Books, Maps and Atlases

Withers Publishing, softcover, 208 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., 250-plus color and black-and-white photographs.

This Volume covers the C-628, C-630, and C-636 models in text, photographs, and roster.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 4–12
• C-630 vs. SD40 vs. U30C, pp. 13–23
• Century 628, pp. 24–107
• Century 630, pp. 108–155
• Century 636, pp. 156–178
• Centuries in Color, pp. 179–206
• ALCO Six-axle Century Roster (by model), p. 207
• ALCO Six-axle Century Roster (by builder's date), p. 208.

Withers Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 224 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.75 in., B&W and Color photographs (about 25% color).

Mention the name Sherman Hill to railroad enthusiasts and images of Union Pacific's mammoth steam locomotives, colorful Armour yellow streamliners, and lonely wind-swept landscapes come to mind. Since the railroad first reached the area in 1867, 'The Hill' has been an operating challenge that demands the newest and most powerful locomotives to lift tonnage over the summit.

This photographic journey not only highlights the diesel and turbine power that operated over the Hill since 1960 but also showcases the desolate beauty of this area.

Contents:

• Acknowledgments, pp. 5–6
• Sherman Hill in the Diesel Era, pp. 7–10
• The 1960s, pp. 11–56
• The 1970s, pp. 57–112
• The 1980s, pp. 113–160
• The 1990s, pp. 161–208
• Steam on the Hill, pp. 209–221
• Bibliography, pp. 222–224.

An over-looked piece of essential railroad equipment that had to be ready to go to work at a moment's notice, nearly all of North America's railroads owned equipment to move snow. Includes some photographs of plows in action, some fresh from the paint shop. Includes two former Rock Island tender snowplows painted in C&NW in colors.

This first volume will picture the equipment of railroads with names beginning with A through D. The proper name of the company will be used in the alphabetical list. Railroads such as the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (Rock Island) will be included in this volume. It includes the Santa Fe (AT&SF), Burlington Northern, BNSF, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Denver & Rio Grande Western plus many more.

Withers Publishing, 96 pages, softcover, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., 150 black-and-white and color images (about 50% each).

White River Productions, hardcover, 256 pages, 12 x 9 x.75 in., Black & White photographs and Color illustrations.

This title generally has one large image per page. As this is a larger format book, the images are quite large. The photographs are sharp so there is a lot of detail in them to investigate.

There are a number of locomotive illustrations in color which are very nice to give you an idea of how colorful the early locomotives were. Each one seems to be its own work of art. It was a glorious period that has been termed the days of "wooden cars and iron men." Today it is difficult to even comprehend the tremendous amounts of energy, manpower and money that went into constructing the Denver & Rio Grande into and across the Rocky Mountains.

The courage, determination and sheer guts of such an undertaking are impressively apparent today on the two remaining portions of three-foot gauge trackage out of Durango, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico.

By 1883, William Jackson Palmer's "Narrow Gauge Transcontinental" mainline stretched 771 miles from Denver, Colorado to Ogden, Utah. The Pullman sleeper-equipped Pacific Express (westbound) and the eastbound Atlantic Express operated on a forty-one and a-half hour schedule and was trailed by "named" parlor cars.

Elsewhere, on the Cumbres Pass line in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, the daily Colorado & New Mexico Express ran in both directions between Salida, Alamosa and Durango, with a helper being added for the 14 miles of steep four-percent grade between Chama and the 10,015-foot summit at Cumbres.

A hike along the abandoned grades over Marshall, Cerro Summit and Poncha Pass is sure to bring visions of a small 2-8-0 Consolidation and a diminutive 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler as they blasted upgrade with an 1890s varnish run.

You can almost hear the double header's exhaust, smell the coal smoke mixed with valve oil and feel the saturated steam as the consist passes. After over 60 years of research and what the late Robert W.

Richardson termed "picture hunting", this book is a pictorial history of the D&RG's narrow gauge. The Rio Grande Glory Days are preserved here in rare old photographs and art. Climb aboard for the ride of your life as we relive the days when the world and the Rio Grande were young.

Almost every quality photograph available from 1873 to 1921 has been included in this volume. No Rio Grande or early railroading enthusiast will want to be without Ferrell's 22nd (and last) book.

