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Railfanning in the 1960s - Best of Ed Johnson 
By Ed Johnson
Master photographer Ed Johnson’s highlights of 1960s railroads with a focus on passenger trains. Also, some special trains and a 1967 Labor Day weekend surprise. All included, it’s 59 railroads, electric lines, and transit lines in 24 US states and two Canadian provinces! 96 pages, All Color, Softcover.

Railroad Timetables, Travel Brochures & Posters
By Brad S. Lomazzi
This is the first book to focus exclusively on American railroad ephemera of the 19th and 20th centuries and gives the collector comprehensive coverage found nowhere else. Provides detailed historical context for railroad passenger, employee and freight timetables, tourist and travel guides, travel brochures, posters, tickets and all their variations. Over 360 examples are shown in nostalgic and graphically stunning reproductions, some from rarely seen private collections. The author explains where to fine material, what factors affect condition and rarity and discusses archival storage and protection practices. With decorative end papers showing US/Canada railroad map. 194 pages, Hardcover.

Railroad Truck Color Portfolio Volume 1: A-I 
By Robert J. Yanosey
Featuring AAR, AMT, Apache, Asplundh, ATRW, ATSF, BA&P, Bay Colony, BK, B&M, BN, BNSF, B&O, BB, CF&W, C&G, CCL, CS, CKIN, CMSL, CN, CNJ, CNW, C&O, CP, CR, CSX, CV, CW, CWP, DMIR, D&H, DL, DRGW, EJ&E, EL, ETL, EMC, FL, GM&O, GMRC, GR, GTW, IC, IHB, INRC, and IT! 96 pages, All Color, Softcover.

Railroad Truck Color Portfolio Volume 2: K-Y 
By Robert J. Yanosey
Featuring KB&S, KCT, LIRR, M&P, MDDE, MN, MP, MKT, NALCO, NJT, NS, N&W, NYC, NYGL, NYO&W, NYS&W, NYCTA, PARR, PC, P&LE, PRR, PRSL,P&S, QNSL, RDG, RF&P, R&N, RJC, SBD, SMS, SOU, SP, SRS, SRNJ, ST, SM, TC, TENN, TTX, T&SB, UP, WC, and Y&S! 96 pages, All Color, Softcover.

Railroads of Milwaukee; Steam, Diesel, Electrics, Lake Boats
By John Kelly
John Kelly explores the fascinating history of the city's railroads, starting with the Milwaukee & Waukesha in 1847. By 1873 the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway—later the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific ("The Milwaukee Road") opened a line to Chicago and the railroad was on its way. The Milwaukee Shops and the Hiawatha legend, Skytops and Super Domes, and the story behind designer Brooks Stevens, are also featured. Kelly supplies copious data on not only the Milwaukee Road, but also the Chicago & NorthWestern's freight and passenger service, including the 400 fleet. Kelly also writes about the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, America's Fastest Interurban, the Skokie Valley Route and Electroliners. In the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company section, he reviews streetcars, interurbans and trackless trolley buses. With the inclusion of the Lake Boats, the Pere Marquette, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Grand Trunk Western RR’s also come into the picture. In addition the book covers the Beer Line and the breweries, Milwaukee's meatpacking industry, Milwaukee's railroad stations and freight yards— a recipe for some great railroad reading. Generously illustrated with 135 color and 362 black and white photos, maps and drawings, this limited edition volume will be available in hardcover and is a treasured keepsake for your library. 264 pages, 68 in full color, 135 Color and 362 B&W photos, Hardcover.

Railroads Illustrated 2021 Annual Issue #434
The all-new 2021 Railroads Illustrated Annual features photography from coast to coast, including:

• Remembering Southern Pacific
• One Fine Day — A Winnipeg Souvenir
• Rock Island’s Last Years 1971-1980
• Alaska Railroad Passenger Trains
• Ontario Southland’s Guelph Junction
• Seasonal Day In North America
• And Much More!

Railroads Illustrated 2022 Annual Issue #435
The all-new 2022 Railroads Illustrated Annual features photography from coast to coast, including:

• Dash 2 Locomotives: 50 Years Strong
• Going Home: New England Railroading
• Time Machine: West Virginia’s Durbin Rocket
• Scanner Talk Railroading
• Seasonal Day In North America
• And Much More!
96 pages, B&W/Color, Softcover.

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 35; The 1937 AAR Box Car
This volume will follow the appearance and standards of the previouse RPC titles. This volume covers the extremely popular 1937 AAR Box Car with photographs, text, rosters and drawings. This box car was so common they were seen on railroads of all sizes and in all regions of North America. Softcover, 385 pages, 8 x 10 in., B&W Images, Rosters.

