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Depot Square Publishing offers an extensive variety of books on railroads, trolleys, canals, mining and logging. We specialize in small press, privately-published, university, and historical society titles, especially quality histories. Our stock varies on a continuous basis. We would be happy to special order most in-print books (subject to the publisher’s terms and minimums) or assist you with locating rare and out-of-print titles. We seek submissions from other publishers for our considerations. Check out the Used & Consignment section for more titles.

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For customer convenience, we are listing in-print titles from Morning Sun and TLC, but we do not stock all of these books. Most Morning Sun books are special order but they are available to ship to customers within a few business days.
 


New Additions!
Trackside to the Jersey Shore - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Joel Rosenbaum & Tom Gallo, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 11/09. This volume covers the steam-to-diesel transition period including NY&LB nad PRSL among others. 128 gloss pages.
Trackside Around Pueblo - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Jim Boyd, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
NYC Through Passenger Service in Color, Vol. 2 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Geoffrey Doughty, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
Pennsylvania RR Facilities in Color, Vol. 6 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Bob Yanosey, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 11/15/2010. The Harrisburg Division freight lines including Enola Yard are the subject of this title. 128 gloss pages.
Steel Mill Roads in Color - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Stephen Timko, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
ALCOs in Autumn - softcoverAdd to cart:
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.
West Virginia Railroads - softcoverAdd to cart:
Author: Tom Dixon, Publisher: TLC Publishing Our Price: $23.00
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.
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Vol. 19 - softcoverAdd to cart:
Author: Ed Hawkins & Pat Wider, Publisher: RPCYC Our Price: $27.00
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.
C&O at Hawk's Nest, WV - softcoverAdd to cart:
Author: Tom Dixon, Publisher: C&OHS Our Price: $6.95
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.
C&O at Gladstone, VA - softcoverAdd to cart:
Author: Chris Wiley, Publisher: C&OHS Our Price: $6.95
A history of C&O operations at Gladstone, VA. 24 gloss pages. 39 b&w, 3 color photos plus maps, engineering drawings, elevations.
Canadian National Facilities in Color, Vol. 2 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Kevin Holland, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 11/15/09. This installment in the series covers southern Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. 128 color gloss pages.
Pennsylvania RR Facilities in Color, Vol. 7 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Bob Yanosey, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
Toronto Trolleys in Color - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
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.
Trackside Around Southern California - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Dick Donat, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
Bangor & Aroostoock in Color, Vol. 2 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: George Melvin, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 2/10. The second book in the B&A series offers an all-color chronology between 1950 and 2009. 128 gloss pages.
Erie Railroad in Color, Vol. 2 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Stephen Timko, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 2/10. Timko presents all-color Erie action across the system in the steam-to-diesel transition era. 128 gloss pages.
Penn Central in Color, Vol. 3 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Jeremy Plant, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 2/10. This installment covers PC action from the Potomac to the Alleghenies. 128 all-color pages.
Anthracite Railroads and Mining in Color - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Chuck Yungkurth, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
Rio Grande in Color, Volume 5 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Timothy Morris, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 3/10. Second generation diesels during the last decade of operations are the focal point of Morris' title. 128 all-color gloss pages.
Pennsylvania RR Facilities in Color, Vol. 8 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Bob Yanosey, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
Due 4/10. The Allegheny Division is profiled although the primary focus is Harrisburg to near Altoona. 128 all-color gloss pages.
Long Island Railroad in Color, Vol. 1 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Arthur Erdman, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
Trackside Around Mason City 1958-1978 - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Jim Boyd, Publisher: Morning Sun Our Price: $44.00
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.
Grand Trunk Western Railroad - hardcoverAdd to cart:
Author: I. E. Quastler, Publisher: R&I Publishing Our Price: $50.00
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.


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100 Years Against the Mountain - softcoverAdd to cart:
Author: Gerald Futej & Max Robin BKID: 895
Publisher: Greenhill Station Productions  
List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $16.00
This 72-page book details the history of Shay No. 5 at Cass, WV through all of its iterations starting with service on the Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk through West Virginia Pulp & Paper. Gloss paper.

A Golden Decade of Trains - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Robert Malinoski BKID: 738
Publisher: Morning Sun  
List Price: $45.00 Our Price: $33.00
Malinoski's acclaimed photography graces this 128-page book on over 50 railroads during the steam-to-diesel transition. Gloss paper.

ALCO Official Color Photography - hardcover w/djAdd to cart:
Author: Walter Appel BKID: 757
Publisher: Morning Sun  
List Price: $49.95 Our Price: $36.00
Official company photos of diesels between the early 1950s and 1968 are featured here. 128 all-color pages on gloss paper.

ALCOs in Autumn - softcoverAdd to cart:
Author: Mike Bednar BKID: 1232
Publisher: The Railroad Press  
List Price: $24.95 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.

ALCO's to Allentown - softcoverAdd to cart:
Author: Thomas Biery BKID: 234
Publisher: The Railroad Press  
List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $24.00
Excellent color photography and design compliment this work on the LV, CNJ, and Reading operations into and around Allentown, PA in the Lehigh River valley.

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