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Class Ones: • BNSF Railway • Canadian Pacific
Regionals/Shortlines:  • Dakota & Iowa • Dakota Northern • Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern
• Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western • Dakota Southern • Ellis & Eastern • Northern Plains
• Red River Valley & Western • Sisseton-Millbank • State of South Dakota • Sunflour
• Yellowstone Valley

Other Features:
• Detailed maps arranged by subdivision
• Station index, detector and crossover location
• Mainline radio frequencies
• Major highways shown for reference
• Centerspread locator map is keyed to page numbers of detail maps
• Printed on heavy ivory-colored stock for reduced glare and increased durability in the field
62 pages, Saddle Stitched, Softcover.

Delaware & Hudson Facilities In Color
By Chuck Yungkurth
Veteran Scranton and Binghamton resident Chuck Yungkurth takes the reader on a tour of the “other than locomotive” portion of the D&H. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Denver & Rio Grande; The Early Years
By Mallory Hope Ferrell
It was a glorious period that has been termed the days of “wooden cars and iron men.” Today it is difficult to even comprehend the tremendous amounts of energy, manpower and money that went into constructing the Denver & Rio Grande into and across the Rocky Mountains. The courage, determination and sheer guts of such an undertaking are impressively apparent today on the two remaining portions of three-foot gauge trackage out of Durango, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico. By 1883, Palmer’s “Narrow Gauge Transcontinental” mainline stretched 771 miles from Denver to Ogden. The Pullman sleeper-equipped Pacific Express (westbound) and the eastbound Atlantic Express operated on a forty-one and a-half hour schedule and was trailed by “named” parlor cars. Elsewhere, on the Cumbres Pass line in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, the daily Colorado & New Mexico Express ran in both directions between Salida, Alamosa and Durango, with a helper being added for the 14 miles of steep four-percent grade between Chama and the 10,015-foot summit at Cumbres. A hike along the abandoned grades over Marshall, Cerro Summit and Poncha Pass is sure to bring visions of a small 2-8-0 Consolidation and a diminutive 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler as they blasted upgrade with an 1890s varnish run. You can almost hear the double header’s exhaust, smell the coal smoke mixed with valve oil and feel the saturated steam as the consist passes. After over 60 years of research and what the late Robert W. Richardson termed “picture hunting”, this book is a pictorial history of the D&RG’s narrow gauge. The Rio Grande Glory Days are preserved here in rare old photographs and art. Climb aboard for the ride of your life as we relive the days when the world and the Rio Grande were young. Almost every quality photograph available from 1873 to 1921 has been included in this volume. No Rio Grande or early railroading enthusiast will want to be without Ferrell's 22nd (and last) book. 320 pages, 650 Rare B&W Photos, Maps, Horizontal Format, Hardcover.

Dereco In Color
By Arthur J. Erdman
Dereco was the Norfolk and Western Railway's attempt to counter the Penn Central merger's possible effects on its freight business. Acquisition of the Delaware and Hudson and Erie Lackawanna allowed the N&W to enter the lucrative Northeast market. However, the PC’s failure and an early season hurricane resulted in dissolution. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Diesels of the Union Pacific The Classic Era V. 1
By Don Strack
The most complete roster/pictorial books published to date, the first two-volume set covers builder's data and dispositions of each member of this western carrier's diesel-electric and turbine locomotive fleet during the 1934-1982 period, as well as a varied selection of photographs detailing each model. From the early EMC E units and giant GE-built gas turbines to the varied EMD SD40-2 fleet that moved transcontinental freight into the 1980s, all are covered. The dust jacket features a specially commissoned painting by Gil Bennet. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11", 224 pgs, 300 photos

Diesels of the Union Pacific The Classic Era V. 2
By Don Strack
The most complete roster/pictorial books published to date, the first two-volume set covers builder's data and dispositions of each member of this western carrier's diesel-electric and turbine locomotive fleet during the 1934-1982 period, as well as a varied selection of photographs detailing each model. From the early EMC E units and giant GE-built gas turbines to the varied EMD SD40-2 fleet that moved transcontinental freight into the 1980s, all are covered. The dust jacket features a specially commissoned painting by Gil Bennet. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11", 224 pgs, 300 photos

Diesel Railroad Tugboats V.1 East Coast
By Paul Strubeck
This first volume of a comprehensive book series on railroad tugboats, written by active railroader and tug crewmember Paul Strubeck, covers the boats and the considerable railroad maritime operations of New York Harbor, the Delaware River (Philadelphia and Wilmington), Norfolk (Hampton Roads, Sewell’s Point, and Little Creek area), and Baltimore Harbor. Over 75 diesel-powered tugs operated for railroad owners in these regions, and many went on to live multiple lives beyond their railroad careers.In-depth coverage includes every diesel tugboat owned and operated by the following railroads:
• Baltimore & Ohio Railway
• Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal
• Bush Terminal Railroad
• Central Railroad of New Jersey
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
• Dalzell Towing (leased to New Haven)
• Eastern Shore Railroad
• Erie Railroad
• Erie Lackawanna Railroad
• Jersey City Stockyard Company (PRR subsidiary)
• Lackawanna Railroad
• Lehigh Valley Railroad
• Long Island Rail Road
• New Haven Railroad
• New York Central System
• New York Cross Harbor Railroad
• New York Dock Railway
• Penn Central Transportation Co.
• Pennsylvania Railroad
• Reading Company
• Southern Railway
• Virginian Railway
• Virginia & Maryland Railroad
This book documents the entire period of operations of these tugs under railroad ownership, their subsequent owners, and their final dispositions. This extensive history is illustrated with over 400 photos, blueprints, drawings, and technical data. A dedicated section covers the major railroad tugboat designs on the east coast, interior layouts and components, construction methods, and different engine and propulsion types. Railroad tugboat operations were unique, and the designs of these boats were specific to the needs of the railroads they served. This book appeals not only to railroad enthusiasts, but to maritime historians interested in this unexplored chapter of tugboat design and operation. 400+ Photos, Blueprints, Drawings and Technical Data, Hardcover

Donner Pass, Southern Pacific's Sierra Crossing
By John R. Signor
In Donner Pass by John R. Signor, you’ll see how operations on the “Mountain” evolved from the early wood-burning 4-4-0 type steam locomotives to the era of gigantic cab-forwards, to the arrival of the first diesels, and to the generations of machines that have followed up to the current date.

DT&I Power In Color Includes Ann Arbor
By Stephen M. Timko
Join us to view the all EMD locomotive roster of the Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton Railroad which was comprised of no less than a dozen different models. Included is coverage of the affiliated 292-mile Ann Arbor's fleet of Alco switchers, roadswitchers, and FA2's, and later, second-generation EMD power. Bonus chapter includes the Lake Michigan Car Ferry service. Hcvr 128 pgs

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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