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See New England railroading with author and photographer Dick Loane as this final volume in the series concludes with excursions and daily railroading along many rail lines. Read his observations and view his photography on the Boston & Maine, Bangor & Aroostook, Maine Central, Delaware & Hudson, Rutland, Central Vermont and New England short lines!

Softcover, 128 pages, B&W images with captions.

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

This book covers the railroad activity in and around Jersey City, New Jersey using the black and white photographs from the Bob's Photo collection. The period covered is from the early steam to early diesel locomotive eras.

Contents:

• Diagram of Jersey City rail lines
• Introduction
• CNJs Communipaw Terminal
• CNJ Ferryboats (plus roster)
• B&O Trains at Communipaw
• Reading Trains at Communipaw
• Pennsylvania Railroads Exchange Place
• Pennsylvania Railroad Ferryboats
• Lehigh Valley Commuter Trains
• Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
• Erie Railroads Pavonia Ferry Terminal
• Erie Railroads Ferryboats
• Hudson & Manhattan
• Journal Square
• Public Service Company of New Jersey
• Index.

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

Steam era photographs in B&W from the Bob's Photo collection with captions.

Contents:

• Broad Street Station, pp. 4–7
• Suburban Station, pp. 8–9
• 30th Street Station, pp. 10–14
• Delaware Avenue, page 15
• Ore Pier (Pennsylvania Railroad), pp. 16–17
• 46th Street Roundhouse, pp. 18–19
• North Philadelphia Station, pp. 20–23
• The J. G. Brill Co., pp. 24–28
• Baldwin Locomotive Works, pp. 29–31
• 69th Street Terminal, pp. 32–39
• Upper Darby, pp. 40–41
• Norristown, pp. 42–43
• Llanerch Car Barn, pp. 44–47
• Photo Index, page 48.

This book is based on the collection of B&W photographs from the Bob's Photo collection. David Sweetland has provided the captions. photographs range from the steam to diesel era and include city traction and railroad structures.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Map
• Union Station
• Towers
• Along the Main Line
• Northrup Avenue Yard
• Charles Street Engine house
• East Side
• Woodlawn
• Moshassuck Valley RR
• United Electric Ry.
• Index of photographs. Bob's Photo, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

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

Even though the covers of the book are of diesel locomotives, the book consists of B&W Steam Era photographs from the Bob's Photo collection.

Contents:

• Station, pp. 4–25
• New Haven Yard, pp. 26–29
• West Springfield, pp. 30–41
• B&A Diesel Shop, pp. 42–43
• Springfield Street Railway, pp. 44–47
• Index 48.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out.

Prairie Works, Photo CD-ROM Book.

Oso Publishing, hardcover; 352 pp., 8.5 x 11 x.75 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

It is hard to imagine an area better suited for railroad logging than the park-like pine forests of south-central Oregon, a gently rolling country where railroads could be built with a minimum of cost.

Ease of construction coupled with an abundance of high quality timber set the stage for one of America's really great logging shows. Railroad Logging in the Klamath Country is the fascinating story of the logging railroads of this area.

During the first half of the 20th century more than two dozen of these colorful lines were pushed into the forests of Klamath, Deschutes, Lake and Jackson Counties. Ranging in size from Ackley Brothers short, two-mile gravity railroad at Keno, to the extensive systems of Brooks-Scanlon and Weyerhaeuser, they're all here.

For over 90 years, companies like Algoma, Pelican Bay, Lamm, Ewana Box, Shaw-Bertram, Kesterson, Wheeler-Olmstead, Brooks-Scanlon, Shevlin-Hicks, Medco, the OC&E and others brought logs out of the woods on their railroads in an attempt to satisfy the nation's insatiable demand for pine lumber and wooden boxes.

A must for any logging railroad fan! In addition to over 140 photographs, the book contains a concise history of every lumber company in the region that operated a railroad, a roster of its locomotives and one or more maps of its rail lines.

Contents:

• Ch. 1: Klamath Country Timber Boom, pp. 1–14
• Ch. 2: The Southern Pacific in Klamath County, pp. 15–30
• Ch. 3: Kirk, pp. 31–40
• Ch. 4: The Locomotives, pp. 41–44
• Ch. 5: The McGiffert Loader, pp. 45–52
• Ch. 6: The Railroads, pp. 53–58
• Ch. 7: Klamath Lake Railroad, pp. 59–78
• Ch. 8: Ackley Brothers Lumber Company, pp. 79–82
• Ch. 9: Algoma Lumber Company, pp. 83–94
• Ch. 10: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, pp. 95–110
• Ch. 11: Lamm Lumber Company, pp. 111–122
• Ch. 12: Ewauna Box Company, pp. 123–134
• Ch. 13: Big Lakes Box Company, pp. 135–148
• Ch. 14: Shaw-Bertam Lumber Company, pp. 149–160
• Ch. 15: Kesterson Lumber Company, pp. 161–168
• Ch. 16: Modoc/Forest Lumber Companies, pp. 169–180
• Ch. 17: Chiloquin Lumber Company, pp. 181–188
• Ch. 18: Oshkosh/Braymill-White Pine, pp. 189–194
• Ch. 19: Crater Lake Lumber Company, pp. 195–202
• Ch. 20: Wheeler-Olmstead Lumber Company, pp. 203–208
• Ch. 21: Klamath Lumber and Box Company, Shasta View Lumber and Box Company, pp. 209–214
• Ch. 22: Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, pp. 215–224
• Ch. 23: Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company, pp. 225–236
• Ch. 24: Oregon, California & Eastern Railway, pp. 237–260
• Ch. 25: Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, pp. 261–283
• Ch. 26: Medford Corporation, pp. 284–298
• Ch. 27: Klamath Northern Railway, pp. 299–306
• Ch. 28: Trouble on the Woods Lines, pp. 307–314
• Bibliography, Glossary, Index, pp. 315–352.

