Books, Maps and Atlases

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 5–8
• Westward to Cincinnati and Louisville, pp. 9–18
• C&O Service Begins to Cincinnati
• Louisville
• Hampton Roads and WDC, pp. 19–46
• C&O Ferries Operate Across the Ohio River at Four Locations, pp. 47–56
• Barge Operations Between Ashland and Ironton, 1892-1926, pp. 87–95.Features: New Softcover Wendell H. McCord Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2019

Softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 4–9
• Function of the Tipple, pp. 10–15
• Car Retarder Operations, pp. 16–26
• Coal Preparation, pp. 27–31
• Case Study: New River Mine, pp. 32–35
• Historic American Engineering Drawings: Kaymoor Tipple, pp. 36–45
• Typical Coal Mine Tipples on the C&O, pp. 46–49
• Examples of Tipples Along C&O Lines, pp. 50–64
• Inland Steel Corporation's Coal Preparation Plant
• Price
• KY, pp. 65–68
• Bituminous Goes to Market, pp. 69–72
• C&O's Largest Coal Shipper - The Dorrance Colliery at Omar
• WV, pp. 73–76
• Other Tipples, pp. 77–80. Features: New Softcover Thomas W. Dixon
• Jr. Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2016

Softcover, 122 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Contents:

• Introduction and Background, pp. 4–10
• The Richmond Viaduct Solution, pp. 11–32
• West of Richmond Viaduct to Bremo, pp. 33–51
• West of Strathmore to East of Lynchburg, pp. 52–64
• Lynchburg and West, pp. 65–89
• Buchanan to Baldwin, pp. 90–103
• Jackson River Bridges at the James River Line Junctions, pp. 104–109
• Appendices, pp. 110–111
• References, pg. 112.Features: New Softcover Al Kresse Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2023

Softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps, illustrations and diagrams. Historical Perspective, pp. 7–14,Construction and Operations, pp. 15–28,Motive Power, Steam Era, pp. 29–35,Motive Power, Diesel Era, pp. 36–38,Passenger Stations, pp. 39–45,Strathmore Terminal, pp. 46–64,The Human Dimension, pp. 65–69,Decline and Abandonment, pp.

70–78,Bibliography, pp. 79–80.

Features:

• New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 96 pages, B&W and Color photographs, diagrams and roster.

Background, pp. 4–9, Concept-Consist, pp. 10–15, Motive Power - The M-1 Steam-Turbine-Electric and The L-1 Hudson, pp. 16–33, The Chessie's Cars, pp. 34–86, Art for the Chessie, p. 87, Observation-Lounge Cars for Virginia and Kentucky Connecting Trains, pp. 88–90.

Contents:

• New
• Softcover
• Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 64 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs, roster and diagrams.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 4–5
• The Coming of the Diesel Era - Switchers Show the Way, pp. 6–9
• The Pere Marquette Diesel Switchers, pp. 10–15
• ALCo Switchers Open the C&O Diesel Era, pp. 16–25
• The Unusual TR3 and TR4 Sets, pp. 26–29
• The EMD NW2s, pp. 30–37
• EMD SW7s, pp. 38–41
• EMD SW9s, pp. 42–48
• Color Photographs, pp. 49–64. Features: New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, roster data, diagrams.

Contents:

• New
• Softcover
• Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Background, pp. 4–9,Branches, pp. 10–19,History, pp. 20–37,Peach Creek Shops, pp. 38–50,Running No. 1309, pp. 51–57,My Last Steam Trip to Scarlet, WV, pp. 58–61,C&O's Big Switchers (the 0-10-0s), pp. 62–68,Passenger Trains on the Logan Subdivision, pp. 69–77,The Logan Subdivision Railway Post Office Lines, pp.

78–80.

