Books, Maps and Atlases

Aboard the Burlington's famous Zephyrs, fine dining was as much a part of the journey as the gleaming stainless-steel train itself. A Dining aboard the Way of the Zephyrs is a faithful reproduction of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroads' original 1948 dining car cookbook, used by the railroad's chefs during the height of the streamliner era. This authentic reprint preserves the exact recipes once prepared in the Burlington's rolling kitchens — complete with the straightforward instructions and period flavor of the mid-20th century.

From breakfast staples and elegant entrees to classic desserts served on the Morning and Denver Zephyrs, this volume offers a genuine taste of the CB&Q's celebrated dining service. Perfect for railroad historians, vintage cookbook collectors, and anyone with an appetite for nostalgia, Dining aboard the Way of the Zephyrs brings the golden age of railroading right to your own kitchen table.

White River Productions, hardcover with dust jacket, 256 pages, 12 x 9 x.75 in., 380 color photographs, 12 detailed maps, index.

By Ronald C. Flanary, Scott D. Lindsey, David P. Oroszi

Beautiful Southern Green and Cream cab units, high-hood second-generation diesel units, lush green scenery, bright red cabooses, well-maintained track, massive bridges and trestles and division maps - the Southern Railway is well illustrated in this White River Productions title.

There was a time, particularly during the 1970s, when virtually every railroad enthusiast was, in some manner, a Southern Railway fan. The cause for such notoriety was the Southern's long-running steam excursions, a program that began in 1966 and was eventually discontinued by successor Norfolk Southern in 1994.

As spectacular and successful as the steam program was, it did not adequately touch on the extraordinary success of the Southern as a railroad system. The company that gave a "Green Light to Innovations" was always at the forefront of the US railroad industry by virtually any metric one could use.

Rather than being remembered for its grand, green and gold-striped Ps-4 Pacific types, Saluda Grade, or the streamlined Southerner of 1941, it was the "modern" Southern that commanded respect. Southern was an early convert to diesel-electric traction.

The company's management led the way into the 1960s with remote mid-train helper locomotives, mechanized track gangs, welded rail, and a fleet of specialized freight cars to handle all types of commodities and finished goods.

There was also one of the earliest computer-driven car location systems, a virtually spotless safety record, and ground-breaking regulatory accomplishments that proved to be precursors to today's largely unregulated industry.

Today's railroad industry is now largely free from the archaic constraints that kept it from being fully competitive with other forms of transportation, thanks in large part to Southern's innovations. This book, the combined efforts of 75 photographers plus input from some of the leading historians of the railroad that "Served the South," is a division-by-division visual tour of the work-a-day Southern.

This 256-page volume, with 380 outstanding color images, and 12 detailed maps, is the most comprehensive visual history of the modern Southern ever published. Chapter introductions provide context to better understand each geographic region's traffic base, its lines and terminals, and of course its trains.

It's all here as well, from first class freights with nearly 200 cars and mid-train power, plus the Southern Crescent, on down to the most lowly of yard switchers, local freights and mine runs. And of note is the foreword written by Wick Moorman, who started his distinguished railroad career with the Southern Railway.

Contents:

• The Southern Railway, pp. 6–7, Eastern Division, pp. 8–47, Piedmont Division, pp. 48–61, Carolina Division, pp. 62–83, Georgia Division, pp. 84–107, Coastal Division, pp. 108–129, Crescent Division, pp. 130–143, Alabama Division, pp. 144–157, Appalachia Division, pp. 158–175, Tennessee Division, pp. 176–203, Kentucky Division, pp. 204–243, Western Division, pp. 244–255, Index, pp. 256.

By Brian Jennison and Victor Neves White River Productions

White River Productions, hardcover with jacket, Color photography.

Southern Pacific Western Division is an all-color pictorial covering the operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad in northern and central California, from Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, north to Eureka and south to San Luis Obispo.

Seven chapters present stunning color photography of the diverse geography of this part of the Golden State, from redwood forests to open farmland to scenic bay side and ocean vistas to busy urban centers.

While emphasis is on operations in the 1960 through 1990-time frame, Southern Pacific Western Division includes many historic photos from the 1940s and '50s as well, some of which have not previously been published.

It's all here: The multitude of fabulous paint schemes that SP used in the steam-diesel transition era, including Daylight, Black Widow, Tiger Stripes, and Scarlet and Gray, plus several experimental and special patriotic paint schemes.

Many of the named passenger trains, such as the Lark, the Owl, the Cascades, the Coast, Noon, San Joaquin and Shasta Daylights, the Redwood, the Senator and even the maid-of-all-work Tehachapi are covered, as well as the coast mail trains, the Peninsula commutes and early Amtrak.

SP's diverse steam motive power is presented, with Consolidations, Mountains, GS-Class and of course the big Cab Ahead Articulated Consolidations featured. Diesels from EMD, GE, Alco, Fairbanks Morse, and the German builder Krauss-Maffei are shown in a variety of first, second, and third generation cab and hood configurations.

Salient aspects of the histories of the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific are discussed in the chapter introductions and many informative photo captions, and day-to-day freight operations are presented in detail, referencing employee timetables as appropriate.

