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This Volume begins with a section on the development of Electric Locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The motive power story, through the use of photographs, starts in St. Louis and moves eastward through Indianapolis, Columbus and Pittsburgh with several side trips. At Enola, our train moves under the wire for its journey to New York.

The P5s, GG1s and E44s are the focus of this book on the east end of the PRR system with B1, 01 and L6 Electric Locomotive used to pull our train as often as possible. Included are photographs of leased Santa Fe 4-8-4s in 1956 along with many other Color photographs from the late steam and early diesel era on this part of the Pennsy.

Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs.

This book looks at the PRR steam locomotive classes operating during the 1940s and 1950s. Our color photograph trip starts in the Windy City of Chicago and moves over the fast Fort Wayne Line. At Pittsburgh, we stop to visit two steam short lines related to the PRR, the Western Allegheny and the Ligonier Valley, and then move on to the mountain city of Altoona.

From Altoona to Harrisburg, the multi-track mainline had a plentiful supply of steam and diesel-powered trains. Side trips to Sandusky, Sodus Point and Shamokin give us the opportunity to view large Pennsy steam power hauling coal and ore trains. The photographic trip finally ends in Camden, New Jersey, where steam remained in force until 1957 mixed with Baldwin diesels and several oil-electric cars.

Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs.

Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs.

Featuring a pictorial history of this route of the Pennsylvania Railroad plus ALCO and Baldwin Road-Switchers, the last of steam and early diesels. All Color photographs.

Pennsylvania Railroad Color Pictorial Volume 5: Chicago to Phillipsburg, New Jersey by David R. SweetlandBeginning in Chicago, this book is a look at the last of steam and first and second-generation diesels of Pennsylvania Railroad power and locations. Therefore the era of the pictures covers the 1940s, 50s and 60s.

An eight-page section on PRR diesel switchers starts the coverage and then on to the geographic locations. Included are some pictures of PRR electrics but first-generation diesels dominate this volume. Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., color photographs.

Withers Publishing, softcover, 120 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., 295 B&W photographs.

Here is the sixth softcover book in a series that covers the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured.

A four-color laminated cover will feature an original painting, specially commissioned for each book. This book pictorially covers the freight cab units built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors: F3, F5, F7 and FP7 models; and ALCO FA and FB models.

Units are pictured as-built from the factory, working during the glory days of the PRR, and finally wearing Penn Central compatible numbers and faded coats of Brunswick green.

Contents:

• pages are numbered from Volume 1. acknowledgments and Introduction, pp. 346–348
• PRR Classification of EMD and ALCO Freight Cab Units, p. 349
• EMD F3, pp. 350–382
• EMD F7, pp. 383–431
• EMD FP7, pp. 432–448
• ALCO FA-1/FB-1, pp. 449–452
• ALCO FA-2/FB-2, pp. 453–462
• Index, pp. 463–464.

Withers Publishing and John D. Hahn, Jr., are proud to present a series of books that cover the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured. A four-color laminated cover will feature an original painting, specially commissioned for each book.

The first book in this series covers PRR's ALCO RS models-the RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-11, RSD-5, RSD-7, RSD-12, and RSD-15. Each model is covered in a series of photographs illustrating the various options, modifications, and lettering schemes carried by these Schenectady products. Withers Publishing, softcover, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., 60 pages, 134 B&W photographs.

Withers Publishing, softcover, 104 pagers, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs.

Withers Publishing and John D. Hahn, Jr., are proud to present a series of books that cover the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured.

A four-color laminated cover will feature an original painting, specially commissioned for each book.

Contents:

• pages are numbered from Volume 1. acknowledgments, Introduction, pp. 562–564
• EMD GP7, pp. 565–586
• EMD GP9, pp. 587–652
• EMD SD7, pp. 653–654
• EMD SD9, pp. 655–663
• Index, p. 664.

Withers Publishing, softcover, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs with text and captions.

The tenth in Withers series of books about diesels of the Pennsylvania Railroad, this 80-page, softcover book covers the end-cab switchers with more than 200 crisp B&W photographs.

Contents:

• pages are numbered SW1, pp. 741–769
• NW2, pp. 770–779
• SW7, pp. 780–789
• SW9, pp. 790–803
• SW1200, pp. 804–813
• Index, p. 814.