A practical handbook of illustrated questions and answers that explains the what, why and how of railway signaling and train operation. It presents the overall purposes, advantages, and disadvantages of the various signaling systems in relation to train operation.

Simmons-Boardman Books, softcover, 214 pages, 5.5 x 8.25 in.

This book is not about detailed photographs of locomotive servicing facilities as the title suggests. Rather, steam and diesel locomotives are pictured at servicing facilities with the facilities as part of the photograph. The selection of photographs is of railroads that had facilities in the mid-West plus a couple of photographs of Canadian and Mexican steam.

No one railroad's photographs dominate the book. B&O, Nickel Plate, Rock Island, Milwaukee Road, C&NW, NYC and others are pictured. Spanning a nearly 40-year period from 1948 to 1984, legendary photographer Robert P. Olmsted visited engine terminals and roundhouses from Ohio to Nebraska, including brief visits to Canada and Mexico.

This book showcases his rich B&W photography, featuring beautiful portraits of steam and diesel locomotives. White River Productions, softcover, 56 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs. By Robert P. Olmsted

Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.

5 in., all color photographs. This volume feature signs railroads used at their offices and shops, in operations, and at all types of stations. It also illustrates the different types of crossbucks from simple to wig-wag. Like Volume 1, it contains over 500 full color images from the 1940s to the present!

Features:

• New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books 2023

This beautiful book combines Mike Bednar's brilliant photography with his unique writing style to give you a first-hand look at railroading in this region.These are more than portraits - you get to see the entire scene with all the action and there are plenty of ALCOs, GEs and even cabooses captured in seldom-photographed locations to make this an important historical work.The Railroad Press, softcover, 72 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 120 photographs (62 color, 58 B&W).

Features:

• New Softcover Mike Bednar The Railroad Press

An 'A to Z' collection of short-line and industrial railroad photographs. Includes a behind the scenes look at industrial railroad operations.

Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions.

Bob Olmsted is an excellent photographer and this book is a selection of B&W photographs taken during the period of 1958-1969.There are many 'down on' shots in this book which would help railroad modelers with equipment roof detail. No one Chicago railroad dominates this book. Included are shots taken at or near the major passenger stations plus shots of the South Shore.Most of the photographs are of the power and trains of Chicago Union Station and LaSalle Street Station.The Railroad Press, softcover, 52 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs with captions.

Features:

• New Softcover Robert P. Olmsted The Railroad Press

The 2019 Railroads Illustrated Annual is 115 pages dedicated to creative railroad photography past and present, including: Dispatcher's Report by Steve Jessup, pg. 2-3, Leading Off ... It's a Pomona Thing, pp. 4–11, Moments with UP 4014, pp. 12–13, The Ultimate Steam Dream, pp. 14–23, Trains Where Trains Shouldn't Be, pp.

24–37, Elevating Railroad Photography, pp. 38–45, General Electric's Game Changer - The Dash-8 Locomotive, pp. 46–53, Dash-8 Postscript, pp. 54–55, Outside - Railfanning in the Lower 48, pp. 56–69, Silver Bow - UP Over the Continental Divide, pp. 70–73, The Trials and Tribulations of Train Photography, 74-85, Tracing B&O's East End - Hancock to Cumberland, pp.

86–97, Day in North America, pp. 98–115. White River Productions, softcover, 116 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., Color and B&W photographs.

The 2022 Railroads Illustrated Annual features exciting color photography from coast to coast, classic to contemporary, including: Dispatcher's Report — Editorial by Steve Jessup, Leading Off... Spotlighting a Favorite — The "Thoroughbred" — by Steve Jessup, Norfolk Southern — Forty Years of Running for the Roses — Ron Flanary, Dash 2s — Fifty Years and Still Going — Keel Middleton, Dash 2 Photo Section — submitted by our readers, You Can Go Home Again — The Spirit of Railroading in New England — David Blazejewski Scanner Talk — Railroad Radio Revelations — Carl Graves Time Machine — West Virginia's Wonderful and Extraordinary Durbin Rocket — Eric Miller, End of the Line for Orangeville — Marcus Stevens, Seasonal Day in North America: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer — submitted by our readers

The all-new 2023 Railroads Illustrated Annual features exciting color photography from coast to coast, classic to contemporary, including: Photo Tribute to CP and KCS, Remnants of the Rio Grande, Rhode Island Railroading, CSX Action in the Virginias, Memories of the MKT Railroad, Seasonal Day In North America, … and much more!

