Books, Maps and Atlases

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Ideal for travelers who rely on steady access to maps, students planning detailed routes, and map enthusiasts who want to keep their references pristine after many trips and field sessions.

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Hardcover with dust jacket, 221 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, illustrations and roster. The El Paso & Southwestern was the largest single corporate acquisition that the Southern Pacific ever made - a century ago, when rail mergers were popular. Even though the EP&SW corporation disappeared in 1924, its steam loco- motives became an active part of the Southern Pacific roster, a few lasting into the 1950s.

Furthermore, the lines of the former EP&SW (from Tucson to El Paso to Tucumcari) were operated with coal fuel, requiring distinctive service facilities and specialized locomotive tenders.While Vernon Glover's El Paso & Southwestern Railroad System explains the history of the railroad from its beginnings until 1924, this new book (effectively a second volume) carries forward the story of EP&SW's steam locomotives taken over by the SP, continuing through their final revenue service in 1959.There's more to the story though: the Southern Pacific chose to continue coal-fired locomotive operation in the former EP&SW territory, converting many of its own 2-10-2 locomotives from oil fuel to coal, then purchasing new coal-fuel 2-8-8-4 locomotives, and finally buying secondhand 2-8-4s from the Boston & Maine in the days before dieselization.With 221 pages and 250 pictures, maps and drawings, this new book takes the EP&SW locomotive story from its earliest days through the SP takeover, comprehensively illustrating the EP&SW fleet as it served the SP for nearly thirty years, all the way to final dieselization and beyond to preservation efforts on the three surviving steam engines.

The story of Southern Pacific steam locomotives is now more nearly complete!

Contents:

• Early Locomotives, pp. 8–41
• Decapods
• Moguls and Shays, pp. 42–53,0-6-0 and 0-8-0 Locomotives, pp. 54–75,4-6-0 Locomotives, pp. 76–93,2-6-2 Locomotives,, pp. 94–103,4-6-2 Locomotives, pp. 104–127,2-8-0 Locomotives, pp. 128–175,2-8-2 Locomotives, pp. 176–195,4-8-2 Locomotives, pp. 196–203
• Coal Burning Southern Pacific Locomotives, pp. 204–221. Features: New Hardcover Joseph A. Strapc Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society 2024

Hardcover, 208 pages, 8. 5 x 11 in., with over 200 B&W photographs

This title details the history of the 4-8-0 steam locomotives owned by the Southern Pacific. The SP rostered 84 engines in several classes and the various changes to them are documented throughout the book. Illustrating the text are numerous unpublished photos from the cameras of noted railroad photographers H.L.

Arey and H.H Arey as well as Robert McFarland, Bert Ward, Gerald Best and others. A chapter on tenders by Arnold S. Menke and a comprehensive roster is included, along with engine diagrams, division assignments and engine dispositions.

Features:

• New Hardcover Tom Dill and Joseph A. Strapac Southern Pacific H&T Society 2022

This volume will detail the freight diesel locomotives not covered in the previous volumes of Shade Tree's series of books on Southern Pacific's diesel locomotive roster. This volume will have color covers and all B&W images inside.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 3–7
• SD35
• Original and 1965 Numbers, pp. 8–27
• SD35
• Upgrades and Switchers, pp. 28–45
• SD39, pp. 46–67
• SD38-2 (West Colton Hump Units), pp. 68–75
• West Colton Slug Units, pp. 76–81
• GP38-2, pp. 82–113
• SD70M, pp. 114–131
• Demonstrators and Graduates (new owners), pp. 132–144 Shade Tree Books, softcover, 146 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W photographs, a complete roster and detailed photograph captions. Features: New Softcover Joseph A. Strapac Shade Tree Books

Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, hardcover with jacket, 11 x 8.5 x 1 in., color, B&W photographs and illustrations.

The AT&SF Railway and it predecessor companies was active in Southern California for 116 years. Much has been written about the Santa Fe in this region of mountains, dessert and sea, its vast orange groves and perpetual spring.

Under the all-encompassing title of Santa Fe's Los Angeles Division, this Volume was conceived to augment these works by tracing the long and involved operating history of the Santa Fe Railway as it first helped to create Southern California, then later adapted to cope with its explosive growth.

Accompanying the text are over 1000 photographs - 288 in color - timetables and other ephemera, and over 60 maps, many of which are rendered in the author's unique 'bird's eye view' style. With Los Angeles as a destination of significance from the beginning, author Signor has been able to draw from a wealth of historic material on the subject, preserved by the railway itself, official repositories, interested employees and other individuals which include photographs, first hand experiences of employees and the day-to-day paperwork that documented how the Santa Fe Railway operated in all its distinctive aspects in Southern California.

Contents:

• Introduction, Acknowledgements, pp. 6–10
• Beginnings 1879-1900, pp. 11–70
• Expansion 1900-1929, pp. 71–160
• Challenges of the 'Thirties and 'Forties, pp. 161–326
• Postwar Expansion, pp. 327–546
• The Modern Era, pp. 547–574
• Epilogue, Bibliography, Index, pp. 575–584. This is a very high-quality publication comparable to the Signature Press titles on Southern Pacific divisions.

Reprinted by popular demand, this book is a valuable reference for road-masters, track supervisors, track foreman, surveyors and others involved in the planning and execution of track maintenance and construction work. Includes many fold-out diagrams.

Contents:

• General Tables, pp. 3–9
• Maintenance of Way Equipment Data (specific manufacturers), pp. 11–164
• Curves, pp. 165–185
• Rail, pp. 187–199
• Ties, pp. 201–204
• Ballast, pp. 205–215
• Other Track Material, pp. 217–223
• Turnouts and Crossovers, 225-297
• Sectional Index, pp. 299–301
Softcover with metal fasteners, 301 pages, small format, 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 in, B&W illustrations and text.

Introduction to North American Railway Signaling covers the basics of signaling philosophy and techniques. This is the book to reach for if you need information pertaining to signaling systems used in the various rail transportation modes in North America: freight, main line Passenger Service, commuter, light rail, and heavy rail transit.

It presents the underlying principles behind modern day signaling practices for the many systems integrated together to keep railroads running safely and efficiently. This book details fundamental concepts necessary in the design of railway signaling systems and presents the appropriate equipment used throughout North America to make these systems work.

Where pertinent, mode specific effects on basic signaling principles and techniques are described. Introduction to North American Railway Signaling is ideal for signal designers and engineers; locomotive engineers; signal managers; operating supervisors and managers; or anyone wishing to learn more about the application of various signaling systems employed in today's railroads.