Withers Publishing, softcover, 94 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs, locomotive specifications.

This is the seventh softcover book in a series that covers the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives, including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured.

This book pictorially covers the passenger cab units built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors-E7 and E8 models and ALCO PA and PB models. Units are pictured as-built from the factory, working during the glory days of the PRR, and finally wearing Penn Central compatible numbers and faded coats of Tuscan red.

Contents:

• pages are numbered from Volume 1. Introduction, pp. 465–468
• PRR Classification of EMD and ALCO Passenger Cab Units, p. 469
• EMD E7, pp. 470–514
• EMD E8, pp. 515–546
• ALCO PA-1/PB-1, pp. 547–559
• Index, p. 560.

Withers Publishing, softcover, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs.

Withers Publishing continues the series of books that cover the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured.

Contents:

• Page numbers begin with Volume 1. acknowledgments, Introduction, pp. 666–668
• ALCO S-1, pp. 669–683
• ALCO S-2, pp. 684–699
• ALCO S-3, pp. 700–704
• ALCO S-4, pp. 705–717
• ALCO T-6, pp. 718–722
• General Electric 44-ton, pp. 723–734
• Index, pp. 735–736.

Withers Publishing, softcover, 96 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., 200-plus B&W photographs.

Continuing the series started by John D. Hahn, Jr., and Withers Publishing in 1995, here is the eleventh softcover book in a series on the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives, including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured.

This book features ALCO and General Electric road-switcher units: the Century 424, Century 425, Century 628, and Century 630 built in Schenectady, New York; and the U25B, U25C, U28C, and U30C built at Erie, Pennsylvania.

Also covered are the two models ordered by the PRR, but delivered after the Penn Central merger, ALCO's Century 636 and General Electric's U33C, in Penn Central colors. Units are pictured as-built from the factory, working during the glory days of PRR, and finally, for the U25Bs, wearing Penn Central-compatible numbers.

Contents:

• pages are numbered from Volume 1. Introduction, pp. 818–820
• ALCO RS-27/DL-640, pp. 821–827
• ALCO Century 424/DL-640A, pp. 828–830
• ALCO Century 425/DL-604B, pp. 831–841
• ALCO Century 628/DL-628, pp. 842–851
• ALCO Century 630/DL-630, pp. 852–857
• ALCO Century 636/DL-636, pp. 858–864
• GE U25B, pp. 865–885
• GE U25C, pp. 886–894
• GE U28C, pp. 895–900
• GE U30C, pp. 901–904
• GE U33C, pp. 905–910
• Index, 911-912.

The Pennsylvania Railroad's dining cars were renowned for their service and food quality. The PRR's well-trained chefs and waiters provided some of the world's finest cuisine while rolling along the eastern seaboard's steel highways. The procedures and, more importantly, the recipes used to provide that service were compiled into a single volume for the staff's reference and guidance on board the train.This exact reprint of the PRR's Cooking and Service Instructions from April 1947 is a collaborative effort between the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and The Garbely Publishing Company.

From uniquely exotic 1940s recipes (like a chicken shortcake) to the exacting specifications for the PRR's famous club sandwich or renowned salad bowl, this book contains hundreds of recipes that were originally prepared aboard a PRR dining car, including sauces, salads, sandwiches, entrees, sides, and desserts.Simplicity was key aboard a rolling kitchen with limited space and ingredients, and the PRR's signature dishes were designed to provide the flavor of a five-star restaurant with limited expense, time, and effort - all traits that translate well to home cooking!

With many of the recipes written for cooking in bulk for a train full of passengers, this book also makes the perfect companion to any event from an upscale dinner party to a backyard barbecue. This historic book is a must-have for both the avid culinary historian and the casual railroad enthusiast.Includes a portion chart, table of weights and measures, definitions of cooking terms and processes, main dishes, relishes, sandwiches, sauces, dressings, desserts, beverages, breads, etc.The Garbely Publishing Company and Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, spiral bound softcover, 200 pages, small portrait format 6 x 9 in., Black and White text.