Reading and Northern In Color
By Olev Taremae
Reading and Northern in Color tells the incredible success story of how the Blue Mountain & Reading, the designated operator of a 13 mile branch line north of Reading PA became the award winning regional carrier, Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern serving northeastern PA. First-rate photography and informative captions provide thorough coverage of the 35 year history of the railroads. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Color Portfolio
By Olev Taremae
Traces the “Route of Anthracite”, from its humble birth in 1990 to becoming an award-winning hauler of coal, passengers, and general freight in eastern Pennsylvania. With over 300 miles of track, the R&N serves northeastern Pennsylvania over track once operated by many historic railroads including the Reading, Lehigh Valley, Jersey Central, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna, and more! 96 pages, All Color, Softcover.

Reading Company Facilities In Color Volume 1: East of Philadelphia
By Mitchell E. Dakelman
The Reading had a heavily-built network of lines extending east of the City of Brotherly Love to serve passengers and freight. The road’s stations, towers, bridges, yards, signs and other aspects are explored in color photos with or without trains. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Reading Company Facilities In Color Volume 2: North of Philadelphia
By Mitchell E. Dakelman
A look back at the stations, towers, shops and other structures owned by the Reading Company on the many lines that emanated from Philadelphia. Many of the scenes show trains of Reading, SEPTA, and Conrail passing by. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Reading Company in Color V. 2
By Bert Pennypacker
Noted author Bert Pennypacker guides the reader through an all-color tour of the Reading's motive power, operations and physical plant during the years 1947-1976. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Reading Company Power In Color Volume 1: Steam and First Generation Diesels
By Robert L. Davis Jr
Reading Power in Color, Volume I opens with a sampling of RDG steam power from the 1940s to the end of regular service steam operation, including a brief look at the T1 4-8-4's in excursion service, then continues with a detailed examination of the railroad's interesting roster of first generation diesels from all four major builders. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Reading Company Power In Color Volume 2: Second Generation Diesels
By Robert L. Davis Jr
GP30s, C425s, SD45s, GP35s, big Alk’s – they’re all here in this tour of Reading’s final diesel fleet. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Reading in the Conrail Era Volume 1: 1976-1982
By Bob Davis
Volume 1 begins with a sampling of the final year of the Reading as an independent company and continues with a look at the first seven years of the railroad as an important component of the new Conrail system. We see the multi-color motive power of early Conrail gradually transforming into CR “dress blue” with more variety provided by the diesels of the Delaware & Hudson, whose trackage rights over the Reading continued into the Conrail era. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Reading Railroad Main Line.  Belt Line Jct- Port Clinton.
By: Ben L. Bernhart
Limited Edition #128 of 300.  153 pages,  Plus main line valuation maps mile 61.25 to 78.25

Reading Railroad V. 1
By: Ben L. Bernhart
Hardcover, 462 pages, Color & B&W Photos.

Reading Steam in Color
By Jeremy F. Plant
This book contains over 200 color photographs of Post-War steam of the Reading Company during the years 1946-1956. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Red Arrow Lines in Color
By Douglas E. Peters
This suburban transit system operated electric passenger service west of Philadelphia using equipment that ranged from Brill Bullets to former North Shore Electroliners. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac in Color
By J.F. Plant, S. Short & W.G. McClure
113 miles of busy double track linking North and South symbolize the RF&P. Operations during the steam and diesel years as well as a chapter on equipment are illustrated in full color. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Riding The Rails, Inside the Business of America’s Railroads
By Robert D. Krebs
When Robert D. Krebs joined the ranks of Southern Pacific Railroad in 1966, the industry had been in decline for decades, and the future of trains was in peril. Despite these obstacles, Krebs fell in love with the rugged, competitive business of railroads and was determined to overcome its resistance to change and put rail transportation back on track. By the age of 40, Krebs was president of the Southern Pacific Railroad and went on to lead both the Santa Fe Railway and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway companies. Riding the Rails: Inside the Business of America's Railroads details Krebs's rise to a position of influence in the recovery of America's railroads and offers a unique insider's view into the boardrooms where executives and businessmen reimagined transportation in the United States. Hardcover book.

Rio Grande A Last Look Back 1974-2010
By R. C. Farewell
This nice book features Colorado's Rio Grande Railroad and the changes made to this popular road under Southern Pacific and Union Pacific ownership. There's lots of D&RGW action in this book at all the familiar places: Tennessee Pass, Moffat Route, Utah desert, Ruby Canyon, and other locations; includes more than a dozen charts and maps that will bring the Rio Grande to life. 280 pages, 400+ Color Photos, Hardcover.

