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Depot Square Publishing. Hardcover. New. This is the first of two volumes on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The city of Pittsburgh had the potential to be a major industrial center but for the freight discrimination imposed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Every new rail outlet built to offer an alternative to the Pennsy was eventually taken over by that company. The only route left was a narrow corridor along the Monongahela River threading through steel mills. lead works, glass factories, and other industries. Pittsburgh yearned for independent rail service but was unable to secure it until William McCreery, John Dravo, James Bennett, Jacob Henrici and the Harmony Society, and others banded together to found and construct the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie. Building on four miles of trestle work through South Side - at times into the Monongahela River - to get to McKees Rocks, the P&LE eventually reached Youngstown, Ohio where connections were made with the Lake Shore… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The roster includes such information as length, disposition (if known), revised purpose, original number, later number, build date, etc. This is a very meticulous list of CP cabooses and many photographs to provide examples of the many variations operated. Starting in 1877 with contractor caboose Canadian Pacific #1, various lengths and shapes of pre-1948 wood cabooses are featured along with every type of steel caboose produced from 1948 to the end of Canadian Pacific caboose production in 1981. This titles includes over 250 photographs, 20 exhaustive roster tables, highly-detailed captions, modeling notes, paint schemes, lettering details, disposition information, preserved cabooses, new owners, shoving platforms and much more. Don't miss out on this long-overdue history of the nearly-extinct Canadian Pacific caboose before all are gone forever! Hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, standard portrait size, Color photographs with captions, rosters, illustrations.

Four Ways West Publications. Hardcover. New. Volume Two is a continuation of the authors' efforts to provide a pictorial history of the railroads of Maine since 1950. This second Volume could be subtitled: Two Decades of Change. These changes include the consolidation of railroads, the embargo or abandonment of certain lines, the outright sale of properties and the start-up of new regional and short line railroads. As with Volume One, the book is laid out geographically, and the authors have tried to provide as much relevant information as possible with each photo caption. Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., all Color photographs.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. A delightful two-decade long look at Southern Pacific, AT&SF, and Western Pacific locomotives and operations in the Bay area. Some rarities! Contents: Introduction, pp. 4-5, Southern Pacific in SF, pp. 6-33, Other Rail Operations in SF, pp. 34-42, Bayshore Yard to San Jose, pp. 43-60, North Bay, pp. 61-71, Oakland, pp. 72-98, Other Rail Operations in Oakland, pp. 99-100, Richmond, pp. 101-111, Streetcars in the Bay Area, pp. 112-120, Special Events, pp. 121-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Railway Education Bureau. Softcover. New. The basic fundamental facts about steam locomotive theory and operation are presented in a straight forward manner. The book contains certain fundamental facts regarding locomotive theory and operation. It attempts to teach an understanding of the formulas used in steam locomotive operation. If you are restoring a steam locomotive or interested in the Steam Era, this is a outstanding book to have in your library. Originally published in 1942, this book has helped thousands of railroaders with questions about steam locomotives. The author, Ralph P. Johnson, M.E., Chief Engineer for the Baldwin Locomotive Works, has meticulously collected the information in this book from several sources and presented them in a concise manner. It covers practically every technical issue related to steam locomotives including a discourse on types of fuels, evaporation, tractive force, tonnage rating, acceleration, calculating the feasible economic life of steam locomotives, and… Read More

Benchmark Publications. Hardcover. New. Benchmark Publications, hardcover with dust jacket, 296 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs and illustrations. This book tells the story of the 3-foot-gauge Pacific Coast Railway. For some 66 years this line ran from the deep-water harbor at Port Harford (later Port San Luis) on the Central California coast, north through San Luis Obispo, and then south to the sleepy little town of Los Olivos. This book is an excellent reference work about this railway with station track plans, structure and equipment plans. Contents: Ch. 1: The Story, pp. 1-84, Ch. 2: Over the Line, pp. 85-199, Ch. 3: Motive Power, 200-239, Ch. 4: Rolling Stock, pp. 240-281, Appendix A: Equipment and Fixtures in California, pg. 282, Appendix B: Length of the Electric Track, pp. 283-284, References, pp. 285-288, Index, pp. 289-296.