Features:

• New Spiral Bound Pennsylvania Railroad The Garbely Publishing Company

This book is based upon the Bob's Photo collection plus the collections of Charles Blardone, Jr. and Charles Horan. Covers the steel heavyweight and stainless steel lightweight dining cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Includes a number of interior photographs in addition to exterior photographs.

Bob's Photo, softcover, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

Photographs in B&W from the collection of Bob's Photo.

Contents:

• Electric Zone Map, p. 3
• Experimental Units, p. 4
• Class FF1, p. 5
• Class L5, p. 6
• Class DD1, pp. 7–9
• Class B1, pp. 10–13
• Class O1, pp. 14–16
• Class L6, pp. 17–18
• Class P5 and P5a, pp. 19–21
• Class P5 Modified, pp. 22–23
• Class P5b, p. 24
• Class R1, p. 25
• Class GG1, pp. 26–31
• Class DD2, p. 32
• Class E2B, p. 33
• Class E3B and E2C, pp. 34–35
• Class FF2, p. 36
• Class E-44, pp. 37–39
• MU Cars, pp. 40–47
• Index, p. 48.

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This book is intended to be an overview of the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Pittsburgh to St. Louis in the years 1960 to 1999 in words and photographs.Beginning with the PRR in the late 1960s to the low points of the Penn Central era and concluding with the break-up of Conrail in 1999 this is not a detailed venture into railroad administrative records but information is drawn from employee timetables, bulletin orders, train schedules and other railroad documents.

Merger discussions with the New York Central in 1962 focused on the elimination of duplicate routes. As the planners shaped the future railroad NYC routes in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were favored over the routes of the Pennsylvania due to aspects of the physical plant such as gradient, curvature, signaling and terminal facilities.For many reasons the resulting Penn Central became the largest bankruptcy of an American corporation up until the filing on June 21, 1970.

Later Conrail was formed from the ashes of the Penn Central and included many other now bankrupt carriers. Conrail became a profitable railroad with government subsidies and the Staggers Act allowing railroads more freedom to rationalize their plant and more freight rate leeway. Here in Color photographs and text is the story of this route of the former Pennsylvania Railroad.

Contents:

• Panhandle Passenger Operations, pp. 6–9
• Pittsburgh to Columbus, pp. 10–43
• Columbus to Richmond, pp. 44–77
• Queen City Lines, pp. 78–107
• Richmond to St. Louis, pp. 108–132
• Bibliography, pg. 133
• PRR
• Penn Central
• Conrail Symbols and Routes, pp. 134–135
• PRR Master Symbol List, pg. 136.Many color maps plus a train symbol section complete the work.The Railroad Press, hardcover, 136 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W and Color photographs. Features: New Hardcover Steve Hipes and David P. Oroszi The Railroad Press

This book is a tour of the Pennsylvania Railroad lines located in the heart of America's steel and manufacturing region. The timeline covers the last days of the PRR to the Conrail Era. Some of the cities and towns included in this book are Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Youngstown, Akron, Alliance, Canton, Crestline, Mansfield, Mingo Junction and Ashtabula.

Information also included are train symbols, routings and a history of the lines.

Contents:

• Passenger Operations, pp. 6–7
• Pittsburgh to Crestline: The Fort Wayne Line, pp. 8–61
• The Cleveland & Pittsburgh, pp. 62–97
• The Akron Branch, pp. 98–111
• Steel Country: Lines of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, pp. 112–136. The color photograph reproduction is excellent. The Railroad Press, hardcover, 136 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in. , 190+ Color photographs plus 7 full-color maps. Features: New Hardcover Steve Hipes and David P. Oroszi The Railroad Press

White River Productions, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in, Color photographs, illustrations and maps.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West series (begun by The Railroad Press) continues with Volume 3: Crestline to Chicago 1960-1999. This title has a good mix of photographs from the Pennsylvania, Penn Central and Conrail eras plus Amtrak from all eras.

Featuring the stunning color photography of Steve Hipes and David Oroszi, this hardcover book covers the eras spanning from the Pennsylvania Railroad through Penn Central to Conrail. Explore the mainline from Chicago via Fort Wayne, the Grand Rapids & Indiana to Mackinaw City, the Toledo and Sandusky branches, and much more.

