Books, Maps and Atlases

Signed by the author. This title is published by Challenger Press and distributed by South Platte Press. This fact-filled reference book by noted Union Pacific historian Jim Ehernberger covers more than 400 place name stations along the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska. Included are 232 black and white photographs of depots, roundhouses, coal chutes and various other structures.

Ehernberger's research will prove very useful to anyone seeking information regarding what kind of service facilities were located at both main and branch line stations, dating back to the UP's earliest years of serving Nebraska. Autographed by the author, this book has been made available to South Platte Press for distribution.

The book is organized alphabetically with statistics provided for locations such as water tank capacity, milepost, station base dimensions, year constructed and retired, turntables and capacity, stock pens, etc. Many photographs are from the days when the stations were in service rather than later years.

Challenger Press, distributed by South Platte Press, softcover, 80 pages, 10 x 8 x .2 in., Black and White photographs.

South Platte Press, softcover, 104 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in, B&W photographs, statistics, timetable reproductions.

The Wymore Story is a classic account of Burlington Route Railroad operations in the southeast Nebraska region. Focusing on what was once the Wymore Division, headquartered at Wymore, Nebraska, it's a story of vintage steam locomotives, Zephyr passenger trains, and branch line motor cars.

Each operating subdivision is covered with details about passenger and freight traffic, motive power and facilities. However, this new edition also features a total revision of the text and layout. More historic photographs have been added, plus additional material which updates the story through both the Burlington Northern and BNSF eras.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 3–6
• Subdivisions of the Wymore Division, pp. 7–30
• Officers, Facilities and Motive Power, pp. 31–50
• The Wonderful Days of the Wymore Division, pp. 51–66
• Burlington Northern 1970-1995, pp. 67–78
• Branch Line Finale, pp. 79–82
• Burlington Northern Santa Fe, pp. 83–88
• Epilogue, pp. 89–91
• Wymore Division Statistics, p. 92
• Wymore Division Timetable, pp. 93–104.

South Platte Press, softcover, 56 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W and Color photographs (mostly color).

This is a mostly-color pictorial of the last seven years of the railroad town of Wymore, Nebraska, once an important division point on the Burlington Railroad. The final decline of rail service to Wymore is documented from the viewpoint of a local freight that operated from Lincoln to Wymore, and those BNSF employees who operated the trains.

This book serves as a sequel to Burlington Route: The Wymore Story, published by South Platte Press, which told of Wymore's rich Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail history. Last Train to Wymore is an informative account of the end of a railroad town and a poignant look at the demise of the once-common local freight train.

Contents:

• Introduction, p. 5
• The Wymore Local, pp. 6–8
• Route of the Wymore Local, pp. 9–17
• Motive Power of the Wymore Local, pp. 18–27
• Union Pacific Bids Farewell, pp. 28–38
• Last Train Out, pp. 39–45
• A New Day, pp. 46–51
• Motive Power on the Beatrice Subdivision Today, pp. 52–54
• Beatrice Area Railroad Enthusiasts-Additional Reading, pp. 55–56.

This book features the best of the author's photography taken on the Union Pacific and Rock Island (via trackage rights) during the diesel era in the Topeka, Kansas, vicinity from the mid-1960s through the contemporary era. It includes coverage of passenger and freight train action in the vicinity of the Union Pacific Topeka depot, which served as an active passenger station until 1971.

It is today a major rail museum known as the Great Overland Station. This study in black and white, of which the author is noted for his many books in this format, looks back at almost 50 years of change that have taken place along UP rails through Topeka. Includes a number of shots looking down at the power and trains.

Includes F-units and early U-boats to distributed power coal trains. South Platte Press, softcover, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., sharp B&W photographs printed on high-quality coated paper.

Robert Olmsted, well-known railroad photographer and prolific Publisher//of railroad books, has teamed up with South Platte Press to publish a pictorial about Don Ball Curve, located in Roberts hometown of Lawrence, Kansas. Informally named for another master of railroad photography and book publishing, the curve is located along the Kansas City-Denver main line of the Union Pacific.

Using Robert's own excellent black & white photography, the book is devoted to the Union Pacific and Rock Island trains (the latter using trackage rights) that have rolled through Don Ball Curve between 1948 and 2007. It can also serve as a guide for railfans interested in visiting Lawrence and the Curve with its current high Volume of train traffic.