Contents:

• Dedication, Introduction, pp. 5–10, Foreword, Acknowledgements, pp. 11–13, The Early Days, pp. 14–51, A War in the Gorge (with the AT&SF), pp. 52–81, Rails Over La Veta Pass, pp. 82–103, Rails to the San Juans, pp. 104–149, Westward Expansion, pp. 150–219, On To Utah, pp. 220–239, The Leadville Line, pp. 240–251, Narrow Gauge Transcontinental, pp. 252–271, Standard Gauging, pp. 272–285, Narrow Gauge Glory Days, pp. 286–317, One Last Thing: Butch Cassidy Robs the Castle Gate Payroll, pp. 318–319, Epilogue, p. 320, Contributors Credits/Illustration Index, pp. 321–328, Maps: Rio Grande System, End sheets, 1875 Denver & Rio Grande, p. 21, 1883 Narrow Gauge Transcontinental, p. 229.

While the American Locomotive Company (Alco) ceased domestic production in 1969, many of their designs continue to enjoy productive careers to this day. These classic diesels have developed their own loyal fan following from coast to coast. Throttle up and enjoy this exciting collection of Alco articles from the pages of Railfan & Railroad. The glory days are gone, and their ranks diminished, but a half-century after Alco called it quits, their locomotives labor on. It's a testament to the rugged nature of the machines and to the dedication of the keepers of the faith that maintain and operate these Alco survivors.

Introduction by Greg McDonnell
Winner by a Nose
EMD Guts for Alco Glory
When Alcos Came from GE: Part 1
When Alcos Came from GE: Part 2
The Elusive Hammerhead
Plaster City Alcos
Second-Hand, First Hand
From Cartier to Cohocton: The Gang of Eight
Genesee Valley Transportation
Burlington Northern's Alco Accumulation
Conrail Alcos of Conway
Alco Inspiration

This volume continues the series of high-quality titles about the Denver & Rio Grande Western published by White River Productions. High-quality in the photograph reproduction, the selection of images and the thick, glossy paper used in a large-format hardbound book. Many pages have one large photograph, some 2 to 3 images.

Most photographs give a good view of the spectacular scenery along with the trains and the reason for the trains, the industries served. The captions are extensive and there are a number of color maps. There are a few, nice, steam-powered train photographs from 1941 that are included here. Colorado is a beautiful state, but so is Utah which may have been under-photographed on the Rio Grande vs.

Colorado.Expect more great photography of the Denver & Rio Grande Western as it traverses the barren, but beautiful in its own way, expanse of the American West. This route had the famous grade over Soldier Summit which was one of the many obstacles for this relatively smaller main-line railroad. That the Rio Grande could compete with the Union Pacific with a more direct route to Salt Lake City was amazing.This third volume covering the Denver & Rio Grande Western in the era of color photography examines the origins and ultimate demise of the D&RGW's Utah Division between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah.

Built by the same General Palmer who had contributed so much to the early Denver & Rio Grande in Colorado, the line across the eastern Utah desert to the Wasatch Front never had large precious mineral deposits as the siren song attraction for railroad construction. This road would rely on the more mundane carloads of coal, iron ore, and copper as its early mainstay.Following the merger of the Utah and Colorado lines in 1908, the company began focusing on upgrading its property and soliciting traffic from far beyond the borders of its two home states.

This transcontinental traffic, along with the burgeoning coal business developed after World War II, would make the D&RGW a successful and profitable property, despite being surrounded by much larger, often unfriendly carriers. A portion of the Utah Division's history is noted in the coverage of the remnants of D&RGW's far-flung narrow-gauge empire in Colorado.

But the real story lies west of Grand Junction, where merchandise, lumber products, perishables and piggyback shipments were added to the area's considerable mineral traffic and the few remaining passenger trains operated during the latter years of D&RGW ownership.As with many enterprises, circumstances are always changing and despite its own good management and customer-oriented operations, the D&RGW was not always in control of its own fate.

One by one the needed connections were eliminated until the D&RGW was forced to cast its lot with a weakened Southern Pacific. This would prove to be a short-lived partnership and as the 20th century drew to a close, new owner Union Pacific finally got its wish of killing off the D&RGW once and for all.

Today, some of the lines covered in this volume see no UP trains at all on a regular basis, but the pictures and stories herein provide a look back to better days, when the Rio Grande was indeed the Jewel of the Wasatch.

Contents:

• Great Salt Lake Route, pp. 6–7
• Grand Junction, pp. 8–15
• Colorado Branches, pp. 16–37
• The Desert, pp. 38–79
• Soldier Summit, pp. 80–119
• The Wasatch Front, pp. 120–155
• Utah Branches, pp. 156–207
• Bibliography and Index of Photographers, pg. 208. White River Productions, hardcover with jacket, 208 pages, larger landscape format book, 12 x 9
• Color photography and maps, extensive captions and text. Features: New Hardcover Chuck Conway White River Productions

White River Productions, hardcover, 224 pages, 300+ photographs, maps, drawings, and diagrams.

