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Sonrisa Publications, 2018. Soft cover. New. Softcover, 38 pages, opens to 8.5 x 11 in., B&W maps, index. Sonrisa Railroad Maps are laid out like a railroad employee timetable. Narrow to fit in a pocket and with a heavier paper cover for protection. The center fold will present an overall map of the state(s). Includes short lines and major highways to find railroad lines and locations. These maps are updated periodically. Concise, clear maps of today's railroading presented by subdivision for ease in following your favorite line. These pocket-sized references include station index, locations of detectors, crossovers and tunnels, and major rivers and highways. Soft cover with saddle-stitched binding (except California and Illinois, which are coil bound)

Sonrisa Publications, 2018. Soft cover. New. Softcover, 48 pages, opens to 8.5 x 11 in., B&W maps, index. Sonrisa Railroad Maps are laid out like a railroad employee timetable. Narrow to fit in a pocket and with a heavier paper cover for protection. The center fold will present an overall map of the state(s). Includes short lines and major highways to find railroad lines and locations. These maps are updated periodically. Concise, clear maps of today's railroading presented by subdivision for ease in following your favorite line. These pocket-sized references include station index, locations of detectors, crossovers and tunnels, and major rivers and highways. Soft cover with saddle-stitched binding (except California and Illinois, which are coil bound)

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Follow the Wabash Flag and examine more than 240 Color photographs of this classic railroad which merged with the Norfolk & Western in 1964. The Wabash operated one of the more exotic diesel rosters and they're all illustrated in this system-wide tour. Contents: Wabash: Follow the Flag, pp. 2-7, The Moberly Division, pp. 8-28, Decatur Division, pp. 29-48, Decatur, pp. 49-92, Montpelier Division, pp. 93-107, Chicago, Montpelier and Detroit, pp. 108-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The Wabash Railroad's diesel locomotive power is covered in full from a single, small General Electric switcher, to the monster Fairbanks-Morse Train Masters. This title includes an in-depth look at the Canadian-assigned F-units, and the second-generation orders from ALCO, Electro-Motive Division, and General Electric including units ordered by the Wabash but delivered as Norfolk & Western. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Follow the Wabash as its eclectic diesel fleet highballs hotshot auto traffic and fabled passenger trains. This book celebrates the color work of fabled photographer Emery Gulash and continues as the Norfolk & Western extends its paint and influence after the 1964 merger. Contents: Emery Gulash and Wabash, pp. 3-7, Detroit, pp. 8-63, Romulus, pp. 64-70, Milan, pp. 71-75, Toledo, pp. 76-79, Adrian-Montpelier CTC, pp. 80-81, Fort Wayne, pp. 82-88, Huntington, pp. 89-90, Decatur, pp. 91-101, St. Louis, pp. 102-111, Kansas City Lines, pp. 112-119, Ontario including Ferries, pp. 120-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

McMillan Publications. Hardcover. New. Santa Fe in Color Series Volume 3: Texas. This volume features the last three decades (1965-1995) of the Santa Fe in Texas. Hardcover, 240 pages, 405 Color photographs.