Most photographs are from the 1950s and 60s. There is as much Rock Island as Union Pacific subjects in the selection of photographs-especially a number of RI 4-8-4s. Plus see Wabash Es on The City of St. Louis, detouring Burlington Es, and the last page is the observation car of RIs Texas Rocket in 1948.

South Platte Press, softcover, 48 pages., 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

Softcover, 48 pages, opens to 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W maps, index.Sonrisa Railroad Maps are laid out like a railroad employee timetable. Narrow to fit in a pocket and with a heavier paper cover for protection. The center fold will present an overall map of the state(s). Includes short lines and major highways to find railroad lines and locations.

These maps are updated periodically.Concise, clear maps of today's railroading presented by subdivision for ease in following your favorite line. These pocket-sized references include station index, locations of detectors, crossovers and tunnels, and major rivers and highways. Soft cover with saddle-stitched binding (except California and Illinois, which are coil bound)

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• New Soft cover David J. Cooley Sonrisa Publications 2018

Softcover, 60 pages, opens to 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W maps, index.Sonrisa Railroad Maps are laid out like a railroad employee timetable. Narrow to fit in a pocket and with a heavier paper cover for protection. The center fold will present an overall map of the state(s). Includes short lines and major highways to find railroad lines and locations.

These maps are updated periodically.Concise, clear maps of today's railroading presented by subdivision for ease in following your favorite line. These pocket-sized references include station index, locations of detectors, crossovers and tunnels, and major rivers and highways. Soft cover with saddle-stitched binding (except California and Illinois, which are coil bound)

Features:

• New Soft cover David J. Cooley Sonrisa Publications 2018

Softcover, 86 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., color photos.

Growing up Lisbon, Iowa, Randy Williams was fascinated with trains. After watching and photographing the Chicago & North Western in his hometown, Randy secured a job with the railroad. Working as an engineer, Randy ran trains on the Iowa Division and the coal lines in Wyoming.

Randy never lost his love for railroads. He diligently traveled around the country photographing railroad operations. Though the generous cooperation of his family, we can explore with Randy C&NW's train operations in Iowa and Illinois during the 1970s and 1980s. The book includes many photographs of mainline train operations between Cedar Rapids and Clinton, as well as trains running on the West Chicago to Chicago mainline.

Included are Falcon TOFC trains, coal trains, long manifests, and a special section covering commuter trains with E units and F units. There is even a visit to the Oelwein Diesel Shops.

James E. Lewnard, SilverLake Images 2024

Softcover, 188 pages, standard portrait format. B&W images and illustrations.

This titles reproduces a Beyer-Garratt catalog from 1947. The catalog begins with a brief overview of the company and the design of the Beyer-Garratt Articulated locomotive. The catalog then looks at the locomotives built by the company and the railroads that used them with photographs and specifications for the engines.

Contents:

• New
• Softcover
• SilverLake Images
• SilverLake Images

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

Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 480 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.75 in., 682 photographs (77 in color), 68 maps and graphics, station list, bibliography, index.

While many segments of the vast Southern Pacific have attracted wide attention over the years, the lines of the SP in Nevada and Utah have remained largely a mystery. The stretch from Sparks, Nevada, to Ogden, Utah, was for many years known as the Salt Lake Division.

This Volume is an attempt to trace the long and colorful history of the Southern Pacific Railroad through Nevada and Utah, starting with the pioneer Central Pacific in the 1860s, and continuing on with the vibrant Harriman years after 1900, through Depression and War, and on into the modern era.

Over the years, terminals and railroad towns were built, and many later faded into history. Engineering and operating challenges were overcome. Throughout, the traffic, trains and people of the Salt Lake Division continued to change, and all left their mark in some way in the shifting sands and wind-blown passes of this lonely land.

This Volume is by noted Southern Pacific authority John Signor. As with all his SP historical works, the coverage is thorough and detailed, with many specifics drawn from operating personnel. Signor has created an original oil painting for the dust jacket and frontispiece, as shown at left.