The Complete History of the Denver & Rio Grande Western K-36 Locomotives. By the 1920s, the legendary narrow-gauge system of the Denver & Rio Grande Western had shrunk to a third of the railroad's total trackage, and most of its locomotives were worn out.

Yet, traffic was heavy on some parts of the line and growing, and standard gauging the lines made little economic sense. And so the long-time Baldwin customer turned to the Philadelphia firm for 10 new narrow gauge, outside-frame Mikados.

Designated K-36 (Mikado, 36,200 lbs. of tractive effort), these beefy Baldwins were soon hauling freight over the four percent grades of Cumbres and Marshall passes and indeed, system-wide. Fast forward almost a century later, and nine of the locomotives still exist and eight are in service on the Durango & Silverton and Cumbres & Toltec Scenic railroads.

Truly a remarkable record of service and why the K-36 is beloved by railfans and the crewmen who ran them. Author Jerry Day spent over 40 years compiling information and over 300 photographs, maps, track folios, drawings and diagrams, including a three-page foldout drawing by Mike McKenzie for this volume.

In addition, this 224-page hardcover book includes the D&RGW purchase of the K-36s and changes made to the lines to accommodate them, the operational history on the lines they ran, and accounts of K-36 snow fighting operations, special passenger runs, wrecks, movie trains, locomotive modifications and changes, and a section on the K-36s as they operate today on the C&TS and D&S railroads.

This title includes an appendix with the complete D&RGW/Baldwin specs for the locomotives.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• Jerry B. Day
• White River Productions

Hardcover with jacket, 256 pages, standard horizontal format, B&W and Color photographs and illustrations. Roster data.

Thirty years in the making, this new hardcover publication tells the complete story of these fascinating logging locomotives. Presented in construction number order, the articulated engines are covered individually in great detail with statistics and full histories that document each locomotive from the day it left Baldwin's sprawling Eddystone, Pennsylvania, factory to its ultimate disposition.

Between 1909 and 1937, the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced 44 specialized locomotives that were either built for, or later transitioned to, the rigors of hauling raw logs on railroads where the grades were steep and the curves many.

While all of these locomotives were built as articulated they varied greatly in design and appearance. Most were built as compound articulateds (Mallets) but two companies, Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and the Uintah Railway, received simple articulateds.

Water carrying methods were also wide-ranging. While most were built as tank locomotives others were equipped with a separate tender. Furthering the variations from as-built configurations, several of the tank locomotives were later converted by removing the side or semi-saddle tanks and adding a conventional tender.

While most of the logging articulateds toiled away in relative obscurity, several gained acclaim for their well-traveled longevity. Remarkably, ten of the locomotives have survived and several of those remain active over a century after their construction.

Beyond the exhaustively researched text, Timber Titans: Baldwin's Articulated Logging Locomotives features 455 Black and White and Color photographs that have been painstakingly restored to their original appearance.

All have been reproduced in high resolution with many presented full-page. Additionally, two full-color drawings, four three-dimensional renderings, and an original oil painting for the cover, were all commissioned specifically for this 256-page volume.

Table of Contents: A Titan Tale, page 6, Marketing Department, page 14, The Competition, page 16, Exported Cousins, page 18, The Timber Titans, page 20, Mechanical Minutia, page 240, Paint and Style, page 248, Titan Tabulation, page 250, Titan Territory, page 256.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• Martin E. Hansen, Steve Hauff, and Dale Sanders
• White River Productions

Magazine, 96 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations. Bring your layout to life with structures that tell a story. Gathered from the pages of Railroad Model Craftsman, Structures for Model Railroads offers ideas and inspiration for modelers of every skill level.

Inside, you'll find a wide variety of projects from rural train stations and country stores to whole city blocks, plus coal sheds, factories, and more. Whether you're scratch building a detailed interlocking tower or adding a simple loading dock, each article includes practical techniques, clear photos, and expert tips to help you achieve realistic results.

Create scenes that capture the character of the railroad you model and make your layout truly your own. Topics include: Scribe-and-Break Construction Method, Classic Station Kitbash, Scratchbuild a Coal Shed, Billboard From a Photo, Boxcar Sheds, Creamery Kitbash, City Block on a Slope, Four Structures, One Kit, Scratch built Interlocking Tower, Kitbash a General Store, Kitbash a Large Textile Mill Edited By Otto M.

Vondrak

Magazine, pages, Color photographs and illustrations. Large scale railroading outdoors is magical, and our new Annual brings that to you, just in time for Spring. Our second great issue is packed with building and how-to projects along with great layout tours and our Garden Gallery photo feature, filled with great shots from readers like you! Brimming with information on prototype trains to flights of fancy and whimsy; whatever your large-scale modeling style, you'll find the Garden Trains Annual is for you.

