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The Delaware & Hudson Steam Locos
By Christopher A. Shepherd
The famous run of the Stourbridge Lion in Honesdale, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1829 marked the first operation of a steam locomotive in North America. Its operator and owner, the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, was only six years old at the time, but the beginning of steam railroading in the United States was just one of the D&H's lasting contributions to the railroad industry. Over the next 124 years, the D&H would construct its own steam locomotives, purchase some of the largest steam locomotives ever used on the east coast, and experiment with some of the most unique and innovative steam locomotive designs ever seen on American rails (including those with European-style headlights!). This book is laden with photos, diagrams, specifications, and roster information for every one of the D&H's steam locomotives between 1828 and 1953 - the full length of the D&H's steam era. Written by Chris Shepherd, the vice president of the Bridge Line Historical Society, this is the definitive research book regarding some of the finest machines to ever roll on rails in the United States. 432 pages, 600 + B&W Photos, Hardcover.

The Long Island Railroad in Color V.1 1949-1966
By Arthur J. Erdman
This chronological look back at LIRR operations begins with steam displacement by FM C-liners and RS3's and ends with the introduction of new Alco Century 420's. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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The Long Island Railroad in Color V.2 1966-1990
By Arthur J. Erdman
New owners and management bring major changes to the world’s largest commuter railroad while equipment from the 1950’s and 60’s continues to serve. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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The Milwaukee Road in Color V. 3; Wisconsin and Michigan
By William F. Stauss
Begin our tour in Milwaukee again with a look back at Erie-builts, E7s, and vintage steam. Then join a tour of the remainder of Wisconsin, station-by-station, along with Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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The Minneapolis Northfield & Southern Railway; From Dan Patch to Dragons
By John C. Luecke and Paul R. Spyhalski
For the first time, the full history of this interesting interurban-turned belt line will be available to students of Minnesota Railroad history. The book will cover every aspect of this never-say-die short-line from the earliest plans of the "Dan Patch" to the final takeover of the MN&S by the Soo Line and beyond. The book will include: 208 pages, with approximately 250 Photos including 16 pages of Color, 40+ Maps & Diagrams, and more information than anyone, including the authors, ever thought was possible. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket.

The Model Railroader’s Hand Book
By Gerry Leone
How much time have you wasted searching through piles of reference books and magazines to find that one piece of information that’s vital to a modeling project? The Model Railroader’s Handbook puts all that information in one place! Created as a workbench companion, this comprehensive guide is easy to use, well organized, and to the point. Gerry Leone wrote this book to be the ultimate reference guide, a must-have for modelers of any skill level working in any scale. Some of the useful information in this book include: 

• How to decipher resistor codes 
• Overviews of track planning software 
• Types of benchwork 
• Programming DCC decoders 
• Building a helix 
• Cleaning track 
• And so much more

288 pages, Softcover.

The Monongahela Railway In Color V. 3: The Conrail & NS Era
By Stephen M. Timko
More spectacular color coverage by Roy Ward of the Monongahela Railway in the Conrail and Norfolk Southern era! The entire former Monongahela is featured in this final volume, as well as a look at Conrail’s connecting Mon Line. 128 pages, Hardcover.
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The Most Competitive Passenger Corridor: Chicago - Twin Cities
By Aaron Isaacs
From the Shortline Interurban Historical Society Dispatch 14. History of passenger travel and competition among RRs between Chicago and Mpls. St. Paul. RRs competing Milw. Rd. C&NW, CB&Q (Burlington) M.& St.L. SOO Line, Rock Island, Chicago Great Western. Very interesting history book of rail travel between these large metro areas. Soft Cover, 131 pages B&W and Color Photos, Maps and Time Tables.Ssteam and Diesel Photos.

The Northern Pacific in Minnesota
By John C. Luecke
An in depth study of the Northern Pacific Railroad in Minnesota from its first days along the Mississippi River in St. Paul to the final Burlington Northern merger. 460 pages, 300+ Photos, Pull Out Map, Hardcover.

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie in Allegheny County V. 1 Pittsburgh to Esplen
Book covers the specified area frombeginning to 1960s.
Hardcover, Horizontal Format, 322 pages, Maps, Diagrams, Drawings, Text & B&W photos.