Table of Contents: Introduction, pp. 6–7, Acknowledgments, pp. 8–10, Ch. 1: Pioneer, 1863-1900 pp. 11–66, Ch. 2: Coming of Age, 1900-1929, pp. 67–196, Ch. 3: The Late Steam Era, 1930-1955 pp. 197–340, Ch. 4: The Diesel Age, 1955-1981, pp. 341–432, Ch.5: The Final SP Years, pp. 433–447, Epilogue p. 448, Appendix: Salt Lake Division Place Names, pp. 449–463, Bibliography, pp. 464–466, Index, pp. 467–480.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• John R. Signor
• Signature Press

The Great Northern Railway was among Americas most distinctive and noteworthy railroads. Though its most spectacular scenery was in the western half of the line, called Lines West, there was a very busy network of trackage, and considerably more traffic, in the Lines East, essentially including the states of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and extensions into Wisconsin, Iowa, and Manitoba.This book presents the history, operational characteristics, and equipment which lay at the heart of GN Lines East, with an emphasis on the latter 40 years of Great Northern's history.

Both passenger and freight operations were complex and interesting, as was the motive power. An extensive photographic presentation of steam and diesel locomotives, along with passenger and Freight and Passenger Equipment , is at the heart of this edition.This book, the first edition of which was published in 1989, is a companion to Charles R.

Wood's Great Northern Lines West. But this new edition contains far more than did the first edition. Photographic reproduction is greatly improved with better paper and printing. The text has been revised, corrected and expanded where needed, and the book is now 70 pages longer. Also, the book now contains an outstanding collection of 621 photographs (54 of them in color),fully 231 of the photographs here are new or enlarged from the previous versions.The most distinctive addition to the book is an entirely new chapter on Great Northern Freight and Passenger Equipment , by experts Richard H.

Hendrickson and Staffan Ehnbom. Starting about 1910 and extending to 1970, coverage is included for all types of freight cars. This chapter alone contains 142 new photographs, along with a few from the previous edition. There is no comparable resource anywhere for detailed coverage of GN freight cars over this span of time.Author Patrick Dorin has 15 previous railroad books to his credit, he welcomed the chance to improve and expand this one.

Noted railroad artist J. Craig Thorpe has created a painting of the Stone Arch Bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul to enhance the dust jacket. This new edition is a fitting companion to Great Northern Lines West and completes the detailed story of the Great Northern Railway.Table of

Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments and Dedication 1. Lines East 2. Lines East Passenger Service 3. Great Northern Passenger Equipment 4. The Streamlined Empire Builder 5. Freight Goes Great When It Goes Great Northern. 6. Great Northern Freight and Passenger Equipment by Richard H. Hendrickson and Staffan Ehnbom 7. The Missabe Division 8. Great Northern Steam Power 9. Great Northern Diesel Power 10. What Made Great Northern Great' Bibliography
• Appendix A: Lines East main line Profiles
• Appendix B: Lines East Major Facilities
• Appendix C: GN Business Cars,1950-1970 by Jim Ruffing
• Appendix D: Passenger Equipment, 1940-1970. Index.Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 304 pages, 8.5 x 11.75 x 1.75 in
• B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.Features: New Hardcover Patrick C. Dorin Signature Press

The basic story of the Overseas Railway to Key West, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, has been told before, from the early dream of Henry Flagler, to completion of railroad construction near the end of Flagler's life, to destruction of the extension in the devastating Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.

But there is much more to tell. The core of this book is the collection of photographs made by William Asa Glass, one of the construction engineers on the project. His views, many never duplicated elsewhere, show both the engineering and human sides of the great project in a unique way. Supplementing it are the recollections of many who were there.

In combination, it makes a vivid and engrossing story, rich in unfamiliar details. Also included here is a retrospective of the route today.Henry M. Flagler conceived the idea of a railway to Key West at least as early as 1895, and after a number of setbacks, the Overseas Railway was completed in 1912.

It then served to take tourists to and from the Florida Keys, particularly Key West, as well as to transport freight and passengers en route to and from Havana, Cuba by ship. It was effectively destroyed in the cataclysmic Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, and its route was sold to become part of Florida's Overseas Highway.

The coverage includes a number of views of hurricane damage as well as the construction process, along with the working environment of an engineer on this project. An epilogue provides a brief tour of the route today, with the remnants of nearly all the original Flagler bridges still standing, often alongside today's Overseas Highway.The book's 166 photographs, few ever published, 129 of them by Bill Glass or from his collection, together with 24 views (18 in color) of the route today, along with maps, artwork, and a bibliography and index, make this book unusually complete.