Santa Fe Railway H&M Society. Softcover. New. On January 4th, 1937, Harry J. Briscoe stepped off the Santa Fe train from Amarillo, onto the soil of Slaton, Texas, a division headquarters point in the southern Panhandle, to begin his first year of service in what was to become a 45 year career with the Santa Fe Railway. Beginning work as stenographer then on to a transportation clerk, Briscoe worked a number of positions, from Assistant Train Master to Superintendent, before finishing his career at Topeka, Kansas, in 1982 as General Manager of the Eastern Lines. During his career, he served the Santa Fe at such outposts as: Oklahoma City, Chicago, Amarillo, Texas, Waynoka, Oklahoma, La Junta, Colorado, Wellington, Kansas, Emporia, Kansas, and San Bernardino, California. Along the way he encountered many interesting characters - from the track walkers on districts under his supervision, to legendary Santa Fe presidents like Fred Gurley and John Reed, movie stars like Errol Flynn, mid-western… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. The Hoboken Shore, Central New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, New York Dock, Jay Street, New York Cross Harbor, and other assorted industrial railroads surrounding New York Harbor are featured in color, all before the year 2000! Today, hardly a trace remains of these once-intriguing properties. Softcover, 96 pages, Color photographs.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. Continue to explore the docks, wharves, and other railroad facilities spread out along the banks of New York harbor! In this third volume, the railroads visited are: NYS&W, Seatrain, NYC, PRR, PC, RDG, South Brooklyn, and U. S. Navy Ordinance-Earle. 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The motive power and phosphate operations in the Bone Valley of Florida are explained in detail by diesel authority Jerry Pinkepank in this concluding Volume to the series. SBD System, CSX, short lines! Emery Gulash's Color Photography of the Bone Valley. Contents: Map of the Bone Valley, pp. 4-5, Introduction, pp. 6-7, Emery Gulash's 1982 Bone Valley Trip, pp. 8-69, Earlier Bone Valley Trips, pp. 70-80, The Author's April, 1983 Visit, pp. 81-89, Emery's Few 1986-1988 Trips, pp. 90-91, The Ports, pp. 92-119, Tropicana, pp. 120-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, 2022. Softcover. New. Softcover, 74 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps, grade profiles and illustrations. Contents: Background, pp. 5-11, Chesapeake & Ohio, pp. 12-23, Norfolk & Western, pp. 24-38, Virginian, pp. 39-53, Western Maryland, pp. 54-57, Baltimore & Ohio, pp. 58-65, New York Central and Others, pp. 66-69, Bibliography, pg. 70, Glossary, pg. 71-72.

South Platte Press. Softcover. New. This book is all B&W images. The pictures are from a mix of eras. You will see the early days of the streamliners, and the latter, less-polished era. Usually, each page has one large photograph with a caption. Some pages include advertising reproductions. There is a simple map of the routes taken from Chicago to Omaha. The focus of this book is the well-traveled Chicago to Omaha rail passenger corridor, from the end of World War II to the start of federally subsidized Amtrak passenger train service. This was an era when four leading Midwest railroads operated passenger routes between the two major cities, while also serving a variety of communities in Illinois and Iowa: Chicago & North Western and partner Union Pacific, Burlington Route, Rock Island and the Milwaukee Road. Area service once provided by the Chicago Great Western and Illinois Central is also examined. Using photos and text, the author compares how these historic railroads once operated some of the… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The Western Pacific was an interesting railroad in terms of its history, operations, facilities and equipment. It earned the respect of many perhaps because of its David vs. Goliath image as it competed head to head against the vastly larger Southern Pacific or in part to its attractive orange and silver locomotives, or the California Zephyr and its run through the Feather River Canyon, or even to the lowly boxcars, many of which were adorned with a colorful feather logo. Come along for a look at the colorful WP with outstanding photographs not only of the fabled California Zephyr equipment, but heavyweight passenger cars, general freight service cars, TOFC flats and trailers, maintenance of way equipment, and finally finishing with cabooses. Contents: The Zephyr's Budd Cars, pp. 6-11, Heavyweight and Other Passenger Equipment, pp. 12-17, 40 foot Boxcars, pp. 19-27, 50 foot Boxcars, pp. 28-38, 60 and 86 foot Boxcars, pp. 39-43, Reefers and Insulated Boxcars, 44-61,… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. A wonderful chronological look at Western Pacific's motive power development from the end of steam to the UP merger. Lots of great action! Contents: The Era of Steam, pp. 6-23, The California Zephyr, pp. 24-47, Zephyr-izing the Fleet, pp. 48-87, It Ain't Easy Being Green, pp. 88-113, The Subsidiaries, pp. 114-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Diesels of the 'Feather River Route' are examined on a unit-by-unit basis showing both roster and action shots in color, from the 1950s until the Union Pacific merger. Contents: My Brief Western Pacific Career, pg. 3, Introduction, pp. 4-12, 44-ton, pp. 13-14, 70-ton, pg. 15, F3A/F3B, pp. 16-18, RDC-2, pg. 19, SW1, pp. 20-21, S-2, pp. 22-25, S-1, pp. 26-27, VO1000, pp.28-29, S-4, pg. 30, SW9, pp. 31-33, NW2, pp. 34-35, 60-ton Steeple Cab Electric Motor, pp. 36-37, GP7, pp. 38-43, GP9, pp. 44-47, RS-1, pp. 48-49, U30B, pp. 50-57, FP7/F7B, pp. 58-63, FTA/FTB, pg. 64, F7A/F7B, pp. 65-81, SW1500, pp. 82-83, GP20, pp. 84-87, U23B, pp. 88-91, GP35, pp. 92-97, GP40, pp. 98-110, GP40-2, pp. 111-118, Central California Traction, pp. 119-124, Alameda Belt Line, pp. 125-127, Conclusion, pg. 128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books, 1999. Hardcover. New. For over forty years, Bob Larson held down the right hand seat of Western Pacific locomotives all over the system. Bob was one of those people who had the foresight to carry a camera with him from the very start. See the Western Pacific through the eyes of an engineer in this 128-page all color book. Contents: Introduction, Bob Larson, pp. 3-7; First Subdivision, San Francisco to Stockton, pp. 8-20; Second Subdivision, Stockton to Oroville, pp. 21-26; Third Subdivision, Oroville to Portola, pp. 27-37; Fourth Subdivision, Keddie to Bieber, pp. 38-47; Williams Loop, pp. 48-52; Fifth Subdivision, Portola to Winnemucca, pp. 53-96; Sixth Subdivision, Winnemucca to Carlin, pp. 97-99; Seventh Subdivision, Elko to Salt Lake City, pp. 97-104; Feather River Museum, Green and Orange Era, 105-115; Bicentennial Units, pp. 116-119; Perlman-Flannery Era, pp. 120-128. Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