Contents:

• Passenger Operations, pp. 6–19
• Crestline to Fort Wayne, pp. 20–47
• Fort Wayne to Chicago, pp. 48–81
• Chicago Area Branch Lines, pp. 82–85
• Buckeye Branch Lines, pp. 86–125
• GR&I p Richmond to Mackinaw City, pp. 126–128.

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Frank Kozempel was an avid chronicler of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in southern New Jersey and used his camera to record everything from the vanishing steam engine to new diesel locomotives. This title also features his PRR ventures across the Delaware River in southeastern Pennsylvania.Softcover, 128 pages, standard landscape size, B&W images with captions.

Features:

• New Softcover Frank Kozempel Morning Sun Books

A fond look back at the traditional short lines extant in Pennsylvania during the 1950s. This first of two Volumes includes: Aliquippa & Southern Railroad Allegheny & South Side Railway Bellefonte Central Railroad Cambria & Indiana Railroad Chestnut Ridge Railway Cheswick & Harmar Railroad Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad Cornwall Railroad Coudersport & Port Allegany Railroad Donora Southern Railroad East Broad Top Railroad East Erie Commercial Railroad Everett Railroad Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain RR Ironton Railroad Johnstown & Stony Creek Railroad Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley RR Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion RR Ligonier Valley Rail Road Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pp., 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

In partnership with VIA Rail Canada and the VIA Historical Association, Rapido Trains is pleased to present the ultimate book on the history of VIA Rail Canada: People Moving People! Written by the acclaimed author Kevin J. Holland, People Moving People chronicles VIA Rail Canada's formation, history, operations and equipment over the more than four decades since the organization's creation in the mid-1970s.Featuring a foreword by the Right Honorable David Collenette, this 288-page tome also includes over 500 full-color photos and diagrams.

People Moving People offers an unprecedented look at a company that has defied the odds to survive and thrive as Canadian embrace this greener mode of travel.

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Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• Formation of the Pere Marquette Railway, pp. 5–7
• Motive Power Evolution, pp. 8–12
• Motive Power of the PM Prior to 1937, pp. 13–16
• Class N, pp. 17–23
• Operations, pp. 24–28
• Class N-1, pp. 29–33
• Class N-2, pp. 34–42
• C&O Merger and the Coming of Diesels, pp. 43–49
• PM Steam Reprieve, pp. 50–53
• Two Survivors, pp. 54–57
• Resurrection of No. 1225, pp. 58–59
• Constructing a 2-8-4, pp. 60–72
• Photo Gallery, pp. 73–84
• Ramblings, pp. 85–87
• Drawings, pp. 88–91
• Data, pp. 92–93
• References
• Afterword, pp. 94–96. Features: New Softcover Jim Kehn Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2018

Hundman Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 176 pages, 11.25 x 8.5 x.5 in., B&W photographs and illustrations, roster information.

No car typifies the Pere Marquette Railroad's fleet than the 50-foot double-door steel automobile car. The dust jacket cover photograph is of PM No. 72000, an example built by the Greenville Steel Car Company in 1940.

This car was equipped with a Duryea cushion underframe and a perforated steel interior lining for auto parts shipments. More than boxcars is covered in this volume, the Pere Marquette fleet included the same mix of freight cars as found on other large railroads, stock cars, flat cars, gondolas and hopper cars.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 1–2
• The Trans-Michigan Era, pp. 3–34
• The Reorganization Era, pp. 35–98
• The Modern Era, pp. 99–148
• Modeling Pere Marquette Freight Cars, pp. 149–152
• All-time Pere Marquette Freight Car Roster, pp. 153–162
• Pere Marquette Freight Car Lettering Diagrams, pp. 163–170.

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Hardcover, signed by both authors, pages, 10.5 x 8.5 in., 40 Color photos and 170 B&W photos.

Photography by Robert Morris, Narrated by Bob Zenk. Covers over 35 years of the Southern Pacific operations from the 1960s to 1990s in outstanding photographs.

Softcover, 162 pages, standard portrait format, 190 photographs with 39 in Color, 31 maps, 68 drawings and illustrations including plans of vinegar and pickle cars. This second edition includes 22 additional pages of material including photos of early Chicago and outside of Chicago pickle-making.