Anyone interested in railroad history or Florida history will enjoy this book, but particularly for those whose enthusiasm is railroad construction, the Florida East Coast Railway, or the Florida Keys, this is a satisfying complement to other books on the topic, and a fascinating history in its own right.Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 156 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 166 photographs (18 in color), maps, artwork and drawings, bibliography, index.

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• New Hardcover Warren Zeiller Signature Press

Union Pacific was a latecomer to the Los Angeles Basin, not becoming part of the Southern California railroad picture until 1901, when E.H. Harriman and W.A. Clark agreed to share ownership of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, which had taken over the property of the Los Angeles Terminal Railway.

Completion of the line between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles enabled UP mainline freight and passenger service to reach California. The history of the SPLA&SL, which became simply the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railway in 1916, and then disappeared into the UP, is complex, and the Los Angeles end of the railroad especially so.

It is all here, from the many complications at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, to the suburban branches, and the complex passenger arrangements needed to serve the territory. The rivalries with Santa Fe, Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific were expressed in many conflicts and eventual agreements, through Depression, war and many postwar changes and adjustments.

Historical information is included up to and beyond the merger of UP and SP, extending to recent years. The book contains a great wealth of photo illustrations, many from Union Pacific files, the majority never before published. It provides Union Pacific enthusiasts as well as those interested in Southern California railroading with much fascinating and valuable history and information.

The company archives are B&W photographs. Color photographs are from recent history. The cover illustration by John R. Signor shows the City of Los Angeles arriving at Riverside, California in the 1940s.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Preface, pp. 6–10
• The Los Angeles Terminal Railway: St. Louis Comes to the Basin, pp. 11–56
• The San Pedro
• Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, pp. 57–122
• Promoting the Pedro, pp. 123–154
• Federal Control Gives Way to the Roaring Twenties, pp. 155–210
• Trouble at the Harbor and Everywhere Else, pp. 211–256
• The Great Depression, pp. 257–316
• World War II and the Post-War Adjustments, pp. 317–376
• Passenger Trains and Line Abandonments, pp. 377–424
• This Brand-New Railroad Industry, pp. 425–468
• Forecast: Storms Everywhere, pp. 469–482
• Bibliography
• Endnotes, pp. 483–492
• Index, pp. 493–496. Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 496 pages, 9 x 11.25 x 2 in., 562 B&W and Color photographs and illustrations. Features: New Hardcover Jeff S. Asay Signature Press

The DVD version is the only version of this title Arizona Hobbies could obtain.This is a CD-ROM copy of the book of the same title which catalogs the known steam locomotives operated by one particular railroad business enterprise over the course of its corporate existence, commonly known as the Santa Fe Railway.

It is the first of two volumes, addressing the locomotive wheel arrangements used on the Santa Fe beginning in the 19th Century.In effect, this publication is a database - a formal collection of tables, summarizing and cross-referencing the more than three thousand steam locomotives owned and operated by the Santa Fe between 1869 and 1983.

These tabulations are the result of dozens of man-years of labor, beginning with the efforts of anonymous clerks in the offices of forgotten locomotive manufacturers and railroad corporations. Eventually Professor Sylvan R.

Wood, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Stillwater, Oklahoma created a locomotive roster database for the Santa Fe.Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society, 590 pages on CD-ROM, 492 photographs, tables, folio drawings.

Features: New CD book Joseph A. Strapac Santa Fe Railway H&M Society

Softcover, 72 pages, 103 Color photographs excluding front back covers and table of contents.

This book documents the changes on the Santa Fe from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, a period of significant change on the Santa Fe as it faced competition from the interstate highway system, jet travel, and changes in transportation tastes.Santa Fe responded with intermodal service, the fastest freight train, more powerful locomotives, and new signal and telecommunications systems while maintaining its hallmark passenger service and creative marketing.

The pictures presented in this title were taken by a career railroader proud to restore The Chief name to the public eye.

Features:

• New Softcover Ira Silverman Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society 2024

Lee Berglund was a prolific photographer from Larned, Kansas, who documented the Santa Fe on the Great Plains encompassing Kansas, eastern Colorado - as far west as Trinidad and Denver - western Oklahoma, and northwest Texas as far south as Slaton. We see, through Lee's lens, the history of the Santa Fe's last 30 years in this territory at the heart of the Santa Fe.

During Lee's active years - 1964 to 1995 - the railroad experienced great changes. In 1964 Santa Fe's famous passenger service was in its final years, the all-purpose boxcar dominated freight trains, First-Generation diesel locomotives - although downgraded to secondary service - could still be seen and second-generation units were new and pulled the highest priority trains.

