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Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. To provide traction and head-end power for new push-pull trains the Erie Lackawanna received in 1970 an entirely new model of diesel locomotive, the U34CH. Through trials and tribulations, these unique U-boats served the Garden State for more than 20 years under Erie Lackawanna, Conrail, and NJ Transit. Morning Sun Books, 96 pages, standard landscape size, Color images with captions.

Sundance Publications. Hardcover. New. Signed by the Author Sundance Pubns Ltd, First Edition first Printing (July 1, 1999),

South Platte Press. Softcover. New. The driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, located in the high desert region of northern Utah, marked the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869. Seventy-three years later, on September 8, 1942, the Golden Spike was 'un-driven' at Promontory Summit during a brief ceremony that largely replicated the original event in reverse. The tracks were then torn up for military use during World War II, whereafter Promontory Summit was largely forgotten. This is the illustrated story of the un-driving of the Golden Spike in 1942 and the various personalities involved. It's also the story of a century-long struggle to have America rediscover the significance of Promontory Summit, which culminated in the establishment of the Golden Spike National Historic Site. Includes 75 historic B&W photographs and one map. Contents: Introduction, pp. 2-6, May 10, 1869, pp. 7-14, The Promontory Branch, pp. 15-28, Un-Driving the Golden Spike, pp. 29-44,… Read More

Railway Education Bureau. Softcover. New. The Railway Labor Act is one of a kind. In fact, it is a common toast to suggest that one live long enough to understand the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Railroad journalist, economist, former rail regulator, and rail-labor expert Frank N. Wilner offers a straight-forward and very readable history, evolution, description, justification and critique of the RLA in this book. Understanding the Railway Labor Act is aimed at two audiences. One is those seeking to learn more about rail labor history, the mechanics of rail labor law, and how railroads and their multiple unions bargain collectively under the RLA's provisions. The second intended audience is those familiar with the RLA, but seeking a reference work providing greater detail of the law's provisions and how they impact negotiations at the national and local levels. Included are separate chapters that discuss labor protection in the railroad industry, secondary boycotts, and the crew-consist dispute - how… Read More

Railway Education Bureau. Softcover. New. Softcover, 18 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., B&W illustrations and text. This book discusses parts of freight car brake rigging with accompanying diagrams. Includes trouble-shooting checklists.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises. Softcover. New. Unification of New York's rapid transit lines started on June 1, 1940. After a decade of rough-and-tumble politics, the Inter-borough Rapid Transit and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Transit properties had been bought by the city. The properties were then combined with the municipal Independent Subway system. The combined operation was the New York Transit System run by the Board of Transportation. The board dated back to 1924 and, as an arm of the city government, was controlled by the mayor. The Board thus lacked the independence needed to handle fundamentals such as setting fare levels to assure adequate income and establishing spending priorities on a strictly business-like basis. A fight by local politicians to retain this political power would massively consume the energies of the city, state, labor and civic groups throughout the 1940s and beyond. The focus of this book is on the events of the 13 year period between unification and the transfer of the… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Here is a detailed look at Union Pacific's switcher, slug, and turbine fleet. Explore the ""Veranda"" turbines, rebuilt SW10's, ""Y-series"" units, Control Car Remote Control Locomotives, Shop and Tie Plant switchers and more. Contents: Switchers, pp. 4-83, Slugs, pp. 84-97, Turbines, pp. 98-128. Hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, standard portrait size, Color photographs and captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. This book is the first Color effort devoted entirely to the equipment on the UP, with expert commentary by Lloyd E. Stagner. All photographs from this book were taken by UP company photographers on 4 x 5 in. transparencies. Contents: Head End Passenger Cars, pp. 4-7, Coaches, Diners, Sleepers, etc., pp. 8-13, Observation Cars, pp. 14-18, Box Cars, 19-44, Flat Cars, 45-59, Tank Cars, 60-61, Refrigerator (Pacific Fruit Express), pp. 62-66, Stock Cars, pp. 67-71, Hopper Cars, pp. 72-79, Gondola Cars, pp. 80-83, Piggyback and Trucks, pp. 84-94, Cabooses, pp. 95-99, Miscellaneous, pp. 100-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books, 2022. Hardcover. New. Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., all color photographs and illustrations. This title follows the photographic journeys of Hank and Jim Griffiths in the stunning Blue Mountains of Oregon! Featured is Union Pacific's First Subdivision of the Oregon Division from Huntington to La Grande and the last days of steam operation on the Sumpter Valley Railway. Operations are covered from 1947 through 1980.

