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Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. Follow the iconic GG1 in its final 15 years of operation with Penn Central, Amtrak, Conrail, New Jersey DOT, and NJ Transit. Despite the paint on its sleek flanks, the elegant ladies were up to any task thrown at them from fast piggybackers to Jersey Shore commuter trains. Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The Second Generation of the GM&O Railroad is covered from the 1960s-70s. This era included the purchase of new diesel locomotives, introduction of the unit coal train, continued development of on-line customers, and operation of passenger trains in the Chicago to St. Louis Corridor. GP30s, GP35s and SD40s appear amidst old ALCOs and passenger equipment. Includes maps and track diagrams of the Joliet, Illinois area. Contents: Introduction, pp. 4-5, New Power for the GM&O, pp. 6-17, GM&O Pioneers the Unit Coal Train, pp. 18-33, Joliet: Important GM&O Hub, pp. 34-48, The 'Plug', pp. 49-54, The Dwight Branch, pp. 55-63, GM&O Western Division, pp. 64-80, GM&O: North and South, pp. 81-114, In the Heat of the Night, pp. 115-117, GM&O Business Car 50, pp. 118-123, The 800's: Life After GM&O and ICG, pp. 123-127, Afterword, pg. 128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. An examination of the formation of the motive power of the predecessor roads of the Gulf Mobile & Ohio. Steam and first-generation diesels. There are a number of B&W steam locomotive photographs to compliment the text which is a general discussion of the motive power policies of the predecessor railroads of the GM&O. This book includes more text than most Morning Sun titles. This is welcome to the general reader who may not be an expert on the subject. Contents: Ch. 1: The Rebel Route Predecessors, pp. 6-51, Ch. 2: The Alton Railroad, pp. 52-79, Ch. 3: Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, pp. 80-113, Ch. 4: Motor Car Country, pp. 114-127, Preview of Volume II, pg. 128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

White River Productions. Magazine, pages, 11 x 8.5, Color photographs and illustrations. Large scale railroading outdoors is magical, and our new Annual brings that to you, just in time for spring. Our third great issue is packed with building and how-to projects along with great layout tours and our Garden Gallery photo feature, filled with great shots from readers like you! Brimming with information on prototype trains to flights of fancy and whimsy; whatever your large-scale modeling style, you�ll find the Garden Trains Annual is for you.

White River Productions, 2022. Magazine. New. Magazine, pages, Color photographs and illustrations. Large scale railroading outdoors is magical and our new Annual brings that to you, just in time for Spring. Our second great issue is packed with building and how-to projects along with great layout tours and our Garden Gallery photo feature, filled with great shots from readers like you! Brimming with information on prototype trains to flights of fancy and whimsy; whatever your large scale modeling style, you�ll find the Garden Trains Annual is for you.

SilverLake Images, 2023. Softcover. New.

SilverLake Images. Softcover. New.

Shade Tree Books. Softcover. New. The familiar General Electric 70-tonner was found almost everywhere. With a single engine delivering 600 horsepower and weighing 30 tons less than a standard 600-hp. switcher, its market was aimed at undercapitalized steam powered short lines and industries. Versions were adapted for industrial, export and narrow-gauge service. Over 400 70-tonners were built between 1946 and 1957, eventually operating from Canada's Hudson Bay to Chile. This book details the 200 domestic units and another 200 exported variations. Over 270 B&W photographs of Class 1, short line, industrial, narrow gauge and export users. Includes a complete production list. Shade Tree Books, softcover, 172 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 270 B&W photographs.

SilverLake Images. Softcover. New. Softcover, 122 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W and Color illustrations (about 10 percent color) printed on high-quality glossy paper. This title is one of the gems of the Catalog Archives collection. This catalog has many illustrations of EMD's color artwork that was framed and given to their customers in the early diesel era. So, there are many color illustrations of E-units and F-units plus advertisements of freight units of later years in color. Also included are illustrations highlighting motors with some statistics of basic data. Contents: General Motors in Review, pp. 4-28, Welcome to Electro-Motive Division of GM, pp. 29-36, New Dimensions in Motive Power from Electro-Motive, pp. 37-49, The Great New Line of GM Diesel Locomotives, pp. 50-58, Now is the Time for a Giant Stride in Motive Power, pp. 59-70, GM Diesel Freight Power, pp. 71-78, Electro-Motive Presents the SD7 Six-Motor Road Switcher, pp. 79-82, Electro-Motive Presents the F3, pp. 83-90, The New General… Read More

