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3/14/24

Burlington Northern E-Unit Finale in Chicago Suburban Service
By Bruce Nelson
The merger that created Burlington Northern in 1970 and Amtrak’s assumption of intercity passenger service in 1971 brought significant change to BN’s roster of E-units. This culminated in 1972 with the sale of 21 E-units to the West Suburban Mass Transit District for use in Chicago-Aurora suburban service. Following a rebuilding program, these units provided almost 20 years of reliable service on the Chicago “race track.”  Authored by noted Chicago commuter rail historian Bruce Nelson, this is the story of the last large E-unit fleet in regular service in America. 88 pages, Color, Softcover.

SPP
$34.95
$29.99
1/6/24

Guide to Prairie Railroading
By Tony Koester
Prairie railroading has its own special appeal, and this all-new book from Tony Koester shows you how to capture both the scenic aspects as well as prototype operations on your layout. Prairie railroads have a different feel and character compared to railroads in the mountains. The nature of prairie railroading allows modeling these lines on narrow shelves, which maximizes your layout space whether you’re dealing with a large basement or two walls of a spare bedroom. This book is filled with both modeling tips and prototype information:

  • How to model many types of farm fields: corn, soybeans, wheat, and more.
  • How to model various businesses common to the region: such as grain elevators, oil dealers, coal dealers, and lumber yards.
  • How railroads operated and dispatched trains on prairie railroads.
  • How they assigned locomotives.
  • And so much more!

Author Tony Koester includes many inspirational photos showing how he and several other veteran modelers captured the essence of these railroads in miniature.

111 pages, Color & B&W Photos, Softcover.

Kalm
$21.99
$18.99
1/28/24

Nebraska Central Railroad - Pride of the Prairies
By Joel Poland
The Nebraska Central Railroad Company is a vital artery to the central and eastern Nebraska economy. NCRC began operations in 1993 after leasing five Union Pacific branch lines in the Cornhusker State that total about 250 miles. This regional serves both ag-related and manufacturing industries in the Norfolk, Columbus and Grand Island regions. Focusing on both the historical and modern eras of the company, the book is a visitor’s guide to NCRC operations. Included are maps, rail traffic details and a current locomotive roster. The author, a former NCRC employee, took most of the photos that illustrate this informative guide. 64 pages, Color, Photos, Maps, Softcover.

SPP
$29.95
$23.99
11/12/23

New York Central Chatham Crossing Featuring Photos of D.R. (Bob) McCulloch years 1955 to 2007
By Georrge Povall
East of the Hudson River, Chatham, NY was once an epicenter of railroad activity with lines radiating in all four directions. This book covers the New York Central’s Boston and Albany and Harlem Divisions activity at Chatham and vicinity from 1955 to 1968. Then came Penn Central from 1968 to 1974 and Conrail from 1974 to 1999. Eventually, the beginning of the CSX era appeared from 1999 to 2007. This book also offers a glimpse into the last days of service to Chatham by the Rutland Railroad. 80 pages, Color, Photos, Maps, Softcover.

Dbtk
$50.00
$41.50
12/17/23

Oh What a Magnificent New Dawn on the East Broad Top Railroad!
By Frank Kyper
Frank Kyper, author of three earlier books on the East Broad Top, covers the reincarnation of the railroad in the 2020s. It also ties up some loose historical ends, using some newly-available documentation and research, coupled with Kyper’s firsthand recollections of the EBT in the 1950s, to cover previously obscure topics. This book brings the written history of the EBT up to present by filling in historical gaps. Full of black & white photography, this book is a must-have for any EBT or narrow-gauge collector! 112 pages, B&W, Horizontal, Softcover.

Dbtk
$50.00
$39.95
12/17/23

Passenger Train Annual 2023
The 2023 Passenger Train Annual covers your favorite trains from the past and present, including...
New Haven: Passenger Powerhouse A look back at a New England classic/Geoffrey H. Doughty
Montreal’s Central Station at 80 One of the last major terminals built in North America/Kevin J. Holland
More Accidental Varnish A railfan’s random passenger train encounters/Carl Graves
Japan Tram Sampler From Kyushu in the south to Hokkaido in the north/Kevin J. Holland
Tail End The Comet lives
And much more!
Softcover.

