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Manufacturers' Catalog Archive Book 31

Softcover, 76 pages, standard portrait format, B&W catalog illustrations.

Most images are of the car interiors.

Contents:
Pressed Steel Car Co.: Steel Passenger Cars, pp. 4-28,Bethlehem Railway Passenger Cars, pp. 29-75.

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.

Softcover, 84 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations and statistical charts.

There's quite a selection of locomotives here from underground electric motors to mainline steam and industrial diesel locomotives.

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Softcover, 100 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations and statistics.

This is a complete catalog published in 1932. This company made many locomotives for underground mines and that is the majority of the locomotives presented in the catalog. They did make a few larger locomotives for standard gauge switching service for electrified lines.

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Softcover, 150 pages, B&W photographs and illustrations. Examples of the cranes and the factory as it was where P&H cranes were manufactured.

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Softcover, 118 pages, 5.25 x 8.5 in. (small format), B&W illustrations, data.

The original catalog must have been a small format publication and therefore this reprint remains true to the original.

Contents:
Heisler Geared Locomotives: Catalogue No. 108, pp. 4-52,
Heisler Geared Locomotives: Catalogue No. 115, pp. 53-100,
Heisler Geared Locomotives: 1908 Repair List, pp. 101-118.

Softcover, 156 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in., B&W illustrations, printed on glossy paper.

True to the original catalog, this is a smaller format book. This company made many small cars for mining and other industrial operations including many side dump cars. There are no plans, but many illustrations of the cars, excavator buckets plus industrial trackwork they manufactured.

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Softcover, 128 pages, standard portrait format, B&W images.

Here are 128 pages of various Budd Company advertising and catalog images from years gone by. There are some small diagrams of the equipment (transit, Amfleet, etc.). Of the many passenger cars Budd constructed, inside this title are mostly transit, commuter and California Zephyr cars. Included are interior photographs of many but not all cars. There are also aerial views of the many plants.

Contents:
Budd Transport, pp. 4-43,
Gallery Car in Operation in the Chicago Area, pp. 44-46,
Budd Metro Car: Modification of the Rio Metro Car in Operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pp. 47-49,
Budd Universal Rapid Transit Car (BURT) in Operation in Metro Dade County and Baltimore, pp. 50-52,
Budd (plants exterior and interior photos), pp. 53-79,
The World's Finest Railway Cars, pp. 80-99,
The California Zephyrs: Built by the Budd Company, pp. 100-128.

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Softcover, 140 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 in., B&W illustrations, specifications but no plans. Printed on glossy paper.

True to the original catalog, this is a smaller size book. Davenport Locomotive Works made many small steam locomotives, and a few gasoline engines of various gauges presented here. The diesel locomotives produced will be in the second volume.

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Softcover, 58 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., B&W illustrations, small plans, general dimensions.

Various models of city transit cars including both single and double-trucked cars. The plans are very small and a magnifying glass will be helpful to see dimensions and annotations.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

Volume 2 of the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series on Ingersoll-Rand diesel-electric locomotives. Ingersoll-Rand, in partnership with General Electric and American Locomotive Company (Alco), produced some of North America's earliest diesel-electric locomotives in the 1920s — pioneering machines that helped prove the diesel's viability for railroad service.

This volume reprints original Ingersoll-Rand catalog and promotional materials with engineering specifications, locomotive photographs, and technical data, serving as a primary source for the early diesel era.

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Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

Volume 1 in the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series covering the Budd Company's Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs). This reprint reproduces original Budd promotional and technical materials for the RDC — the iconic self-propelled stainless-steel rail diesel car introduced in 1949 and widely used by passenger railroads across North America through the 1980s.

Content includes builder specifications, seating configurations, mechanical details, and railroad fleet listings as documented by the manufacturer. Essential reading for fans of the Budd RDC and the railroads that operated them, including Boston & Maine, New Haven, Canadian Pacific, and many others.

Softcover, 66 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations and technical data.

More cranes from this manufacturer's catalog. Some specifications and illustrations of gears and pulleys, controls, etc.

Contents:
Truck Crawler Locomotives, pp. 4-20,
TorQFlo Locomotive Cranes, pp. 21-24,
Instructions and Repairs, pp. 25-66.

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Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

Volume 1 in the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series devoted to the Standard Tank Car Company. This reprint reproduces the company's original catalog materials documenting their line of railroad tank cars — specifications, design drawings, and fleet photography as originally published by the manufacturer.

Standard Tank Car was a major producer of tank car rolling stock for the petroleum, chemical, and food industries. An important reference for railroad historians and modelers researching prototype tank car equipment and construction details.

Softcover, 74 pages, standard portrait format, B&W images.

This volume is a gathering of Bethlehem Steel promotional materials regarding the locations of plants, the plants and products made.

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Softcover, 113 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations and some basic statistics such as wheelbase, tractive effort, etc.