The familiar way car was in regular use. The small town depot was very much in evidence and a dense web of branch lines characterized the Santa Fe on the Great Plains. Over the next 30 years, all this would change; successive generations of motive power would invade the area, the way car would fade into history, many branch lines would be abandoned or sold to short line operators, agencies were closed as Santa Fe centralized freight offices and so went the depots.

Through Lee's lens, we see all these changes, beginning with Lee's home turf, the Great Bend District, followed by a look at Santa Fe branch line railroading, Great Plains style. And in the final four chapters we focus primarily on Santa Fe's mainlines on the Great Plains. All in all, Lee Berglund, through his photographic efforts in the Great Plains, has contributed much to the canon of the Santa Fe.

This Volume is a tribute to Lee and his work. Santa Fe Railway H&MS, softcover, 152 pages, 12 x 8.5 x .5 in., 276 Color photographs, full color map and timetable reproductions.

Santa Fe Railway H&MS, softcover, 160 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.5 in., 150 photographs, 18 in color, maps, timetable reproductions and bibliography.

Santa Fe's Colorado Division Speedway: A History of the Legendary Mainline Between Dodge City, Kansas and La Junta, Colorado. On May 17, 1937, the Santa Fe Railway inaugurated a new high-speed diesel-powered luxury train.

The Super Chief. It was scheduled to cover the 202 miles between Dodge City, Kansas, and La Junta, Colorado, at an average speed of 87.2 miles per hour. On February 20, 1938, the schedules of virtually all of the passenger trains were speeded up on this stretch of track on the northern passenger mainline, which quickly became known as the 'Speedway.' The Speedway was at various times a major part of a division and at times a division in itself.

Author Walz explores the history of how the Santa Fe built through this country, of how it served the towns and industries along its lines and how it operated the railroad from the 1870s through 1996. It includes a town-by-own description of the line with detailed information on terminals like La Junta and Dodge City.

But first and foremost, this is a study of the passenger trains especially in the period from 1938 through 1971'when Santa Fe routinely operated them over the Speedway at some of the highest sustained speeds on the system.

Twenty-five years in the making, the book is richly illustrated with period views, including the work of pioneer action photographer Otto Perry. This, then, is not only a study of the Santa Fe Railway in the high plains of western Kansas and eastern Colorado, but an economic and cultural history of the region as well.

Contents:

• The Formative Years: 1872 to 1907, pp. 5–8
• Arkansas River Division First and Second Districts: 1907-1931, pp. 9–28
• Colorado Division First District: 1931-1938, pp. 29–64
• The Speedway Comes of Age: 1938-1971, pp. 65–94
• The Final Santa Fe Years: 1971-1996, pp. 143–157
• Bibliography, pp. 158–160 Publisher: Santa Fe Railway H&MS

Softcover, 256 pages, 256 photographs B&W and Color, included are maps, charts, tables, appendices, and a bibliography.

This is another well-researched title by Bob Walz. Just like the New Mexico Division title, this one includes tables of data such as what trains operated over periods of time, division maps over time, a schematic of Argentine Yard and others and steam locomotive assignments.

The next volume in Bob Walz's divisional history series, this volume covers the history of Santa Fe’s Eastern Division as well as the Kansas City Terminal Division and the Southern Kansas Division from 1869 to 1995.

The Eastern Division, because of its heavy traffic, attracted many well-known photographers such as Otto Perry, Preston George, Bill Gibson, Art Gibson, Ray Hilner, Wes Kranbeck, Lee Berglund, Imre Quastler, Lynn Aldrich and Lance Garrels, all of whom provided photographs for the book. 256 pages., 256 photographs, tables of data and appendices.

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• New
• Softcover
• Robert D. Walz
• Santa Fe Railway H&M Society

Softcover, 196 pages, 240 photographs with 70 in Color, included are maps, charts, tables, appendices, and a bibliography.

This volume continues the authors histories of the divisions of the Santa Fe Railway. Since this a an historical work, most of the photographs are B&W. Only after World War II will Color photographs appear.

There is much data in this book including layout of the Albuquerque Shops, track diagrams, a synopsis of freight and passenger trains at various times, what local trains and switch engines worked and where.