Features:

• New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, illustrations, some track layouts.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 5–16
• I'd Like to Buy a Vowel, pp. 17–18
• Getting There
• Part 1, pp. 19–24
• Getting There
• Part 2, pp. 25–30
• A Fixer-Upper, pp. 31–36
• Diggin' Out from Under, pp. 37–48
• In Control, pp. 49–57
• The "Alleghany Ballet", pp. 58–65
• The Rest of the Cast, pp. 66–73,"Next Station Stop...", pp. 74–78
• The Care and Feeding, pp. 79–84
• In the Middle of the Action, pp. 85–88
• Putting it All Together, pp. 89–96.Features: New Softcover C. Bryan Kidd Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2018

Softcover, 96 pages, B&W photographs, diagrams and advertising reproductions.

Contents:

• New
• Softcover
• Thomas W. Dixon, Jr.
• Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society
• 2021

Softcover, 144 pages, B&W photographs, diagrams, maps and illustrations.

Introduction, pp. 4–9,Mainline Local Passenger Trains, pp. 10–29,Introduction to Branchline Locals, pp. 30–33,Local Passenger Trains in Virginia, pp. 34–59,Local Passenger Trains in West Virginia, pp. 60–95,Local Passenger Trains in Kentucky, pp. 96–115,Local Passenger Trains in Indiana, pp. 116–119,Local Passenger Trains in Ohio, pp.

120–127,Decline and Demise, pp. 128–133,Equipment, pp. 134–141,References, pp. 142–143,Afterword, pg. 144.

Features:

• New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, illustrations and maps.

Contents:

• Foreword, pp. 3–4
• Background, pp. 5–22
• Virginia Central Locomotives During the War, pp. 23–28
• Virginia Central Rolling Stock During the War, pp. 29–36
• Virginia Central At War, 1861-1865, pp. 37–50
• Military Actions on Virginia Central West of the Blue Ridge, pp. 51–73

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, plans, diagrams, roster.Class K-1, pp. 5–35,Classes K-2, K-3 and K-4, pp. 36–74,Hocking Valley Mikados, Class K, pp. 75–77,Pere Marquette Mikados, pp. 78–80,Baby Mikes, pg. 81,Drawing Portfolio, pp. 82–91,Summary Data - Roster, Retirements and Tender Assignments, pp. 92–94,References, pp.

95–97,Afterword, pg. 98.

Features:

• New Softcover Karen Parker Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2018

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Contents:

• River
• Canal and Turnpike, pp. 4–13
• Heyday of Railroads in the Valley of Virginia, pp. 14–33
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, pp. 34–77
• Changing Environment, pp. 78–83
• Freshets Finally Win, pp. 84–96. Features: New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.Beginnings: The Route Agents 1839-1882, pp. 6–15,Railway Post Offices, pp. 16–29,The Cars, pp. 30–81,Closed Pouch-Storage Mail and Mail and Express Trains, pp. 82–89,Catching the Mail, pp. 90–93,The Shortest RPO, pp. 94–96.

Features:

• New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• Emergence of the Railroad Maintenance-of-Way Industry, pp. 5–14
• Development of Motorized Rail Maintenance Cars, pp. 15–22
• Motor Car Design Evolves, pp. 23–32
• Brief History of Fairmont Railway Motor Cars, pp. 33–44
• C&O Inspection Cars, pp. 45–56
• C&O Section Cars, pp. 57–68
• C&O Gang Cars, pp. 69–80.Features: New Softcover Charles W. Ford Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2015

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Contents:

• Assault of the Blue Ridge, pp 4-17
• Across the Valley to Covington, pp. 18–25
• Crossing the Alleghany Summit, pp. 26–45
• Greenbrier River to Hinton, pp. 46–63
• Hinton to the Ohio River, pp. 64–67
• The James River Line, pp. 68–71
• Church Hill Tunnel, pp. 72–75
• Main Line Tunnels West and North of Huntington, pp. 76–81
• Branch Line Tunnels, pp. 82–96.Features: New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

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Softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color and B&W photographs, roster and diagrams.