South Platte Press. Softcover. New. This book will describe the Union Pacific Railroad's design, construction, and operation of its eight successive Omaha passenger stations of the later nineteenth century, and two different Union Passenger Stations, built in 1899 and 1931 respectively. An end summary will also describe historic preservation efforts from 1973 to the present that saved the 1931 Union Station from destruction and helped make possible its use as the Durham Western Heritage Museum beginning in 1975. Omaha was once the nation's fourth largest railroad center and the 1931 Omaha Union Station was built in part to satisfy the demands of local businessmen and the increasing public demand for improved passenger train service to the city. Chapters cover the time period from Omaha before the railroads up to the present use of the station. Contents: Acknowledgements, Introduction, pp. 2-6, Omaha's Railroad Palace, pp. 7-10, Omaha Before the Railroads, pp. 11-12, Omaha's First Passenger Depots,… Read More

Kalmbach Publishing. Softcover. New. From the basics of track laying, wiring, and maintaining locomotives to the finer points of scenery building, painting, weathering, and detailing models, every aspect of modeling is presented in this up-to-date reference. Packed with simple tips and techniques and instructions for building a basic 4 x 8-foot HO scale layout with scenery. Kalmbach Publishing, softcover, 80 pages, 8.25 x 10.75 x .25, 150 Color photographs, 5 B&W photographs.

Morning Sun Books, 2022. Softcover. New. Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., all color photographs and illustrations. 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!

White River Productions. Hardcover. New. This title is filled with photographs, captions and text. The work of many photographers from north to south contributed to make this title a nice book. A number of maps augment the text. A few, much older photographs in the B&W era are presented, but 95% of the photographs and illustrations are in Color. There are quite a few depot scenes, too. This is a good 'overview' title of this former, important American railroad. The GM&O and predecessors operated many passenger trains, and they are seen here, including plenty of ""Doodlebug"" photos. Roster data for all equipment is included, but the text is so small you will need a ruler-type magnifier to preserve your eyesight. Doesn't White River know their audience? Make the text larger even if that means adding a few pages to the book. This new title is three books in one. First, it's a history book that covers the development of the postwar GM&O railroad through the mergers of Gulf, Mobile & Northern, Mobile &… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. From its own beginning, and well past the date of its demise, the Rutland Railroad has been and endless source of fascination for enthusiasts of New England railroading. Although gone for some forty years now, how could a relatively short (407 mile long) now-abandoned line that had 60% of its trackage in tiny Vermont, attract so much attention? With a flurry of rebuilding the Rutland Railroad survived the Great Flood of 1927, then receivership, and the first labor strike in over 100 years of its operation in 1953. It reorganized, buying new diesel locomotives and steel boxcars on time payment plans from local banks, it gambled that scrap steel sold from abandoned trackage and steam locomotives would help pay for new equipment, it handily divested itself of horrendous losses in Passenger Service while averting action of the Vermont Public Service Board, and more. In short, it was a miracle that renewed itself on almost a daily basis. Not until another labor strike… Read More

Railway Education Bureau. Softcover. New. In the late 1880s, the railroad industry became conscious of the need for pooling their hard won knowledge and experience to produce the best possible set of operating rules, to be made available to all roads. Much of this knowledge had arisen out of accidents which had resulted from inadequate rules. First published in 1904, the author was a Chief Dispatcher for the Western Pacific Railroad at Sacramento, California and a consultant to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. In this Fifth Edition, it has been the aim to set forth clearly the basic principles underlying the rules, and to show how the rules of various roads differ from the Standard Code and from each other. Sections include: ' The Standard Code ' Operating Rules ' Block Signal Rules ' Interlocking Rules ' Signals and Their Use ' Superiority of Trains ' Train Movements ' Forms of Train Orders ' Centralized Traffic Control ' Special instructions to both Operators and Train… Read More