Books, Maps and Atlases

The Old Reliable's passenger service was neither deluxe nor state-of-the-art, and its feature trains all originated on someone else's railroad. However, the Louisville & Nashville offered a comfortable, friendly service that connected the major gateways in the East and Midwest with the South.Hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, Color images with captions.

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• New Hardcover Greg Stout Morning Sun Books

Former Erie Lackawanna employee Timko completes the coverage of this railfan favorite road starting with U33C #3301 and ending with former passenger-equipped F3A #8454. Coverage includes the U36C and the New Jersey-owned U34CH units, EMD SD45, SDP45 and SD45-2’s. Completing the coverage of this fallen flag are the FTs, F3s and F7s, as well as the ALCO 1500 and 1600 horsepower A's and B's.

Foreword, Summary of Motive Power, pp. 3–5; U33C, pp. 6–18; U36C, pp. 19–21; U34CH, pp. 22–31; SD45, pp. 32–59; SDP45, pp. 60–75; SD45-2, pp. 76–79; FTA, pp. 80–85; FTB, pg. 86; F3A, pp. 87–102; F3B, pg. 103; F7A, pg. 104-115; FA1, pg. 116-117; FB1, pg. 118-125; FA2, pg. 127; FB2, 128. Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs.

The final volume of Conrail's interesting motive power roster includes a large variety of switchers - from the single GE 44-tonner to the former Reading's MP15s. Also included are the medium-horsepower Baldwin road-switchers and the ALCO RS3ms and RS1s. ,Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

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• New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books

Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., all Color photographs.From October 17, 1960, to April 1, 1976, was a short 16 years of existence for the Erie Lackawanna Railway. It was painful to see the EL fade into history when Conrail absorbed it.You will visit the Erie, Lackawanna, and EL routes, as well as the most interesting connections along the way.

This title will delight EL fans as the author takes us on a striking photographic tour featuring illuminating stories of the departed Route of Friendly Service!

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• New Hardcover Allan H. Roberts and Arthur J. Erdman Morning Sun Books 2023

Visit the Illinois Central Gulf's Sparta District with its manifest freights, coal trains, and a local all sharing 149 miles of single-track main line traversing a territory rife with sags and hogbacks - part of which was known as "The Badlands." It's the story of "old head" railroading, the comic book plant, a big hill (in both directions), coal mines, and much more - all in southern Illinois!

Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

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• New Hardcover John P. Kohlberg Morning Sun Books

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

The Ann Arbor Railroad was as much a steamship line as a railroad. This text rich Volume follows Michigan's most distinctive railroad from beginning to end with stunning photographs that will surprise readers.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 1–7
• Ch. 1: Building the Ann Arbor Railroad, pp. 7–24
• Ch. 2: The First DT&I Era, pp. 25–28
• Ch. 3: The Ann Arbor Railroad Company, pp. 29–36
• Ch. 4: The Wabash Era, pp. 37–70
• The Second DT&I Era, pp. 71–108
• Afterword's, pp. 109–128 (Conrail, Cross Lake Operations, The Ann Arbor today).

This perennial Railfan favorite, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad combined fascinating operations with gorgeous scenery. Our coverage extends from the late steam era to the years following its spin-off by Southern Pacific. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

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• New Hardcover Scott Inman and Ed Mackinson Morning Sun Books

Morning Sun Books, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all-Color photographs.

The book begins with a synopsis of the history of this old and huge steel plant. The follows two 2-page aerial photographs to give the reader a perspective of the size of the whole facility. This first volume focuses on the various class 1 railroads (Reading Company and Lehigh Valley) bringing ore, limestone, and coal to Bethlehem and delivery to the plant by the Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad.

Contents:

• A Brief History of Bethlehem Steel Company, pp. 3–9
• Glossary of Terms, pp. 10–11
• OBTAINING RAW MATERIALS: Iron Ore, pp. 12–23
• Limestone, pp. 24–27
• Bituminous Coal, pp. 28–47
• Super-Heated Air, p. 48
• TRANSPORTING RAW MATERIALS: Coke and Limestone Transport, pp. 49–55
• Ore Dumping, pp. 56–63
• Ore Transport, pp. 64–71
• Scrap Metal Transport, pp. 72–73
• Making Iron, pp. 74–128.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

The Western Pacific was an interesting railroad in terms of its history, operations, facilities and equipment. It earned the respect of many perhaps because of its David vs. Goliath image as it competed head to head against the vastly larger Southern Pacific or in part to its attractive orange and silver locomotives, or the California Zephyr and its run through the Feather River Canyon, or even to the lowly boxcars, many of which were adorned with a colorful feather logo.