Contents Include: ' Railway Signaling ' The Elements of a Signal System ' Track Work ' Switches ' Wayside Signals ' Relays and Relay Logic ' Train Detection ' Block Signaling Interlocking ' Remote Control and Control Centers ' Cab Signals and Automatic Train Control ' Grade Crossings ' Defect Detectors ' Lightning and Surge Protection.

Simmons-Boardman Books, softcover, 224 pages, 8.25 x 10.75 in., B&W illustrations. Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Books

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

Santa Fe in Color Series Volume 3: Texas. This volume features the last three decades (1965-1995) of the Santa Fe in Texas. Hardcover, 240 pages, 405 Color photographs. Features: New Hardcover Joe McMillan McMillan Publications

Hardcover, 348 pages, text, map, Color photographs with captions.

This is an excellent nostalgic look at the Santa Fe Railway in California as it was over the years. Many of the photographs presented were taken by the author, a Santa Fe official. There are scenes of locations, depots and other facilities, excursions, and a few people in all eras from the early yellow and blue diesel paint scheme, Warbonnets from the F-units to modern power, yellow Warbonnets and a few Amtrak and commuter operations.

Also, the caboose was common as were passenger service pre-Amtrak. If you like the subjects of California and the Santa Fe Railway, this is a great title.Coast Lines and Valley Freights covers the last three decades of the Santa Fe Railway in the State of California. The Santa Fe is pictured in over 630 large color photographs generally laid out with three or four pictures to a two-page spread (large images).

Included are detailed end-sheet maps, expanded coverage of the popular train-watching locations on Cajon and Tehachapi, several "now-and-then" photos showing location changes over time, and much more.

Contents:

• Los Angeles Division
• Topock to Los Angeles, pp. 8–239
• Valley Division
• Barstow to Richmond and San Francisco, pp. 240–347
• Bibliography, pg. 348. Features: New Hardcover Joe McMillan McMillan Publications

This book is based upon the Bob's Photo collection plus the collections of Charles Blardone, Jr. and Charles Horan. Covers the steel heavyweight and stainless steel lightweight dining cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Includes a number of interior photographs in addition to exterior photographs.

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

This black and white photo book covers a sampling but not all of the classes of Pennsylvania Railroad baggage and mail cars. Text is provided by David R. Sweetland.

Includes both heavyweight and streamline cars.

Contents:

• Classes: B60, B60a, B60b, B70, B70b, B74a, B74b, BD85, BM70f, BM70k, BM70ka, BM70m, BM70n, BM70nb, BM85a, M70b, M70ba, Roster with re-numberings and dispositions, Index.

Magazine, 116 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations and advertisements. Packed with stunning layout tours, step-by-step construction projects, and rich prototype insights, this issue will keep your workbench busy and your creativity fi red up all year long.

Now in its 17th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication dedicated entirely to HOn3 narrow gauge modeling—yet every issue offers something for modelers of all stripes.

Contents:

• Gilpin Tram's Buckley Mine Branch, pp. 8–12, Details - adding the goodies, p. 13, Main Street - scratchbuilding one structure at a time, pp. 14–17, Joining Forces Tweetsie Style! - Modeling 1925 era transportation challenges, pp. 18–23, Living with 3-D Resin Printing - Setting up and maintaining printing operations, pp. 24–30, Regauging Rapido's GE 44 Tonner, pp. 31–35, Municipal Square - putting scenery in perspective, pp. 36–39, Scratch a Barbershop for Silverton - a community hub with working barber pole, pp. 40–46, Creating the Animas River in HO, pp. 47–49, Black and Rusty Logging and Mining (Colorado past), pp. 50–57, Kitbashing 2 Vintage Motor Homes - new uses for old Jordan model kits, pp. 58–61, Dirty Thoughts - an artist looks at fine-tuning weathering, pp. 62–67, Narrow Gauge Legacy - legacy and updated HOn3 freight car kits, pp. 68–69, Building the Laurie 2-8 - a diorama of a 1920s oil well pad, pp. 70–76, Building the Ruby Basin Trestle - modifying the Heljan / AHM styrene trestle kit, pp. 77–81, Nine Millimeter News - a product survey for HOn3 / 9 mm models, pp. 82–85 SOCal's NG Tank Car Fleet - Part 4: distribution, operations and infastructure II, pp. 86–92, Zerolene Tanker No. A9 - from the Nevada - California - Oregon Railway, pp. 93–95, Forest & Western Gets an Idler Car - for all your dual-gauge operations, pp. 96–97, Making Tracks on Red Mountain, Pt. 1: templates and building replacement track, Pt 2: end-of-track bumpers, pp. 98–105.

White River Productions, softcover.

The only annual publication dedicated exclusively to O scale narrow gauge model railroading! Each edition contains fabulous layout tours, detailed modeling projects, great prototype information, fresh product reviews and more.

Now in its 14th year of publication, the 2019 On30 Annual brings you the best of On30 projects, layouts, modules, locomotives and rolling stock by the top authors in the scale. On30 modelers are all about building and the On30 Annual is loaded with both building ideas and layout projects that challenge and teach.

This year's issue will provide the modeler with well over a year's worth of On30 inspiration and modeling projects including: Tall Tales of the Puerto Borracho Logging Rail Ambulance Hawaiian Plantation Loco Operations on the Western Bay Build a Coaling Dock On30 South Pacific Coast Building a Working Transfer Logging Car Conversion And much, much more!

Packed with plans and photographs: single truckers, city cars, Birney's, Master Units, PCC's interurbans, non-revenue, locos, rapid transit, etc. Carstens Publications, softcover, 98 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs and illustrations. Publisher: Carstens Publications title now sold by White River Productions.

Features:

• New Softcover Edited by Hal Carstens Carstens Publications

This is a handbook of information on typical North American prototype practice and modeling techniques, design, and construction which are specific to traction (electrified railways). Originally published by Vane Jones, 1974.

Contents:

• Ch. 1: Introduction, p. 3
• Ch. 2: Power Distribution, pp. 4–26
• Ch. 3: Track work, pp. 27–33
• Ch. 4: Design of Traction Lines, pp. 34–43
• Ch. 5: Structures, pp. 44–47
• Ch. 6: Signals and Interlocking, pp. 48–49
• Ch. 7: Cars and Locomotives, pp. 50–60
• Ch. 8: Electric Control, pp. 61–65
• Ch. 9: Operation, pp. 66–73
• Glossary
• Index, pp. 74–76. Carstens Publications, softcover, 76 pages, standard landscape book 10 x 8 in
• B&W photographs and illustrations, printed on high-quality enameled paper. Features: New Softcover Paul Mallery and Steve Mallery Carstens Publications

Operations Special Interest Group, hardcover, 310 full-color pages with photographs and illustrations, 8.5 x 11 x.75 in.