SilverLake Images. Softcover. New. Manufacturers' Catalog Archive Book 31 Softcover, 110 pages, standard portrait format, B&W and Color catalog illustrations. About 14 pages are in color and are most are the covers of the vairous catalogs. Most of this title features catalogs of the smaller GE diesel-electric locomotives as you can see from the contents. Contents: Switch to G-E Diesel-Electric and Save, pp. 5-16, 45-Ton: Diesel-Electric for Industrial Switching, pp. 17-32, 65-Ton: Diesel-Electric for Industrial Switching, pp. 33-48, G-E 70-ton Locomotive 600 Horsepower, pp. 49-64, 80-Ton: Diesel-Electric for Industrial Switching, pp. 65-81, General Electric U25B / U25C Diesel-Electric Locomotives: Building Profits on America's Railroads, pp. 82-94, G-E's Gas Turbine-Electrics Open Up New Era in Railroad Motive Power, pp. 95-102, Presenting the General Electric More Power to America Special, pp. 103-110.

Aubrey Publications. Hardcover. New. When the Massachusetts towns of Bedford and Billerica clamored for a railroad, George E. Mansfield appeared on the scene and sold them on a new, inexpensive way to build one. He finished the line in 1877 and it was acclaimed around the world as a brilliant new departure in railroad building. The Billerica and Bedford Railroad delivered everything its promoter said it would but, yet, it failed financially in less than a year. What happened to cause this failure? Using original railroad documents and letters along with newspaper and trade journal articles, the author delves into the behind-the-scenes machinations that plagued this 8? mile line. The backgrounds of the people involved are explored to determine their goals and motivations. Numerous drawings of the railroad rolling stock and structures are included along with examinations of the technical aspects of line which made it so revolutionary. George Mansfield went on to build the Sandy River Railroad as well… Read More

Kalmbach Publishing. Softcover. New. Get Started in Toy Trains provides information on how to start building a layout. Includes tips on operation, two-train wiring, and track. Contents: 10 tips to a better layout, pp. 3-5, Choosing a track system, pp. 6-7, Tubular track tips, pp. 8-10, Designing for operation, pp. 11-13, Two-train wiring, pp. 14-16, Simple, no-fuss scenery, pg. 17, Old dog, new tracks, pp. 18-19, Kalmbach Publishing, softcover, 20 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., color and B&W photographs and illustrations. ISBN: 9780897784849