Come along for a look at the colorful WP with outstanding photographs not only of the fabled California Zephyr equipment, but heavyweight passenger cars, general freight service cars, TOFC flats and trailers, maintenance of way equipment, and finally finishing with cabooses.

Contents:

• The Zephyr's Budd Cars, pp. 6–11
• Heavyweight and Other Passenger Equipment, pp. 12–17
• 40 foot Boxcars, pp. 19–27
• 50 foot Boxcars, pp. 28–38
• 60 and 86 foot Boxcars, pp. 39–43
• Reefers and Insulated Boxcars, 44-61
• Stock Cars, p. 62
• Flatcars and Bulkheads, pp. 63–69
• TOFC Flats and Trailers, pp. 70–73
• Auto Racks, pp. 74–75
• Mill Gondolas, pp. 76–79
• General Service and Wood Chip Gondolas, pp. 80–83
• Open Hoppers, pp. 84–88
• Covered Hoppers, pp. 89–97 Non-revenue Cars, pp. 98–105
• Work and Wreck Outfit Cars, pp. 106–112
• Derricks and Cranes, pp. 113–115
• Miscellaneous Equipment, pp. 116–117
• Cabooses, pp. 118–128.

Penn Central assimilated the cabooses of the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, and New Havenn under its unique Century Green paint scheme. Major modifications, new additions, and secondhand additions add unexpected intrigue to this roster!Softcover, 96 pages, Color photographs.

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• New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

The Great Steel Fleet, Pace-maker Fast Freight, Early Bird Service - all famous slogans carried out by the equipment of the NYC System. This book examines these cars in over 300 Color photographs taken from the postwar years and into the 1960s, with expert commentary.

Contents:

• Passenger Equipment: Head End, pp. 4–10
• Coaches, pp. 11–19
• Sleepers, Parlor Cars, pp. 20–29
• Observation Cars, pp. 30–36
• Rider Coaches, p. 37
• Freight Equipment: Stock Cars, p. 38
• Refrigerator Cars, pp. 39–41
• Gondolas/Flat Cars, pp. 42–50
• Covered Hoppers, pp. 51–58
• Open-top Hoppers, pp. 59–63
• Intermodal/Auto Cars, pp. 64–67
• Box Cars, pp. 68–88
• Cabooses, pp. 89–103
• Miscellaneous/Non-Revenue Equipment, pp. 104–128.

The Atlantic Coast Lines flamboyant purple, silver and gold trim stood out in a sea of boxcar red and hopper black. Yet in many respects its equipment was quite conservative, much like the philosophy of this railroad giant based in Florida. Study the Atlantic Coast Line's passenger and freight roster through the hundreds of vintage photographs in this 128-page all color book.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.

5 in., all-Color photographs. All hopper cars must have reporting marks ending in "X," and must have been painted in something other than ordinary grey with minimal stenciling. Plainly painted cars in any other color were allowed as were grey cars that had stenciling over and above the minimum requirements.

These two volumes will be essential color references for modelers!

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• New Softcover James Kinkaid and Ken Donnelly Morning Sun Books 2024

This first volume about railroad cranes and derricks covers the following roads: ACL, AC&Y, A&S, AMT, AA, AN, AP, ARR, ATSF, BAR, B&LE, BS, B&M, B&O, BN, BRC, Cartier, CB&Q, C&EI, CGW, CHP, C&IM, CMStP&P, CN, and CNJ.Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color photographs.

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• New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books

A comprehensive history of the Union Pacific Streamliners. Five years of research covers every aspect of these famous trains including 43 timetables, 17 menus, 73 diagrams of locomotives and cars, profit and loss statements, operating contracts with partner railroads, equipment values, over 1200 photographs and 56,000 words of text.

Contents:

• Part 1: In The Beginning..., the early trains from the M-10000 to the Treasure Island Special Including Painting and Lettering
• Part 2: Then They Ran Daily. Including Motive Power After 1938 to the Train of Tomorrow
• City of Las Vegas and Braking Systems
• Part 3: Equipment 1948-1971, all classes of equipment up to the Amtrak Era
• Part 4: Streamliner Memories
• Index. Auto-Liner, hardcover with dust jacket, 592 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 2 in
• B&W photographs, diagrams, equipment rosters, data. Features: New Hardcover William Kratville and Harold Ranks Kratville Publications 1980

Golden West Books, hardcover with jacket, 299 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., 320 illustrations, color plates, rosters, bibliography and index.