This book helps the model railroader understand how prototype railroads do the job they were built to do - pickup and deliver freight and passengers. As a railroad engineer, I enjoyed reading a different take on what I do for a living.

With illustrations and precise definitions this is a great book. All model railroaders, whether expert or beginner, will find a wealth of useful information in the Operations Special Interest Group's second publication, A Compendium of Model Railroad Operations: From Design To Implementation.

This is a complete guide to all things operations, their latest offering covers every aspect of prototype operations and how to apply them to your model railroad, from design and staffing to yards and paperwork, from communications and signals to dispatching and car forwarding.

Written by ten of your fellow model railroaders and professionals, The Compendium contains more than 350 photographs, 120 illustrations, and countless tips, pointers, suggestions, and prototype information to help guide you on your journey.

This book is a must for any modeler interested in prototype operations.

Contents:

• What to Model and Why Operate It?, pp. 1–18
• Layout Design and Operations, pp. 19–50
• 'The Crew': Your Operating Positions, pp. 51–64
• Fundamentals of Freight Operations, pp. 65–106
• Passenger Operations, pp. 107–146
• Yard Operations, pp. 147–174
• Centralized Traffic Control and Railroad Signal Systems, pp. 175–206
• Authorizing Train Movement, pp. 207–252
• Model Railroad Communications, pp. 253–280
• Hosting an Operating Session, pp. 281–294
• Author Biographies, pp. 295–298.

More Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge is a collection of 88 articles by Harry W. Brunk that originally appeared in the bi-monthly magazine, NARROW GAUGE & SHORT LINE GAZETTE. It continues the story told in the author's first book, Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge, of his HOn3 scale model railroad.

He based his Union Central & Northern Layout on the Clear Creek District of the 3-foot-gauge Colorado & Southern Railroad that ran from Golden, Colorado, to just beyond Silver Plume. Although this book tells the story of the author's layout, it is not a how-to-do-it book. Rather it is a book of inspiration and motivation the author has an infectious enthusiasm for his modeling and his subject.

Thus, More Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge is also a history book-modeling the C&S as it was in the late 1920s and early 1930s required a great deal of research. The history of the area is discussed in the text and reflected in the accurate modeling not only of the railroad and its equipment, but also of the houses, churches, mines, and businesses along the line.

Whether you are a model railroader, a railfan, or just curious about the intimate details of the Clear Creek Canyon area of Colorado, you will find something of interest in this book. Modelers will find inspiration and techniques that are applicable to whatever railroad they model, be it Eastern, Western, narrow or standard gauge, logging or mining.

Benchmark Publications, hardcover, 312 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., color and B&W photographs.

Features:

• New Hardcover Harry W. Brunk Benchmark Publications

Hardcover, 208 pages, 12 x 9 in.

, 290 Color photographs and 7 maps. The KCS system (now part of CPKC) in the U.S. sprawls across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis (former ICG route). The original southern main line moves traffic to Dallas, New Orleans, and Port Arthur, Texas.

Later additions carry KCS rails east through Monroe, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, to Meridian and Artesia, Mississippi, and touches the state of Tennessee at Counce. Southern Texas and Mexico-bound traffic rolls from Beaumont through Houston to Corpus Christi and Laredo, where its rails continue deep into Mexico.

This volume chronicles KCS south from Shreveport to New Orleans (former Louisiana & Arkansas), across the Meridian Speedway from Shreveport to eastern Mississippi, north into southern Tennessee, east into western Alabama, and from Jackson, Mississippi, south to the Gulf of Mexico at Gulfport (former IC and ICG routes).

Hardcover, 224 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., 98% color photographs and two maps. Gateway Western, A Regional in Transition documents the troubled and challenging history of an important segment of Midwestern railroading. The result of years of research, this book covers the Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City lines of the former Illinois Central Gulf (originally Chicago & Alton/Gulf, Mobile & Ohio) as they were spun off in the late 1980s.

There is a large selection of paint schemes on the locomotives in this book. The book starts off with the predecessor lines and then the many owners and railroads with trackage rights over this regional carrier. Some pictures of the terrible flood of 1993 are shown including the damage to the bridge at Glasgow, MO and its repair.

The first attempt was Chicago, Missouri & Western, that quickly ran into financial difficulty. With these important rail transportation hubs and Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Louis in jeopardy, a combination of events brought Santa Fe and others to the table and Gateway Western was created. Authors Ryan Crawford, James E.

Lewnard, and Matthew Freix share the history of both regionals (Chicago, Missouri & Western and Gateway Western) in this new book containing more than 200 pages. A wealth of color photos takes the reader across the system, show the equipment, and tell the story of this interesting chapter in Midwest railroading.

The book includes coverage of Amtrak, Kansas City Southern, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and other roads that were associated with this regional operation. Table of

Contents:

• Creation of CM&W, pp. 6–23
• St. Louis District, pp. 24–53
• Springfield District, pp. 54–63
• Carrollton District, pp. 64–65
• Kansas City District, pp. 66–73
• CM&W Diesel and Freight Car Roster, pp. 74–95
• Southern Pacific Initiates Operations, pp. 96–101
• Gateway Western Introduction, pp. 102–107
• Sub 1: Roodhouse
• Ill., to Godfrey
• Ill., pp. 108–129
• Sub 2: Roodhouse
• Ill., to Mexico
• Mo., pp. 130–141
• Sub 3: Mexico
• Mo. to Rock Creek Jct. (KC), pp. 142–161
• Sub 4: Jacksonville
• Ill., to Murrayville
• Ill., pp. 162–164
• Sub 5: Mexico
• Mo., to Fulton
• Mo., pp. 165–169
• Sub 6: Roodhouse
• Ill., to Cockrell
• Ill., (Springfield), pp. 170–175
• Sub 7: Godfrey
• Ill., to E. St. Louis
• Ill., pp. 176–203
• Gateway Western Diesel and Freight Car Roster, pp. 204–224

Volume 34 covers these locomotive groups: Shay #59 and 61, UP #4500 switcher 0-8-0, UP #3670-3598 simple articulated 2-8-8-2 (ex C&O), UP #3670-3674 Mallet compound 2-8-8-2 (ex N&W), UP #8000 and LA&SL 8800-8809 (3-cylinder) 4-10-2, LA&SL #5090-5099 (2-cylinder) 4-10-2. This series of books covers all classes of steam locomotives of the UPRR and its subsidiaries.

Each book is 80 pages in 11 x 8.5 horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and is a softcover. Each volume contains 77 quality photographs.Supporting technical data is included for the time the photograph was taken. The books present a wide variety of photographic views that show locomotives during various eras, the various lettering and paint schemes, changes in appearance, with various tenders, as well as both sides of locomotives.Photographs were taken by noted photographers G.M.