Features: New Magazine Various White River Productions 2022

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations.You can build and paint structures and rolling stock with weathering and other details that really stand out! Combine them all in a realistic diorama or apply them to your own model railroad. Author George Dutka demonstrates expert techniques in kitbashing, detailing, and weathering that are easy to master in a series of projects for all skill levels.

Contents:

• Introduction: You can master modeling skills like a pro
• Model Makeovers: Rescuing old structures from the scrap bin
• Some New England Barns: Barns are an essential part of the rural landscape
• Classic Station Kitbash: Transforming classic kits into typical New England depots
• Repurposed Boxcars: Turning retired rolling stock into detailed structures
• Build a Boom Car: Kitbash a crane boom car for a wreck recovery train
• Central Vermont Cabooses: Different methods for building unique caboose models
• Basic Freight Car Weathering: Simple effects for weathering steel and wood freight cars
• Weathering Wood: Techniques for creating realistic weathered wood effects
• Build Small Dioramas: Test your skills by building simple scenes
• Tour the White River Division: The author’s HO-scale railroad inspired by New England
• Meet George Dutka: Railroad Model Craftsman's "Craftsman Workshop" columnist. Features: New Magazine George Dutka White River Productions 2023

Union Pacific Historical Society, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in., majority B&W photographs, maps.

A Revised and Expanded History of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company by Jeff Asay. Originally published in 1991, the first edition of this book has long been out of print. Now, Jeff Asay has significantly revised and expanded the book for this new edition, including an entirely new chapter that brings the history of the railroad into the new millennium.

This new edition has nearly 500 pages and over 500 photographs. Over half of these photographs were not in the original edition and most have not been published anywhere before. Even if you have the original edition, this new and expanded edition will add to your collection and provide much new information and insight on UP operations in this far corner of the country.

Most photographs are B&W with some Color photographs from the 1970s onward.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements and Preface, pp. 6–8
• Henry Villard and the Oregon, Railway & Navigation Company, pp. 9–42
• Searching for Safe Harbor, pp. 43–66
• Turmoil and Revival, pp. 67–102
• Harriman the Builder, pp. 103–150
• Strahorn's North Coast Railway, pp. 151–184
• The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, pp. 185–214
• Controversy and Cutbacks, pp. 215–252
• Old Adversaries - New Wars, pp. 253–300
• The Challenge to Change, pp. 301–354
• New Lines, New Dams, New Rules, pp. 355–404
• Deregulation, Hard Decisions and Renewal, pp. 405–481
• Bibliography, pp. 482–496.

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

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

Contents:

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

Wooden Coaches, Milk Cars, Dining Cars and RPOs!This book is a must for all modelers and fans of New England passenger trains. A complete roster and index accompany crisp, clear B&W photographs. These vintage photographs are run large so you can see all of the details. This is the second in a series about New England passenger equipment.

Contents:

• Bangor & Aroostook Business Car
• Dining Cars
• Wooden Coaches
• Steel Coach
• Combines
• Baggage Cars
• RPO Baggage and Work Cars, pp. 3–27
• Maine Central Wooden Coaches
• Steel Coaches
• RPO-Baggage
• Baggage Cars
• Combines
• Motor Coaches
• Work Cars
• Office Cars, pp. 28–47.The Railroad Press, softcover, 48 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W photographs, color covers, photograph index, rosters. Features: New Softcover Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland The Railroad Press

A stunning all-color look at one of America's favorite railroads tackling some of the steepest grades in the east. Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland also make many appearances in this look at 1970s railroading in the rugged Allegheny Mountains of Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.In addition to Tom's great photography, this book includes a locomotive roster, train sheet data, track diagrams and much more!

Its a great reference tool for Model Railroader's and a beautiful work of art.

Contents:

• Cumberland, pp. 5–21
• Off to Grafton, pp. 22–37
• Up and Over Sand Patch, pp. 38–93
• East End, pp. 94–106
• A Touch of Class, pp. 107–111
• Photo Index, pg. 112.The Railroad Press, softcover, 112 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• Color photographs, roster, diagrams. Features: New Softcover Thomas A. Biery The Railroad Press

A fascinating look at railroad operations at Bethlehem Steel's home plant written by an employee who spent more than 35 years working on the railroad inside the steel mill, with three decades of experience as a supervisor.This book from TRP features 70 photographs (37 color and 33 B&W) - many of these are seldom seen views taken inside the plant.Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England, Lehigh Valley, Reading, Delaware & Hudson, Conrail, Bethlehem Steel Company Narrow Gauge and other private Bethlehem Steel equipment are shown, including hot metal cars, cinder pots and heavy-duty flatcars with loads.