Magazine, pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations. The 2024 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with photography from coast to coast, including: Farewell to Montana Rail Link Florida East Coast Paint Schemes Action on the Fort Worth & Western Railroad A Look Back at Colorado's Joint Line Day in North America 40th Anniversary Table of Contents: Dispatchers Report/Editorial Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup A Fond Farewell to Montana Rail Link by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted Montana Rail Link Back When — 1994 and 2004, by Carl Graves/Photos as Noted Paint Schemes of Florida East Coast — Welcome to the New Florimex! by John R.

Doughty Jr. /Photos by the Author Fort Worth & Western — A Feisty Short Line in the Lone Star State by Joshua Chlapek/Photos as Noted I've Been to Duluth, by David Blazejewski/Photos by the Author The Heyday of Colorado's Colorful Joint Line by Robert R.

Harmen, DDS/Photos by the Author Seasonal Day in North America, Photos from Fall, Winter, and Spring Day in North America Celebrates 40th Anniversary A Look Back at 1985

Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 116 pages.

The 2025 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with inspiring photography from coast to coast, including Revival of Steam on East Broad Top, Triple Crown RoadRailers, CPKC and UP Steam on the Move, Rathole Reminiscence, Seasonal Day in North America, and much more! Table of Contents: Dispatcher's Report/Editorial - Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup Change in the Columbia Gorge - by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted Revival of Steam on Old Easty, Rebirth of Mikado No. 16 on East Broad Top Railroad - by Jeffrey Smith/Photos as Noted Remembering Triple Crown RoadRailers, A Long and Successful Run from Michigan to Texas Comes to a Close - Article/Photos by Carl Graves Rathole Reminiscence, More Than 30 Years on the CNO&TP Second District - by Eric Miller/Photos as Noted CSX in Canada, Sarnia and Montreal Sub Operations - by Stephen Host/Photos as Noted First and Finest, Today's Boston & Albany - Article/Photos by David Blazejewski Railfans Line the Tracks to See CPKC and UP Steam Trains - Staff Report,  Steve Jessup UP Unveils 1616 Lincoln Unit, But Refuses to Let it Lead Westward - Staff Report, Steve Jessup Seasonal Day in North America - Photos from Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring Back Cover, Information on New SINA 365 - Details in Dispatcher's Report, Page 2

Contents:

• New
• Magazine
• various
• White River Productions
• 2025

The 2026 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with inspiring photography from coast to coast, including: First Look at America 250 Locomotives, Canyon Spirit — Best Train Ride in America, Steam at Night on Strasburg Rail Road, Coal Country — Powder River Basin & Crawford Hill, Sunshine State Sampler, SINA 365 — Seasons in North America, and much more! 

Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 116 pages

Table of Contents:

• Dispatcher's Report/Editorial — Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup
• Canyon Spirit — Best Train Ride in America? — by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted
• Iowa Northern Railroad — The End of an Era — Article/Photos by Joel Poland
• Steam at Night on Strasburg Rail Road — by Jeffrey Smith/Photos as Noted
• The PRB is Still Alive — by James R. & Stacey Doughty/Photos as Noted
• Crawford Hill — Viewing PRB’s Coal Conveyor — Article/Photos by Carl Graves
• Connections to the Present and Past — Article/Photos by David Baer
• Fading Canadian Cowls — Article/Photos by Marcus W. Stevens
• Sunshine State Sampler — Article/Photos by David Blazejewski
• America 250 Locomotives — Photos as Noted
• Seasons in North America — Photos from Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
• Back Cover — Information on SINA 365

The sixth Volume in this distinguished series of books describes Arizona's Northern Roads, the railroads in the northern part of the state. The major roads among these were the mining roads of Jerome and the coal roads of later years, there were also lumber roads and the tourist lines such as the Grand Canyon Railway.David F.

Myrick, distinguished railroad historian and an unparalleled expert on Arizona railroad history, published the first five Volumes of this series from 1975 to 2001.Artist Ernie Towler painted the cover illustration based on a historic photograph of articulated locomotive 500 of the Verde Tunnel & Smelter Railway with a typically short train of ore cars.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements, pp. 8–10
• Introduction, pp. 11–12
• Jerome and Its Four Railroads, pp. 13–24
• United Verde and Pacific Railway, pp. 25–56
• Verde Valley Railway, pp. 57–68
• Verde Tunnel and Smelter Railroad, pp. 69–96
• Arizona Extension Railroad, pp. 97–112
• Arizona Central Railroad/Verde Canyon Railroad, pp. 113–118
• Arizona and Swansea Railroad, pp. 119–136
• Mohave County Mines, pp. 137–150
• Arizona and Utah Railway, pp. 151–168
• Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad, pp. 169–176
• Coronado Railroad, pp. 177–184
• Grand Canyon Railway Construction, pp. 185–206
• Grand Canyon Railway: Operations
• Demise & Recovery, pp. 207–238
• Appendix. Grand Canyon Railroad Corporations, pg. 239
• Bibliography, pp. 240–241
• Index, pp. 242–248.Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 248 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 235 photographs, 28 maps. Features: New Hardcover David F. Myrick Signature Press

Softcover, 144 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., all color photograpsh.