Baldwin Products, pp. 4–37, Decapod Locomotives, pp. 38–42, Steam Locomotive Performance, pp. 43–58, Baldwin Steam Turbine Electric Locomotive, pp. 59–62, Modern Locomotives, pp. 63–70, Locomotive Progress 1932, pp. 71–97, Baldwin, pp. 98–113.

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Softcover, 138 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations, diagrams and statistics.

Various equipment is illustrated along with potential uses.

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Softcover, 78 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., B&W illustrations.

Another catalog archive featuring structures. Some illustrations are smaller as this is a reproduction of the actual catalog. Structures represent construction by concrete, steel and wood (coaling).

The structures represent current construction from the early 1900s.

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Softcover, 82 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations.

Small locomotives powered by steam, diesel and straight electric. Tank Type Locomotives, pp. 5–28, Electric Haulage and Gathering Locomotives, pp. 29–32, Diesel Locomotives: 35-Ton Class HW-35, pp. 33–36, Fifty-Ton Diesel-Electric Locomotives, pp. 37–40, 65-Ton Diesel-Electric Locomotives, pp. 41–44, Improved Equipment for the Modern Sugar Factory, pp. 45–48, 25-Ton Diesel-Electric Locomotives, pp. 49–52, Storage Battery Locomotives, pp. 53–56, Diesel Locomotives, pp. 57–60, Modern Steam Locomotives, pp. 61–64, Vulcan Locomotives for the Mining Industry, pp. 65–68, Vulcan-Duplex Steam Locomotives, pp. 69–75, Vulcan Iron Works, pp. 76–81, Industry Turns to Vulcan Locomotives, p. 82.

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Softcover, 166 pages, 6 x 9 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

This is a reproduction of 4 Industrial Brownhoist Corporation publications:
Rapid Freight Handling Equipment: This looks at how Industrial Brownhoist equipment can be used for the rapid handling of freight packages. Includes many drawings and photos over overhead crane systems.

Buckets and Tubs: This looks at the buckets and tubs built by the company. Includes grab buckets, shovel buckets, tubs, and bottom dump coal buckets. Includes many drawings and photos of the buckets as well as photos of their usage in industry.

Suspended Concrete Bins: This looks at the suspended Concrete bins built by the company. Includes a look at the issues of storing coal and ash in power plants, the performance and advantages of the Concrete bins and their installation. Includes numerous photos of their use in power plants and related buildings.

Overhead Hand Traveling Cranes: This looks at the overhead hand operated cranes built by Industrial Brownhoist. Includes many illustrations of the cranes.

Softcover, 86 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W images and illustrations.

This company made various railway materials including spikes, frogs, switch stands, steel ties, ect. They also made rail and cars for industrial plant railroads and smaller rolling stock.

Softcover, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W and Color images, specifications and product descriptions.

If the catalog had color pages, they are reproduced accordingly. There are 15 Color pages herein.

There are some illustrations of details like engines and driver's seats, outline plans with measurements of some of the buses, and seating arrangements and product statistics.

Softcover, 76 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W images and illustrations.

This reprints a catalog from Magor Car Corporation and National Steel Car Corporation. This includes illustrations and specifications of freight and passenger cars built for both domestic and foreign use. Car types include Box Cars, Coal Cars, Cane Cars, Flat Cars, Gondolas, Tank Cars, Dump Cars, Banana Cars, Passenger Coaches, Baggage Cars, Express Cars, Mail Cars, Refrigerator Cars, Ballast Cars, Ore Cars and cabooses.

Softcover, 72 pages, standard portrait format, B&W images and technical data.

Contents:
1020 1/2 yard Covertable Machine, pp. 4-25,
120-B 4-Yard Electric, Steam Revolving Shovel: A Big Output Machine for Ore and Rock Loading, pp. 26-52,
Class 200 17 1/2 Railway Crane, pp. 53-64,
Bucyrus 14-B Revolving Shovel: Bulletin C-142, pp. 65-72.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W illustrations & photographs

A reprint of the American Locomotive Company (Alco) parts and general products catalog covering light locomotive models. The SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive edition reproduces Alco's original engineering drawings, parts breakdowns, and product listings for smaller-capacity steam locomotives built for industrial, logging, mining, and short-line railroad service.

Invaluable for historians, restorers, and modelers needing accurate technical reference on Alco's light locomotive product line — equipment that powered hundreds of industrial operations across North America.

Softcover, 115 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

This is a continuation of Book 49. This volume includes chapters on tank car usage for carrying explosives, Tannic Acid, Castor Oil, Cotton Seed Oil, Corn Oil, Linseed Oil, Nut Oils, Soya Bean Oil, Olive Oil, Whale Oil, Soap, Lard, Lard Oil, Glycerin, Silicate of Soda, Calcium Chloride Brine, Oxalic Acid, Carbon Bisulphide Zinc Chloride, Arsenic Solution, Lactic Acid, Molasses, Glucose, Vinegar, Wine and water.