There are 8 maps, plus charts listing tracks, crew assignments and interchanges. This book is an outstanding resource that provides excellent coverage of how the railroads operated inside the steel mill.The Railroad Press, softcover, 56 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 70 photographs (37 color, 33 B&W).

Features:

• New Softcover Nevin S. Yeakel The Railroad Press

Hardcover, 176 pages, more than 200 color photographs and maps. Freight train numbers and schedules.

Enjoy a guided tour of Illinois Central's network of lines south of the Ohio River, from the 1960s to acquisition by Canadian National in 1999. From southern Illinois, through Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, enjoy more than 200 color photos of freight and passenger trains, stations, towers, buildings, and people, plus detailed maps and schedules.

A few steam locomotives appear in this title - in color! Also, quite a few passenger trains looking quite clean right up until the advent of Amtrak. Some photos include former GM&O power still in the original paint.

Most images of IC power will be in the orange and white paint scheme, then the orange and gray paint will come in second place and the original and later all black paint will be about 10 percent of the photographs.

There are many photographs of structures and locations. Color maps will show the track layout at junctions and yards. This is a very good publication for Illinois Central fans and those interested in railroading in the southern USA.

Contents:

• Main Lines to Memphis, pp. 12–35, Kentucky Division, pp. 36–67, First Southern Main Line, pp. 68–89, Memphis, pp. 90–115, Main Line to New Orleans, pp. 116–149, Y&MV Lines, pp. 150–176.

The Garbely Publishing Company, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs. The fifth in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna, this book features over 150 previously unpublished color photos showcasing the railroad's major Northern Division territorial expansion in the 1980s and 1990s.

Coverage includes both freight and excursion operations on the former Lackawanna Utica and Syracuse Branches north of Binghamton from the 1980s into the 2000s. These are some of the most scenic and least-photographed portions of the NYS&W, and through expertly curated images and accompanying captions, authors Finch and Hoffman delve into the railroad's pivotal role in maintaining rail service to communities and industries across upstate New York.

Railroad enthusiasts, history buffs, and fans of upstate New York will find Volume 5 a compelling addition to this popular book series. Features: New softcover Neil P. Finch and Carolyn Hoffman The Garbely Publishing Company 2025

Hardcover, 416 pages, B&W Photographs, maps, town plats and track diagrams, equipment rosters, drawings.

Westward from Golden, Colorado pushed this narrow-gauge line through rugged, scenic territory. Here is a detailed account of the line, the area and the towns it served.

Contents:

• Golden
• Colorado, a Railroad Town by 1871, pp. 9–58
• Narrow-Gauge Railroad Construction in Clear Creek Canyon, 59-184
• Early Black Hawk and Central City History, pp. 185–208
• Rails Reach Central City - 1878, pp. 209–276
• South Clear Creek Extension and the Georgetown Loop, pp. 277–406
• Roster of Locomotives and Cars, some line drawings of equipment, pp. 407–414
• Index, pp. 415–416. Features: New Hardcover Dan Abbott
• Dell A. McCoy
• Robert W. McLeod Sundance Publications 2007

Hardcover with vinyl jacket, 416 pages, 438 photographs in B&W plus numerous maps.

This volume is a companion to Colorado Central Rail Road also published by Sundance Publications. Presented is the Gilpin Tramway two-foot-gauge Shay steam locomotives running out of Black Hawk, Colorado, to gold mines surrounding the communities of Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch. The route is covered mile-by-mile with detailed in-depth captions and eyewitness newspaper articles of the day within the text.

Drop-bottom ore cars, flat cars, excursion cars and cabooses made up the roster of rolling stock traversing the 4%+ grades. Maps are profusely augmented with gleanings from numerous research trips and provide knowledge of tracks to shaft houses on the upper slopes and mills within Black Hawk. Some 280 mines and mills were served by the Gilpin's network of trackage.

A detailed station listing, measured from the Engine House, supplements information provided in photograph captions. Also included are roster charts of the locomotives and other equipment, details of the Gilpin Tramway purchase by the Colorado & Southern Railway, plus a listing of employees and associates.

Topics Include:Five Shay Locomotives on the 2-Foot-Gauge Railroad with 4% grades to the mines.Detailed Gilpin RR. Maps, Mileages from the Engine House.Tramway Operations - Winter After Dark; Train Lengths; Run-aways and Accidents.Newspaper Accounts about Shaft House Construction and Railroad Expansion.Mining and Milling of Gold Ore.Gold Mining Town Structures; Main Street, Churches, Homes, Schools.Milled Ore Shipments to Golden via the Colorado & Southern Three-Foot-Gauge.