Railroads of the Hudson River Valley is Bill Mc Bride's first book but railfans will recognize his name from photo credits and articles he has had published in Trains, Railfan & Railroad, TRP, Railpace, The Short Line and Railroads Illustrated. His photographs have also graced the pages of other authors books when they required high quality photographs.

In Railroads of the Hudson River Valley the author takes you on a scenic tour of one of the most beautiful and famous river valleys in the country. Railroads line both banks of the river and during the past twenty-nine years Bill Mc Bride has climbed mountains, hills, rocks and trees to get spectacular scenic photographs of various railroad trains, both freight and passenger, that called the valley home.

The intrepid photographer has also waded into the river and walked out onto frozen ice shelves to further his documentation of the railroads. In addition to the 244 color photographs, you will find an account of a 1927 train wreck at Iona Island that claimed four lives, stories about the history and origin of Iona Island, Bear Mountain State Park, Bannermans Island and Dicks Castle.

Also covered is the history of a very ambitious railroad that was started but never built. The author tells his story of the Railroads of the Hudson River Valley in a first-person narrative that shares his adventures and misadventures in making so many unique photographs. The reader will get the sense that they are sitting with the author as he goes through his photographic collection.

Many of the photographs presented in the book cannot be taken today for various reasons ranging from trees that have grown, buildings that have been constructed and 911 restrictions. Tom Nemeth, the editor and publisher of Railpace Magazine, did the layout and editing for the book. The book was printed by GRIT Printing of Montoursville, Pa. who are responsible for the outstanding quality of photographs in Railpace.2009 celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s first voyage on the river that would eventually be named for him and Railroads of the Hudson River Valley fits deliciously into that celebration!

Features:

• New Softcover Bill McBride Bill McBride 2008

Volume Two is a continuation of the authors' efforts to provide a pictorial history of the railroads of Maine since 1950. This second Volume could be subtitled: Two Decades of Change. These changes include the consolidation of railroads, the embargo or abandonment of certain lines, the outright sale of properties and the start-up of new regional and short line railroads.

As with Volume One, the book is laid out geographically, and the authors have tried to provide as much relevant information as possible with each photo caption. Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs.

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions. Jack de Rosset, later a New Jersey hobby store co-owner, made several trips down south between 1958-1973 and came back with some intriguing results.

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

Black and White photographs from the 1890s to the 1950s of the New Haven and Boston & Albany from the Bob's Photo collection.

Contents:

• Map, pp. 4–5
• South Station, pp. 6–9
• Back Bay Station, pp. 10–15
• New Haven Railroad, pp. 16–27
• Boston & Albany Railroad, pp. 28–30
• Beacon Park Yard, pp. 31–37
• Exeter St. Coach Yard, pp. 38–43
• Trinity Place, pp. 44–47
• Index, p. 48.

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

Black and White photographs of the Boston & Maine, Union Freight Railroad and Boston Elevated Railway from the 1890s through the 1950s.

Contents:

• Map, p. 4
• North Station, pp. 5–18
• B&M, pp. 19–23
• Coach Yard, pp. 24–25
• Roundhouse, pp. 26–31 Somerville Freight Yard, pp. 32–33
• Union Freight Railroad, pp. 34–39 Boston Elevated Railway, pp. 40–47
• Index, p. 48.

Outer Station Project, hardcover, 96 pages, large B&W photographs with captions.

Black & White photographs during the steam era of the 'other' railroads that served central New Jersey: Baltimore & Ohio, Central New Jersey, Lehigh Valley and Reading Company.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 4–5
• Central Railroad of New Jersey, pp. 6–42
• Reading Company, pp. 43–53
• Baltimore & Ohio, pp. 54–63
• Lehigh Valley, pp. 64–96.

This book covers the New Haven Railroad passenger and freight terminals in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Text and captions by Marc J. Frattasio. Includes a number of photographs of the Cedar Hill facilities under construction. Most photographs are from the early 1900s thru the 1930s. Even though a streetcar photo is on the cover, no other streetcar photographs are inside.

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

This color tour of the railroads of southern Illinois geographic coverage includes Galesburg and Kankakee and locations south. Main line railroads and short line railroads are shown. The Peoria & Pekin Union and Toledo, Peoria & Western plus the Rock Island line to Peoria are included with all of the main lines headed to and from Chicago and St. Louis.

Chapters:
Introduction, pp. 1-9,
To Springfield, pp. 10-57,
Decatur - Danville, pp. 58-105,
Champaign - Kankakee - Bloomington, pp. 106-145,
Peoria - Pekin, pp. 146-185,
Western Illinois, pp. 186-233,
Santa Fe, All the Way, pp. 234-289,
Depots, Towers and Departure Notes, pp. 290-296.

Hardcover, 384 pages, 290+ illustrations, maps, drawings and documents.