Contents:

• The Pere Marquettes and the E7s, pp. 4–15
• C&O's E8s, pp. 16–33
• E8 Assignments and Scheduling, pp. 34–39
• E8 Appearance and Paint Schemes, pp. 40–54
• E7 and E8 Color Album, pp. 55–80. Features: New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• In the Beginning, pp. 6–16
• Building the Railroads, pp. 17–28
• Bought and Finished by the C&O, pp. 29–38Good Times and Bad Times, pp. 39–44
• World War II and the Years After, pp. 45–50
• Each of the Branch Lines (Later Subdivisions), pp. 51–64
• The Marshalling Yards, pp. 65–70
• Passenger Service on the Coal District, pp. 71–80
• Agency and Ticket Agent Stations Coal River SD, pp. 81–90
• Agency and Ticket Agent Stations Big Coal SD, pp. 91–96.Features: New Softcover Dr. Wendell McChord Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2013

Hardcover with jacket, 320 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., Color and B&W photographs and illustrations.

The 1990s was a twilight era for Cuba's fascinating old transportation system. Trains hauled by century-old American steam locomotives met Model A Fords and wooden stations as if it were the 1920s. Horse-drawn carriages passed colonial architecture in towns and cities, with ox teams doing heavier work in scenic countryside's.

Wooden Brill interurban trains still carried passengers while General Electric steeple cabs hauled freight between Havana and Matanzas, just as they did when chocolate maker Hershey bought them new in 1920. The author spent 18 months over several years documenting this transportation time-warp from one end of the island to the other.

Although Cuba has been modernizing its transportation system, most of the old American cars and locomotives seen in this book are being preserved as 'National Patrimony' and should be available for future visitors to see, photograph and (in some cases) even ride. The book is a tour of the island and includes vintage B&W photographs, Color photographs from the 1990s, postcard and other ephemera reproductions.

The majority of the photographs are in color of the trains and equipment.

Features:

• New Hardcover Adolf Hungrywolf Canadian Caboose Press 2012

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

From the Bob's Photo collection comes another look at the New Haven's Old Colony Division. The Old Colony was an independent railroad leased by the New Haven in 1893 to gain access to Boston. The black and white photographs with extensive captions cover from the early steam era to the early to mid diesel era.

The book is organized by the various routes out of Boston the division covered. Stations, Locations, Steam Locomotives, early diesels including ALCO DL-109 models are featured.

Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. The Old Colony Railroad
• 2. Boston
• 3. Boston to Braintree
• 4. The Greenbush Line
• 5. The Plymouth Branch
• 6. The Middleboro Branch
• 7. Boston to Taunton
• 8. The Fall River Line
• 9. The New Bedford Line
• 10. Buzzards Bay
• 11. The Woods Hole Branch
• 12. The Hyannis Branch
• 13. The Provincetown Branch
• 14. The Northern Old Colony
• 15. The Providence Division
• 16. Odds & Ends.

This book is written for laymen, rather than engineering types, who find bridges a fascinating subject. Also the model railroader will find this book of interest when researching bridges for his layout.

Contents:
Foreword, pp. 9-10;
Bridge Types, pp. 11-16;
Monuments in Stone, pp. 17-40;
It Started With a Kite, pp. 41-50;
The Eads Bridge, pp. 51-56;
The Truss: Geometry at Work, pp. 57-108;
Those Beautiful Arch Bridges, pp. 109-120;
Bridges That Move, pp. 121-140;
Bridges on Stilts: Trestles and Girders, pp. 141-166;
Concrete Bridges, pp. 167-180;
Kate Shelley, pp. 181-186;
New Bridges for Old, pp. 187-196;
Appendix, pg. 197;
Bibliography, pp. 198-200;
Index, pp. 201-204;
Bridge Plans, 205-208.

Golden West Books, hardcover with jacket, 208 pages, 300 illustrations, bibliography, index.

Surveys show that many of today's readers - airliner and automobile oriented - have only vague impressions of older trains; in many instances, they are all but unaware of what they looked like. Few, if any, of those readers have ever been on a train, least of all, one that ran over forty years ago.

The author is cognizant of this lack of familiarity and so it is that he offers, for inspection, earnestly and affectionately, the legendary Super Chief. May this meeting of reader and train be easy, unhurried, and, most assuredly, worthwhile.

