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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. |
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$59.95
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$49.00 |
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. |
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$59.95
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$41.00 |
7/3/25 |
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Canadian Pacific Power In Color Volume 5: Modern Four-Axle Road Power By Stephen M. Timko Concludes coverage of the company’s diesel motive power fleet. Featuring modern four-axle road power, RDCs, Yard Booster Units and other motive power including trackmobiles, maintenance vehicles and equipment, leased units, and cabooses (vans)! Includes a chapter on Steam’s Final Days. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
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$69.95
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$45.00 |
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. |
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$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. |
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$59.95
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$49.00 |
9/26/25 |
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Conrail Power in Color Vol. 1; 1000-3999 By Robert J. Yanosey Slugs, F-units, GP15’s, B23’s, DL721, B23’s, C430’s, C420’s, GP20, GP30, GP35, C425, C424, U23B, B23, U28,30,33,36, GP40, GP9B, and F7B are all examined in full color.. 128 pages, Hardcover. |
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$59.95
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$39.98 |
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. |
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$69.95
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$43.98 |
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. |
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$69.95
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$43.98 |
9/26/25 |
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Conrail in the Norfolk Southern / CSX Era V. 1: 1999-2004 By Stephen M. Timko Volume 1 of a two-part series features the former Conrail system between 1999 - 2004, an east-to-west examination of how CSX and NS moved traffic, with a mix of motive power and facilities! It begins with a brief look at Conrail’s final days and dives into the operations at Split. Lines spun off by Conrail to other operators such as Corman, Finger Lakes, and others are also included! 128 pages, Hardcover. |
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$69.95
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$43.00 |
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. |
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$69.95
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$56.00 |
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 |
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$59.95
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$49.00 |
12/22/24 |
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Erie Lackawanna Trackside w/Allan Roberts & Arthur Erdman By Arthur J. Erdman October 17, 1960 to April 1, 1976 – a short 16 years of existence for the Erie Lackawanna Railway. It was painful to see the EL fade into history when Conrail absorbed it. We’ll visit the Erie, Lackawanna, & EL sides, as well as the most interesting connections along the way. This title will delight EL fans as the author takes us on a striking photographic tour featuring illuminating stories of the departed Route of Friendly Service! 128 Pages, Hardcover. |
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$69.95
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$45.95 |
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. |
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$29.95
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$19.95 |
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. |
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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. |
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$59.95
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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. |
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$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. |
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$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. |
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$49.95
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$29.95 |
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. |
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$43.00 |
4/13/25 |
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Rio Grande Scenic Line of the World By Dale Sanders Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains, not around them. A tenacious rebel, Rio Grande survived for more than a century as an independent railroad in a land of giants. At the end of the 20th century, the enduring memory of Rio Grande is one of black and gold diesels thundering through smoky tunnels on a right-of-way blasted out of solid rock by construction engineers who didn’t know the meaning of the word impossible. With 223 full-color photographs and nine lavishly illustrated maps, this volume presents a retrospective of a railroad where words of description always fall short. In the pages of "Scenic Line of the World" may be found all of the elements that made Rio Grande the scenic wonder it was. The evergreen mountains of La Veta Pass, the bare rock of the Royal Gorge, the golden aspen on Tennessee Pass, the multi-colored sandstone of Ruby and Bootlegger Canyons, the moonscape of the Utah desert, the majestic Wasatch Range, and the sheer ruggedness of the entire Moffat Road- all are here in one amazing volume. Through acquisitions and mergers, Rio Grande slowly lost its personality to that of Southern Pacific, and later, Union Pacific. The images in this book help preserve the memory of the last years of the Rio Grande and perhaps provide some justification for the railroad’s bold claim of being the Scenic Line of the World. 223 Color Photos, Horizontal Hardcover. |
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$89.95
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$59.00 |
8/11/25 |
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Trackside Around Duluth 1957-1960 with Wayne C. Olsen By David C. Schauer A colorful look at the waning days of steam on the DM&IR, NP and shortline D&NE. also included are steam fantrips on the Soo and DM&IR as well as a GN diesel switch job on the ore docks. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover. |
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8/11/25 |
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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. |
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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. |
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8/11/25 |
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Trackside Milwaukee Road West with Jim Boyd By Jim Boyd The editor emeritus of Railfan Magazine continues his journey west on the Milwaukee Road photographing everything from new EMD FP45s to ancient E50 electrics. 128 pages, Color, 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";
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;