In the annuals of railroading, Golden, Colorado holds an almost mythical status. Steam railroads (both standard and narrow gauge) served the city, along with two electric interurban railways and even funicular railways! This book also explores Golden's early history, predecessor companies and more!In this brand-new Colorado Rail Annual, Golden resident and historian Dan Abbott brings the subject to life through contemporary accounts and an amazing array of vintage photography!This carefully researched, and artistically written work features 384 pages filled with 290+ illustrations (including 140 B&W Photos, 10 Color Photos, 85+ Colorized Photos, 25 Maps, 5 Drawings, 20+ scanned documents), an index and bibliography.

Casebound and Smythe-sewn, with a handsome full-color dust jacket, 11"x8-1/2".

Contents:

• Golden's Streets
• The Beginning, pp. 7–38
• The Steam Roads, pp. 39–166
• The Interurbans, pp. 167–260
• The Funiculars, pp. 261–316
• Odds and Ends
• Landslide
• Robberies
• Quarries
• Stockyards, etc., pp. 358
• Employee Roster
• Index
• Photo Index
• Bibliography, pp. 359–384. Features: New Hardcover Dan Abbott Colorado Railroad Museum 2024

Martha's Vineyard is an island located in the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Massachusetts. The Vineyard became a place for summer vacationing in the late 1800s, and residents turned to rail travel as an easy means of traveling about the Island. Beginning in 1873, the first horse-drawn streetcar line began operation on the Vineyard.

This was followed the next year by the three-foot-gauge Martha's Vineyard Railroad, operating for nine miles between the communities of Oak Bluffs, Edgartown and Katama. The little-known histories of both the Island's steam narrow-gauge railroad and what grew to be a seven-mile electric streetcar system are explored in this title.

Attention is given to the operating history and equipment used by the two unique rail systems. The narrow gauge ended service in 1895, followed by the trolley lines in 1918. While any kind of rail service on Martha's Vineyard has been gone for about a century or more, this book relives the era when travel by train or trolley was part of daily life on the Island.

South Platte Press, softcover, 72 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., B&W photographs and maps.

For more than half a century, Railway Express Agency moved America’s commerce from coast to coast and to nearly every town across the country. This comprehensive new volume traces the full history of REA, from its origins and corporate structure to the realities of daily express operations. Detailed chapters examine rolling stock, terminals and facilities, air express service, logos and emblems, and the vast green truck fleet that carried the familiar red-and-white shield into nearly every city and town in America until 1975.

More than 300 photographs, diagrams, and technical drawings, including original illustrations by author Vic Roseman, provide unmatched visual and technical depth. Extensive appendices and a chapter on modeling REA equipment make this the definitive history of Railway Express Agency. 8.5 x 11 Hardcover, 164 pages By V.S.

Roseman

• Railway Express Agency GREEN 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

• Railway Express Agency GREEN 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

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

B&W photographs from the Bob's Photo collection printed on high-quality paper usually with one photograph and caption per page. Perfect for the model railroader or historian.

Contents:

• On the Rutland Railroad, pp. 3–5
• Creameries on the Rutland Railroad, pp. 6–9
• Rutland Railroad Sub-Divisions, p. 10
• B&M Milk Cars, pp. 11–18
• NX Cars, p. 19-22
• WDX Cars, p. 23
• Creameries On the Rutland Railroad, p. 24
• BWIX Cars, pp. 25–27
• Sample Consist on Rutland Railroad, pp. 28–34
• Borden's Milk Car, pp. 35–36
• Whiting's Milk Car, pp. 37–38
• Bennington Co-op, p. 39
• PFE Express Refrigerator Car, p. 40
• B&O Milk Cars, pp. 41–45
• MDT Milk Cars, 46-47
• Index, p. 48.

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

Contents:

• History, pp. 3–4
• Equipment, pp. 5–6
• Relative Size of Milk Car Fleets, pp. 7–17
• Known GPEX Lessees, pp. 18–35
• Shipping Milk to Gotham, pp. 36–38
• D&H Milk Stations, p. 39
• Operations on the D&H, pp. 40–41
• Traffic from Other Selected Creameries, pp. 42–47
• Index, p. 48.

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

Contents:

• Introduction/Bibliography, p. 4-5
• Milk Car Roster, pp. 6–13
• Milk Car Roster by Year, pp. 14–15
• Map, p. 16
• S&U Milk Movements, pp. 17–23
• Binghamton-Hoboken Schedules, p. 24
• Main Line Milk Train Schedules, p. 25
• Form 33 Reports, pp. 26–27
• Milk Car Movements, pp. 28–29
• 1956 Consist, pp. 30–32
• 1959 Consist, pp. 33–35
• Milk Car Roster, p. 36
• Milk Car Roster in 1951, p. 36
• Creameries Located on DL&W, pp. 36–38
• Photo Gallery, pp. 39–47
• Index, p. 48.

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

This second part on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western milk cars and service in the Bob's Photo series on Railway Milk Cars continues the coverage along the DL&W in New Jersey.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 3–4
• New Jersey Creameries that disappeared early, pp. 5–9
• Branchville, Straders, Orange and Newark, pp. 10–14
• Timetable and Operations, pp. 15–17
• Map, p. 18
• Hoboken and Montclair, p. 19-24
• The Paper Train, pp. 25–31
• Photo Gallery, pp. 32–41
• Milk cars converted to Maintenance of Way service, pp. 42–46
• DL&W Operating revenues from Milk 1899-1959, p. 47, Index, p. 48.