Stan Repp was, at one time, called, much to his pleasure, a 'one-man latter-day promotion team' for the Super Chief. In accepting that devotee laurel wreath, he is mindful of the responsibility that goes with the accolade, and accordingly, presents this book as his best effort at time-laps recollection in revealing a Great American Train of the past . . . the Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief.

Golden West Books, hardcover with jacket, 258 pages, 6 x 8.75 x .5 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Golden West Books, hardcover, 150 pages, 11 x 8.5 in. horizontal format, over 320 black and white photographs, maps and timetables.

This book covers historically the building of the routes and all the important events that happened to the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad, the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, and followed by the Union Pacific Railroad.

This Volume covers the early days, the steam locomotive era, and up through the coming of diesel motive power. Featured pictorially in action views are motive power and equipment from early steam, late steam and diesel freight and passenger trains plus stations, yards, roundhouses and shops.

Contents:

• Los Angeles Terminal Railroad, pp. 7–14
• San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, 15-36
• Union Pacific Takes Control, pp. 37–154. This book is an overview of the history of the routes followed up with B&W photographs (many by Duke) and extensive captions.

Golden West Books, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., B&W photographs and maps.

This volume presents a historical and pictorial survey of the electric railways operating around San Francisco Bay from World War II to the present time. This Volume concludes the story with the Market Street Railway being presented, in addition to the Municipal Railway of San Francisco, the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga, the Northwestern Pacific, the Petaluma & Santa Rosa, and the southern end of the Sacramento Northern.

Not forgotten is the Shipyard Railway built and operated during World War II.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 77–78
• Market Street Railway, pp. 79–89
• Municipal Railway of San Francisco, pp. 90–112
• Northwestern Pacific Railroad, pp. 113–120
• Petaluma & Santa Rosa, pp. 121–126
• Sacramento Northern Railway, pp. 127–140
• San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railroad, pp. 141–146
• Shipyard Railway, pp. 147–151
• acknowledgments, p. 152
• Bibliography, p. 153.

Golden West Books, hardcover with jacket, 240 pages, 6 x 9 x.75 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

Many believe Southern California is flat, but it has many hills and is surrounded by high mountains. Several spectacular incline railways were built and proposed over the years. Inclines such as Angels Flight, Court Flight, Mount Lowe Incline, Mount Washington Incline, Catalina Island Mountain Incline, Arrowhead Incline, and the nation's most modern and high-tech incline located at the Getty Center. 130 illustrations, maps, profiles, and index.

Contents:

• Incline Railways of Los Angeles. Introduction, pp. 9–26
• Angels Flight, pp. 27–70
• Court Flight, pp. 71–82
• Mt. Washington: Its Hotel and Incline Railway, pp. 83–122
• The Getty Center Incline, pp. 123–138
• Griffith Park Railway and Incline Company, pp. 139–142
• Mount Hollywood Scenic Railway, pp. 143–152
• Incline Railways of Southern California: Mount Lowe Incline Railway, pp. 153–182
• Island Mountain Railway, pp. 183–206
• Industry Hills Cable Incline Railway, pp. 207–214
• Arrowhead Incline Railway, pp. 215–224
• Glendale & Verdugo Mountain Railway, pp. 225–232
• Index, pp. 233–240.

This book covers the New Haven Railroad passenger and freight terminals in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Text and captions by Marc J. Frattasio. Includes a number of photographs of the Cedar Hill facilities under construction. Most photographs are from the early 1900s thru the 1930s. Even though a streetcar photo is on the cover, no other streetcar photographs are inside.

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

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

Black and White photographs of the Boston & Maine, Union Freight Railroad and Boston Elevated Railway from the 1890s through the 1950s.

Contents:

• Map, p. 4
• North Station, pp. 5–18
• B&M, pp. 19–23
• Coach Yard, pp. 24–25
• Roundhouse, pp. 26–31 Somerville Freight Yard, pp. 32–33
• Union Freight Railroad, pp. 34–39 Boston Elevated Railway, pp. 40–47
• Index, p. 48.

