Grenadier Publications

Grenadier Publications/Monad Publications, hardcover with jacket, 256 pages, 8.75 x 11.5 x 1 in., B&W photographs and illustrations, 4 color plates.

This book is more than a book about the first locomotives of the Northern Pacific Railway, it is an early history of the line for it's first two decades of existence. Included with this early history are the first locomotives of the NP, the reasons for their purchase, their operating assignments, and the problems the company experienced with them.

There are many illustrations (not all locomotives) and extensive text. This is not another picture book with captions.

Contents:

• Introduction, Preface, pp. 3–8
• Railroad to the Pacific: Before the First Spike, pp. 11–26
• The Mechanical Department, pp. 27–32
• The Locomotive Class and Numbering System, pp. 33–42
• East and West: The Railroad Begins 1870-1879, pp. 43–74
• The Northern Pacific's First Locomotives: 1870-1879, pp. 75–100
• Completing the Mainline: 1879-New York, pp. 101–142
• The Standard Locomotives: 1879-New York, pp. 143–170
• The Experimental Engines: 1879-New York, pp. 171–182
• Expanding the Roster: 1879-New York, pp. 183–204
• Explanatory Notes, pp. 205–209
• Appendices: Early NP Divisions, p. 210
• Locomotive Service Facilities, pp. 211–224
• Numeric Locomotive Rosters, pp. 225–226
• Locomotive Data by Type and Class, pp. 227–238
• Locomotive and Tender Diagrams, pp. 239–243
• Acknowledgments, Notes, Index, pp. 244–256.

Grenadier Publications, hardcover with dust jacket, 320 pages, 8.75 x 11.25 x 1 in., color and B&W photographs, diagrams and maps.

The Soo Line was built to break the monopolies of the Hill Roads, the Northern Pacific Railroad and Great Northern Railway in northern Minnesota. The Soo Line as a late arrival on the Minnesota railroad scene had to be lean, mean and innovative in its quest to secure a place amid its more powerful and well-established rivals.

It was the classic story of David facing off against Goliath With 320 pages, 300 photographs and over 50 maps and diagrams, The Soo Line in Minnesota illustrates the rich history of this classic northern Minnesota railroad.

From the main lines to Chicago, Winnipeg, Sault Ste. Marie and the Dakotas, to the secondary lines that accessed the Twin Ports and Cuyuna Iron Ore Range, the book offers an in-depth written and visual history of the Soo Line in Minnesota from its beginning to its takeover by the Canadian Pacific.

Contents:

• The Wisconsin Central, pp. 1–10
• The Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic, pp. 11–20
• The Minnesota & Pacific, pp. 21–28
• The Twin Cities Connections, pp. 29–38
• To the Twin Ports, pp. 39–72
• The Winnipeg Connection, pp. 73–90
• The Wheat Line, pp. 91–96
• The Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway, pp. 97–106
• The Brooten Line, pp. 107–130
• The Plummer Line, pp. 131–148
• Rails to the Cuyuna Range, pp. 149–156
• Color Photograph Section, pp. 157–196
• The Forest Spurs, pp. 197–206
• The St. Paul Freight Line, pp. 207–212
• Re-locations, pp. 213–226
• Along the Right-of-Way, pp. 227–258
• Passenger Service, pp. 259–296
• The Final Years, pp. 297–310
• Appendix, pp. 311–316.

Grenadier Publications, hardcover with jacket, 192 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.

This is the ninth Volume in a series of books covering the history of railroads in Minnesota. More than 200 photographs and over a dozen detailed maps make this book a wonderful visual study of the Rock Island in Minnesota.

Contents:

• Introduction, About the Book, pp. 4–6
• The Tinderbox of Midwest Railroading, pp. 7–22
• The Jasper Branch, pp. 23–26
• Worthington to Hardwick, pp. 27–29
• The Germania (Lakota) Branch, pp. 30–34
• The Main Line to the Twin Cities, pp. 35–76
• The Hollandale Branch, pp. 77–82
• Passenger Service, pp. 83–96 and pp. 113–154
• Color Supplement (16 pages of Color photographs), pp. 97–112
• The Final Years, pp. 155–183
• Appendix (RI Mileage and Facilities), pp. 184–192.