The Railroads of Port Jervis 1960-1976 Volume 2
By Rudy Garbely
The second in a series of titles covering railroad operations around Port Jervis, New York, this book will cover the time from the Erie Railroad’s merger with the Lackawanna Railroad in 1960 through the Erie Lackawanna’s 1972 bankruptcy up to its merger into Conrail in 1976. This book is illustrated with never-before-seen black and white and color photography, as well as a variety of historic maps.. 80 pages, Softcover.

The Railroading Hand Book
By Jeff Wilson
Get your questions about railroads and railroading answered in this all-in-one reference guide! Railroading is a complex industry that can be difficult to understand, and this book explains and examines its many areas in an easy-to-understand format. This comprehensive guide explains all facets of prototype railroads and railroading in easy-to-understand terms with lots of photos and illustrations. While exploring the complex railroading industry, this book features: 

• Common statistics such as mileage, weight limits, and tonnage hauled. 
• Brief history of railroad routes and mergers.
• Explanations of railroad operations including dispatching. 
• Descriptions of various railroad jobs and how they’ve evolved. 
• And much more!

The Railroading Handbook is a must-have for railfans and model railroaders alike!
351 pages, B&W and Color photos, Softcover.

The Rio Grande Southern Story V. 1; Over the bridges Ridgeway to Teluride
By Russ Coleman
This first volume of the series starts with the early history of the line and moves on mile-by-mile for a tour of the line. 416 pages, B&W and Color Photos, Hardcover.

The Rio Grande Southern Story V. 5; Rico and the Mines
By Dell A. McCoy; Russ Collman; Wm Graves
This book is a study of the Rio Grande Southern railroad, this book focuses on the town of Rico and the mining branch that once switch-backed it's way up the mountain behind Rico, Colorado. Included are detailed descriptions and photos from many periods of Rico's history. There's a lot of detailed photos, drawings and track layouts of the depot grounds, mines, and engine facilities in Rico, including the variations over the years. The story of the town's history is also told in great detail, with many photos of various buildings, the evolution of the town's main street and it's shops and stores, and so on. Anyone interested in the history of this part of the country during the 1890s to 1950s will enjoy this book. As with every book in the series, this one includes many hundreds of photos, historical accounts, track plans, building and bridge drawings, and much more. 496 pages, B&W and Color Photos, Hardcover.

The Rio Grande Southern Story V. 6; Rico to Delores
By Dell McCoy; Russ Collman
This beautiful book, illustrated throughout with black and white photos, follows the RGS as it struggled to stay afloat during the Great Depression. Details the use of small, hand-me-down locomotives which became the famous "Galloping Goose" between Ridgway and Durango, the omnipresent menace of floods and rockslides, fire and blizzard, as well as life in the mines that supported the railroad. This superb mile-by-mile photographic study takes you through the last years of the RGS in Rico down past the tumbling Dolores River. The book also covers the A. A. Rust logging railroad, newspaper articles that flesh out the struggles with derailments and floods, and the efforts of Elizabeth (Betty) Pellet to persuade the federal government to keep the RGS operating during World War II. With maps, line drawings, gradient profiles, index and more! 480 pages, B&W and Color Photos, Hardcover.

The Rock Island in Minnesota
By John C. Luecke
The Rock Island was the last mainline built in southern Minnesota. Until this time little has been written about this important through route. "An in-depth history of the Rock Island in Minnesota, the author's 9th book on Minnesota railroads covers the construction and operations of the road's various lines from 1900 to the present. Also included is a study of the Rock Island's extension through the southwestern part of the state that was slated to be a new connection to the Northern Pacific railroad at Bismarck, North Dakota. "More than 225 photographs (90% of which have not been published previously) from a plethora of photographers, ranging from the construction period to steam operations, from mainline to branchline and from freight to passenger. Included are 16 pages of color photographs. and more than a dozen maps highlighting essential aspects of the Rock Island's Minnesota system. 192 pages, B&W and Color Photos, Hardcover.

The Shay Locomotive: An illustrated History (2nd printing)
By R.A. Henderson, John Benson, George Kadelak, Steve Hauff
The Shay Locomotive - An Illustrated History is the most complete, thorough, and accurate book ever produced on this unique and storied locomotive. The authors have spent decades researching, collecting photos, and organizing the information in this all-new volume. The book features:

• More than 600 pages More than 1000 photos, illustrations, and drawings
• Complete listing of every Shay built by shop number, by owner/operator, and by location
• Lima’s involvement in the Shay from the first locomotive by Ephraim Shay in 1881 to the last Shay built in 1945
• Photographs of every single surviving Shay
• 3 Appendices of Patents, Drawings, and Specifications
• Wrecks and mishaps
• Mechanical evolution, and so much more!