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Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W illustrations & photographs

Volume 2 of the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series on Westinghouse-equipped locomotives. This volume reprints original Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company catalog materials covering electric and diesel-electric locomotive equipment — traction motors, controls, and complete locomotive systems — supplied to railroads throughout North America.

A primary-source companion to MCA Book 28 (Vol. 1), documenting the full range of Westinghouse-powered motive power with manufacturer specifications, wiring diagrams, and technical illustrations.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W illustrations & photographs

Volume 2 in the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series devoted to the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio. This volume reproduces original Lima builder catalogs and promotional materials covering all locomotive types — steam, diesel, and industrial — with specifications, roster data, and photographs as issued by the manufacturer.

Lima Locomotive Works was one of America's "Big Three" steam locomotive builders, renowned for its "Super Power" designs of the 1920s–1940s. An authoritative reference for modelers and historians documenting Lima's complete product line beyond the Super Power era.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W illustrations & photographs

This volume in the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive (MCA) series reprints original General Electric promotional and sales materials for GE's gas-electric self-propelled railcars — the so-called "doodlebugs" that served branch lines and rural runs across North America from the 1920s onward. Content includes builder specifications, performance data, interior and exterior illustrations, and fleet information as originally published by the manufacturer.

An essential primary-source reference for historians, modelers, and railfans researching early self-propelled rail equipment and GE's role in the development of the gas-electric car.

Softcover, 94 pages, standard portrait format, B&W images and illustrations, technical data.

Ironton Bulletin No. 555 (specifications and illustrations), pp. 4-50,
Electric Mine Locomotives: General Electric Co., pp. 51-94.

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Softcover, 124 pages, B&W images and data.

Promotional material of the Heisler Locomotive Works of Erie, Pennsylvania. Includes some statistics as to why you should purchase a Heisler for service with heavy hauling at moderate speeds!

Contents:
Heisler Geared Locomotives, pp. 4-28,
Descriptive Folders, pp. 29-77,
Heisler Fireless Locomotives, pp. 78-106,
The Pictures Tell the Story!, pp. 107-124.

Softcover, 90 pages, standard portait format, B&W images and illustrations, data.

Contents:
Westinghouse Equipped Trolley Coaches, pp. 4-38,
Trolley Coaches - Why People Like Them, pp. 39-50,
The Trolley Coach...1, 2, 3, pp. 51-90.

An informative biography of the man and the company, his Santa Fe railroad relations and his encouragement of Southwest Indian crafts. This enlarged edition includes B&W photographs and illustrations of Harvey Houses and Girls, China, hollowware, menus and recipes, as well as a listing of railroad-related eating facilities operated by the company and when.

One of the best books on this topic!

Contents:

• Birth of a Businessman, pp. 1–8
• Fred Harvey: Entrepreneur Extraordinary, pp. 9–19
• The Harvey House and the West, pp. 20–27
• Indians
• Architecture
• Etcetera, pp. 28–34
• The Later Fred Harvey System, pp. 35–39
• Fred Harvey Hotels
• Eating Houses and New Stands, pp. 40–43
• The First Contract Between the Santa Fe Railway and Fred Harvey, pg. 44
• The Second Contract Between the Santa Fe Railway and Fred Harvey, pg. 45
• Fred Harvey's Surprise Visit: September 11, 1881, pp. 46–47
• Seventy-Five Cent Dinner Menu on Westbound Passenger Trains in 1888, pg. 48
• Poetry in Praise of the Harvey Girl, pp. 49–50
• From the Docket: The Coat Rule Controversy, pg. 51-52
• Elbert Hubbard's Eulogy on Fred Harvey, pp. 53–54
• Letters Concerning the Condition of Mules at the Grand Canyon, pp. 55–56
• References
• Index, pp. 57–63. Omni Publications, softcover, 88 pages, 6 x 9 x .25 in
• B&W photographs and illustrations. Features: New Softcover James David Henderson Omni Publications

The Mean Machine model rocket is an impressive rocket, standing almost 80 inches tall, making it one of the tallest rockets in the Estes lineup. Despite its size, the clever rocket designers have made transport to the launch field easier by developing a unique twist lock connector set that allows you to take your rocket apart right in the middle.

This legendary model rocket is an Advanced skill level kit that has just been updated with new decor that is sure to impress. It is capable of flying on Estes D and E model rocket engines with the included engine spacer and can reach heights of up to 700 feet. A colorful 24-inch parachute is included for recovery.

Here are some additional features of the Mean Machine:

• Stands almost 80 inches tall
• Includes a colorful 24-inch parachute for recovery
• A high-performance rocket that is a favorite classic
• Can be disassembled for easy transportation to the launch field

Overall, the Mean Machine model rocket is one of the most popular and sought-after rockets in the Estes lineup. It's a favorite among model rocket enthusiasts and is sure to provide a thrilling and memorable flight experience.