Here is a book featuring a once-upon-a-time source of traffic for America's railroads. If these products move on the rails today, they are packaged in glass and boxed and move in trailers or containers.

This title features both pickle and vinegar companies which of course can be related to each other. The major players in the industry, their history, operations and freight cars are detailed. Special attention is given to Michigan and Wisconsin, with charts of where cucumbers were grown, cities with pickle and vinegar factories and their relationship to Chicago-at one time the leading maker of pickles and vinegar.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. IV-V, Early Chicago Pickle Industry, pp. 1–26, Pickle Industry Outside of Chicago, pp. 27–42, The Manufacture of Pickles, pp. 43–64, Pickle Transport, pp. 65–90, Vinegar History and Manufacturer's, pp. 91–110, More Vinegar Manufacturers, pp. 111–118, Vinegar Transport, pp. 119–142, Charts, Tables and Plans, pp. 143–162. The author has written articles on pickle and vinegar cars and operations for several model railroad magazines and presented numerous clinics on pickle and vinegar operations.

Golden West Books, hardcover with jacket, 207 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.75 in., 217 illustrations, car drawings, bibliography and index.

This is a second edition with updated information, images and tables. This book presents the complete intermodal story: The development of Gene Ryan's Rail Trailer Company; General Motors flirtation with a depressed center-car design; the establishment of Trailer Train; Southern Pacific's truck-trailer train experiment between Los Angeles and San Francisco (handling only company owned Pacific Motor Trucking Trailers); the separation of Pennsylvania Railroads influence over Trailer Train; and the combination of rail-highway units familiarly called Rail Van and RoadRailer.

Featured are the various hitch arrangements, the once popular trailer-leasing program, the expansion of United Parcel from a department store delivery service to the United States' largest freight carrier and their influence on rail-piggyback.

This book is written by an industry insider who tells the 'who' and 'why'.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 10–12
• The Less-Than-Carload Problem, pp. 13–20
• It's Soup-The First-Generation, pp. 21–26
• The Amazing Mr. Ryan, pp. 27–32
• Commercial Implications, pp. 33–42
• Load 'Em Up, pp. 43–50
• Technology- Never Where's, Wanna-Bee's and Sorta Where's, pp. 51–66
• The Birth of Trailer Train, pp. 67–72
• Intermodal Gains a Voice, pp. 73–76
• Trailer Leasing, pp. 77–82
• Terminal Mechanization, pp. 83–98
• United Parcel Service-The Little Brown Package Car, pp. 99–104
• Trailer Train and Gene Ryan, pp. 105–110
• Santa Fe-Super C and the Coax Train, pp. 111–118
• Federal Railroad Administration, pp. 119–128
• Road-Railer, pp. 129–134
• New Technology, pp. 135–146
• Deregulation-Free at Last, pp. 147–150
• Putting Technology to Work, pp. 151–166
• The Movement to Domestic Containers, pp. 167–174
• End of the Beginning, pp. 175–178
• Appendix, pp. 179–183
• Bibliography, pp. 184–187
• Index, pp. 188–192.

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Compared to standard pipettes, this 20-pack supplies enough pipettes to support multiple projects without frequent repurchasing. The flexible plastic construction makes these pipettes more durable and easier to squeeze than older rigid designs, enhancing control when applying precise drops. Their size and capacity are perfectly suited for scale modeling, surpassing many generic options in accuracy and convenience.

Key Technical Advantages: The use of flexible plastic material improves ease of use and reduces hand fatigue during repetitive tasks. The 3ml capacity is ideal for transferring small volumes without waste, enabling precise color mixing and layering. These pipettes combine convenience and performance, making them an essential tool for hobbyists aiming for professional-level results.

Pistachio is a pale, muted yellow-green with a soft, slightly dusty character, great for painting light camouflage highlights, pale foliage, sun-faded green surfaces, and delicate warm-toned green accents. Part of AK Interactive's 3G Acrylic line — water-based, fast-drying, and easy to thin with water. Comes in a 17ml (.57 oz.) bottle. SKU: AK11130.

• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie FREIGHT CAR RED 1940-1960s color — part of the Tru-Color Paint line for general hobby use
• 1 oz bottle, pre-thinned and airbrush-ready right out of the bottle
• Solvent-based acrylic (pigment thinned in acetone) — strong adhesion to metal, plastic, and primed surfaces
• Dries to a smooth, durable finish ideal for decal application
• If paint thickens over time, restore with Tru-Color Rejuvenator or Thinner
• Special Order Only

• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie FREIGHT CAR RED 1940-1960s color — part of the Tru-Color Paint line for general hobby use
• 2 oz bottle, pre-thinned and airbrush-ready right out of the bottle
• Solvent-based acrylic (pigment thinned in acetone) — strong adhesion to metal, plastic, and primed surfaces
• Dries to a smooth, durable finish ideal for decal application
• If paint thickens over time, restore with Tru-Color Rejuvenator or Thinner
• Special Order Only

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 & Michigan Southern (New York Central) and the Atlantic & Great Western (Erie Railroad), 68 miles from the Steel City.Growing to over 200 miles of mainline, the P&LE hauled so much tonnage in iron ore, steel, bituminous coal, coke. oil, and limestone that it became the largest revenue per ton mile railroad that ever operated in America.

This 322-page book opens with the story of the pivotal meeting that formed the P&LE when the founders and industrialists went to war with each other. The result was a railroad independent of the Pennsy and answerable only to the needs of Pittsburgh. It is no wonder that the line acquired the nickname "The Little Giant."373 B&W photographs, maps, engravings, and other ephemera form the nexus of this story.

Years of research into the history of the P&LE and the local industries and environs served to elicit a wonderful story about the line and its association with the region.Complete with images of P&LE motive power, rolling stock, facilities, the South Side complex, steel mills and other industries, the "company" villages that housed the mill workers and their families, and steamboats on the Monongahela and Ohio rivers bring the story to life.This title is printed at 175-line screen on 80 lb.

Sterling Premium gloss paper as a flat-backed, Smyth-sewn, oblong, laminated hardcover with an additional protective gloss film lamination.Very limited print run, hardcover, 322 pages, standard landscape format, this is a historical work rather than a pictorial but illustrated with many photographs, maps and illustrations.

Features:

• New Hardcover Jack Polaritz
• Suzanne C. Hudson and John W. Hudson Depot Square Publishing

The Steel City was an operating museum of trolley cars when our photographers captured its essence in the 1960s. Join us in the days when the town was still bustling and much different than today. NORTH SIDE Troy Hill, pp. 6–8; Perrysville, pp. 9–11; West View, pp. 12–16; Emsworth, pp. 17–24; Bellevue, pp.

25–29; Manchester, pg. 30; Fineview, pp. 31–40; EAST END Homestead, pp. 41–49; McKeesport, pp. 50–63; Trafford, pp. 64–65; East Pittsburgh, pp. 66–78; Braddock, pp. 79–86; Highland Park, pp. 87–93; East Liberty, pp. 94–117; Aspinwall, pg. 118-124: A Brief Glimpse of the Standard Car Era, pp. 125–128.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

Pittsburgh's South Hills and West End districts, as well as Washington, Pa., are featured in this look at the once extensive Pittsburgh Railways and Port Authority Transit trolley lines that served these areas.

Standard cars, PCCs, and LRVs are all highlighted in this decades long coverage of Pittsburgh's rail transit.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 3–4
• West Park, pp. 4–9
• Carnegie, pp. 10–14
• Heidelberg, pp. 15–16
• Crafton - Ingram, pp. 17–25
• Library, pp. 26–38
• Drake, pp. 39–47
• Mt. Lebanon, pp. 48–52
• Brookline, pp. 53–56
• Mt. Washington, pp. 57–63
• Dormont, pp. 64–65
• Mt. Lebanon - Beechview, pp. 66–71
• Knoxville, pp. 72–77
• Carrick Via Tunnel, pp. 78–79
• Arlington, pp. 80–84
• Beltzhoover, pp. 85–93
• Carson Street, pp. 94–95
• Carrick, pp. 96–102
• Washington, PA, pp. 103–105
• PAT's Colorful PCC's, pp. 106–109
• Odds and Ends, 110-116
• The LRV Era, pp. 117–128.