The work has been reviewed by career Southern Pacific employees whose contributions are gratefully acknowledged. Although the Southern Pacific is gone, having been merged into the giant Union Pacific, the railroad lives on through these photographs, and the reader will come away with an appreciation for this once mightiest of western roads.

American Locomotive Company (Alco) built ten locomotives for Denver & Rio Grande Western in 1923, and three of these remarkable machines still call Durango, Colorado home, powering the iconic "Silverton" trains since the 1950s.

Here is the story of the first modern narrow-gauge locomotive on Rio Grande and how it is posed to enter its second century of service. Author Jerry Day spent 45 years compiling information and more than 300 photos, maps, track folios, drawings, and diagrams, including a three-page foldout drawing created by Mike McKenzie for this 200+ page volume.

In addition, you will find the history of D&RGW's purchase of the K-28s, the operational history on the lines they ran, and the history of K-28 snow fighting operations, special passenger runs, wrecks and mishaps, movie appearances, locomotive modifications and changes, and how the K-28s operate today on the Durango & Silverton railroad.

Includes an appendix with the complete D&RGW/Alco specs for the locomotives.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• Jerry B. Day
• White River Productions
• 2023

White River Productions, hardcover, 192 pages on glossy paper, standard portrait format, with 200 photographs.

This title is filled with photographs, captions and text. The work of many photographers from north to south contributed to make this title a nice book. A number of maps augment the text. A few, much older photographs in the B&W era are presented, but 95% of the photographs and illustrations are in Color.

There are quite a few depot scenes, too. This is a good 'overview' title of this former, important American railroad. The GM&O and predecessors operated many passenger trains, and they are seen here, including plenty of "Doodlebug" photos. Roster data for all equipment is included, but the text is so small you will need a ruler-type magnifier to preserve your eyesight.

Doesn't White River know their audience? Make the text larger even if that means adding a few pages to the book. This new title is three books in one. First, it's a history book that covers the development of the postwar GM&O railroad through the mergers of Gulf, Mobile & Northern, Mobile & Ohio, and The Alton Railroad.

Second, it's a handy reference book, with maps and equipment rosters and descriptions of passenger and freight operations. And third, it's a fine, entertaining trip over GM&O that you can sit back and savor, with pages of beautiful photographs and detailed descriptions.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Foreword, pp. 5–7
• Founding and Capsule Histories, pp. 8–26
• Eastern Division - Chicagoland, pp. 27–51
• Eastern Division - The Old Alton Main Line, pp. 52–77
• Western Division to Kansas City, pp. 78–91
• Metro St. Louis - Missouri and Illinois, pp. 92–106
• Southern Region
• Northern Division Main Line, 108-123
• Southern Division to Montgomery and Mobile, pp. 124–139
• Tennessee Division, pp. 140–159
• Alabama Division to Mobile via Union
• Mississippi, pp. 160–175
• Louisiana Division to New Orleans, pp. 176–187
• Passenger and Freight Equipment, pp. 188–191
• Index
• Epilogue, pg. 192.

  By David M. Johnston

White River Productions, hardcover with jacket, 192 pages, 12 x 9 x.75 in., 256 all Color photographs, 6 maps.

Rio Grande: Heart of the Rockies looks at the dramatic influence of railroad builder David H. Moffat on the Denver & Rio Grande Western. In Volume I of this series, one of the watershed events for the young D&RG was the conversion of the main lines from narrow gauge to standard gauge, initiated in 1890 during Moffat's presidency.

Following his departure from the D&RG the following year, Moffat intensified the pursuit of his great dream - constructing a direct transcontinental mainline west from Denver. Indeed, the 'Moffat Road', which he spearheaded, eventually became the primary transcontinental conduit for the D&RGW as well as the source of substantial local traffic.

Moffat, however, would not live to see the outcome of what he had begun and following his passing, his Denver, Northwestern & Pacific was reorganized into the Denver & Salt Lake. The color images in this Volume, all captured in the later years of D&RGW operations, illustrate the many construction challenges he faced as he pushed the DNW&P rails west, for this was no route seeking the easiest of grades and alignments.

It was the boring of the Moffat Tunnel beneath the Continental Divide in 1927 that encouraged the D&RGW to cast its lot with the D&SL in developing both local and transcontinental traffic. The completion of the tunnel, followed by the opening of the Dotsero Cutoff in 1934, gave the line through the Heart of the Rockies a chance to thrive, unlike so many other railroad enterprises that had challenged Colorado's mountains and failed.

The line west of Denver remains one of the most colorful operations in the region. Though many changes occurred in the final quarter of the 20th century, the experience of trains winding through the mountains has beckoned rail photographers from around the globe to record the action.

And while the Rio Grande itself is gone, the images herein help to illustrate how it was during the era of color slide photography along the D&RGW in the Heart of the Rockies.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 6–7, Mile-High City, pp. 8–29, The Front Range, pp. 30–67, Heart of the Rockies, pp. 68–105, Colorado Valley, pp. 106–145, The Craig Branch, pp. 146–173, Dotsero Cutoff, pp. 174–191, Bibliography, p. 192.

Softcover, 188 pages, Color illustrations.