Best, R.H. Kindig, Don Roberts, R.J. Foster, Francis Gschwind, John Conant, Stan Kistler, W.O. Gibson, Art Peterson, Art Stensvad, Lou Schmitz, Jim Ehernberger, Dave Martindell, and others. Union Pacific HS, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

Features:

• New Softcover James L. Ehernberger Collection Union Pacific HS

Each of the 35 classes of cabooses from the predecessor railroads that made up Conrail are presented. Often prior paint schemes and then Conrail paint schemes are shown. There are usually 3-4 photographs representing each class. Some classes have floor diagrams as part of the short chapter. A table for each class shows which cabooses were on the roster for April 1, 1976, June 6, 1981, and April 8, 1986.

Conrail was formed just before the end of the caboose era which will make this title more interesting as the predecessor railroads of Conrail were from the caboose era. As with all early Conrail operations, the many paint schemes of the cabooses, cars and locomotives make for a great color book. Plus add in the roster of over 2,500 cabooses, this will be a great reference title, too.

The Garbely Publishing Company has partnered with The Conrail HS to produce the definitive guide to Conrail cabooses. Authored by GPCo (and CRHS) president Rudy Garbely with contributions from The CRHS staff, this book will include all 35 classes of Conrail cabooses, complete with the histories of each class and stories from Conrail employees that worked on them.

This book also contains information on cars that were destined for the Conrail roster but never operated on Conrail. The book includes over 600 color photographs, 28 original Conrail car diagrams, and detailed roster entries for over 2,500 cabooses. All author royalties from the sale of this book are being donated to The Conrail HS.

Hardcover, 308 pages, standard vertical format, Color photographs and roster.

Features:

• New Hardcover The Garbely Publishing Company

All three volumes show photographs of selected stations along with annotated information from SP Form 70, Officers, Agencies and Stations. This information includes the class of freight station (amount of freight that may be received or delivered), Elevation in feet above Sea Level, Stock Yards and Kind of Agency (Freight, Ticket, Express).

Southern Pacific H&TS, softcover, 84 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., 209 B&W photographs, three maps. Indexed.

Hardcover, 8.5 x 11 in., landscape format with dust jacket, 496 pages. With color photographs throughout. Includes CD-ROM with all available roster information for SP and subsidiaries. More than twenty years in the making, Kenneth Harrison documents more than fifty thousand maintenance of way cars and equipment with over 1,200 photographs, hundreds never before published.

Subsidiary lines covered include the T&NO (and predecessors), Cotton Belt, SD&AE, SP de Mexico, NWP and Pacific Electric. Equipment coverage is broken down into the following groups: flangers, spreaders, snowplows, wrecking (relief) cranes, relief outfits, pile drivers, shovels, ditchers, boarding cars, roadway water cars, roadway box, roadway flats, roadway ballast, test and supply cars, shop switchers and many system oddities.

Also included is a CD-ROM with all available roster information for all subsidiary lines.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 3–11
• Flangers, pp. 12–35
• Jordan (and other) Spreaders, pp. 36–67
• Snowplows (Rotaries and Other Breeds), pp. 68–101
• Wrecking (Relief) Cranes, pp. 102–145
• Relief Outfits, pp. 146–153
• Pile Drivers
• Shovels and Ditchers, pp. 154–183
• Boarding Cars, pp. 184–257
• Roadway Water Cars, pp. 258–283
• Roadway Box Cars, pp. 284–291
• Roadway Flats, pp. 292–311
• Roadway Ballast, pp. 312–319
• Tool
• Scale Test
• Supply and Other Miscellaneous Cars, pp. 320–345
• Shop Switchers, pp. 346–359
• Texas and New Orleans Lines (and Predecessors), pp. 360–391
• St. Louis Southwestern Railway ("Cotton Belt"), pp. 392–405
• San Diego and Arizona (Eastern) Railway, pp. 406–419
• Southern Pacific of Mexico, pp. 420–429
• Northwestern Pacific, pp. 430–439
• Pacific Electric "Service" Equipment, pp. 440–455
• Western Union Telegraph Co. Equipment on the Southern Pacific, pp. 456–463
• Relief Outfits as of 1994, pp. 464–473
• Store Department Supply Train, pp. 474–475
• Rail Detector Cars, pp. 476–483
• Non-SP MW in SP Operation, pp. 484–487
• Off-Rail Equipment, pp. 488–496
• Features: New Hardcover Kenneth W. Harrison Southern Pacific H&T Society 2023

Heavily illustrated and complete, it covers the production, service history and modifications to wood, heavyweight and lightweight head end equipment assigned to, or owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Contents: Ch. 1: Associated (Harriman) Lines Common Standard 60' and 40' Steel Postal Cars, pp. 30–83,Ch. 2: SP Common Standard 60' Steel Postal & Postal-Storage Cars, Development and Production 1914-1941, pp. 84–99,Ch. 3: Common Standard 60' Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1912-1921, pp. 100–121,Ch. 4: Common Standard 69' Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1911-1914, pp. 122–137,Ch. 5: SP Common Standard 69' Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1916-1918, pp. 138–149,Ch. 6: SP Common Standard 70 Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1921-1928, pp. 150–189,Ch. 7.

SP Rebuilt or Reconfigured Steel Postal-Baggage Cars, pp. 190–207,Ch. 8: Associated (Harriman) Lines Common Standard 60' Baggage Cars, Development & Production pp. 208–259,Ch. 9: SP Common Standard 60' Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1906-1915, pp. 260–278,Ch. 10: SP Common Standard 70' Steel Baggage and Baggage Automobile Cars, Development & Production 1918-1930, pp. 278–327,Ch. 11: SP Common Standard 70' and 80' Steel Baggage-Horse Cars, Development & Production 1924-1927, pp. 328–351,Ch. 12: SP 80' Baggage-Horse Cars Rebuilt for Other Service, pp. 352–261,Ch. 13: SP Heavyweight Baggage and Baggage Express Cars Converted and Renumbered from Other Cars and Car Types, pp. 362–383,Ch. 14: SP 40' Wood Tea and Silk Cars, pp. 384–389,Ch. 15: Former El Paso & Southwestern Cars, pp. 390–401,Ch. 16: St.