The Northern Pacific Railway entered the diesel era with a large fleet of modern steam locomotives, but gradually and then more rapidly, made the transition to diesel-electric motive power. Covering in detail, all of the NP's diesels: the first-generation switchers, the early road units, and the postwar road-switchers.

The more powerful and technologically advanced second-generation units such as U25C, the U28C, the SD-45, and the U33C units are presented. Of the many books Golden Spike stocks, I read this one from cover to cover.

It is an excellent book not only for the Northern Pacific, but for what the railroad mechanical departments experienced in selecting models from the many-at the time-diesel builders. It was especially humorous to read about the 'new' Baldwin road switcher that as the paint wore away revealed factory demonstrator colors!

Contents:

• Preface, pp. 6–10
• The Northern Pacific Before 1945, pp. 11–26
• The Diesels Appear: 1938-1945, pp. 27–54
• First of the Mainline Diesels, pp. 55–78
• Northern Pacific Railway History: 1945-1960, pp. 79–112
• The Post-War Road Diesels, pp. 113–144
• The Post-War Switchers and Road-Switchers, 145-178
• Northern Pacific Railway History: 1960-1970, pp. 179–210
• Second-Generation Diesels on the Northern Pacific, 211-228
• The RDC's, pp. 229–240
• Epilogue, pp. 241–246
• Appendices: Explanatory Notes, pp. 249–250
• Northern Pacific Railway Trackage by Division (July 1947), pp. 251–253
• Numerical Locomotive Rosters, June 1945, January 1955 and January 1964, pp. 254–256
• Locomotive Data by Class, pp. 257–277
• Northern Pacific Diesel Locomotive Painting and Lettering Practice: 1938-1970, pp. 278–286
• Locomotive Diagrams, pp. 287–292
• Bibliographic Notes, pp. 293–295
• Acknowledgments, p. 296
• Index, pp. 297–299.

Hardcover, 144 pages, 8.5 x 11 in. Color photographs with captions.Hundreds of never-before-published photographs. Features: New Hardcover Dean Freimund and Joseph Shine Four Ways West 2023

This Volume covers the locomotives and trains of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad in the period of 1960-1969 beginning with the power on hand in 1960. The chapters are arranged by locomotive model and document the changes in appearance (the Rock Island went through an amazing variety of paint and lettering schemes), assignment, or ownership.

Captions provided for the photographs tell the story of the Rock Island in the Sixties. Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs.

Colorado Railroad Museum, softcover, 44 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., over 60 B&W images, 1 color page of Rio Grande reefers at the CRA.

Ice houses were a new concept when the country's railroads finally began to use them to replenish the ice necessary to keep their customers' perishable items from spoiling in transit. Railroads were reluctant users of refrigerated cars in the first place, but large shippers such as meat packers, breweries, and produce suppliers demanded they use this method to ship perishable goods.

In Colorado Ice Houses the author uses photographs, drawings and maps to skillfully explore this unique subject.

Contents:

• Colorado Railroad Ice Houses, pp. 5–37
• List of Ice Houses, pp. 38–40
• Folio Sheets of Railroad Reefers (reefer car diagrams both standard and narrow gauge), pp. 41–43
• Bibliography, p. 44.

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

The New Haven Railroad had a well-deserved reputation for being an innovator. Despite its chronic economic difficulties, the NH's leadership somehow always managed to position it on the leading edge of railroad technology of the time.

One of the New Haven's greatest technological claims to fame is that it was a leader in the field of railroad electrification. Presented here are equipment and locations of the NH's Electrified Zone. This book is based on the collection of photographs owned by Robert A.

Liljestrand. All of the black and white images in this book are from the Ed Hermann collection. Text and captions were written by Richard Abramson.

Contents:

• Introduction, p. 3-5
• Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal to SS-22 New Rochelle, pp. 6–12
• Passenger Electrics, pp. 13–19
• Freight Electrics, pp. 20–25: Electric Switchers, pp. 26–30
• MU Cars, pp. 31–35
• Locations Around the Electric Zone, pp. 36–46
• Visitors Under the Wires, p. 47
• Index, 48.

This black & white photo book covers the switchers and Road-Switchers of the New Haven railroad beginning with the 1931 class DEY-1 ALCO demonstrator switcher of 1931 up through the GE U25bs of the early 1960s. In between are the various switcher and Road-Switchers produced for the New Haven by ALCO, GE, EMD and Fairbanks-Morse.