This is the first title in White River Production's Master Craftsman Series of how-to books. Scenic & Weathering Techniques is your guide to creating realistic effects for your model railroads and dioramas.

Compiled by Scott Thornton, more than a dozen authors contribute all-new articles to teach you expert techniques that will bring you to the next level!

Contents:

• Modeling the Extreme (very weathered snowplow),
• Battle with the Bulge (freight car panel bulges),
• That's Flat-Out Real (creating ghosted graphics),
• Scenes in Between (making the most of layout transitions),
• Fade Away (fading cars),
• Simple Techniques, Great Results (bringing life to an SW1 and track weathering),
• Colorful New England,
• O-Scale Mastery,
• The Burl Swamp (swamp scene and trees),
• Fantastic Fall,
• Pitted, Rusted and Streaked, Oh My! (heavily weathered covered hopper),
• Take Me to the River (bridge and water scene),
• Rusty and Dusty (more freight car weathering),
• Using a Simple Color Palette,
• New
• Softcover
• White River Productions
• 2023

Union Pacific Historical Society, Cloth hardcover with dust jacket, 320 pages, Color and B&W photographs and illustrations.

Published 2020. The Camas Prairie: Idaho's Panhandle Railroad is a history of the spectacular Camas Prairie Railroad in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Formed out of the intense competition between the Northern Pacific Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad in 1909, the Camas Prairie operated joint trackage between Riparia, Washington, and Lewiston, Idaho, with branches extending to Headquarters, Stites, and Grangeville, Idaho.

The railroad became known for its many spectacular timber bridges, including the famous Halfmoon bridge in Lapwai Canyon. Carefully researched from railroad papers and interviews with employees, this is the story of the Camas Prairie Railroad from founding to present-day. Chapters cover surveying and constructing the line to the railroad's namesake prairie, the relationship with the railroad's largest shipper, Potlatch Forests, Inc., the evolving operations of each of the railroad's four subdivisions as the company adapted to stay viable, the railroad's equipment, including locomotives, cabooses, and other rolling stock leased from its parent companies Union Pacific and Northern Pacific, and the post-1998 short line era.

The book also discusses freight and passenger connections to the parent roads. From the beginning, photographers were drawn to the railroad due to the many spectacular bridges built to handle the steep terrain. Photographs in the book span from the early construction era to the 2000s and include the work of well-known photographers: Henry R.

Griffiths, Jr., Dr. Philip R. Hastings, Philip C. Johnson, Blair Kooistra, Rob Leachman, and many others! With multiple maps and over 350 illustrations and photographs, many in color, this 320-page hardcover book will be of great interest to both Union Pacific and Northern Pacific historians alike, as well as anyone interested in Pacific Northwest history.

Volume 8: 2-8-8-0s, UP 3534-3564, OSL 3565-3566, OWR&N 3567-3569. 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

Volume 5: 4-8-4s of the UP (820-844). 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

Volume 35 covers the Union Pacific Challengers in the following groups: #3900-3939, 3800-3839, 3702, 3707 and 3710. 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

Volume 37 covers the Union Pacific Challengers in the following groups: UP #3975-3999 (1943 series), and #3700-3717 (oil fuel). 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

Volume 33: 2-8-2 Mikado (MacArthur) Class OSL 2555-2564, LA&SL 2700-2735. 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

Volume 27: 2-8-0 Class LA&SL 6001-6085; UP 6200-6300; OSL 6500s by James L. Ehernberger Collection. This will be an on going series of about 40 books covering all classes of Steam Locomotives of the UPRR and its subsidiaries. Each book is 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and a softcover.

Each Volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the time the photo was taken. The books show 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.

The books contain photographs from 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 Historical Society, softcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs with captions.

Volume 25: 2-8-0 Class OSL 510-599. 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

Volume 22: 2-8-0 Class UP 105-275. 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

Volume 23: 2-8-0 Class UP 276-358. 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

Volume 18: 4-6-2 Class OSL 3100-3138, LA&SL 3160-3181, OWR&N 3202-3227. 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

Volume 12: 4-6-0s of the UP (1242-1354), OSL (1511-1586), LA&SL (1593-1596), OWR&N (1707-1760). 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

Volume 13: 2-10-2 Class UP 5000-5044. 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

This second volume continues with a great railroader and story-teller, Mike Bednar. Yes, there are some pictures of the co-workers, but there is also good color photography of trains and equipment. How relatively bland it is today compared to the colorful paint schemes seen in the Northeast in days gone by.

Excellent color reproduction coupled with expert commentary. This is book is 'how it was'. A Railroad Life: On the Road with Mike Bednar features the another 18 episodes of Mike Bednar's famous railroad stories from TRP Magazine (The Railroad Press), richly illustrated with vintage photography.This beautiful 128-page hardcover book includes upgraded photos and even more color!

Mike describes railroad operations with incredible detail and you'll enjoy his unique personality and wit!Learn first-hand what it was like to be a railroader in the 1960s, 70s and 80s! The page numbering continues from the first volume.