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

Black and White photographs from the 1890s to the 1950s of the New Haven and Boston & Albany from the Bob's Photo collection.

Contents:

• Map, pp. 4–5
• South Station, pp. 6–9
• Back Bay Station, pp. 10–15
• New Haven Railroad, pp. 16–27
• Boston & Albany Railroad, pp. 28–30
• Beacon Park Yard, pp. 31–37
• Exeter St. Coach Yard, pp. 38–43
• Trinity Place, pp. 44–47
• Index, p. 48.

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

Even though the covers of the book are of diesel locomotives, the book consists of B&W Steam Era photographs from the Bob's Photo collection.

Contents:

• Station, pp. 4–25
• New Haven Yard, pp. 26–29
• West Springfield, pp. 30–41
• B&A Diesel Shop, pp. 42–43
• Springfield Street Railway, pp. 44–47
• Index 48.

This book is based on the collection of B&W photographs from the Bob's Photo collection. David Sweetland has provided the captions. photographs range from the steam to diesel era and include city traction and railroad structures.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Map
• Union Station
• Towers
• Along the Main Line
• Northrup Avenue Yard
• Charles Street Engine house
• East Side
• Woodlawn
• Moshassuck Valley RR
• United Electric Ry.
• Index of photographs. Bob's Photo, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

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

This black & white photo book covers the many (but not all) classes of B&O switchers and Road-Switchers beginning with the 1926 class CG, an 18 ton Plymouth gasoline dinky used on the Philadelphia water front. Other classes covered include early EMC and EMD switchers and Road-Switchers (SWs and Geeps), early ALCO, Baldwin and Lima switchers plus Fairbanks-Morse switchers and Road-Switchers.

The B&W photographs are from the Bob's Photo collection and extensive captions by David Sweetland complete the book.

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

A collection of photographs from the Bob's Photo collection of Atlantic Coast Line Passenger Service.

Contents:

• System Map, p. 3
• Box Cars, pp. 4–9
• Covered Hoppers, pp. 10–15
• Flat Cars, pp. 16–22
• Gondolas, pp. 23–26
• Hopper Cars, pp. 27–33
• Stock Cars, p. 34
• Ventilated Box Cars, pp. 35–37
• Work Equipment, pp. 38–47
• Index, p. 48.

Hardcover, 90 pages, B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

The Virginian Railway Heritage Trail's purpose is to recognize surviving structures and facilities in Virginia and West Viriginia and help preserve the history of this coal-hauling railroad. Most of the photographs in this title were taken before the Virginian Railway was merged into the Norfolk & Western.

Included are more contemporary photographs of surviving structures including depots and bridges.

Contents:

• Introduction, pg. 2-8
• First Sub-Division: Sewalls Point to Victoria, pp. 9–25
• Second Sub-Division: Victoria to Roanoke, pp. 26–40
• Third Sub-Division: Roanoke to Elmore, pp. 41–60
• Forth Sub-Division: Elmore to D B Tower, pp. 61–84
• Beyond, pp. 85–90. Features: New Softcover Aubrey Wiley Self published 2013

Andover Junction Publications, hardcover with dust jacket, 160 pages, 10.25 x 10.25 x.75 in., Color photographs.

Excellent color photographs with a general history of each of the railroads presented. Classic American Railroads by Mike Schafer. A color pictorial with a general history of each of the railroads presented.

Contents:

• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, pp. 8–19
• Baltimore & Ohio, pp 20-29
• Boston & Maine, pp. 30–37
• Chicago & North Western, pp. 38–47
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, pp. 48–57
• Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, pp. 58–67
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, pp. 68–79
• Denver & Rio Grande Western, pp. 80–87
• Great Northern, pp. 88–95
• Illinois Central, pp. 96–103
• Louisville & Nashville, pp. 104–111
• New York Central, pp. 112–123
• Pennsylvania Railroad, pp. 124–137
• Southern Pacific, pp. 138–149
• Union Pacific, pp. 150–159
• Index, p. 160.