Louis Southwestern Postal-Baggage & Baggage, pp. 402–409,Ch. 17: Heavyweight Cars Owned by Other Carriers and Used in Jointly-Operated Trains, pp. 410–421,Ch. 18: SP 40' Express Box Cars & PFE Express Refrigerators, Development & Production 1946-1965, pp. 422–439,Ch. 19: SP Lightweight Baggage Cars, Development & Production 1946-1965, pp. 440–467,Ch. 20: SP Post-War Postal-Baggage Cars, Development & Production, 1946-1965, pp. 468–511,Ch. 21: Lightweight Cars Owned by Other Carriers and Used in Jointly-Operation Trains, pp. 512–522,Appendix, pp. 523–533,Foreign Road Gallery, pp. 534–547,Bibliography, pp. 548–551,Glossary of Terms, pp. 552–558,Index, pp. 559–564, SPH&TS, hard bound with jacket, 564 pages, 8.5 x 12 x 2.5 in., 182 color and 825 black & white images, 97 plans, Rosters, Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography and Index.

Features: New Hardcover SPH&TS Southern Pacific H&T Society

Softcover, 38 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 2015

Paperback, 385 pages, 8.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Features:

• New Softcover Patrick C. Wieder SilverLake Images 2023

The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway was well described by its slogan, Around--Not Thru Chicago. For most of a century, it was owned by United States Steel and was a critical freight conduit for both U.S. Steel's Gary Works and its South Chicago Works but also served many other shippers along its 130-mile line.

In addition, it interchanged with fully 35 railroads around Chicago, carriers from the north, west, east and south, making it a busy interchange and transfer road also. The focal points of operations on this 130-mile railroad were the two major yards at East Joliet and Gary (Kirk Yard). Locomotive servicing as well as heavy freight switching typified these facilities, and both local freight service and inter-road transfer runs operated from these yards.

Along with a complete railroad history, the steam locomotive roster is illustrated and presented in this book, along with the same information for the diesel era. Probably the most distinctive signature motive power of the EJ&E was its Baldwin center-cab transfer diesels, of which they owned 27 units, more than all other railroads combined.

This fine Volume of history, enriched with 230 photographs (93 in color), most never before published, and 12 maps and drawings, along with detailed equipment histories and several summary chapters about EJ&E freight cars, is the most complete account of the history and operation of the EJ&E ever published.

Rail historians and modelers, especially those interested in Chicago-area railroads, will be enthralled with this book, but the many fans of main line railroading will find it interesting and enjoyable too. Pat Dorin, a well-known rail historian, worked for the EJ&E at one time, and has drawn on company records and employee interviews for this history of the road.

In addition to operational details, complete descriptions of both steam and diesel motive power, and of the freight car fleet, are included. The dust jacket watercolor is based on a photograph by Russ Porter.

Contents:

• Acknowledgments, pp. 6–7
• Introduction, pp. 8–9
• Train Operations and Service:Ch. 1: Around--Not Thru Chicago: A Bit of History, pp. 10–21
• Ch. 2: Freight Trains from Porter to Waukegan, pp. 22–35
• Ch. 3: Coal Drags and Unit Trains, pp. 36–41
• Ch. 4: Ore Trains from the Lake Superior Region, pp. 42–43
• Ch. 5: East Joliet and Kirk Yards, pp. 44–57
• Ch. 6: Passenger Service on the EJ&E, pp. 58–73
• Motive Power and Equipment:Ch. 7: Steam Power, pp. 74–81
• Ch. 8: Diesel Power, pp. 82–109
• Ch. 9: The Box Car Fleet, pp. 110–115
• Ch. 10: Gondolas and Cars for Coiled Steel, pp. 116–125
• Ch. 11: Hopper
• Ballast and Flat Cars, pp. 126–133
• Ch. 12: Cabooses and Work Cars, pp. 134–145
• Appendix 1: Freight Equipment Rosters, pp. 146–151
• Appendix 2: Freight Schedules for various years, pp. 152–166
• Resources, pp. 167–168
• Index, pp. 169–176. Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 176 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W and Color photographs, illustrations, rosters. Features: New Hardcover Patrick C. Dorin Signature Press

This book is a picture history of the more than 400 diesels of Southern Pacific's Texas & New Orleans subsidiary, 1941-1965. Includes Black Widow F-units, ALCO PAs and RSD-5s in portraiture and action. Also shown are the T&NO's streamlined Hustler, Sunbeam and Sunset Limited in diesel action. 180 B&W and 2 Color photographs.

Contents:

• Ch. 1: Introduction, pp. 3–5
• Ch. 2: The Switchers, pp. 6–19
• Ch. 3: The ALCO RSD-5 Units, pp. 20–29
• Ch. 4: The Baldwin Road-Switchers, pp. 30–35
• Ch. 5: The ALCO PA Locomotives, pp. 36–45
• Ch. 6: Dual-Service GP9 Locomotives, pp. 46–55
• Ch. 7: The DL-600B Locomotives, pp. 56–57
• Ch. 8: The F3 Locomotives, pp. 58–65
• Ch. 9
• The F7 Locomotives, pp. 66–77
• Ch. 10: Freight GP9 Locomotives, pp. 78–85
• Ch. 11: The F9M Locomotives, pp. 86–96. Shade Tree Books, softcover, 96 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W photographs and detailed roster information. Features: New Softcover Joseph A. Strapac Shade Tree Books

This is an upgrade and update of what was a good book originally. The current edition includes the current era since the Union Pacific buyout of the Southern Pacific and includes color photographs and great maps that John Signor is known for. The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad; Union Pacific's Salt Lake Route was first published in 1988 and has long been out of print.

However, since the initial printing, much has happened on the old Salt Lake Route and considerable additional material has come to light. A desire to revise, correct, update and expand the first edition has resulted in this volume, and, with modern printing methods available today, it includes a great deal more color photographs and illustrations than the original.

This revised addition includes 64 additional pages plus 48 period graphics and timetables, 52 maps, 415 photographs of which 81 are in color, a bibliography and index. Union Pacific is one of the most modern railroads in the country. The railroad's 780-mile line from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles is no exception.

To the uninformed it would seem as if the railroad was built just yesterday, yet the history of this, the Salt Lake Route, now spans more than a century rich in the annals of railroading and the American West. As far as transcontinental railroads are concerned, the Salt Lake Route is a late comer, yet it is a true pioneer.

The location of the railroad, connecting the City of Saints (Salt Lake City) with the City of Angels (Los Angeles) was built through largely undeveloped country more or less following the Old Spanish Trail. It even founded the City of Las Vegas, Nevada which in Spanish translates to "The Meadows" for wild grasses fed by artesian springs.

Organized in a chronological format, this volume covers in detail every aspect of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad's construction and operation, its merger with Union Pacific in the Twenties, and the challenges of competition, wartime and coping with the demands of the country it traversed. Contents, Introduction, pp.

6–10; From Trail to Rail, Early Development, pp. 11–40; The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Completion and Early Operation, pp. 41–104; The 'Pedro' Comes of Age, Union Pacific Assumes Control, pp. 105–184; The LA&SL, Road of the Streamliners, pp. 185–252; The California Division, Freeway for Freight, pp.