Contents:

• Salute to the Railroad Wife, pp. 132–135
• In Search of the White Elephants, pp. 136–141
• LV's Hammerhead ALCO RS3, pp. 142–145
• In the Middle of Nowhere
• LVRR and CNJ's Penn Haven Junction, pp. 146–151
• Reading and Northern's Cinder Block, pp. 152–155
• Lehigh & Hudson River, pp. 156–161
• Mike Bednar's Surprise Party, pp. 162–169
• Clean-up in Aisle 5! (derailment), pp. 170–175
• Lightning Strikes the Lehigh Valley, pp. 176–187
• Good Bye
• Miss Phoebe, pp. 188–197
• Ghost of the Lehigh Valley, pp. 198–203
• Tales of Snow Oil and Icebergs, pp. 204–209
• Classic B&W Photography in the Anthracite Region, pp. 210–221
• Cabins
• Crummies and Hacks, pp. 222–227
• The Lehigh Valley's Burly Baldwin Brutes, pp. 228–233
• Conrail's Early Days, pp. 234–241
• The "Koncrete Town"
• Northhampton
• Pennsylvania, pp. 242–256
• The Railroad Press, hardcover, 128 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• Color photographs and extensive captions. Features: New Hardcover Mike Bednar The Railroad Press

The Garbely Publishing Company, wire-bound softcover, 234 pages, 6 x 9 in.

, B&W. The pages of this original mid-century cookbook have been painstakingly scanned and digitally retouched to eliminate fading, staining, and other age issues found in the original. The reader will find dishes that are remarkably similar to modern-day standards, as well as some that are very "of the time." Only a handful of recipes include ingredient lists, and some of the instructions are vague; a certain level of culinary experience and knowledge to fill in these blanks was required before a Southern Pacific employee would even be issued one of these cookbooks.

Most of the recipes are designed for single-portion cooking, which is different from most railroad cookbooks of the era. This book presents the recipes exactly as the Southern Pacific set them forth on paper in 1944, spiral-bound and in a new larger format for ease of use in the kitchen. We hope you enjoy preparing these authentic "Espee" dishes in your own home!

Features:

• New Wire-bound softcover Southern Pacific Company The Garbely Publishing Company 2024

Softcover, 80 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color and B&W photographs. This is the third in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna from the 1940s through 1990s. This book features over 150 previously unpublished B&W and Color photographs covering the railroad's west end. Coverage includes both freight and passenger operations from the railroad's earliest diesel operations through its rebirth in the 1980s as a regional carrier.

This book includes rare photographic coverage of the NYS&W main line from Butler to Sparta, NJ (out of service in 1971 and reactivated in 1986), the western end of the main line from Sparta to Hainesburg (abandoned in 1962), and the Hanford Branch from Beaver Lake to Hanford (abandoned in 1957).

Features:

• New Softcover Rudy Garbely The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

The Garbely Publishing Company, softcover, 88 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color photographs.The fourth in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna, this book features over 150 previously unpublished color photos covering the railroad’s major territorial expansion in the 1980s and 1990s.Coverage includes both freight and excursion operations on former Lehigh & Hudson River and Erie rails from the mid-1980s through the late 1990s.

This book showcases photos of the ex-L&HR main line from Sparta Junction to Maybrook, the former Erie route from Campbell Hall/Maybrook to Binghamton, and the Lackawaxen & Sturbridge's related operations on the ex-Erie Honesdale Branch.

Features:

• New softcover Neil P. Finch The Garbely Publishing Company 2024

Hardcover, limited edition, 450 pages, 11 x 8.

5 in., B&W photographs and roster data.The famous run of the Stourbridge Lion in Honesdale, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1829, marked the first operation of a steam locomotive in North America. Its operator and owner, the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, was only six years old at the time, but the beginning of steam railroading in the United States was just one of the D&H's lasting contributions to the railroad industry.Over the next 124 years, the D&H would construct its own steam locomotives, purchase some of the largest steam locomotives ever used on the east coast of the United States, and experiment with some of the most unique and innovative steam locomotive designs ever seen on American rails (including those with European-style headlights!).This book is laden with photographs, diagrams, specifications, and roster information for every one of the D&H's steam locomotives between 1828 and 1953 - the full length of the D&H's steam era.

Written by Chris Shepherd, the vice president of the Bridge Line Historical Society, this is the definitive research book regarding some of the finest machines to ever roll on rails in the United States.

Features:

• New Hardcover Christopher A. Shepherd The Garbely Publishing Company 2023

Softcover, 84 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations. This volume is the first in a series of titles covering the Susquehanna from the 1940s through 1990s, this book features over 150 previously unpublished black & white and color photos covering the railroad's east end. Coverage includes both freight and passenger operations from the railroad's earliest diesel operations through its rebirth in the 1980s as a regional carrier.

The railroad's main yard operations in Edgewater, Little Ferry, and Passaic Junction are covered in this title.

Features:

• New Softcover Carolyn Hoffman The Garbely Publishing Company 2022

Shade Tree Books and Southern Pacific H&TS, hardcover with jacket, 240 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in.