Features:

• New Hardcover Dan Abbott and Dell A. McCoy Sundance Publications 2009

The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad and Predecessors, Volume 3 provides a comprehensive look at the rolling stock, locomotives, motorized railcars, freight cars, and non-revenue equipment manufactured for or by the narrow-gauge lines in Franklin County.

This third volume describes the locomotives and freight cars built by the Portland Company; the history of the shops of the Franklin & Megantic, Phillips & Rangeley, Sandy River and Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes railroads; the excursion cars built by the Phillips & Rangeley; and the excursion cars, railcars and railbuses, and cabooses built by the Sandy River and SR&RL.

This and subsequent volumes are the result of nearly 15 years of research primarily in sources not used by previous authors. The author has attempted to accurately and fairly present this information. Many of the photographs shown are published for the first time and will be of interest to both the historian and model railroader.

The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad and Predecessors, Volume 3 will be followed by other volumes which will include equipment rosters, equipment drawings, and a presentation of the railroad lines including the buildings, structures and related industries.

Each volume will feature a complete bibliography and index.

Contents:

• Corrections and Additions to volumes 1 and 2. Portland Company Part 2, pp. 1–52, Franklin & Megantic Railroad Shops, pp. 53–68, Phillips & Rangeley Railroad Shops, pp. 69–102, Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Shops, pp. 103–251, Index, pp. 252–256. Stonybrook Publishing, 286 pages, larger format pages 11 x 8.5 in., Black and White photographs.

Explore the fascinating history of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad with the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad book - Volume 5 by Jerry DeVos. This book delves into the railroad's unique journey and the towns it influenced, especially focusing on the Town of Farmington.

This comprehensive volume spans over 200 pages, filled with stunning photographs and detailed narratives. It captures the essence of the narrow gauge railroads that shaped Maine's transportation landscape.

With dimensions of 8.5 x 11 in.ches, it is an impressive addition to any collection. Its hardcover format ensures durability, making it an ideal reference for both casual readers and serious railroad historians.

First published by Stonybrook Press, this Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad book showcases rare insights into the railroad era, making it a collectible gem for pastime enthusiasts. The book's condition is pristine, reflecting its quality and care in production.

SKU: SRRL-5-JD. This title is compatible with other volumes from the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes series, enhancing its value for collectors and historians alike. Recommended for educational purposes, hobbyist reference, or as a thoughtful gift for railroad enthusiasts.

Shipping is convenient through Arizona Hobbies LLC, ensuring you receive it in perfect condition. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the rich history of narrow gauge railroads and for those who appreciate beautifully illustrated historical works.

The San Antonio Division stretches 1,289 miles from Glidden to El Paso, Texas, and southward to the Rio Grande Valley. This territory encompasses the vast expanse of western Texas, the ports of Corpus Christi and Brownsville, the rich agricultural lands of southern Texas and the urban centers of San Antonio and El Paso.

While focusing on the final four decades prior to Southern Pacific's merger with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1996, Southern Pacific's San Antonio Division: 1960-1996 also contains detailed history of the companies and lines constituting the San Antonio Division.

For continuity, the small portions which constituted the Austin and the Houston Division in 1960 have been included. The author worked in SP's Operating Department from 1979 until 1994 and was granted access to company files, records and internal memoranda.

This book is a very detailed and well researched insight into the operation of the San Antonio Division. Included are 480 photographs, many depicted in full page size, 25 maps and 24 detailed yard and terminal diagrams.

This is the first comprehensive book published on the San Antonio Division and will appeal to anyone interested in the history and operations of the Southern Pacific. Two future companion volumes are planned, the first covering the Dallas and Austin Divisions, the second covering the Houston and Lafayette Divisions.

Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, 600 pages, 11 x 8? X 2 in., library bound with dust jacket, 480 photographs, 25 maps, 24 yard and terminal diagrams.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• David M. Bernstein
• Southern Pacific H&T Society

Otto Perry and the Union Pacific Nebraska Division by Michael M. Bartels and James J. Reisdorff. This book features the best photo work of the late and well-known railroad photographer, Otto C. Perry from Denver, as they relate to Perry's travels over a 30-year period along the former Nebraska Division of the Union Pacific Railroad.

This main line division extended from Council Bluffs, Iowa, across portions of Nebraska and Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Ninety-two black-and-white illustrations from the years 1925-1958 include the last of steam, early diesels and classic streamliners along the Overland Route. This title, published in cooperation with the Great Plains Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, also seeks to help promote the construction of a railroad viewing platform at Grand Island, Nebraska.