Union Pacific HS. Softcover. New. Volume 12: 4-6-0s of the UP (1242-1354), OSL (1511-1586), LA&SL (1593-1596), OWR&N (1707-1760). This series of books covers all classes of steam locomotives of the UPRR and its subsidiaries. Each book is 80 pages in 11 x 8.5 horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and is a softcover. Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the time the photograph was taken. The books present a wide variety of photographic views that show locomotives during various eras, the various lettering and paint schemes, changes in appearance, with various tenders, as well as both sides of locomotives. Photographs were taken by noted photographers G.M. Best, R.H. Kindig, Don Roberts, R.J. Foster, Francis Gschwind, John Conant, Stan Kistler, W.O. Gibson, Art Peterson, Art Stensvad, Lou Schmitz, Jim Ehernberger, Dave Martindell, and others. Union Pacific HS, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

South Platte Press. Softcover. New. Union Pacific West From Leavenworth: A History of the Leavenworth, Kansas & Western Railway by I. E. Quastler This book picks up where Kansas Central Narrow Gauge leaves off in telling the history of the rail line that ran from Leavenworth to Miltonvale, Kansas. A few years after converting from narrow gauge to standard gauge, the Union Pacific-controlled Kansas Central was purchased at a foreclosure auction for $200,000 and rechristened the Leavenworth, Kansas & Western, with plans to expand the line to the western border of Kansas and northward into Nebraska. But financial woes dogged the line and in 1908 it was sold to the Union Pacific. Improved highway transportation and losses spurred by the Great Depression caused the UP to abandon nearly all of the LK&W line in 1935. Contents: Preface and acknowledgments pp. 5-6, Background to the LK&W: The Narrow Gauge Years pp. 7-10, Kansas Central: The Standard Gauge Years pp. 11-22, Leavenworth, Kansas & Western pp.… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Volume 1 gave you the Union Pacific's rolling stock through its company photographers. Now see them through the effort of Lou Schmitz, a life-long Omaha resident and UP employee who was photographing UP equipment throughout the 1950s and later with 300 photographs. Contents: Box Cars, pp. 5-11, Auto and Auto Parts Cars, pp. 12-17, Insulated Box Cars, pp. 18-23, Refrigerator Cars, pp. 24-28, Stock Cars, pp. 29-31, Covered Hopper Cars, pp. 32-36, Hopper Cars, pp. 37-38, Ballast Cars, pp. 39-40, Ore Cars, pg. 41, Gondola Cars, pp. 42-45, Flat Cars, pp. 46-54, Tank Cars, pg. 55, Cabooses, pp. 56-60, Express Box and Refrigerator Cars, pp. 61-64, Baggage and Express Cars, pp. 65-68, Chair Cars, pp. 69-73, Diners and Lunch Counter Cars, pp. 74-77, Club and Lounge Cars, pg. 78, Observation Cars, pp. 79-80, Sleeping Cars, pp. 81-87, Auxiliary Boiler Cars, pp. 88-89, Self-Propelled Cars, pp. 90-92, Business Cars, pp. 93-97 Instruction and Exhibit Cars, pp. 98-101, Test and… Read More

Union Pacific HS. Softcover. New. Volume 1: 0-6-0 Switcher, LA&SL 4226 through UP 4430. This series of books covers all classes of steam locomotives of the UPRR and its subsidiaries. Each book is 80 pages in 11 x 8.5 horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and is a softcover. Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the time the photograph was taken. The books present a wide variety of photographic views that show locomotives during various eras, the various lettering and paint schemes, changes in appearance, with various tenders, as well as both sides of locomotives. Photographs were taken by noted photographers G.M. Best, R.H. Kindig, Don Roberts, R.J. Foster, Francis Gschwind, John Conant, Stan Kistler, W.O. Gibson, Art Peterson, Art Stensvad, Lou Schmitz, Jim Ehernberger, Dave Martindell, and others. Union Pacific HS, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