, B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.This book covers the men behind the line, the early history, the demise, and a chapter on its freight history including the 'island' at San Fernando.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography and Glossary, pp. 4–9
• Titans, pp. 10–15
• Wheat Field, pp. 16–23
• Arrival, pp. 24–37
• Onward, pp. 38–51
• December 1911 to December 1937, pp. 52–83
• Motor Coaches, pp. 84–95
• January 1938 to December 1948, pp. 96–131
• Demise, pp. 132–161
• Freight Service, pp. 162–189
• Epilogue, pp. 190–193
• Views Along the Line, pp. 194–220
• Anecdotes and Stories, pp. 221–224
• Color Photography and the PE, pp. 225–240

SPH&TS, hardcover with jacket, 576 pages, 8.5 x 12 x 3 in., B&W and Color photographs, 970 images, 142 plans, rosters, Bibliography, Glossary, Index.

Special Sale, Limited Quantity!

Contents:

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, pp. 4–27
• Ch. 1: Predecessor Non-Common Standard SP and UP Wood Dinning Cars, 1889-1909, pp. 28–91
• Ch. 2: Associated (Harriman) Lines Common Standard Wood Dining Cars, 1909-1910, pp. 92–107
• Ch. 3: Associated (Harriman) Lines Common Standard Steel Dining Cars, 1912-1914,pp. 108–123
• Ch. 4: Southern Pacific Common Standard Steel Dining Cars, 1919-1930, pp. 124–207
• Ch. 5: Southern Pacific Common Standard Dining Cars, 1937-1950, pp. 208–253
• Ch. 6: Southern Pacific Jointly Owned Articulated Dining Cars, 1936-1941, pp. 254–279
• Ch. 7: Southern Pacific Common Standard Articulated Dining Cars, 1939-1949, pp. 280–337
• Ch. 8: Predecessor and Southern Pacific Cafe Lounge Observation Cars, 1906-1937, pp. 338–371
• Ch. 9: SP Tavern, Diner-Lounge, Coffee Shop Cars, 1937-1950, pp. 372–439
• Ch. 10: Southern Pacific Heavyweight Hamburger Grill Cars, pp. 440–469
• Ch. 11: Southern Pacific Automats, pp. 470–509
• Ch. 12: Southern Pacific Economy Food Service Equipment, pp. 510–521
• Ch. 13: St. Louis Southwestern Food and Lounge Service Cars, pp. 522–537
• Ch. 14: El Paso & Southwestern Dining Cars, pp. 538–547
• Ch. 15: Sud-Pacifico de Mexico Food and Lounge Service Cars, pp. 548–563
• Passenger Car Committee, p. 564
• Glossary of Terms, pp. 565–566
• Bibliography, pp. 567–569
• Index, pp. 570–576.

Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, hardcover with jacket, 528 pages, 414 B&W and 176 Color photographs.

Authors Munger and Cauthen, with many credits to their names in all matters regarding Southern Pacific passenger equipment, have combined efforts once again in this massive Volume which details the history of Southern Pacific and its Subsidiaries' (both Pacific Lines and Texas & Louisiana Lines) Official Cars, as well as Sud Pacifico de Mexico Official Cars and those of the St.

Louis-Southwestern Railway and Pacific Electric Railway. Since many of these cars were renamed and/or renumbered - often many times - a Name and Numbering Aid is included to guide the reader to a specific car of interest.

An additional chapter covers Southern Pacific Company Service Cars. 590 photographs - 176 of them in color - and 110 plans, Rosters, Appendix, Color Gallery, Bibliography, Glossary of Terms and Index. A Must Have for the Southern Pacific historian and modeler! Hardcover.

Contents:

• Introduction, Acknowledgements, pp. 8–11
• Name and Number Finding Aid, pp. 12–16
• Southern Pacific and Subsidiaries (Pacific Lines) Official Cars, pp. 17–328
• Southern Pacific and Subsidiaries (Texas & Louisiana Lines) Official Cars, pp. 329–378
• Sud Pacifico de Mexico Official Cars, pp. 379–386
• St. Louis-Southwestern Railway Official Cars, pp. 387–410
• Pacific Electric Railway Official Cars, pp 411-416
• Southern Pacific Company Service Cars, pp. 417–430
• Appendix A: Select Official Cars Equipment Details, pp. 431–448
• Appendix B: Official Car Interiors, pp. 449–456
• Appendix C: Miscellaneous Cars, Photographs and Plans, pp. 457–460
• Appendix D: San Marino, The Rest of the Story, pp. 461–463
• Southern Pacific Official Car Gallery, pp. 464–507
• The Society's SP Official Car Working Group Patrons, p. 508
• Bibliography, pp. 509–513
• Glossary of Terms, pp. 514–517
• Index, pp. 518–528.

Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society, hardcover with jacket, 192 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.5 in., full Color photographs and illustrations, Appendix.

SP Modelers, this book is for you! There are many illustrations in color to get your models as accurate as they can be. This guide has been designed as a companion to the Southern Pacific Painting and Lettering Guide for locomotive and passenger cars published by the SPH&TS in 2013.

This title illustrates how Southern Pacific (and subsidiaries) owned freight cars were painted and lettered over the years, as well as Pacific Motor Trucking equipment used in TOFC (Trailer-on-Flatcar) service and rail cars from wholly-owned rail car leasing companies Evergreen and Golden West.