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

Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge is a collection of 54 articles by the same title that originally appeared in the bi-monthly magazine, NARROW GAUGE AND SHORT-LINE GAZETTE (also published by Benchmark Publications). It is the story of the author's H0n3 scale model railroad. He based his Union Central and 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 Up Clear Creek 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 whatever railroad they model, be it Eastern, Western, narrow or standard gauge, logging or mining.

Some years ago, C&OHS did a special book of Gene Huddleston’s Black-&-White photos. We are now publishing some of his best color images for the first time! Gene got his 35mm camera in 1957. We have selected a group of about 300 of his color slide images and placed them in this book.

Section I deals with the years 1957-1975 roughly and comprises about 4/5ths of the book. Section II displays some of his later 1975-1990s photography.

Gene is recognized as the premier photographer/historian of C&O in the post- WWII era up until his death in 2011. His C&O pictures have appeared in scores of books, but few of his color images have been printed into book form. Morning Sun Publishing did some of his color work about 15 years ago. This book seeks to correct and supplement that. Though Gene did not begin color until after the end of steam, his early diesel photos are important, as is the fact that he visited locales that were not frequented by other railfans of the later era.

The book is printed on 100-pound paper to the highest standards. The photos are arranged in east-to-west order from Virginia to West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Background text tells something about each area and era.

300 color photos, Hardbound, 144 pages

by Don Ehrenbeck & Rudy Garbely

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company
Released: August 2026
ISBN: 979-8-9946504-4-8
Pages: 84
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover

The Lackawanna Electrics is a richly detailed chronicle of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad’s pioneering fleet of electric multiple-unit (MU) cars — an engineering marvel that defined suburban rail travel in northern New Jersey for more than five decades. From their debut in 1930 through their final years of service under NJ Transit in the 1980s, these dependable “electrics” carried countless commuters between Hoboken and the growing suburbs of Morris, Essex, and Somerset Counties.

Blending thorough research with vivid photography, this book explores every phase of the MU cars’ lives: their design and construction, their reliable performance through the Great Depression, World War II, and the Erie Lackawanna merger, and their graceful decline amid modernization and re-electrification. Featuring rare historical documents and over 150 images, The Lackawanna Electrics is both a tribute and a technical history of one of the most distinctive and enduring commuter car fleets ever to run in the United States — a true New Jersey icon remembered with affection by generations of riders and railfans alike.

This title covers a great range in railroad ownership and the subsequent changes in locomotive paint schemes. The Soo Line red and white paint scheme dominates the photo selection but there are also locomotive consists with former Milwaukee Road power and later the red with white lettering Soo Line.

Contents:
Neenah, WI to Schiller Park, IL, pp. 4-24,
Bensenville, IL to Bettendorf, IA, pp. 25-66,
The SD60s Arrive, pp. 67-74,
The Canadian Pacific Buys the Soo, pp. 75-84.

White River Productions, softcover, 130 pages, standard landscape book 10 x 8 in., roster, B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.

The is a very comprehensive title on one type of Rio Grande narrow gauge car. There is much text here. I wish the photographs were larger, but that has probably already been done by other authors and publishers.

This is a pretty good history of the fleet. Rio Grande High-Side Gondolas is a must for Railfans and modelers interested in narrow gauge rolling stock. In spite of the author's quote in the introduction as "a brief, incomplete history," this book is anything but.

Dr. Rhine has chronicled these cars for decades and this is a detailed study of the Rio Grande's narrow gauge high-side gondolas. The book traces all the major classes of cars, from introduction to the railroad, through the many variants and permutations of the car type, to the end of their service lives.

These cars formed the backbone of the coal, mineral, and loose material transport and in so doing, had long and productive lives on the line with many examples still extant, including some in regular service as passenger cars on tourist and museum railroads.

Contents:

• Foreword, Introduction, pp. 4–7, Compatibility - Couplers and Brakes, pp. 8–14, The High-Side (Flat-bottom) Gondolas, pp. 15–20, Various Series of Gondolas, pp. 21–38, Rebuilding the High-Side Fleet, pp. 39–52, Series Details, pp. 53–66, Common Rebuilding Features, pp. 67–76, The Matter of Stakes, pp. 77–83, An Alternative View of the D&RGW's Rebuilt High-Side Gondolas, pp. 84–91, Reduction in the High-Side Gondola Fleet, pp. 92–101, References, p. 102, The Fourth - Grand(e) Rebuild, pp. 103–128, All-Time 32-Foot Gondola Roster, pp. 129–167, Destruction of the 32-Foot Gondolas, pp. 168–176.