Sundance Publications, 2009. Hardcover. New. Hardcover with vinyl jacket, 416 pages, 438 photographs in B&W plus numerous maps. This volume is a companion to Colorado Central Rail Road also published by Sundance Publications. Presented is the Gilpin Tramway two-foot-gauge Shay steam locomotives running out of Black Hawk, Colorado, to gold mines surrounding the communities of Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch. The route is covered mile-by-mile with detailed in-depth captions and eyewitness newspaper articles of the day within the text. Drop-bottom ore cars, flat cars, excursion cars and cabooses made up the roster of rolling stock traversing the 4%+ grades. Maps are profusely augmented with gleanings from numerous research trips, and provide knowledge of tracks to shaft houses on the upper slopes and mills within Black Hawk. Some 280 mines and mills were served by the Gilpin's network of trackage. A detailed station listing, measured from the Engine House, supplements information provided… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions. Just the name Robert Malinoski is indicative of masterful, expert camera work as exhibited in national rail magazines for more than fifty years. If the lighting and conditions were not perfect, he didn't take the shot. Now here is his choice, top-drawer color artistry on over fifty different roads during the decade when the best of steam and early diesels worked hand-in-hand.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The Grand Trunk Western was an interesting blend of Canadian and U.S. railway practices. It had hotshot freights that serviced a burgeoning automobile manufacturing traffic in the Detroit area while also operating a top-notch Chicago to Toronto main line passenger operation during the time period presented in this book. Featuring the color photography of Emery Gulash and Sanford Goodrick, the pictures with accompanying captions are organized by GTW operating divisions and subdivisions. The pictures presented are about 60 percent steam to 40 percent diesel with depots, passenger equipment and facilities also presented. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. In 1960 the GTW image was remade from its conservative green color scheme. Witness this dramatic changeover as it overtakes everything from F7s to equipment, through the photography of Emery Gulash. Contents: Visual Redesign 1962-1982, Freight Cars, First Locomotives, Passenger Cars, pp. 6-11, South Bend Subdivision, pp. 12-37, Flint Subdivision, pp. 38-61, Grand Rapids Subdivision, 62-64, Salt Line, pp. 65-71, Durand-Holly Subdivision, pp. 72-73, Jackson Subdivision, pp. 74-76, Suburban Zone, pp. 77-81, Milwaukee Junction/South to Dearoad, pp. 82-99, Brush Street Station, pp. 100-119, Detroit River Ferries, pp. 120-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. A delightful mix of Grand Trunk and Canadian National power before the diesel transition. Features map and historical data. Enlarged edition edited and designed by John Krause and Ed Crist. Carstens Publications, softcover, 64 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in, B&W photographs with extensive captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. This title includes a 20 page section of GTW GP38's operating on the Central Vermont Railway. Also includes 6 photographs of GTW's United States Bicentennial GP38AC. Grand Trunk Western's staid fleet of second generation SD40s and GP38's was disrupted in the 1980s by the inclusion of motive power from the Detroit &Toledo Shore Line, Detroit Toledo & Ironton, Rock Island, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, Missouri Pacific, and CNR. Contents: Modern GTW Timeline, pg. 4, All Electro-Motive Power GP35, pp. 5-7, GP40, pp. 8-12, GP40-2, pp. 13-23, GP38, pp. 24-25, GP38-2, pp. 26-70, GP38AC, pp. 71-73, GP38AC's on the Central Vermont Railway, pp. 74-93, SD40, pp. 94-114, SD40-2, pp. 115-117, SD40-3, pp. 118-121, SD38, pp. 122-125, SD38s's on the Northeastern Pennsylvania, pp. 126-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. A look at the last bastion of mainline steam power in the U.S, side by side with ALCO and EMD switchers, F3's, and first-generation road-switchers. Includes the affiliated Detroit Terminal Railroad and merged Detroit &, Toledo Shore Line Railroad. A good mix of original paint and the later modern 'GT'. Includes 3 pictures of Detroit &, Toledo Shore Line Railroad #76 painted in Bicentennial colors. Contents: Late Steam Power, Switchers, pp. 5-7, Road Steam Power, pp. 8-34, Switchers (S2, S4, S4m, Boxcab, SC, NW2, SW7, SW9, SW1200, SW900), pp. 35-55, Cab Units (F3A), pp. 56-65, First-Generation Road-Switchers (RS1, GP7, GP9, 4444, GP9R, GP18), pp. 66-115, SEMTA, pp. 116-118, Detroit &, Toledo Shore Line Railroad, pp. 119-125, Detroit Terminal Railroad, pp. 126-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Enjoy a city-by-city tour around the Great Lakes in the 1940s and 50s as seen through the camera of noted traction photographer Eugene Van Dusen. Buffalo, Rochester, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Fort William, London, Toronto and other towns are toured when trolleys ruled the day. Contents: Rochester, NY, pp. 4-5, City of St. Catharine's, pp. 6-13, Buffalo, NY, pp. 14-17, Niagara Junction, pg. 18, Jamestown, Westfield & North Western, pp. 19-22, East Erie Commercial, pg. 21, Columbia Chemical, pg. 21, Cleveland, OH, pp. 22-37, Ohio Public Service, pg. 38, Lake Shore Electric, pg. 38-40, Toledo, OH, pp. 41-43, Detroit, pp. 44-55, Michigan Railway, pg. 56, Northern Indiana Railway, pg. 56, Chicago, South Shore & South Bend, pp. 57-63, Gary, Indiana, pp. 63-64, Chicago, pp. 64-96, Milwaukee, pp. 97-107, Minneapolis (MTM), pg. 108, Duluth, pg. 108, Sudbury, pg. 108, Ft. William & Port Arthur, pp. 109-110, Lake Erie & Northern, pg. 111, London & Port Stanley,… Read More