Extensive coverage of painting and lettering practices for Pacific Fruit Express equipment is also included. Coverage begins with the emergence of Common Standard practices in the 1880s (1906 for PFE) and continues through 1996.

All information in this volume is based on official SP and Pacific Fruit Express, car and locomotive builder documents, plans and drawings. This book will be useful as a tool for historians and modelers.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements, pp. 5–8
• Overview of Freight Car Painting and Lettering, pp. 9–11
• System Painting and Lettering Prior to 1909, pp. 12–19
• Harriman Era Painting and Lettering 1909-1917, p. 20
• SP System Painting and Lettering 1917-1921, pp. 21–29
• SP System Painting and Lettering 1921-1946, pp. 30–39
• SP System Painting and Lettering 1946-1955, pp. 40–51
• SP System Painting and Lettering Transition Era 1955-1958, pp. 52–63
• Early SP TOFC Painting and Lettering 1958-1961, pp. 64–76
• SP System Painting and Lettering 1958-1985, pp. 77–99
• SP System Painting and Lettering 1986-1996, pp. 100–108
• Pacific Fruit Express Painting and Lettering, pp. 109–188
• Appendix (SP Reporting Marks, Reweigh Station Codes, etc.), pp. 189–192.

Softcover, 88 pages, 120 Color illustrations.

The merger that created Burlington Northern in 1970 and Amtrak's assumption of intercity passenger service in 1971 brought significant change to BN's roster of E-units. This culminated in 1972 with the sale of 21 E-units to the West Suburban Mass Transit District for use in Chicago-Aurora suburban service.

Following a rebuilding program, these units provided almost 20 years of reliable service on the Chicago "racetrack." Authored by noted Chicago commuter rail historian Bruce Nelson, this is the story of the last large E-unit fleet in regular service in America.

Features:

• New Softcover Bruce C. Nelson South Platte Press 2024

South Platte Press, softcover, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

The Nebraska-Kansas Railroad was owned and operated by the Ideal Cement Company at its plant near Superior, Nebraska. This small industrial railway, about four miles long at maximum length, crossed the state line from the cement plant in Nebraska to the company's rock quarry in Kansas.

Hauls of the N-K Railroad were almost exclusively limestone rock for use in the manufacture of cement at the Superior plant. The line achieved national fame when Ripley's 'Believe It or Not' cited it as being the shortest interstate railroad in the U.S.

The N-K, which at various times used electric, steam and diesel power, operated until the end of cement production at the Superior plant in 1986. This book includes 95 black-and-white illustrations.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, pp. 4–7
• Map of the Nebraska-Kansas Railroad, p. 8
• Map of the Ideal Cement Plant at Superior, Nebraska, p. 9
• Why Build a Cement Plant at Superior, Nebraska?, pp 10-12
• A Brief Corporate History, p. 13
• Cement Making 101: The Basics, pp. 14–16
• Building and Maintaining the Railroad, pp. 17–26
• The Quarry: Digging Out the Rock, pp. 27–34
• Railroad Operations, pp. 35–42
• Motive Power (steam, electric, diesel), pp. 43–55
• Maintaining N-K Motive Power, pp. 56–60
• Rock Cars and Other Rolling Stock, pp. 61–64
• Runaways, Smash-ups and Near Misses, pp. 65–67
• Coping with Snowstorms, p. 68
• The N-K and the Class 1 Carriers, pp. 69–74
• Remaining Traces, pp. 75–78
• Locomotive Roster, p. 79
• Bibliography, p. 80.

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 2018

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 2018

Softcover, 50 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 2006

Signature Press, hardcover, 168 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 240 photographs, 21 maps and drawings, rosters, bibliography, index.

From it's beginnings in 1904 until abandonment of most trackage in 1992, the Visalia Electric Railroad had a fascinating history. Built as an electric line which pioneered 15-cycle alternating current in the United States, it operated orange interurban cars along its 30-mile route until 1924.

Serving the Sierra Nevada foothill region of eastern Tulare County, the VE became a local fixture as towns and agriculture developed. From the outset in 1904, the Visalia Electric Railroad had all its stock owned by the Southern Pacific.

Primarily serving the growing areas east of Exeter, branches extended eastward toward Sequoia National Park, and southward to Strathmore. After Passenger Service ended in 1924, electric freight operations continued until 1944.

Thereafter, diesels provided service, from GE 44-tonners to handed-down SP ALCO and EMD switchers. Loss of perishable traffic finally doomed the line, and the last significant trackage was abandoned in 1992.

In its heyday, the VE carried out a variety of operations, all described in this Volume, from passenger excursions and commuting, to electric and gas-electric freight service to numerous packing sheds along the line.

Though owned by Southern Pacific, many aspects of operations were locally controlled until 1964. Ownership of locomotives, motor cars, cabooses, and other rolling stock is all presented here, in photographs and rosters.

Some 249 photographs, most previously unpublished, and 15 maps, enrich the book. Phil Kauke has worked many years assembling information and collecting photographs to create this history. That it is now appearing will gratify not only electric traction fans, but also enthusiasts of the Southern Pacific, as this small but vital part of the system was quite interesting in its own right.