South Platte Press, softcover, 80 pages, 10 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs printed on high-quality coated paper.

SPH&TS, hardcover with jacket, 132 pages, 8.5 x 12 x.75 in., richly illustrated with photographs, maps and period ephemera, 40 in color and 150 in black & white.

An overview of the history, operations, legend and lore of SP's various steamship, ferry and river operations including the Morgan Line to New York, Louisiana and California ferry and riverboat operations and SP's various construction 'navies'.

Contents:

• Southern Pacific At Sea (Morgan Steamship, etc.), pp. 9–48
• Texas and Louisiana Bay & River Operations, pp. 49–58
• California Bay & River Operations, pp. 59–104
• Miscellaneous Operations (incl. Great Salt Lake), pp. 105–114
• Appendix, pp. 115–124
• Bibliography, p. 125
• Index, p. 126-132.

In the opinion of many who were witness to the epoch of the streamlined passenger train, the precursor that presented a beautiful first impression of the conveyance in its tow was either the E8 or E9 diesel-electric locomotive. These high-speed machines were constructed by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Ill., between 1949 and 1964.

Customers included the Union Pacific Railroad, which acquired cab-equipped A units and cabless booster B units of both models. All E8/E9 units have since been retired from regular revenue passenger service. However, Union Pacific has been in the forefront of corporate history preservation by retaining an active trio of E9s as part of its steam and diesel heritage fleet.

The E's now appear across the expanse of the UP system while heading up passenger specials that recreate the company's Road of the Streamliners image. This book is a pictorial celebration of the Union Pacific E8 and E9 diesel locomotive and a re-living of the regal age of streamlined thoroughbreds. South Platte Press, softcover, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs.

Softcover, 88 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., 30 B&W illustrations.In June 1905, two-year-old Paul Ussary was playing on the railroad tracks of the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway near Powell, Nebraska. Tragedy seemed certain when a freight train suddenly rounded the curve. However, the locomotive's fireman, George Poell, suddenly leaps into action.

Little Paul is saved, but George is maimed for life. Hailed a national hero, George becomes the first recipient of a new Congressional medal for railroad valor. It's a long-forgotten story of hero worship, political scandal and bonds of eternal gratitude between two men. It's also a historic account of what is now the A-B-C line of the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska.

Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction, pp. 5–10
• Grand Island and Hanover, pp. 11–14
• The St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad, 15-20
• The A-B-C Railroad, pp. 21–23
• A Town Called Powell, pp. 24–26
• Just Another Day at Work, pp. 27–31
• To Save a Child, pp. 32–36
• Healing, pp. 37–40
• Accolades and Medals, pp. 41–46
• City Clerk and Disgrace, pp. 47–54
• The Latter Years of a Hero, pp. 55–57
• A Family Moves On, pp. 58–66
• Saving Tots from Trains, pp. 67–74
• Aftermath, pp. 75–79
• The Origin of the A-B-C Town Names, pg. 80
• Acknowledgments, pg. 81
• Bibliography, pp. 82–87
• A Hero of the Rail, pp. 88. Features: New Softcover James J. Reisdorff South Platte Press 2022

South Platte Press, softcover, 84 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs, diagrams and maps.

This book will describe the Union Pacific Railroad's design, construction, and operation of its eight successive Omaha passenger stations of the later nineteenth century, and two different Union Passenger Stations, built in 1899 and 1931 respectively.

An end summary will also describe historic preservation efforts from 1973 to the present that saved the 1931 Union Station from destruction and helped make possible its use as the Durham Western Heritage Museum beginning in 1975.

Omaha was once the nation's fourth largest railroad center and the 1931 Omaha Union Station was built in part to satisfy the demands of local businessmen and the increasing public demand for improved passenger train service to the city.

Chapters cover the time period from Omaha before the railroads up to the present use of the station.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, pp. 2–6
• Omaha's Railroad Palace, pp. 7–10
• Omaha Before the Railroads, pp. 11–12
• Omaha's First Passenger Depots, pp. 13–22
• Omaha's 1899 Union Station, pp. 23–36
• The Decision for a New Union Station, pp. 37–47
• Gilbert Stanley Underwood by Thorton Waite, pp. 48–50
• Architectural Gem, pp. 51–62
• Epilogue: From Union Station to Western Heritage, pp. 63–80
• Bibliography, pp. 81–84.

South Platte Press, softcover, 64 pages, 66 Color and B&W illustrations.