253–284; Into the New Millennium, The 'Pedro' Enters its Second Century, pp. 285–312; Epilogue, Bibliography, Index, pp. 313–320. Hardcover with dust jacket, standard vertical format, 8 x 10 in., 320 pages, Black-and-White and Color illustrations and photographs, maps and timetables.

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

Photographs in B&W from the collection of Bob's Photo.

Contents:

• Electric Zone Map, p. 3
• Experimental Units, p. 4
• Class FF1, p. 5
• Class L5, p. 6
• Class DD1, pp. 7–9
• Class B1, pp. 10–13
• Class O1, pp. 14–16
• Class L6, pp. 17–18
• Class P5 and P5a, pp. 19–21
• Class P5 Modified, pp. 22–23
• Class P5b, p. 24
• Class R1, p. 25
• Class GG1, pp. 26–31
• Class DD2, p. 32
• Class E2B, p. 33
• Class E3B and E2C, pp. 34–35
• Class FF2, p. 36
• Class E-44, pp. 37–39
• MU Cars, pp. 40–47
• Index, p. 48.

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

Volume 1 was published by The Railroad Press.

Contents:

• Lightweight Sleeping Cars: Pre-War, pp. 3–16
• Lightweight Sleeping Cars: Post-War, pp. 17–32
• Heavyweight Sleeping Cars: PRR Owned, pp. 33–48
• Photo Index, inside back cover.

Softcover, 48 pages, B&W photographs with captions, color covers, high-quality glossy paper.

B&W photographs from the extensive Bob's Photos collection with captions of these three classes of Boston &, Maine's larger steam power. Includes roster, sales to other railroads and scrap dates. Excellent photo reproduction printed on glossy paper. Perfect for the modeler.

Contents:

• Class T-1a/b (2-8-4), pp. 2–18
• Class R-1a/b/c/d (4-8-2), pp. 19–39
• Class S-1a/b/c (2-10-2), pp. 40–48.Features: New Softcover Robert A. Liljestrand and David R. Sweetland

Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 116 pages.

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

Contents:

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

Calling all model railroad enthusiasts and On30 aficionados! Immerse yourself in the captivating world of narrow-gauge railroading with a special all-new 2025 On30 Annual. This year marks the 20th issue of providing you modeling fun & accessible narrow gauge in O scale, featuring amazing models, layouts, and building projects.

Table of Contents: A Look Back and A Look Ahead by Chris Lane, Upgrading Bachmann Porters: Weathering Techniques for Your Steel Hoppers by Walter Reid, Wandering Spruce Railroad, a Compact Railroad with Big Appeal by Sean Williams and Kevin Spady, Steam Dummy: Brights Ideas for Building a Dummy by Allen K.

Littlefield, Confessions of a Rivet Counter: Recovery is Possible with My 12-Step Program by Chris Bohn, Raul's Frijoles Boxcar: Melted Modeling for a Swayback Look by Gary Beatty, Low-Cost Rural Scenery: Stunning Results from Budget Materials by Matt Woods, Get a Horse! Modeling Commercial Vehicles from the Early Thirties by George Riley, Shower Shack on the Mosquito Creek: How Loggers Clean Up Their Act by Joseph Kreiss, A Freelanced Center Cab Switcher Inspired by a Long-Forgotten Locomotive Model by Pete Leach, The Practical & Achievable Railroad: Designing and Building a Short Line by Stan Shields, Scratch building a Drop-Bottom Coal Car: Ajax Trucks-Equipped and How to Build Them by Sam Swanson, Frijoles Refritos de Raul Explosive Modeling by Gary Beatty, Modeling Across Generations: Inspired by the Master by Brian Clauto, A Handcar for the Wheeling and Finely: Building the Speed Demon by Andrew Clauto, Modeling with Grout: Scenery for the Spring Creek by Rick Bell, No Room for the Layout of Your Dreams? Try a Mini Layout by Larry Knapp, Scratch building Rolling Stock: Thoughts on Rolling your Own Rolling Stock by Bob Bennett, Building a Southwestern Adobe House: A Typical Adobe Abode by Bob Staat, Chillin' on the Mountain: Modifying a Bachmann Reefer into a Tiffany by Steven Bechtold, Al Judy: A Legacy of Inspiration Remembrances and Models by Thomas P.

Farrell, Jr., Condiment Tanks: Pass the Ketchup by Michael Tylick, Vance Junction: On the Rio Grande Southern in On30 by Roy Kell, Lil Miss Molly: A Mail Rail Car by Glen Gronevelt, Locomotive and Rolling Stock Roundup: Our 2025 Review by George Riley.

Contents:

• New
• Magazine
• Various authors
• White River Productions
• 2025

The only annual publication dedicated exclusively to O scale narrow gauge model railroading! Each edition contains fabulous layout tours, detailed modeling projects, great prototype information, fresh product reviews and more.

Now in its 15th year of providing modeling fun and accessible narrow gauge for everyone, the 2020 On30 Annual is chock-full of amazing models, layouts, and building projects in O scale. If you like narrow gauge, you'll love the contents of this issue: everything from multiple vehicle modeling projects to a working transfer track, along with inspiring locomotive, rolling stock, and layout articles, all presented in the unique and distinctive On30 Annual style.

Contents include: Laurium, Mohawk & Brockway Railway Co. Layout Tour Rebuilt Bachmann Railtruck Big Railroad / Small Space Scratchbuild a GE 23-Tonner Woodsville, Wyoming Sawmill The Yosemite Short Line Reefer Madness Car Contest And Much, Much More!

by Jerry Pyfer

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company (in partnership with South Platte Press)
Released: March 17, 2026
ISBN: 979-8-9946504-2-4
Pages: 80
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover

The Milwaukee Road Racine & Southwestern Division: The Rest of the Story continues Jerry Pyfer’s previous Tales from the Racine & Southwestern, his firsthand account of life on one of the Milwaukee Road’s most memorable divisions during its final years. Rather than a traditional corporate history, this book captures the everyday reality of railroading in southeastern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois through personal stories and a wealth of photographs, many published here for the first time. Pyfer draws on his own experiences working train service between 1971 and 1978, presenting railroading as it was lived — imperfect, demanding, and deeply human.

Arranged largely in chronological order, the book allows readers to follow the evolution and decline of the Racine & Southwestern Division as the Milwaukee Road faced aging infrastructure, power shortages, and financial collapse. Richly illustrated and candidly told, The Rest of the Story is an essential companion to Tales from the Racine & Southwestern and a compelling read for Milwaukee Road enthusiasts, railroad historians, and anyone interested in the working railroad of the 1970s.