RP CYC Publishing, softcover, 112 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• Six Pullman Lightweight Passenger Cars, by Pat Wider. Presented in Volume 11 are four selected groups of Pullman lightweight streamline passenger cars, two of which had specific variations to make six unique arrangements. The four main groups discussed include selected Pullman-Standard 10-5, Pullman-Standard 6-6-4, Pullman-Standard 4-4-2, and Budd 10-6 sleeping cars. The prototype versions match, to an extent, HO-scale models available from Walthers. But by no means are the contents limited to these specific configurations. Included in this volume is information that applies to virtually all lightweight sleeping cars with comprehensive attention paid to the underbody equipment. There are summaries and detailed descriptions, photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and tables of Pullmans sleeping car accommodations, materials used to construct lightweight cars, electrical systems, air-conditioning systems, heating systems, braking systems, trucks, hand brakes, draft gear and couplers, steam connections, as well as a few other miscellaneous topics. Numerous builders' photographs and in-service photographs are provided to show the various railroads operating these cars. A substantial number of builders' photographs are printed landscape format on the page for maximum size and visibility of detail. Several pages are devoted to the Walthers models with Color photographs and descriptions of the many positive aspects of the models as well as areas where modifications are necessary for a more accurate rendering. We apologize for an error made in the text on page 107, which leads the reader to believe that D&G Models may be out of business. Jim Gerstley has notified us that D&G Models is still very much in business. We hope our readers will take stock of the excellent HO-scale passenger car trucks that continue to be available from D&G Models.

RPCYC Publishing, softcover, 112 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• U.S.R.A. 40-ton Double-Sheathed Box Cars (53 pages) by Patrick C. Wider. The article is the first in a series of articles that will cover several 'standard' American box car designs that were built in large quantities during the first half of the 20th Century. In this article, Pat Wider covers the 25,000 double-sheathed wood and steel box cars that were built from 1918 to 1922 following a United States Railroad Association standard design. The comprehensive series of articles will include the contemporary U.S.R.A. single-sheathed wood and steel and double-sheathed all-steel box cars operated by a large number of U.S. railroads. General American 70-ton All-Steel Refrigerator Cars (10 pages) by Patrick C. Wider. Pat Wider describes and illustrates the unique 1930s General American 70-ton 'super size' all-steel refrigerator cars owned and operated by General American Transportation Corporation and leased to the Milwaukee Road and the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. These cars presaged the modern 50-foot cars of the 1950s. Freight Car Running Boards and Brake Steps (53 pages) by Ed Hawkins. Ed Hawkins covers the various types of running boards and brake steps installed on freight cars prior used from the early 1900s through 1960 and to their banishment in 1974. Included are numerous photographs, tables, diagrams, descriptions, and contemporary trade publication advertisements. This is a must have article for serious freight-car modelers.

The printing quality of this reprint is no different from the original.

Contents:

• Flat Car Loading Practices (85 pages) by Patrick C. Wider: The article contains 46 diagrams that show how many types of loads are restrained and tied down to flat cars. Also included are 126 photos of flat cars with all types of loads such as various steel products including pipe, auto frames, road construction and farm machinery, transformers and circuit breakers, boilers and vessels, rolling stock underframes, trucks and wheels, forging presses, locomotives, damaged freight cars, street cars and busses, lumber products, stone, containers, military equipment, and trailers on flat cars. Captions describe the flat cars photographed including the cars' histories (car number series, builder, and build date). Additional text details the A.A.R. rules for securing the various commodities. This article was several years in the making!GATC 2,600 Cu. Ft. Airslide Covered Hopper Cars (Part 2) (28 pages) by Ed Hawkins. The article is the 2nd in a series, which covers cars from 1954-1959 built and owned by General American (GACX reporting marks) and leased to railroads during this time period. There are also a few examples of cars originally leased by railroads and then purchased by the railroad. The article contains 49 page-width photographs, two diagrams, and two comprehensive tables.RP CYC Publishing
• SilverLake Images reprint, softcover, 112 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W photographs and illustrations. Features: New Softcover SilverLake Images SilverLake Images

Paperback, 385 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., extensive B&W illustrations and roster data. Volume 36 will continue the story of a popular freight car design that was started in RPC Volume 35. This new title contains 385 pages of comprehensive; prototype information related to its subject. The full description follows: Evolution of the A.A.R.

1937 Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Car - Twenty Years of Improvements to the Original Design. This volume is part of a continuing series covering 20th century American box car designs. The 385-page article by Pat Wider centers on the improvements made to the Association of American Railroads 1937 Standard Box Car over a twenty-year period.

These improvements included increased inside height; better riding trucks; roller bearings and steel wheels; new vendor-supplied proprietary car body components; wider door openings; improved friction draft gears and cushion underframes; interior load restraints, steel flooring, and better automatic air brake systems.