Every rail-fan who ever saw a photograph of a 44-ton locomotive lettered Visalia Electric understands that interest. Table of Contents: Introduction, 1. Early Railroad Developments, 2.

Railway Construction Begins, 3. The Electric Railway is Energized, 4. Heyday of the Orange Grove Route, 5.

Competition and the Strathmore Branch, 6. Farewell to the Orange Cars, 7. Chowchilla, San Jose & Fresno, 8.

Freight Operations Under Wire, 9. A New Breed of Horses, 10. Twilight on the Orange Grove Route, Rosters, Bibliography, Index.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• Phillips C. Kauke
• Signature Press

Between 1947 and 1959, dieselization on the Southern Pacific followed a predictable pattern. Order locomotives from the diesel builders similar to the other builder's early diesels but easier to maintain.Competition from the Santa Fe and truckers caused a re-thinking of this pattern. The SP needed to move trains quickly or be left out of the high-speed high-value end of freight transportation.

Thus the jump into turbo-charged locomotives offered by both EMD and GE.

Contents:

• Ch. 1: Introduction, pp. 3–5
• Ch. 2: Cotton Belt and SP GP20 Locomotives, pp. 6–19
• Ch. 3: Cotton Belt and SP GP20R Locomotives, pp. 20–31
• Ch. 4: Cotton Belt and SP GP30 Locomotives, pp. 32–39
• Ch. 5: Cotton Belt GP 35 Locomotives, pp. 40–47
• Ch. 6: SP GP35 Locomotives-Original Numbers, pp. 48–57
• Ch. 7: SP GP35 Locomotives-New Numbers, pp. 58–87
• Ch. 8: Upgraded GP35R Locomotives, pp. 88–111
• Ch. 9: Cabless DD35 Locomotives, pp. 112–119
• Ch. 10: The Graduates (short line survivors), pp. 120–128.Shade Tree Books, softcover, 128 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in
• B&W photographs with captions and rosters. Features: New Softcover Joseph A. Strapac Shade Tree Books

Softcover, 208 pages, over 270 images (about 25% color) and maps, notes, bibliography, appendices, and index.

The Missouri Division of the Santa Fe Railway provides an informative and lively account of the story of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway on the Missouri Division, an entity that existed within the organizational hierarchy of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) from 1903 to 1956. Historical coverage begins with the planning and building of the line across Missouri and Iowa that occurred from 1883-1888 and extends beyond the consolidation of the North Missouri Division with the Illinois Division in 1956, to the merger of the ATSF with the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1995.Geographic coverage in this book extends from Fort Madison, Iowa, to Sheffield, Missouri, on the east side of Kansas City.

Argentine, the Santa Fe's major yard at Kansas City, and the environs of Kansas City were within the territory of the Kansas City Terminal Division. The history and operations of the Santa Fe in Kansas City were covered in a previous book in the SFRH&MS regional series, Santa Fe's Eastern Division: Where It All Began, by Robert D. Walz (2021).

This book on the Missouri Division also covers the St. Joseph District, a branch line that extended from the Santa Fe mainline at Henrietta, Missouri, northwest to St. Joseph, Missouri. Interviews of several employees from the division, plus author Brown's meticulous research, provide information on the Santa Fe that is simply unavailable elsewhere.Included in this volume is a comprehensive list of water, fuel, turntable and wye facilities, plus a roster of steam locomotives assigned to the division January 1, 1949, and their subsequent fate.

The Missouri Division of the Santa Fe Railway is also lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs dating from the 1880s through the end of the 20th century.

Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction, pp. 6–10
• Eastward to Chicago, 1883-1888, pp. 11–48
• The Chicago Division, 1888-1903, pp. 49–62
• The Missouri Division's First Decades, 1903-1930, pp. 63–96
• Depression
• War
• Consolidation, 1930-1956, pp. 97–136
• Part of the Illinois Division, 1956-1995, pp. 137–183
• Epilogue, pp. 183–193
• List of Abbreviations, pg. 198
• Steam Locomotives Assigned to Missouri Division on January 1, 1949 and Their Subsequent Fate, pp. 198–199
• Water
• Fuel
• Turntable and Wye Facilities, 1891-1952, pg. 200
• Bibliography Notes, pg. 201
• Bibliography, pp. 202–204
• Index, 205-208. Features: New Softcover James A. Brown Santa Fe Railway H&M Society 2024

Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, hardcover with jacket, 180 pages, 11 x 11 x .5 in., 173 B&W images.

The Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society is pleased to offer this tribute to Stan Kistler's seven decades of Santa Fe photography. It brings together in the pages of one large-format Volume a retrospective of Stan's work, all personally selected by him, and clearly illustrates why the SFRH&MS's highest honor bestowed for black and white photography, given at its annual convention, bear's Stan Kistler's name.

Large photographs-one per page-plus a few that span two pages. This book will have general appeal for it's excellent photography and reproduction.

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

Santa Fe Railway H&MS, hardcover with jacket, 464 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in., library bound, 246 black and white and 157 Color photographs, 44 maps, notes, bibliography, appendix, and index.

The Illinois Division of the Santa Fe Railway provides an informative and lively account of the story of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in Illinois, from the charter of predecessor railroad Chicago & Plainfield in 1859 through merger with Burlington Northern in 1995.