Rio Grande Heart of the Rockies
By Chuck Conway
Rio Grande — Heart of the Rockies looks at the dramatic influence of railroad builder David H. Moffat on the Denver & Rio Grande Western. In Volume I of this series, one of the watershed events for the young D&RG was the conversion of the main lines from narrow gauge to standard gauge, initiated in 1890 during Moffat’s presidency. Following his departure from the D&RG the following year, Moffat intensified the pursuit of his great dream—constructing a direct transcontinental mainline west from Denver. Indeed, the "Moffat Road”, which he spearheaded, eventually became the primary transcontinental conduit for the D&RGW as well as the source of substantial local traffic. Moffat, however, would not live to see the outcome of what he had begun and following his passing, his Denver, Northwestern & Pacific was reorganized into the Denver & Salt Lake. The color images in this volume, all captured in the later years of D&RGW operations, illustrate the many construction challenges he faced as he pushed the DNW&P rails west, for this was no route seeking the easiest of grades and alignments. It was the boring of the Moffat Tunnel beneath the Continental Divide in 1927 that encouraged the D&RGW to cast its lot with the D&SL in developing both local and transcontinental traffic. The completion of the tunnel, followed by the opening of the Dotsero Cutoff in 1934, gave the line through the Heart of the Rockies a chance to thrive, unlike so many other railroad enterprises that had challenged Colorado’s mountains and failed. The line west of Denver remains one of the most colorful operations in the region. Though many changes occurred in the final quarter of the 20th century, the experience of trains winding through the mountains has beckoned rail photographers from around the globe to record the action. And while the Rio Grande itself is gone, the images herein help to illustrate how it was during the era of color slide photography along the D&RGW in the Heart of the Rockies. 192 pages, Hardcover.

Rio Grande in Color V. 5; Second Generation Diesels
By Timothy Morris
Spectacular scenery surrounds the GP30's and SD45's of the Action Road during its final decade. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rio Grande In Color Volume 6: Tennessee Pass
By Jeff Simley
This entry features 1990s action on Tennessee Pass as the last Rio Grande locomotive-powered trains move traffic over the Continental Divide. The book covers every facet of operation needed to keep trains going on the pass 3% grade. It's the last hurrah for the small yet mighty Rio Grande before it succumbed to industry mergers. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rio Grande In Color Volume 7: Front Range
By Jeff Simley
The Front Range mountains west of Denver are a formidable railroading challenge. The Rio Grande and its predecessor Denver North Western and Pacific overcame them by going over them and then through them via Moffat Tunnel. In this book we witness the final days of Rio Grande-powered trains in the 1990s as they charge up 2% grades, 10-degree curves, and 28 tunnels to the Moffat Tunnel at the Continental Divide. We will also get a look at giant coal trains using three separate power consists holding back their tonnage as they descend from the Divide into Denver. Our coverage extends west through Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon to see the Rio Grande moving freight "Thru the Rockies, not around them"! 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rio Grande: A Last Look Back 1974-2010
By R.C. Farewell
Rio Grande: A Last Look Back 1974-2010. The independent Rio Grande Railroad, a spirited railroad with incredible pride, managed to cut a fine niche for itself as a regional and bridge route in the transportation market. There's lots of D&RGW action in this book at all the familiar places: Tennessee Pass, the Moffat Route, the Utah desert, Ruby Canyon, and other locations, includes more than a dozen track charts and maps that will bring the Rio Grande to life. A great deal of change has occurred in Rio Grande territory over the past 36 years. This nice book features the Rio Grande and the changes made to this popular road under Southern Pacific and Union Pacific ownership. All these changes did not go unrecorded, and are nicely covered in this spectacular volume. 280 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rio Grande Secret Places V.1 "Tunnel District"
By R.C. Farewell
Although much of the Rio Grande's standard gauge route between Denver and Salt Lake City has been well-documented over the years, some regions of the mainline have been overlooked. R.C. Farewell has spent nearly nine years documenting these overlooked areas, assembling vintage as well as current views and uncovering pertinent historical data. This accumulation of material is presented here in the first of a two Volume set on Rio Grande's secret places. This Volume covers the Tunnel District of Colorado's front range. Included are over 150 striking images from this region, including nearly 30 in color. Described and illustrated are historical foundations of the present route, as well as past and current operations over the line. photographs include both steam and diesel, providing views of Denver & Salt Lake, Denver & Rio Grande Western and Southern Pacific. 206 pages, B&W, Hardcover.

Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive #20 Rebirth for the 21st Century
By S.Rhine, C.W. Hauck & P.Hammon
29 pages, B&W/Color, Softcover.