Withers Publishing, hardcover, 128 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 130 B&W and 170 Color photographs, diagrams.

The hardcover printing is now available again! After testing EMD's GP35-DD35-DD35-GP35 demonstrator set, Union Pacific was so pleased with the design that it almost immediately ordered an additional 25 DD35s and 22 matching GP35s, which were delivered between May and August 1964.

These joined the four-unit demonstrator set previously acquired by the carrier. As with UP's earlier experiences with cab-less booster units, the lack of flexibility of these massive, mainline-only units soon became apparent, and a planned follow-on order for 15 units was changed from booster units to 15 units with fully equipped cabs the DDA35 was born.

The Centennials were the final example of Union Pacific's search for the ideal locomotive. While the road pursued a study of its motive power needs in late 1967 and early 1968, UP in March 1968 tried, as a stopgap measure, using EMD?s SD45 model as a high-horsepower, high-speed locomotive, but with limited success.

UP returned to the concept of double-engine locomotives and in collaboration between the railroad and EMD, the DDA40X came to life. Within 13 months of an initial March 1968 communication, the railroad and the builder had worked out a definitive design, and the first unit was delivered.

The timing of the first unit coincided with the 100th anniversary of the May 10, 1869, ceremony marking the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah and the DDA40X quickly became known as the Centennial.

It was numbered 6900, and 46 more examples arrived over the next 28 months.

Contents:

• New
• Softcover
• Diesel Era
• Withers Publishing

Hardcover, pages, Color photographs. Mike Bednar started his career in the 1960s on Lehigh Valley, continuing on through Conrail and the Reading & Northern into the 1980s. He knows railroading inside and out, from dispatching busy main lines to running heavy tonnage over the mountains.

His storytelling with a touch of humor will make you feel like you're sitting right there with him in the tower, diesel cab, or caboose. This hardcover edition is illustrated with more than 175 rare Color images of Northeastern railroad action.

This book tells the story of the narrow-gauge Eureka &, Palisade and its successor, the Eureka Nevada. Persevering through floods, fires, and the ebb and flow of the mining industry it served, the E&P was born in the bonanza era of Nevada mining and ran until the Great Depression and declining metal prices shut it down.

Before that end, it hauled millions of dollars in gold, silver, and lead through the sagebrush covered hills of Nevada, cementing its place in the annals of great narrow-gauge railroads. The E&P used everything from brand new, ornately-painted Victorian era locomotives and cars, to a motley collection of second-hand, third-hand, and home-built equipment to soldier on in the 1920s and '30s.The saga of the E&P is told in exquisite detail in 10 chapters of comprehensive text, 450 photos and illustrations, 41 maps, and 18 equipment drawings.

Also included is a complete and detailed equipment roster, extensively illustrated.

Contents:
Part One: The Eureka &, Palisade, Pittsburgh of the West, 1864-1873,
A Magnificent Enterprise, 1873-1876,
The "Three by Three," 1876-1881,
Hard Times and Mixed Trains, 1882-1902,
High Water, 1902-1910,

Part Two: The Eureka Nevada Railway
The John Sexton Years, 1912-1925,
As Rich as Old Croesus, The Rise and Fall of the Eureka Smelting Company, 1917-1927,
The Last Go Around, 1927-1938,
Timetables, Operations on the Narrow Gauge, 1874-1938,
Mileposts, a Gazetteer of the Eureka &, Palisade,
Appendices:I: Locomotives,
II: Motorcars,
III: Passenger Cars,
IV: Freight Cars,
V: Work &, Company Cars,
VI: Equipment Drawings,
VII: Employees,
Map Index,
Index, Bibliography.
White River Productions, hardcover with jacket.

by Gregory J. Maxwell

Volume 36 covers the Union Pacific Challengers in the following groups: Up #3930-3949 (1944 series), and UP #3950-3969 (1942 series). This series of books covers all classes of steam locomotives of the UPRR and its subsidiaries. Each book is 80 pages in 11 x 8.5 horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and is a softcover.

Each volume contains 77 quality photographs.Supporting technical data is included for the time the photograph was taken. The books present a wide variety of photographic views that show locomotives during various eras, the various lettering and paint schemes, changes in appearance, with various tenders, as well as both sides of locomotives.Photographs were taken by noted photographers G.M.

Best, R.H. Kindig, Don Roberts, R.J. Foster, Francis Gschwind, John Conant, Stan Kistler, W.O. Gibson, Art Peterson, Art Stensvad, Lou Schmitz, Jim Ehernberger, Dave Martindell, and others. Union Pacific HS, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

Features:

• New Softcover James L. Ehernberger Collection Union Pacific HS

Softcover, 100 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color images. In 1868, the Buffalo Creek Railroad was incorporated as the first terminal railroad in the United States. Designed to tap into the growing grain milling business and Lake Erie commercial traffic, this five-mile railroad, concentrated entirely in Buffalo, New York, became the busiest terminal railroad of its size by the early 20th century.

Even though the railroad's service became synonymous with Buffalo's grain milling and flour industry, it also served a significant amount of the chemical and oil business in the area. While its operations were locally confined, the Buffalo Creek was widely known in the railroading community by its vast fleet of 40-foot boxcars, used to transport Buffalo's grain products to locations as far away as Mexico City and Vancouver.

This book covers the railroad's inception through the end of its steam era and into the early diesel era.

Features:

• New Softcover Stephan M. Koenig and Ronald R. Dukarm The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

Hardcover, 176 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations (about 40% color). This is Steve Goen's 12th title on the railroads of Texas. The Missouri Pacific through construction and acquisitions had an extensive rail network in Texas. All routes had passenger service at one time.

Contents:

• The Missouri Pacific in Texas
• The Early Years, pp. 6–13
• I-GN (International Great Northern) Trains 106-107 (Troup - Mineola), pp. 14–17
• I-GN Trains 153-154 (Phelps - Huntsville), pp. 18–19
• I-GN Trains 31-32 SUNSHINE SPECIAL (St. Louis - San Antonio), pp. 20–32
• I-GN Trains 17-18 TEXAS TRIANGLE (Fort Worth - Houston), pp. 33–46
• I-GN Trains 125-126 THE TEXAN (Palestine - Houston), pp. 47–50
• I-GN Trains 121-122 GULF COAST EAGLE (Houston - Galveston), pp. 51–57
• MP (Missouri Pacific) Trains 205-206 (San Antonio - Corpus Christi), pp. 58–65
• MP Houston North Shore Rail Buses, pp. 66–70
• MP Trains 321-322 VALLEY EAGLE (Houston - Brownsville), pp. 71–86
• MP Trains 50-51 OLEANEAN (Houston - New Orleans), pp. 87–98
• MP Trains 54-55 PIONEER (Houston - Brownsville), pp. 99–105
• MP Trains 7-8 SOUTHERNER (Texarkana - San Antonio), pp. 106–111
• MP Trains 41-42 TEXAS EAGLE (Palestine - Houston), pp. 112–127
• MP Trains 1-2 AZTEC EAGLE (San Antonio - Laredo), pp. 128–135
• MP Trains 1-2 TEXAS EAGLE (San Antonio - Texarkana), pp. 136–173
• BRACKENRIDGE EAGLE (amusement park train), pp. 174–176

Hardcover with dust jacket, 216 pages, standard landscape format 11 x 8.