The Soo Line in Minnesota
By J.C. Luekcke & Paul Spyhalski
This in-depth study of the Soo Line in Minnesota covers the history and development of this late-comer to the State's railroad scene. Linking the Twin Cities rail hub to some of the most remote hinterlands in northern Minnesota, the story of the Soo Line is one of constant battle, perseverance and innovation against the might of much stronger opponents. 320 pages, almost 300 Photos, 16 pages of color, 55+ Maps & Drawings, Hardcover.

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.
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The Soo Line-Milwaukee Road Merger In Color Volume 2: Pre-Merger Milwaukee and the Merged Soo Line
By Jerry Pinkepank
Continuing the coverage of Milwaukee Road operations with the Montana and Pacific Northwest lines, the Sioux City/Council Bluffs line, and the Kansas City line! The Montana coverage includes a detailed survey of electric operations from the author’s 1968 visit. Also featured is the perspective of the author’s position as Soo’s AVP Operations Planning. A detailed account of the author’s dynamometer car test of GP59/B32-8 demonstrators details operations from Minneapolis through Milwaukee and Chicago to Ottumwa on the Kansas City line, and the background of the acquisition of the iconic Soo SD60s. Included is a detailed look at the Wisconsin Central before its acquisition by Canadian National. Concludes with coverage of the Chicago-Terre Haute-Louisville operation. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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The Southern Pacific in Northern California & Oregon
By Mark C. Hornbeck
The Southern Pacific Railroad was a major transportation force in Northern California and regions of Western Oregon from its construction beginning in the 1870s until the Company was mergered out of existence in 1996. Faced with many daunting challenges of geography and distance, the SP was always in the forefront of locomotive development and utilization. In this New Book, 'The Southern Pacific in Northern California & Oregon; The Diesel-Era in Color', observe the modern-day Southern Pacific Transportation Company between Portland, Oregon and Sacramento, California through the extraordinary photography of Mark C. Hornbeck as he travles the Golden Empire in search of contemporary railroading at its best. 300 pages, 300 Color Photos, Hardcover.

Through the Berkshires to Boston the B&A NYC System
By John M. Ham
Over the last five years, author John Ham has produced four books partnering with railroad historian and writer Roger Liller, who grew up along the New Haven Railroad in Connecticut and has spent his life researching the railroads of New England. His knowledge of and memorabilia collection concerning the railroads in the Berkshires gave rise to this publication about the Boston and Albany Railroad. John decided to focus this book on the Boston & Albany’s steam era “Glory Years”, relying heavily on the scenes taken in the Berkshires. He was able to obtain a multitude of quality steam and early diesel photos that were taken over the years by some of the most noted rail photographers of that period. Many of their original negatives and prints have been graciously loaned to us by different Historical Societies,
New England’s town and city archives and well known collectors. This 336 page publication contains not only superb Boston & Albany Main Line photos, but images of its branch lines, major connecting railroads, and the cities and towns that were served by the B&A in one capacity or another. More than 120 stations are seen on the pages and more than 600 photos, maps and timetables are between its covers. We hope you will take this journey from Albany to Boston through the scenic Berkshires with us, and enjoy it as the authors had while assembling and producing this long overdue book. 336 pages, 600+ Photos, Maps, Timetables, Hardcover.

To Puget Sound Electrified
By John Gaertner
A history of the Milwaukee Road’s Coast Division 1905-1980. Many maps and several examples of Milw. Rd RR passenger ads. A number of steam and diesel photos along with many electric photos. 97 pages, B&W w/16 Color Photos, Softcover.