South Platte Press. Softcover. New. This book features the best of the author's photography taken on the Union Pacific and Rock Island (via trackage rights) during the diesel era in the Topeka, Kansas, vicinity from the mid-1960s through the contemporary era. It includes coverage of passenger and freight train action in the vicinity of the Union Pacific Topeka depot, which served as an active passenger station until 1971. It is today a major rail museum known as the Great Overland Station. This study in B&W, of which the author is noted for his many books in this format, looks back at almost 50 years of change that have taken place along UP rails through Topeka. Includes a number of shots looking down at the power and trains. Includes F-units and early U-boats to distributed power coal trains. South Platte Press, softcover, 48 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., sharp B&W photographs printed on high-quality coated paper.

Union Pacific HS. Hardcover. New. A Revised and Expanded History of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company by Jeff Asay. Originally published in 1991, the first edition of this book has long been out of print. Now, Jeff Asay has significantly revised and expanded the book for this new edition, including an entirely new chapter that brings the history of the railroad into the new millennium. This new edition has nearly 500 pages and over 500 photographs. Over half of these photographs were not in the original edition and most have not been published anywhere before. Even if you have the original edition, this new and expanded edition will add to your collection and provide much new information and insight on UP operations in this far corner of the country. Most photographs are B&W with some Color photographs from the 1970s onward. Contents: Acknowledgements and Preface, pp. 6-8, Henry Villard and the Oregon, Railway & Navigation Company, pp. 9-42, Searching for Safe Harbor, pp. 43-66,… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. This Color book highlights everything from 0-6-0's to Big Boys on the historic Eastern District of the UP. Steam expert Lloyd E. Stagner skillfully narrates the story of this steam stronghold from class-to-class taking the reader through over 200 in-service photographs in the yards and on the road. Contents: 0-6-0 Switchers, pp. 6-9, 2-8-0 Consolidations, pp. 10-24, 2-8-2 MacArthurs, pp. 25-34, 4-6-2 Pacifics, pp. 35-42, 2-10-2 TTTs, pp. 43-47, 4-8-2 Mountains, pp. 48-51, 4-12-2 Union Pacifics, pp. 52-56, 2-8-8-0 Mallets, pg. 57, 4-8-4 FEFs, pp. 58-82, 4-6-6-4 Challengers, pp. 83-102, 4-8-8-4 Big Boys, pp. 103-126, Post Steam Era, pp. 127-128. Includes a list of Steam Locomotives Owned as of May 1, 1954. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Union Pacific HS. Softcover. New. Volume 20: 4-12-2 Class UP 9030-9062. This series of books covers all classes of steam locomotives of the UPRR and its subsidiaries. Each book is 80 pages in 11 x 8.5 horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and is a softcover. Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the time the photograph was taken. The books present a wide variety of photographic views that show locomotives during various eras, the various lettering and paint schemes, changes in appearance, with various tenders, as well as both sides of locomotives. Photographs were taken by noted photographers G.M. Best, R.H. Kindig, Don Roberts, R.J. Foster, Francis Gschwind, John Conant, Stan Kistler, W.O. Gibson, Art Peterson, Art Stensvad, Lou Schmitz, Jim Ehernberger, Dave Martindell, and others. Union Pacific HS, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The early second generation of B-B diesels on the Union Pacific are given a thorough look plus other models. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Four Ways West Publications, 2023. Hardcover. New. Hardcover, 144 pages, 8.5 x 11 in. Color photographs with captions. Hundreds of never-before-published photographs.

Union Pacific HS. Softcover. New. Volume 13: 2-10-2 Class UP 5000-5044. This series of books covers all classes of steam locomotives of the UPRR and its subsidiaries. Each book is 80 pages in 11 x 8.5 horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and is a softcover. Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the time the photograph was taken. The books present a wide variety of photographic views that show locomotives during various eras, the various lettering and paint schemes, changes in appearance, with various tenders, as well as both sides of locomotives. Photographs were taken by noted photographers G.M. Best, R.H. Kindig, Don Roberts, R.J. Foster, Francis Gschwind, John Conant, Stan Kistler, W.O. Gibson, Art Peterson, Art Stensvad, Lou Schmitz, Jim Ehernberger, Dave Martindell, and others. Union Pacific HS, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.