Although the Illinois Division ultimately stretched to Kansas and Oklahoma, the geographic scope of this book is confined to the Illinois Division as it existed for over half a century: from the bumping post at Dearborn Station to Fort Madison, Iowa.

Chapters on the Pekin branch and the Toledo, Peoria & Western - which for a brief time in the U.S.S.R. became part of Santa Fe's lines in Illinois, are also included. Author James A. Brown's narrative places the Santa Fe in Illinois in its historical and geographic contexts.

For the first time the full story of the route selection and construction of the airline to Chicago is told. The shuffling of passenger consists at Dearborn, transfer and local jobs out of Corwith and Joliet, the demise of the doodlebug and other passenger service, freight train operations and the shift of the Kansas City - Chicago mainline to a high speed inter-modal corridor are all revealed in great detail.

The book also contains insiders' accounts of the transformation of Willow Springs into one of the nation's largest inter-modal facilities. Indeed, lengthy first-hand accounts of railways employees fill the book.

These stories are the fruit of interviews with 30 former Santa Fe employees - conductors, engineers, road-masters, station agents, and senior management - whom the author interviewed for this book. Stories of how those employees came to the railroad and their career progression are included in a solid oral history chapter, "Hiring Out." at the end of the book.

The interviews, plus author Brown's meticulous research, provide information on the Santa Fe that is simply unavailable elsewhere. The Illinois Division of the Santa Fe Railway is also lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs dating from the 1880s through the end of the 20th century.

Contents:

• Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, pp. 4–15
• Santa Fe Comes to Chicago: 1859-1895, pp. 16–64
• A Century of Santa Fe in Illinois: 1896-1995, pp. 65–118
• Passenger Trains Notes, pp. 119–142
• Freight Trains - By the Numbers, pp. 143–166
• Dearborn to 21st St., pp. 157–200
• Corwith and Environs, pp. 201–224
• The Industrial Corridor: McCook to Joliet, pp. 225–256
• Joliet to Milepost 51, pp. 257–276
• Small Towns on the First District, pp. 277–298
• The Streator Connection, pp. 299–326
• The Pekin District, pp. 327–346
• Chillicothe and the Edelstein Hill, pp. 347–368
• The Second District, pp. 369–392
• Fort Madison, pp. 393–410
• The Peoria District, pp. 411–416
• Hiring Out, pp. 417–445
• Notes, pp. 446–454
• List of Abbreviations, pp. 455–459
• Water, Fuel, Turntable and Wye Facilities, p. 460
• Index, pp. 461–464.

A practical handbook of illustrated questions and answers that explains the what, why and how of railway signaling and train operation. It presents the overall purposes, advantages, and disadvantages of the various signaling systems in relation to train operation.

Simmons-Boardman Books, softcover, 214 pages, 5.5 x 8.25 in.

This follow-up to their informative work on Santa Fes Los Angeles Division covers the structures between Barstow and San Francisco, California. Features: New Hardcover Lee Gustafson and Phil Serpico Omni Publications

Omni Publications, hardcover, 160 pages.

An historical account of the rise and demise of the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad which lasted from 1905 to 1919. The railroad served the gold and silver mining districts of southern Nevada including Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog and Rhyolite.

Leading the company was one-time US Senator, William Andrews Clark, and his brother James Ross. William Clark was the key to the development of Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County, Nevada and Clarkdale, Arizona are named after him.

Included is related information on other companies Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the Tonopah & Goldfield (with connections to the Virginia & Truckee and Carson & Colorado) and the Bullfrog, Goldfield and Tonopah & Tidewater railroads.

Inside are nearly 225 black & white photographs and illustrations, timetables and maps plus 40 color images of artifacts, ephemera and maps. Also included are comprehensive locomotive, rolling stock and station name material.

Contents:

• Nevada Mining and Railroads, pp. 5–16
• The Clark Brothers, pp. 17–38
• Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad, pp. 39–128
• Appendix (color photographs, shops, distance tables, locomotive and rolling stock rosters), pp. 129–155
• Bibliography and Index, pp. 156–160.

The Wabash Railroad's diesel locomotive power is covered in full from a single, small General Electric switcher, to the monster Fairbanks-Morse Train Masters. This title includes an in-depth look at the Canadian-assigned F-units, and the second-generation orders from ALCO, Electro-Motive Division, and General Electric including units ordered by the Wabash but delivered as Norfolk & Western.Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Features:

• New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books

Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., all color photographs and illustrations. GP and SD models built in LaGrange and London are featured, including rare SD40As, SD39, SD60s and SD60Ms, SDL39s, GP15Cs and GP39-2s! For variety there's also an SD40B, and a pair of SD45s, as well as the common GP40s and GP38-2s. Rounding out coverage is the elusive 10-unit order for GE U30Cs.

Features:

• New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books 2022

Featuring Alco freight and passenger cab units, road switchers, EMD freight and passenger cab units, yard power, first and second generation road-switchers, Baldwin Lima Hamilton yard power, General Electric road units! Spanning from the late 1940s thru the early 1980s! Features: New Hardcover Greg Stout Morning Sun Books