Timetable reproductions also are included. The branch lines are not left out. Also structures still standing are included.

This is a very good work on this part of the Santa Fe Railway. As is usual, the territory of the New Mexico Division changed over time. This volume covers the history of the territory of the New Mexico Division from 1877 to 1995 as it was constituted in 1942.

At this time, the division had a main line with associated branches that ran from La Junta, Colorado, to El Paso, Texas. The Division was unique in that passenger traffic was five times greater than freight traffic through most of its history.

Almost all of the Santa Fe's famous passenger trains traversed the division at one time or another. Coal and copper, zinc, and iron ore constituted the bulk of online freight traffic throughout the history of the division.

The division was one of the more scenic stretches of railroad on the Santa Fe's system and attracted photographers such as Otto Perry, Richard Kindig, Preston George, Stan Kistler, Steve Patterson and Joe McMillan, all of whom provided photographs for the book.

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• New
• Softcover
• Robert D. Walz
• Santa Fe Railway H&M Society

The Railway Labor Act is one of a kind. In fact, it is a common toast to suggest that one live long enough to understand the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Railroad journalist, economist, former rail regulator, and rail-labor expert Frank N. Wilner offers a straight-forward and very readable history, evolution, description, justification and critique of the RLA in this book.Understanding the Railway Labor Act is aimed at two audiences.

One is those seeking to learn more about rail labor history, the mechanics of rail labor law, and how railroads and their multiple unions bargain collectively under the RLA's provisions. The second intended audience is those familiar with the RLA, but seeking a reference work providing greater detail of the law's provisions and how they impact negotiations at the national and local levels.Included are separate chapters that discuss labor protection in the railroad industry, secondary boycotts, and the crew-consist dispute - how many crew members are required to operate freight and passenger trains, which, for decades, has flared, simmered and flared again.

Also explained and analyzed are interest-based bargaining, alternatives to the RLA, and congressional intervention in railroad labor disputes.Wilner, the author of four other educational books on railroad economics and regulation, includes hundreds of endnotes, which cite congressional action, court decisions and news accounts.

Railway Age magazine once described Wilner as the only individual who has viewed the railroad industry as a carrier official, a labor official, a regulator and a journalist.Included in the book are essays in defense of the Railway Labor Act, written by veteran practitioners: Former CSX chief labor negotiator Ken Peifer, United Transportation Union General Counsel Clint Miller, arbitrator Frank Quinn, and National Mediation Board member Harry Hoglander.

Also, Larry Kaufman, a former senior executive at the Association of American Railroads, Burlington Northern, and Southern Pacific, provides an introduction.

Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Labor Law Takes Shape, pp. 1–6
• Organize!, pp. 7–24
• Can't We All Just Get Along?, pp. 25–40
• Federal Control of Railroads, pp. 41–52
• The Railway Labor Act of 1926, pp. 53–76
• Experience Under the RLA, pp. 77–84
• The Crew-Consist Controversy, pp. 85–112
• Job and Income Protection, pp. 113–136
• Secondary Boycotts, pp. 137–146
• Alternatives to the Railway Labor Act, pp. 147–162
• Siren Song of Merger, pp. 163–172
• Essays in Defense of the RLA, pp. 173–194
• End notes, pp. 195–264.Simmons-Boardman, softcover, 286 pages, small format 6 x 9, all text. Features: New Softcover Frank N. Wilner Simmons-Boardman

In the late 1880s, the railroad industry became conscious of the need for pooling their hard won knowledge and experience to produce the best possible set of operating rules, to be made available to all roads. Much of this knowledge had arisen out of accidents which had resulted from inadequate rules.

First published in 1904, the author was a Chief Dispatcher for the Western Pacific Railroad at Sacramento, California and a consultant to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. In this Fifth Edition, it has been the aim to set forth clearly the basic principles underlying the rules, and to show how the rules of various roads differ from the Standard Code and from each other.

Sections include: ' The Standard Code ' Operating Rules ' Block Signal Rules ' Interlocking Rules ' Signals and Their Use ' Superiority of Trains ' Train Movements ' Forms of Train Orders ' Centralized Traffic Control ' Special instructions to both Operators and Train Dispatchers Simmons-Boardman Books, softcover, 459 pages, 5 x 7.5 x 1 in., illustrations.

Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Books

Gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of railroad track technology. Dr. Kerr takes you on a journey spanning several centuries to explain how railway track has evolved into what it is today. This book presents the knowledge needed for rational design and maintenance of passenger, freight, and transit track. It will become a must-have tool for establishing modern and future track maintenance and safety standards.

Amply illustrated, this book includes drawings, charts, equations, and photographs depicting various concepts presented throughout. Learn How to:- Assess track response to thermal and train loads (including track buckling and track dynamics),
Analyze various track components using simple methods,
Show how ballast, subgrade, and rail properties contribute to the response and wear of track,
Solve practical railway engineering problems related to track design, construction, and maintenance.

Who this Book is for: Track Engineers, Roadmasters, Supervisors, Track inspectors, Track managers, Armed forces, Derailment investigators, Designers of track components and machinery, Federal and state departments of transportation, Engineering lecturers.

Hardcover, 392 pages, smaller vertical format, B&W illustrations and charts.

The Railway Educational Bureau, spiral bound, 140 pages, 6 x 9 x.5 in., B&W illustrations.

Have you ever wondered about the history and development of the diesel engine' Do you need an easy-to-understand book, showing the workings of the diesel engine' This book is a must for anyone needing to understand the following: - Two-stroke and four-stroke engine cycles - Engine construction and timing - Fuel injection, air induction, lubricating oil, and engine cooling systems - How to calculate diesel engine power - Principles of ignition and combustion of fuel - And much more!

Contents:

• Ch. 1: History and Development of the Diesel, pp. 1–10
• Ch. 2: Mechanical Power, pp. 11–14
• Ch. 3: Comparing Four-Stroke-Cycle and Two-Stroke-Cycle Engines, pp. 15–28
• Ch. 4: Forces in the Engine Cylinder, pp. 29–34
• Ch. 5: Production of Power, pp. 35–36
• Ch. 6: Calculating Diesel Engine Power, pp. 37–42
• Ch. 7: Comparing Different Engines, pp. 43–50
• Ch. 8: Engine Construction, pp. 51–56
• Ch. 9: Engine Timing, pp. 57–68
• Ch. 10: Principles of Ignition and Combustion of Fuel Within the Engine Cylinder, pp. 69–76
• Ch. 11: Fuel Injection Systems, pp. 77–84
• Ch. 12: Air Induction Systems, pp. 85–96
• Ch. 13: Lubricating Oil Systems, pp. 97–102
• Ch. 14: Engine Cooling Systems, pp. 103–106
• Ch. 15: Speed Control, 107-112
• Glossary, pp. 113–131. Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Books

The most extensive work on freight car air brakes from the Railway Education Bureau.Learn about all the components found on freight car air brake systems in their newest addition to the Freight Car Maintenance Series.Each chapter provides the necessary information to help quickly inspect appropriate components and offers tips on adjustment and repairs.

Safety awareness is stressed at the end of each chapter to help create a "heads up" attitude on the shop floor.Includes information on products from many suppliers including WABCO, Ellcon-National, Thrall, Westinghouse, and TTX/Misner.Topics covered include:Hoses,Cocks,Brake shoes,Brake pipes,Fittings,Levers,Safety supports,End cocks,Reservoirs,Control valves,Auxiliary brake pipe reduction devices,Retaining valves,Truck mounted brake systems,Plus more.Softcover, 188 pages, large format, B&W illustrations.

Features:

• New Softcover Simmons-Boardman

This book focuses on one class of locomotives which seemed to fit the successor of Penn Central and other eastern United States carriers well, the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors model SD40 and SD40-2s. Excellent for pulling heavy freight trains around Horseshoe Curve or running along the Water Level Route to Buffalo, this book uses excellent photographs and photographic reproduction to tell their story.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., all Color photographs with roster and mechanical detail specifications.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., all Color photographs.

In this book, you'll see some of the most spectacular, and rare, shots of the Reading, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and CNJ Railroads as they ran through Schuylkill and Carbon counties. These pictures are truly amazing to say the least.

The great color reproduction on glossy paper makes this softcover book a great reference for modeling.

Contents:

• Introduction, p. 2
• acknowledgments, p. 3
• Central New Jersey, pp. 4–11
• Lehigh Valley, pp. 12–19
• Pennsylvania Railroad, pp. 20–27
• Reading Company, pp. 28–46
• Anthracite-Who, What, Where, Why and When, pp. 47
• Bibliography, pp. 48.