Arizona Hobbies. Hardcover. Used. This title was published by the authors. It is in very good condition inside. As you can see from the images, the dust jacket is in poor condition. Also, there is about a 1/8-inch gouge to the rear cover. Inside the owner had taped some other photographs to the blank pages of the book. All other pages are in very good to like-new condition. 374 pages with B&W photographs, maps, equipment photos, and other information. This is a really neat book.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Always a fan favorite because of its reach into some of the Northeast's most scenic areas and its David role in the David-and-Goliath world of railroading, the Western Maryland was staffed by an eclectic assemblage of diesel locomotives, all meticulously maintained until the road was gradually assimilated into the Chessie System in the late 1970s. Contents: Introduction, pp. 3-5, # 20 thru 66: Geeps and F-units, pp. 6-39, # 75 thru 176: Yard Switchers, pp. 40-65, # 180 thru 414: ALCO's and Cab-Units, pp. 66-95, # 3576 thru 7496: Second-Generation Power, pp. 96-115, The Chessie Additions, pp. 116-117, The ""Chessie-Fication"" of Western Maryland Power, pp. 118-121, Dispositions, pp. 122-126, Recreations, pg. 127, Farewell WM, pg. 128, Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

SilverLake Images. Softcover. New.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The best compilation of Western Maryland steam and early diesel to ever be assembled - and in full color! These rare images are spread through 128 pages and detailed by author Jerry Plant in glorious detail. There are some great photographs in this book! From the Thatcher Perkins 4-6-0 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (on loan from the B&O Museum) to passenger locals pulled by both steam and diesel plus branch lines and some facilities. Contents: The Western Maryland Railway, pp. 3-4, Western Maryland in the Steam Era, pp. 8-63, Western Maryland in the Diesel Era, pp. 64-123, Life After Abandonment, pp. 124-126. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.