Many South Platte Press titles are focused on early railroad history and are usually Black and White photographs. This book is mostly color photographs beginning with a color photo looking down at the depot from an overpass with two Burlington Northern business cars parked out front.

Most pictures are large format with one picture per page. You will see the Pioneer Zephyr parked at the depot, many silver E-units, business cars, run-through power and Amtrak. In the past several decades, the railroad presence in the downtown area of Lincoln, Nebraska, has been significantly diminished.

This pictorial looks at the many changes that have taken place around the city's former Burlington and Amtrak station between the early 1960's and 2012. The authors, noted Lincoln area rail historians, recount the history of Lincoln’s "Burlington box," various steam and football excursions that operated, and changes to local passenger train service during the Amtrak era.

Photographs by a number of local rail photographers show the equipment, area facilities and special events that supported depot operations. This is a visual document of how the trains of Lincoln Station were gradually replaced by what is now a vibrant retail and event district for Nebraska's capital city.

Contents:

• Lincoln Station, pp. 5–9
• Exhibits and Fan Trips, pp. 10–13
• Passenger Trains, pp. 14–20
• Special Trains, pp. 21–28
• Engines and Equipment, pp. 29–37
• Railroad Yard, pp. 38–43
• Freight Trains, pp. 44–49
• The BN Era, pp. 50–57
• Amtrak, pp. 58–61
• The BNSF Era, pp. 62–64.

This new edition features a new cover and a new foreword detailing recent events regarding the Canteen. Just 10 days after Pearl Harbor, the residents of North Platte, Neb., learned that their own Company D, Nebraska National Guard, which had been training in Arkansas, was going to pass through the city en route to the West Coast.

About 500 family members and friends hurried to the Union Pacific Railroad station with cookies, candy, cakes and cigarettes. After a long wait, a troop train rumbled into the station - with a unit from the Kansas National Guard. The residents were disappointed until someone in the crowd said, Well, what are we waiting for "Welcome to our city, sons, and here's a little something for you." They then passed out to these boys the gifts they had arranged for their own.

This was the beginning of the North Platte Canteen. Every day, from 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers, sailors and marines visited the North Platte Canteen in the Union Pacific station. During a 10-minute stop, they were supplied with coffee, sandwiches and cigarettes, given a handful of current magazines and sent on their way, warmed not only by the hot coffee but by the smiles and friendly greetings of the busy canteen workers.

North Platte Canteen highlights what still persists as one of the most endearing examples of gratitude expressed toward those who have served in Americas defense. There are few train pictures in this book, it is mostly about the people of the time and shows the locals and the troops getting together for a short time during World War Two.

South Platte Press, softcover, 36 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs.

For well over 100 years, there was a close and usually mutually beneficial relationship between the City of Parsons, Kansas, and what became the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company (M-K-T or -the Katy-). Parsons, located on rolling prairie land near the southeast corner of Kansas, depended largely on the Katy for its basic employment, those jobs which brought money into the community.

In fact, during the first half of that period it was almost a textbook example of a railroad town. Covering the years 1865 to 2012, the authors relate the fascinating story of how Parsons was the site of the Katy's main locomotive repair shop until its merger with the Union Pacific in 1988. Railroad historian I.E.

Quastler has previously authored a number of Midwest railroad history topics, including Rock Island Line In Focus. Co-author James Reisdorff has authored or co-authored books such as The Man Who Wrecked 146 Locomotives. South Platte Press, softcover, 168 pages, 115 B&W photographs and illustrations.

South Platte Press, softcover, 104 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Kansas Central Narrow Gauge: Slim Rails Across the Midlands by I. E. Quastler The Kansas Central Railway was one of America's pioneer narrow gauge railroads which started in 1871 and extended westward from the Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kansas.

This slim princess' of the prairies operated as both an independent carrier and, ultimately, as a branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. Kansas Central Narrow Gauge skillfully recounts the story of the bold dreams and economic folly which brought slim gauge railroading to the plains of northeast Kansas.

Contents:

• Preface and Acknowledgements, pp. 5–6
• Narrow Gauge Comes to Leavenworth, pp. 7–18
• Construction Begins, pp. 19–36
• The Depression Years of the 1870s, pp. 37–48
• The Kansas Central Railroad, pp. 49–64
• Narrow Gauge Woes, pp. 65–78
• Conversion to Standard Gauge, pp. 79–82
• Locomotive Roster, 1871-1890, pp. 83–86
• Equipment Roster, 1885-1894, pp. 87–90
• Data on Operations, 1883-1890, pp. 91–92
• Endnotes, pp. 93–98
• Bibliography, pp. 99–100
• Index, pp. 101–104.