Included is a brief history of the continued standardization and impact of these various freight car sub-systems on the safety and productivity of the railroad industry. The coverage includes industry trade advertisements as well as excerpts from the U.S. patents that covered the various improvements during this period.

Specifically, this comprehensive work includes approximately 56 industry trade ads, 60 U.S. patent excerpts, 48 car diagrams, 500 B&W photographs, an extensive bibliography, and a complete detailed roster pertaining to 10-foot, 6-inch (nominal) inside height, A.A.R. Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Cars built from January 1939, through November 1963.

The article includes extensive information on the relevant box cars for the following railroads: A&WP, AA, ACL, ALTON, AT&SF, BCK, C&O, C&S, CB&Q, CMO, CN, CNW, CP, D&H, D&M, D&TS, DSS&A, DT&I, EJ&E, Erie, FW&D, GEORGIA, GM&O, GOC, GTW, I-GN, IC, IHB, ITC, KCS, KO&G, L&N, LV, M-I, MP, NC&StL, NJI&I, NKP, NP, NS, NYC, P&LE, P&WV, PGE, PRR, RDG, RI, SAL, SL-SF, SOO LINE, SOUTHERN, SP&S, SSW, StLB&M, T&P, THB, WAB, WofA, and WP.

Features:

• New Softcover Patrick C. Wieder SilverLake Images 2023

Bring a unique piece of American railroad and wartime history to your layout with this beautifully detailed Rapido HO Scale 37’ GARX meat reefer decorated for Swift’s iconic “War Bonds” campaign. During World War II, companies like Swift & Company used freight cars as rolling advertisements to promote the purchase of war bonds, making these reefers both functional and historically significant.

This 37-foot General American Refrigerator Express (GARX) reefer represents the specialized cars used to transport perishable goods such as meat across the country. Featuring the bold Swift “War Bonds” lettering, Car #6307 stands out as a striking example of mid-20th century railroading and patriotic marketing.

Rapido is known for museum-quality accuracy, and this model delivers with crisp paint, finely applied lettering, and highly detailed components that replicate the prototype. From the underframe detailing to the roof and door hardware, every element is crafted for realism, making it ideal for collectors and operators alike.

Product Features:

• HO Scale (1:87) precision model
• Prototype: 37’ GARX meat refrigerator car
• Swift “War Bonds” advertising scheme – Car #6307
• Highly detailed body with accurate paint and lettering
• Detailed underframe, brake rigging, and roof components
• Free-rolling metal wheelsets for smooth operation
• Knuckle couplers compatible with standard HO equipment
• Ideal for WWII-era and transition-era layouts

Prototype & Historical Significance:
Swift & Company was one of the largest meatpacking firms in the United States, relying heavily on refrigerated railcars to distribute products nationwide. During WWII, these cars doubled as mobile billboards encouraging Americans to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds. Cars like #6307 are a perfect representation of how industry and patriotism intersected on the rails.

Bring a unique piece of American railroad and wartime history to your layout with this beautifully detailed Rapido HO Scale 37’ GARX meat reefer decorated for Swift’s iconic “War Bonds” campaign. During World War II, companies like Swift & Company used freight cars as rolling advertisements to promote the purchase of war bonds, making these reefers both functional and historically significant.

This 37-foot General American Refrigerator Express (GARX) reefer represents the specialized cars used to transport perishable goods such as meat across the country. Featuring the bold Swift “War Bonds” lettering, Car #6310 stands out as a striking example of mid-20th century railroading and patriotic marketing.

Rapido is known for museum-quality accuracy, and this model delivers with crisp paint, finely applied lettering, and highly detailed components that replicate the prototype. From the underframe detailing to the roof and door hardware, every element is crafted for realism, making it ideal for collectors and operators alike.

Product Features:

• HO Scale (1:87) precision model
• Prototype: 37’ GARX meat refrigerator car
• Swift “War Bonds” advertising scheme – Car #6310
• Highly detailed body with accurate paint and lettering
• Detailed underframe, brake rigging, and roof components
• Free-rolling metal wheelsets for smooth operation
• Knuckle couplers compatible with standard HO equipment
• Ideal for WWII-era and transition-era layouts

Prototype & Historical Significance:
Swift & Company was one of the largest meatpacking firms in the United States, relying heavily on refrigerated railcars to distribute products nationwide. During WWII, these cars doubled as mobile billboards encouraging Americans to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds. Cars like #6310 are a perfect representation of how industry and patriotism intersected on the rails.

Image Disclaimer: Product image may show a different road number than the actual model. Paint scheme, details, and features will match the listed item

Add a bold and historically rich freight car to your roster with this Rapido HO Scale PC&F Class B-100-40 plug-door box car, representing Golden West Service in a patched Southern Pacific scheme. Car #656200 features the eye-catching blue, yellow, and red Golden West paint, combined with authentic Southern Pacific reporting marks, capturing a unique moment in West Coast railroading history.

Golden West Service was a joint venture between Southern Pacific and Santa Fe designed to provide fast, high-quality freight service using upgraded and repainted boxcars. Many of these cars, like this one, retained or were patched with their original reporting marks, making them especially interesting for modelers focused on realistic consists and transitional repaint eras.