Whtrvr
$34.95
$29.95
11/12/23

Railroads Illustrated 2023 Annual issue #436
Photo Tribute to CP and KCS
Remnants of the Rio Grande
Rhode Island Railroading
• CSX Action in the Virginias
Memories of the MKT Railroad
Seasonal Day In North America
… and much more!
115 pages, All Color, Softcover.

Whtrvr
$34.95
$28.99
11/25/23

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 36
Volume 36 is a second, super-sized edition comprising 385 pages, which contain much useful freight car prototype information in a follow-on, comprehensive volume on the following subject:

Evolution of the A.A.R. 1937 Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Car - Twenty Years of Improvements to the Original Design: this volume is part of our continuing series covering 20th century American box car designs. The 385-page article by Pat Wider centers on the improvements made to the Association of American Railroads 1937 Standard Box Car over a twenty-year period. These improvements included increased inside height; better riding trucks; roller bearings and steel wheels; new vendor-supplied proprietary car body components; wider door openings; improved friction draft gears and cushion underframes; interior load restraints, steel flooring, and better automatic air brake systems. Included is a brief history of the continued standardization and impact of these various freight car sub-systems on the safety and productivity of the railroad industry. The coverage includes industry trade advertisements as well as excerpts from the U.S. patents that covered the various improvements during this period. 

Specifically, Pat’s comprehensive article includes approximately 56 industry trade ads, 60 U.S. patent excerpts, 48 car diagrams, 500 B&W photographs, an extensive bibliography, and a complete detailed roster pertaining to 10-foot, 6-inch (nominal) inside height, A.A.R. Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Cars built from January, 1939, through November, 1963. The article includes extensive information on the relevant box cars for the following railroads: A&WP, AA, ACL, ALTON, AT&SF, BCK, C&O, C&S, CB&Q, CMO, CN, CNW, CP, D&H, D&M, D&TS, DSS&A, DT&I, EJ&E, Erie, FW&D, GEORGIA, GM&O, GOC, GTW, I-GN, IC, IHB, ITC, KCS, KO&G, L&N, LV, M-I, MP, NC&StL, NJI&I, NKP, NP, NS, NYC, P&LE, P&WV, PGE, PRR, RDG, RI, SAL, SL-SF, SOO LINE, SOUTHERN, SP&S, SSW, StLB&M, T&P, THB, WAB, WofA, and WP. Softcover, 385 pages, 500 B&W Images/photos, Drawings, Rosters.

Dbtk
$90.00
$75.95
1/6/24

Rio Grande Scenic Line of the World, 2nd edition
By Dale Sanders
The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains, not around them. A tenacious rebel, the 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 the 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. The First Edition was published in 1994 and comprised 128 pages with 146 photos. The Second Edition includes 208 pages, 223 full-color photographs and nine lavishly illustrated maps. This new volume presents a retrospective of a railroad where words of description always fall short. In the pages of Rio Grande: Scenic Line of the World - Second Edition may be found all of the elements that made the 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, are all 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. 208 pages, 223 Color Photos, 9 Maps, Horizontal Format, Hardcover.

Wrvr
$89.95
$72.50
12/17/23

Southern Pacific 1960s - 1990s V.1 Sacramento to Sparks. Story behind the Picture Revised Edition
By David Houston
This is an extensively edited second printing of the first book in the Story Behind the Picture series. Featured are 144 pages of quality Southern Pacific and Amtrak photos from the 1960s to the 1990s, guaranteed to bring back memories of the way it was, with 99% of them in color. The previously unpublished works of David Houston are proudly presented in large format, just as they were photographed. Enjoy seeing Sacramento, Roseville and the mighty Sierra Nevada's as they were. Beautiful scenes of snow removal including rotaries, flangers and spreaders in action! 144 pages, Color & B&W, Hardcover.

$69.95
$56.95
2/24/24

SP Trainline; Winter 2024 #158
Remembering the Daylight. High Noon on Cotton Belt + more.

$15.00
$7.95

Terminal Railroad Association St. Louis; Historical & Technical Society Issues Below

2/24/24

Is. 83 Summer 2023; ”The City of Kansas City, Wabash’s first streamlined train.” +Wabash’s pullman cars. Softcover 240 pages B&W/Color

Trra
$50.00
$46.99

Terminal Railroad Association St. Louis; Historical & Technical Society Issues Above

12/17/23

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.

$94.95
$75.95
9/9/23

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.

$39.95
$31.00


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