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Due 11/09. Steam-to-diesel transition era along the "Joint Line" between Denver and Pueblo. Includes ATSF, DRGW, C&S, FW&D, RI, MP and Colorado & Wyoming. 128 gloss pages.
Due 11/15/10. Sub-titled "Challenge and Retreat," this installment covers the 1950-1967 era as the NYC's passenger service began to decline. 128 gloss pages.
Due 11/15/10. This unique book covers all aspects of inbound and outbound rail shipments for steel mills, from motive power to rolling stock, raw materials to slag removal. 128 all-color gloss pages.
Author: Mike Bednar, Publisher: The Railroad Press
Our Price: $22.00
This 52-page softcover portrays ALCOs operating throughout northeast Pennsylvania in the 1960s and 1970s. Find LV, CNJ, Reading, L&HR, Chestnut Ridge and other lines in full color. This is one of the finest all-color books yet produced by The Railroad Press. All photos are used to their maximum size. Gloss paper.
This 12/09 release from TLC takes a fond look back at West Virginia railroading through the 1960s. Chapters feature C&O, B&O, VGN, N&W, WM, NYC (Kanawha & Michigan), shortlines and logging lines in text, caption and many b&w photos. Coal, logging, passenger service and other operations are displayed. 128 gloss pages.
This 12/09 release from RPCYC features three main articles: emergency composite box cars, Erie 40-ton express milk cars, and all-welded 52'6" 70-ton drop-end gondola cars. The usual fine work from Ed and Pat. 112 gloss pages with b&w and color photos.
A history of C&O operations at Macdougal and Hawk's Nest, WV anda the 4.5-mile Hawk's Nest Branch to Ansted to serve coal mines. 24 gloss pages. 22 b&w, 4 color photos plus maps and engineering drawings.
Due 1/10. The latest entry covers the Northern Division which includes the old Northern Central, Philadelphia & Erie, and other western New York and Pennsylvania lines to Buffalo (part of the old narrow gauge Pennsy crude empire). 128 all-color gloss pages.
Author: Kenneth Springirth, Publisher: Morning Sun
Our Price: $44.00
Due 1/10. One of Morning Sun's better series featuring trolleys and interurbans from the 1940s and 1950s, this time the camera turns to Toronto, Ontario. 128 all-color gloss pages.
Due 1/10. Donat's color photography between 1954 and 1963 covers the steam-to-diesel transition period for the SP, UP, ATSF and others. 128 all-color gloss pages.
Due 3/10. The coal mine sceen in northeast Pennsylvania is the focus of this book covering mining, company rail service and the major carriers that handle the bulk of anthracite shipments from the region. 128 all-color gloss pages.
Due 4/10. The first all-color offering on the LIRR starts with the steam era and moves into the Fairbanks-Morse and early ALCO diesels (1949-1966). 128 all-color gloss pages.
Due 4/10. The photography of Dr. Soph Marty between 1958 and 1978 is the feature here. Coverage includes M&StL, RI, MILW and other roads. 128 all-color pages.
This 256-page book offers a comprehensive history of the GTW which served Michigan to Chicago. Includes all Michigan branch lines and feeders. Color section. Gloss paper.