Built by Pacific Car & Foundry (PC&F), the Class B-100-40 boxcars were designed for efficient loading and unloading, featuring large plug doors ideal for protecting sensitive or palletized freight. This ready-to-run (RTR) model from Rapido captures those details with exceptional accuracy, from the precise paint application to the finely rendered underframe and door hardware.

Product Features:

• HO Scale (1:87) ready-to-run model
• Prototype: PC&F Class B-100-40 plug-door box car
• Golden West Service paint scheme with Southern Pacific patch
• Car Number: SP #656200
• Striking blue, yellow, and red livery
• Highly detailed body with accurate lettering and graphics
• Detailed underframe, brake rigging, and plug-door hardware
• Free-rolling metal wheelsets
• Knuckle couplers compatible with standard HO equipment

Prototype & Historical Significance:
Golden West Service cars were introduced in the late 1970s and 1980s as part of an effort by Southern Pacific and Santa Fe to compete with trucking by offering premium rail service. These brightly painted cars became iconic across the western United States, often appearing in mixed consists with patched or legacy markings—just like SP #656200.

Perfect for modern-era HO layouts or collectors of unique and colorful freight equipment, this Rapido boxcar stands out both in operation and on display.

Image Disclaimer: Product image may show a different road number than the actual model. Paint scheme, details, and features will match the listed item

Add a bold and historically rich freight car to your roster with this Rapido HO Scale PC&F Class B-100-40 plug-door box car, representing Golden West Service in a patched Southern Pacific scheme. Car #656208 features the eye-catching blue, yellow, and red Golden West paint, combined with authentic Southern Pacific reporting marks, capturing a unique moment in West Coast railroading history.

Golden West Service was a joint venture between Southern Pacific and Santa Fe designed to provide fast, high-quality freight service using upgraded and repainted boxcars. Many of these cars, like this one, retained or were patched with their original reporting marks, making them especially interesting for modelers focused on realistic consists and transitional repaint eras.

Built by Pacific Car & Foundry (PC&F), the Class B-100-40 boxcars were designed for efficient loading and unloading, featuring large plug doors ideal for protecting sensitive or palletized freight. This ready-to-run (RTR) model from Rapido captures those details with exceptional accuracy, from the precise paint application to the finely rendered underframe and door hardware.

Product Features:

• HO Scale (1:87) ready-to-run model
• Prototype: PC&F Class B-100-40 plug-door box car
• Golden West Service paint scheme with Southern Pacific patch
• Car Number: SP #656208
• Striking blue, yellow, and red livery
• Highly detailed body with accurate lettering and graphics
• Detailed underframe, brake rigging, and plug-door hardware
• Free-rolling metal wheelsets
• Knuckle couplers compatible with standard HO equipment

Prototype & Historical Significance:
Golden West Service cars were introduced in the late 1970s and 1980s as part of an effort by Southern Pacific and Santa Fe to compete with trucking by offering premium rail service. These brightly painted cars became iconic across the western United States, often appearing in mixed consists with patched or legacy markings—just like SP #656208.

Perfect for modern-era HO layouts or collectors of unique and colorful freight equipment, this Rapido boxcar stands out both in operation and on display.

Image Disclaimer: Product image may show a different road number than the actual model. Paint scheme, details, and features will match the listed item

Add a bold and historically rich freight car to your roster with this Rapido HO Scale PC&F Class B-100-40 plug-door box car, representing Golden West Service in a patched Southern Pacific scheme. Car #656229 features the eye-catching blue, yellow, and red Golden West paint, combined with authentic Southern Pacific reporting marks, capturing a unique moment in West Coast railroading history.

Golden West Service was a joint venture between Southern Pacific and Santa Fe designed to provide fast, high-quality freight service using upgraded and repainted boxcars. Many of these cars, like this one, retained or were patched with their original reporting marks, making them especially interesting for modelers focused on realistic consists and transitional repaint eras.

Built by Pacific Car & Foundry (PC&F), the Class B-100-40 boxcars were designed for efficient loading and unloading, featuring large plug doors ideal for protecting sensitive or palletized freight. This ready-to-run (RTR) model from Rapido captures those details with exceptional accuracy, from the precise paint application to the finely rendered underframe and door hardware.

Product Features:

• HO Scale (1:87) ready-to-run model
• Prototype: PC&F Class B-100-40 plug-door box car
• Golden West Service paint scheme with Southern Pacific patch
• Car Number: SP #656229
• Striking blue, yellow, and red livery
• Highly detailed body with accurate lettering and graphics
• Detailed underframe, brake rigging, and plug-door hardware
• Free-rolling metal wheelsets
• Knuckle couplers compatible with standard HO equipment

Prototype & Historical Significance:
Golden West Service cars were introduced in the late 1970s and 1980s as part of an effort by Southern Pacific and Santa Fe to compete with trucking by offering premium rail service. These brightly painted cars became iconic across the western United States, often appearing in mixed consists with patched or legacy markings—just like SP #656229.

Perfect for modern-era HO layouts or collectors of unique and colorful freight equipment, this Rapido boxcar stands out both in operation and on display.