A Railroad Life: On the Road with Mike Bednar Volume 1

Excellent color reproduction coupled with expert commentary. This is book is 'how it was'.

A Railroad Life: On the Road with Mike Bednar features the first 24 episodes of Mike Bednar's famous railroad stories from TRP Magazine (The Railroad Press), richly illustrated with vintage photography.

This beautiful 128-page hardcover book includes upgraded photos and even more color! Mike describes railroad operations with incredible detail and you'll enjoy his unique personality and wit!

Learn first-hand what it was like to be a railroader in the 1960s, 70s and 80s!

Contents:
From the Hokendauqua Dispatcher...A Tale of White Elephants, pp. 4-11,
From the Hokendauqua Dispatcher...Pop and the Plank, pp. 12-14,
Hellllloooo Hokendauqua!, pp. 15-16,
Apples and ALCO's, pp. 17-19,
Big Smoke in the Steel Yard - The Grinder, pp. 20-26,
"Towerboy!" or "Where's the Saucer?", pp. 27-30,
Bethlehem Tower, pp. 31-33,
Lehigh Valley's High-hooded ALCO RS-11's, pp. 34-37,
GE's Slippin' in the Rain, pp. 38-41,
The Fleet, pp. 42-45,
Baldwins, Moo Cows and the 5 Pound Bag - Richards Yard, pp. 46-48,
Catty's Hoods, pp. 49-51,
Tiger Paws, pp. 52-55,
Creosote and Honeysuckle, pp. 56-59,
AW-1 The CNJ's Last Hot-Shot Freight in Pennsylvania, pp. 60-73,
The Winter View, pp. 74-77,
An ALCO High! The Mile-a-Minute Local, pp. 78-83,
The Great 1955 Flood, pp. 84-91,
The Fox, pp. 92-99,
Uphill 5 Miles, Both Ways, pp. 100-105,
The Rockies and the Plains, pp. 106-111,
The Shnappy Motor, pp. 112-117,
Ghosts - The "12 O'clock High" Syndrome, pp. 118-123,
Lehigh Valley's Hazelton Man, pp. 124-128.

White River Productions, hardcover, 128 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., Color photographs and extensive captions.

• New
• Hardcover
• Mike Bednar
• The Railroad Press