The Northern Pacific's Rails To Gold and Silver-Lines to Montana's Mining Camps Volume II: 1888-1898. In 1883 the Northern Pacific Railroad completed its main line through Montana. Its charter and the conservative nature of its management prevented the NP from building branch lines to developing gold, silver and copper mining camps such as Wallace, Cooke City, Elkhorn, Pony and Virginia City.

James J. Hill of the Great Northern Railway recognized the NP's omission and began building a railroad into the territory. By 1886 the NP, aided by Helena banker Samuel T. Hauser, was in an all-out war with Hill and the Union Pacific to protect its mining traffic sources. Rails to Gold and Silver: Volume II covers the Northern Pacific & Montana's construction between 1888 and 1898 which resulted in the completion of the following six railroads: the Rocky Fork & Cooke City, the Butte Short Line, the Red Bluff & Pony, the Elkhorn Extension to the Helena, Boulder Valley & Butte, the Gaylord & Ruby Valley, and the De Smet to Idaho Line (Wallace branch) Pictorial Histories Publishing, softcover, 156 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

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

Old Line Graphics, hardcover, 176 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., B&W and Color photographs with text and maps.

Includes rosters, paint diagram for ALCOs RS-3, index.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 4–5
• Pre-Interstate, pp. 6–16
• Interstate History, pp. 17–67
• Legal Battles with the L&N and N&W, pp. 68–74
• A Personal Recollection, pp. 75–92
• Motive Power, pp. 93–115
• Freight Operations, pp. 116–139
• Passenger Operations, pp. 140–145
• Rolling Stock, pp. 146–155
• Financial History, pp. 156–158
• Personnel, pp. 159–167
• Employee Timetable, pp. 168–173
• Index, pp. 174–176.

Old Line Graphics, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., Color photographs, maps, list of stations, grade profile.

Color photographs with extended captions with one or two photographs per page.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 4–8
• The Thunder Fades, pp. 9–18
• the Terminals, pp. 19–42
• The Main Line: Freight Operations, pp. 43–82
• Passenger Service, pp. 83–123
• Epilogue, pp. 124–128.

NorthWest Short Line, hardcover with jacket, 308 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Logging Railroads in Skagit County: The First Comprehensive History of the Logging Railroads in Skagit County, Washington State, USA by Dennis Blake Thompson. This book is packed full of striking black and white photographs of early country logging camps, unique engines and the men who worked-and occasionally died-operating the huge machines.

Author Dennis Thompson spent more than 10 years painstakingly researching the fascinating and colorful early logging operations in Washington State's Skagit County. The result, 308 pages with 411 photographs and dozens of drawings, is an incredible portrayal of an important early industry in a rugged and untamed land.

Through a combination of personal experience, countless interviews, and scores of hours pouring over historical archives, Dennis presents a complete and very interesting account and a well-chronicled period of our history.

From the small operations that probably would have faded from memory forever to the area giants such as English Logging Company and Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills, you'll get complete details: How, why, where and when they started, what kind of equipment they used, what areas they worked, and ultimately what became of them.

Backing up the concise, interesting, and often amusing text are some outstanding photographs that complete the story. From life in a logging camp to the perils of a locomotive wreck, you'll see it all.

The first printing of this book sold out quickly after readers discovered exactly how interesting and unique this work truly is. This printing features the same high-quality 80# acid-free glossy stock and is hardcovered with a dust jacket.

Contents:

• English Lumber Company, pp. 1–50
• Scott Paper Company and Early Hamilton Loggers, pp. 51–96
• Heislers at Birdsview, pp. 97–112
• Salt Water and Inclines, pp. 113–126
• Rails From the North, pp. 127–142
• Steam Dummies and Disconnects, pp. 143–178
• The Heyday of Big Lake, pp. 179–190
• The Devil's Lake by Rail, pp. 191–198
• And Behind Every Tree: A Thumbnail Sketch of Thirty-eight Logging Railroads, pp. 199–242
• Appendices: List of Logging Railroads in Skagit County
• Blackman Locomotive and Car Patent Drawings
• Skagit Steel and Iron Works
• Scale Drawings of Pilchuck Creek Bridge, Fordson Locomotive Conversion, Sessoms Lowering System
• Rosters of Locomotives
• Foldout Map: English Lumber Company all-time railroad grades
• Logging Railroads of Skagit County, Map of abandoned railroads.