's best photos from 1959 to 1976, featuring the Twin Cities, Duluth, the Missabe Iron Range, prairie branch lines, and the longest doodlebug excursion ever! 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
MS |
$69.95
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$49.95 |
8/11/25 |
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Trackside Around the Twin Cities with Joe Elliott 1968-1972 By Aaron Isaacs Trackside photographer Joe Elliott roamed the Minneapolis-St. Paul rail lines in the four years between 1968-1972 chiefly recording the vanishing passenger fleets of the GN, NP, CB&Q, MILW, C&NW and RI. He also found freight on those roads as well as CGW, SOO, MN&S and others. Check out his camera skills in this intriguing approach to the “Twin Cities.” 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$49.00 |
8/11/25 |
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Trackside Milwaukee Road East with Jim Boyd By Jim Boyd Join Jim Boyd in exploring the Milwaukee Road of the 1960s in his Mid-west homeland, from FM C-liners and H16-44s to Hiawathas with Skytops and branchline locals to the UP Cities streamliners.128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
MS |
$59.95
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$45.00 |
11/2/25 |
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When Southern Pacific Ruled Oregon's Rails - Vol 3 Portland To Dunsmuir By Greg Brown, David Houston, Todd Montgomery This is an all color look at the Southern Pacific in Oregon from the '50s to 1996, guaranteed to bring back memories of the way it was. 99% color, these previously unpublished works of David Houston, Greg Brown and Todd Montgomery are proudly presented in large format, just as they were photographed. The authors cover Portland to Dunsmuir, branchlines, the Siskiyou, the Modoc and a chapter on the OC&E. 256 pages, Hardcover. |
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$79.95
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$39.00 |
11/2/25 |
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Windy City to the Twin Cities A Bulington Route/BN/BNSF Color Pictorial By John Leopard This book covers the busy and very scenic main line between Chicago and St. Paul/Minneapolis during the CB&Q / BN / early-BNSF time period. Captured by many of the area’s most talented rail photographers. Don’t miss all the action! 128 pages, All Color, Hardcover. |
4Way |
$59.95
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$39.00 |
Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway in Color V. 2 Pennsylvania-Middle Division By Mike Zollitsch; C&O in Color V. 3 By Jeremy F. Plant and William McClure III; Electric Railways of North America In Color Featuring the Photography of Matt Herson Volume 1 By George W. Hamlin; Erie Lackawanna In Color Volume 2: New York State, Buffalo-Hornell, Syracuse By Larry DeYoung; Erie Lackawanna In Color Volume 7; Mahoning Division By Stephen M. Timko; Erie Lackawanna In Color Volume 8: New York Division By Robert J. Yanosey; Erie Lackawanna Power In Color V. 1; Switchers, Medium HP Roadswitchers, and Passenger Units By Stephen M. Timko; Erie Lackawanna Through Passenger Service In Color V. 2; 1965-1970 By John J. Boehner; Freight Car Color Portfolio Book #4 ACFX-CSXT By Robert J. Yanosey; Hudson & Manhattan Railroad In Color By Robert J. Yanosey; IC/GM&O Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment By James Kinkaid; Jersey Central Power In Color Volume 1: #50-1709 By Robert J. Yanosey; Jersey Central Lines In Color Volume 3 By Walter A. Appel; Jersey Central Steam In Color By Bert Pennypacker; Lehigh and New England Railroad and its Successors in Color By Mike Bednar; Long Island Rail Road Multiple Unit Cars Volume 2: Cars Built 1953-2020s By Michael Boland; Missouri Pacific Through Passenger Service In Color By Greg Stout; New York City Electrified Railroads In Color Volume 1: Lines Into Grand Central Terminal By Alfred E. Fazio and Bridget M. Hodgson; Northwestern Pacific In Color By Scott Inman and Ed Mackinson; Northwestern Pacific Railroad Volume 2: Passenger and Freight Operations, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, Maintenance-of-Way Equipment In Color By Ed Mackinson and Scott Inman; Otto Perry & the Union Pacific Nebraska Division By Michael M. Bartels & James Reisdorfe; Penn Central In Color Volume 2: Along the Eastern Seaboard, Boston to Philadelphia By Jeremy F. Plant; PRR Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment V 2 By Ian S. Fischer; Railroad Critters in Color V 2 By Stephen M. Timko; Railroad Critters in Color V 3 By Stephen M. Timko; Railroad Critters in Color V 4 By Stephen M. Timko; Reading Railroad Main Line. Belt Line Jct- Port Clinton By Ben L. Bernhart; Reading Railroad Mainline. Oley Street, Reading – Beltline Junction By Ben L. Bernhart; Rio Grande Secret Places V.1 Tunnel District By R.C. Farewell; Rock Island Westward V. 1 Memories of the High Line By Thomas R. Lee; Rock Island Westward V. 3 The Western Division By Thomas R. Lee; Santa Fe Intermountain West.; Colorado Railroad Annual #23; Seaboard Coast Line Through Passenger Service In Color By Greg Stout; Streetcar Scenees of the 1950's in Color By LeRoy O. King; The Long Island Railroad in Color V.2 1966-1990 By Arthur J. Erdman; The Long Island Rail Road In Color Volume 3: Equipment Color Guide and Facilities By Arthur J. Erdman; The Long Island Rail Road In Color Volume 4: The Photography of William J. Brennan By Arthur J. Erdman; The Monongahela Railway In Color V. 3: The Conrail & NS Era By Stephen M. Timko; Tumbleweeds and Fast Freights Santa Fe in Color series #4. New Mexico By Joe McMillan; U34CH New Jersey's Unique U-boat By Robert J. Yanosey; Warbonnets & Bluebonnets By Joe McMillan; Wheat Lines & Super Freights By McMillian;