Rio Grande Trackside; with Jim Ozment
By James Sandrin
The all-color photographic perspective of a Division Engineer of the Rio Grande during the 1950s and 60s, both in his work and hobby. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rock Island Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
By Steve Hile, David H. Hickcox and Todd Miller
Over 300 color photographs gathered from the best photographers of CRI&P equipment give the reader an outstanding collection of “The Rock’s” rolling stock. RI owned reefers, stock cars, sleepers and coaches. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rock Island Color Pictorial V. 2
By Louis A. Marre
This volume is based on the diesel locomotive roster which includes photos and rosters between 1959 and 1969. There is also a section on leased / pool power on the Rock Island. 128 pages, Hardcover.

Rock Island in Color V. 1; 1948-1964
By Lloyd E. Stagner
Return to the citadel of exotic diesels as the amazing roster of RI is unfolded in this all-color 128-page book. Steam is prominent too as the story of RI’s ups-and-downs is described through almost 200 vintage photos of trains and operations throughout the huge multi-state system. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rock Island in Color V. 2; 1965-1980
By Bill Marvel
Complete the saga of “the ROCK” as it begins a non-stop ride to oblivion. Vintage cab units and recycled Geeps were not enough to curb the tide as the road valiantly fought the inevitable. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rock Island Power in Color V. 1; 1-563
By Robert J. Yanosey
After a short look at steam, a model-by-model tour of the road’s diesel fleet begins with LWT #1. Continuing numerically through the freight cab units, U-boats, and suburban diesels, Volume 1 ends with #563 an SW900m. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rock Island Power in Color V. 2: 601 to 4909
By Robert J. Yanosey
RI roster numbers 600 to 4909 encompasses everything from prewar Alco cab units to SD40-2’s. Painted in a wide array of colors and assigned to varied duties as the years passed by, they did their best as the Rock Island crumbled beneath them. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.

Rock Island Westward V. 1 "Memories of the High Line"
By Thomas R. Lee
Small number found at printer. Volume 1 of a detailed history of the Clay Center Line, also known as the "High Line," the Rock Island Railroad's Kansas subdivision from McFarland to Belleville. Covers the history from construction in 1887 to shutdown in 1980, including the years of glory when the Colorado Flyer, Red Ball freights and local passenger trains ran swiftly to the years of heartbreak when floods, wrecks and looming bankruptcy took their toll. Extensive interviews with Rock Island employees help to flesh out the story. Includes detailed information on schedules and motive power. With timetables, end paper maps. 256 pages, Color & B&W, Hardcover.

Rock Island Westward V. 3 "The Western Division"
By Thomas R. Lee
This is the third and final volume by the author on the history of the Rock Island Railroad Western Division, which extended west from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to both Denver and Colorado Springs. This brief book, based on a manuscript which the author had prepared prior to his death in 2014, presents freight train operations on the Western Division between 1930 and 1952. This time frame corresponds to Rock Island service during the Great Depression, World War II and the postwar end of steam power. This book includes authoritative text on Rock Island freight operations across the division, plus historical photographs by noted rail photographers Otto Perry and Richard Kindig. This is a complementary companion piece to earlier volumes in the series. 280 pages, Color & B&W, Hardcover.

Rocky Mountain Railroads V. 11; Durango to Alamosa and Salida
By Richard Dorman and Bob Hayden
Here's the story of the narrow gauge routes of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad from Durango, Colorado, to Chama, New Mexico, and on to Antonito, Alamosa, and Salida, Colorado. The lines covered include 350 miles of railroad in two states, and the scenery ranges from the rugged San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mountains to sub-alpine meadows and broad, flat agricultural valleys. 174 pages, Color and B&W Photos, Hardcover.

Route of the Chiefs; Santa Fe in the Streamlined Era
by Greg Stout
Route of the Chiefs is THE photographic history of how the Santa Fe rose to being the foremost passenger carriers in the streamliner era. From the premiere Super Chief to the wide network of secondary trains, this new 256-page volume is next thing to being on board. If ever a railroad was a friend to the passenger, Santa Fe was it. From the 1892 version of the California Limited, to the Santa Fe De-Luxe, the 1926 Chief, 1937 Super Chief - no other railroad offered greater luxury to its first-class clientele. Later, with the inauguration of the 1938 El Capitan, the company's fast, modern accommodations came to coach travelers as well. Add to that the remaining Chiefs and streamliners, including the San Francisco Chief, Texas Chief, the Chief itself, Grand Canyon, Chicagoan, Kansas Cityan, San Diegan, Golden Gates, and a host of supporting cast players like The Cavern, El Pasoan, Tulsan and others - it's hard to conceive of any railroad that did it as well. 258 pages, B&W and Color photos, Hardcover.

Rutland in Color
By Philip R. Jordan
The fabled Rutland story is relived in full color in this new 128-page book. Lots of steam, RS1s, RS-3s and equipment are to be seen as the system is examined in detail from end-to-end. 128 pages, Hardcover.

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