Trackside Along Allentown, PA 1947-1968 with Arthur Angstadt
By Jeremy F. Plant
Allentown, Pennsylvania was the railroad hub of this busy steel, coal and cement producing portion of the country. The region was served by CNJ, LV, RDG, DL&W, L&NE. These roads are visited in more than 250 vintage views. Even President Truman's campaign train is recorded! 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside Along the New Haven 1950-1956 with Arthur E. Mitchell
By Carl Byron
Trackside book #26 tours the New Haven in its Hunter Green pre-McGinnis years after WWII. Photographer Art Mitchell shows us a little steam and marine operations and plenty of early diesels and heavy electrification. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside Around New England 1967 - 2020 with Jeremy and Jeffrey Plant
By Jeremy and Jeffrey Plant
Brothers Jeffrey and Jeremy Plant made numerous trips from the late 1960s to the present to photograph the railroads of New England. This volume examines main, branch, and short lines in all six of the New England states, with special attention to action shots of motive power and operations in scenic locations across this beautiful region. Featuring New Haven, Penn Central, Delaware & Hudson, Boston & Maine, Maine Central, and more! 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside Around Newfoundland
By Bill Linley
Life-long Canadian railway photographer Bill Linley traveled to Newfoundland several times during the last decades of the narrow gauge railway. Bill's captures the history and variety of the main line, branches, locomotives, and rolling stock. A comprehensive diesel roster and pictures of the railway's ferries and coastal boats round out coverage. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside Around Olean, New York 1960s-1970s with Robert D. Jacobi and William R. Jacobi
By Robert & William Jacobi
Portrays passenger and freight operations on the Erie and PRR in the 1960s and 1970s at the western NY railroad town of Olean, as well as along the PRR Buffalo-Harrisburg line from Buffalo to Renovo, over the steepest mainline grade on the PRR, the Erie from Olean to Binghamton over Cuba Summit (the highest point on the Erie between Hoboken and Chicago), and other EL lines in western NY that crossed impressive trestles. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside Around the Delaware Valley 1960-1983 with John Stroup and William Tilden
By John P. Stroup
PRR, Reading and PRSL are explored through the viewfinders of two talented photographers during the troubled years leading up to Conrail. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside Around the Lehigh River Valley with Randolph Kulp
By Doug Peters
Noted author and Lehigh River Valley historian Randolph Kulp's trasure trove of LV, CNJ, RDG, L&NE, L&HR and numerous other roads in the Allentown-Easton-Bethlehem surroundings are explored in this wonderful chronicle. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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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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Trackside around Western New York 1995-2017 with Michael Zollitsch
By Michael Zollitsch
Western New York in the 1990s remained a haven of railroad diversity, scenic wonder, and traffic density. This book illustrates all of that, reflecting on all that has disappeared since. Spans Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Batavia, Hornell, Jamestown, Westfield, and many points in between! 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside in the Albany, N.Y. Gateway 1949-1974 with Gerritt Bruins
By Len Kilian and Jim Odell
Our seventh “Trackside” book takes us to the Albany-Rensselaer-Troy area of New York State during some of the most exciting times to be trackside in the last-of-steam, first-of-diesels days. See the B&M, D&H and New York Central when steam and early diesels worked side-by-side. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackside Maryland; From Railyard to Main Line
By James P. Gallagher and Jacques Kelly
In the 1950s, as railroads underwent major changes, some marginal lines stood on the brink of extinction. Steam locomotives grew scarcer by the month, as did rail passenger connections. With a keen eye for location and composition, James Gallagher in Trackside Maryland captures the drama and majesty of steam transportation in Maryland in its waning days, when passing trains left clouds of cinders and smoke behind them and the sound of steam whistles still echoed across the landscape -- all these sights and sounds giving way to modern diesel locomotives. Here Jacques Kelly's evocative prose accompanies Gallagher's ever vigilant lens. We are transported back to the last years of steam railroading. 224 pages, B&W.

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.
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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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Trackside Reading Anthracite County with Arch and Bruce Kantner
By Jeremy F. Plant
The source of Reading Company prosperity – its central Pennsylvania anthracite territory – was recorded by the Kantner Brothers in color chiefly during the 1950s. The last of steam and the earliest of Reading diesels are shown at work, gathering and hauling coal as well as providing first class passenger conveyance. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Trackwork and Lineside Detail for Your Model Railroad
By Kent J. Johnson
Turn your attention to the finer details of trackwork and lineside activities. In this book, you'll find tips, techniques, and ideas for working with track and the details immediately alongside it. Features clear photographic instructions, including illustrated references to prototype trackwork and details. Softcover.