5 x .75 in., over 330 photographs, maps and diagrams. This long-awaited title lives up to the expectations. The EP&SW along with its parent, Phelps-Dodge Corporation, spurred the growth of Arizona and New Mexico beginning with copper mining and smelting and later coal mining and timber harvesting. The author, Vernon J.

Glover, I consider 'Mr. New Mexico Railroads' as he has collected much information regarding the state over the years. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, copper was a growth industry in the United States. The rapid growth of copper production and the surrounding towns in southeastern Arizona made it clear that wagon freight to and from main line railheads was no longer a sufficient means of transportation - there was a need for more direct rail connections to the eastern markets.

Fruitless discussions with the Southern Pacific led to building the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad, an independent railroad, to El Paso, Texas, financed entirely from cash reserves of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company. In the meantime, the El Paso & Northeastern, a line not affiliated with either railroad, was building northward from El Paso, up through the Territory of New Mexico, creating new towns as it went along the way.

In 1905, the two railroads were joined and their operations merged as rapidly as possible. The EP&SW story is told in three parts: first, the origins of the western part of the system, second, connecting El Paso with the coal mines of Dawson, New Mexico, and third, the merger of the eastern and western lines in 1905 into a unified system.

Throughout its story, strong personalities influenced the activities of the system: James Douglas of the Copper Queen at Bisbee, Arizona, Charles Bishop Eddy and John Arthur Eddy, guiding the EP&NE, Attorney William Ashton Hawkins who, along with Douglas, influenced the merged EP&SW system until its sale to the Southern Pacific in 1924.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 5–10
• Land
• Minerals
• Mines and Railroads, pp. 11–28
• A New Railroad to El Paso, pp. 29–58
• El Paso & Northeastern System, pp. 59–86
• EP&NE Operations and Merger with EP&SW, pp. 87–106
• Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railway, pp. 107–136
• EP&SW Eastern Division Improvements, pp. 137–162
• Years of Growth, pp. 163–198
• The SP Years - An Epilogue, pp. 199–208
• Appendices: Locomotive Rosters
• Notes, pp. 209–212
• Index, pp. 213–216

This is a pictorial with over 400 roster and action photographs of SP Pacific Lines steam during World War II and the dozen years afterward as the roster declined. Almost all of the pictures show engines at work or at least ready to run.

There is a condensed roster and some text, but the main effort was to present caption information that would explain what is going on in the picture - not just what and when, but why. Photographic examples are included of almost every class of Pacific Lines steam engine that operated in this time span, with chapters on each wheel arrangement.

Many of the images were made from negatives that are sixty or even seventy years old, and yet the photograph reproduction is quite good.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 2–15
• Switchers: 0-6-0 and 0-8-0, pp. 16–27
• Moguls: 2-6-0, pp. 28–41
• Ten-Wheelers: 4-6-0, pp. 42–57
• Pacific and Atlantic: 4-6-2 and 4-4-2, pp. 58–81
• Consolidations: 2-8-0, pp. 82–101
• Twelve-Wheelers: 4-8-0, pp. 102–109
• Mikados: 2-8-2, pp. 110–127
• Berkshires: 2-8-4, pp. 128–133
• Decapods: 2-10-2, pp. 134–145
• Articulated and Mallet: 2-6-6-2, 4-6-6-2, 2-8-8-2 and 2-8-8-4, pp. 146–159
• Articulated Consolidation: 4-8-8-2, pp. 160–177
• Mountains: 4-8-2, pp. 178–189
• General Service: 4-8-4, pp. 190–209
• Southern Pacific: 4-10-2, pp. 210–215
• Narrow Gauge, Shop Switcher and 4-4-0, pp. 216–224. Southern Pacific H&TS, 224 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., B&W photographs and roster.

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

This book is about the 334 General Electric 'U-boats' from the U-25B and U50 through U33C locomotives owned by the Southern Pacific and Cotton Belt railroads. Includes system-wide action and portrait photography during the brief time during the 1960s and 1970s when U-series diesels worked everywhere on the Southern Pacific.

Includes 180 B&W and 3 Color photographs plus roster.

Contents:

• Ch. 1: The Decision to Buy GE Units, pp. 3–6
• Ch. 2: The U25B Locomotives, pp. 7–25
• The U25BE Upgrading Experiment, pp. 26–31
• The Sulzer Re-Engine Experiment, pp. 32–35
• Ch. 3: The Twin-Engine U50s, pp. 36–46
• Ch. 4: The U28B Units, pp. 47–49
• Ch. 5: The U28C Locomotives, pp. 50–55
• Ch. 6: The U30C Locomotives, pp. 56–67
• Ch. 7: The U33C Locomotives, pp. 68–96. Shade Tree Books, softcover, 96 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W photographs and detailed roster information. Features: New Softcover Joseph A. Strapac Shade Tree Books

Baldwin switchers and Road-Switchers that operated on the Southern Pacific, T&NO and Cotton Belt. Demonstrators (including Shark-noses!) illustrated in detail.

Contents:

• Ch. 1: Introduction, pp. 3–15
• Ch. 2: The VO-660 Switchers, pp. 16–19
• Ch. 3: The VO-1000 Switchers, pp. 20–37
• Ch. 4: Postwar 1000-horsepower Switchers, pp. 38–43
• Ch. 5: Thin-Frame S-12 Switchers, pp. 44–51
• Ch. 6: Fabricated-Frame S-12 Switchers, pp. 52–63
• Ch. 7: Baldwin Demonstrators Visit the SP, pp. 64–67
• Ch. 8: Six-Axle, 1500-horsepower Road-Switchers, pp. 68–81
• Ch. 9: Cow-and-Calf Operations, pp. 82–89
• Ch. 10: Six-Axle, 1600-horsepower Road-Switchers, pp. 90–107
• Ch. 11: T&NO AS-616 and Cotton Belt 2000-horsepower Center cab, pp. 108–112. Shade Tree Books, softcover, 112 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 230+ B&W photographs, roster, official drawings. Features: New Softcover Joseph A. Strapac Shade Tree Books