Travel by Train; The American Railroad Poster, 1870-1950
By Michael E. Zega and John E. Gruber
Between 1870 and 1950, America’s railroads produced a body of poster work significant both for the artists involved and for the range of images created. The railroads used this visual medium from their founding, first in the form of broadsides, dominated by text and intended to convey practical information, and then, during the 1890s, as vivid lithographed display posters. For the next 50 years, American railroads commissioned posters designed to spur the popular imagination and thereby encourage travel. Images of compelling intensity included Maurice Logan’s icons of the 1920s overland limiteds passing in the West; Adolph Treidler’s wonder cities; Santa Fe’s Native Americans; and Leslie Ragan’s and Sascha Maurer’s machine-age steamliners. Although a great deal has been written about European railway and travel posters, their American counterparts remained in the shadows. Travel by Train focuses on the artists, railroad men, and advertising agencies that created and produced the work. It presents the posters in the context of the historical trends and competitive strategies that shaped the development of the railroad industry. The book also follows the development of the advertising business and graphic design in the U.S. and Europe. It features approximately 160 poster images (many in color), personal photographs, and sketches, many of them never before published. 156 pages, 55 B&W Photos, 110 Color Photos, Hardcover

Tumbleweeds and Fast Freights Santa Fe in Color series #4. New Mexico.
By Joe McMillan
We follow the Santa Fe from Clovis in the east to the Arizona state line in the west, and from La Junta, Colorado south to El Paso, Texas. Included are the ore lines around Hurley, the Carlsbad potash lines, the Baca coal spur, and much more. Expanded coverage is given to the terminal at Clovis and to famed Abo Canyon. "TUMBLEWEEDS documents the last three decades (1965-1995) of the Santa Fe in New Mexico. 440 pages, B&W/Color, Harfdcover.

Turbines Westward
By Thomas R Lee
For almost twenty years the Union Pacific Railroad operated a fleet of gas turbine Electric Locomotive in their motive power stable to help move the heavy density of freight traffic that the historic railroad enjoys. Turbines Westward is the story of the unique chapter in railroad history, for the UP was the only railroad to own such power. A total of fifty-nine turbine locomotives saw service on the Union Pacific, and all are pictured as the railroad and railfan saw them. Starting with the two steam turbine electrics of 1939, the story follows the development of the three different classes of gas turbine electrics that evolved from the original Big Blow. The Omaha built coal turbine of 1962 is also featured along with the men who were responsible for the turbine era on the Union Pacific. Second Edition Supplement: More photographs and company data has been added to the book. Includes 325 photographs, roster, drawings and printed on high quality book stock. Includes a three-page foldout diagram of coal-burning turbine number 80. Photographs are from Union Pacific files and rail fans. 184 pages, Roster Data, B&W, Softcover.

Twelve Twenty Five; The Life and Times of A Steam Locomotive
By Kevin P. Keefe
The against-all-odds story of a World War II–era steam locomotive and the determination of two generations of volunteers to keep it running comes alive in Twelve Twenty-Five: The Life and Times of a Steam Locomotive. Pere Marquette 1225 was built in 1941 at the peak of steam locomotive development. The narrative traces the 1225’s regular freight service in Michigan, its unlikely salvation from the scrapyard for preservation at Michigan State University, and the subsequent work to bring it back to steam, first by a student club and later by a railroad museum. Milestones along the way include 1225’s retirement in 1951, its donation to MSU in 1957, its return to steam in 1988, a successful career hauling tens of thousands of excursion riders, and its starring role in the 2004 movie The Polar Express. The massive infrastructure that supported American steam locomotives in their heyday disappeared long ago, forcing 1225’s faithful to make their own spare parts, learn ancient railroad skills, and interpret the entire effort for the public. As such, the continuing career of 1225 is a triumph of historic preservation. 248 pages, 143 B&W Photos, Hardcover.

Twilight Rails; The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest
By H. Roger Grant
In Twilight Rails, H. Roger Grant documents the stories of eight Midwestern carriers that appeared at the end of the railroad building craze. This thorough and highly accessible history provides a fascinating look at the motivations, accomplishments, and failures of the twilight carriers, granting a new breath of life to this neglected aspect of American railway history. 275 pages, B&W, Maps, Hardcover.

Twin Cities Rails
By Dean Freimund
The Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, have been an intriguing rail center since its inception; the color film and vibrant schemes of the diesel era made it more so. And the subsequent merger era (and consequent limited partitioning) made this hub a veritable kaleidoscope, creating a magnet for generations of railfans worldwide. The panoply of makes and models of locomotives used by the Class Ones, regionals, terminal, and passenger railroads covers the spectrum, making this book difficult to put down for any and all fans of trains, near and far. 144 pages, All Color Photos, Hardcover..

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