Magazine, pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations. The 2024 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with photography from coast to coast, including: Farewell to Montana Rail Link Florida East Coast Paint Schemes Action on the Fort Worth & Western Railroad A Look Back at Colorado's Joint Line Day in North America 40th Anniversary Table of Contents: Dispatchers Report/Editorial Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup A Fond Farewell to Montana Rail Link by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted Montana Rail Link Back When — 1994 and 2004, by Carl Graves/Photos as Noted Paint Schemes of Florida East Coast — Welcome to the New Florimex! by John R.

Doughty Jr. /Photos by the Author Fort Worth & Western — A Feisty Short Line in the Lone Star State by Joshua Chlapek/Photos as Noted I've Been to Duluth, by David Blazejewski/Photos by the Author The Heyday of Colorado's Colorful Joint Line by Robert R.

Harmen, DDS/Photos by the Author Seasonal Day in North America, Photos from Fall, Winter, and Spring Day in North America Celebrates 40th Anniversary A Look Back at 1985

Magazine, pages, 8.5 x 11 in., color photographs and illustrations. Large scale railroading outdoors is magical, and this new Annual brings that to you, just in time for spring. This fourth great issue is packed with building and how-to projects along with great layout tours and our Garden Gallery photo feature, filled with great shots from readers like you!

Brimming with information on prototype trains to flights of fancy and whimsy; whatever your large-scale modeling style, you'll find the Garden Trains Annual is for you.

Stuck for structure building inspiration? Then this book is for you! A follow-up to Bob Walker's Scratch building for Model Railroaders, his new book gives you 21 distinctive structure building ideas.

Bob's "Scratch-builders Corner" features remain one of the most popular RMC columns, and this book applies the simple tips and techniques he has shared over the years to structures in HO, S, and O scales.

Build a gas station, depot, sand house, wood and stone factory, retail store, tavern, engine house, water tank, freight house, and many more. Scale drawings for select projects are included. No structure builder should be without a copy.

White River Productions, softcover.

By Bob Walker

The Santa Fe's and Rio Grande's main lines basically paralleled each other between Denver and Pueblo, the USRA forced the two to operate as a single double-track railroad. When the USRA handed the railroads back to private ownership, the ATSF and D&RGW decided to continue to operate the two lines as if they were a single double-track railroad shared with the C&S. From that time until the BNSF merger in 1995 the three involved railroads both cooperated and competed with one another.

Author Robert Walz explores the fascinating history of this cooperation among all three railroads from their beginnings in the Denver and Pueblo markets up to the BNSF merger.

The book is richly illustrated with track charts and over 250 period views (over 80 in color) including the work of Otto Petty as well as contemporary photographers.

Contents:
The Early Years to 1900, pp. 9-22;
AT&SF/C&S Contract Operations: 1900 to mid-1918; pp. 23-38;
Enter the USRA and the D&RGW: 1918 to World War II, pp. 39-94;
Diesels Supplant Steam: World War II to 1955, pp. 95-118;
Passenger Trains Decline as Freight Holds Steady: 1955-1971, pp. 119-140;
Enter Powder River Coal, pp. 141-165;
Appendix, Bibliography, pp. 166-169.

Includes maps and profiles, diagrams. Steam Era photographs are B&W and Diesel Era photographs are mostly color.

Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, hardcover with jacket, 169 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., color, B&W photographs and illustrations.

Hardcover, 384 pages, 650 Color & B&W Photographs, Illustrations, Maps, Diagrams, and Locomotive Roster Data.

Over the past two decades, author John Ham has produced several books about the New York Central Railroad in New York State. His most recent publication was the book about the Central's Main Line entitled From Grand Central to Albany.This title continues the tour of the New York Central main line, continuing west from Albany and Schenect­ady along the scenic Mohawk River Valley to Syracuse and on through the fertile farmlands of central New York to Rochester and finally, Buffalo.The focus of this book is on the New York Central's "Glory Years" using a multitude of fine steam and early diesel photographs taken along the Water Level Route by some of the most noted rail photographers of the 20th Century.

Using their original negatives and prints, they have been graciously loaned to the author by dif­ferent Historical Societies and collectors.This 384-page volume contains not only superb New York Central photos, but images of the Central's Branch Lines, other connecting railroads and industries that were served by the Central in one capacity or another.

There are more than 650 images between the covers. We hope you will take this journey along the sce­nic Mohawk Valley with us and enjoy it as much as we have while researching and assembling this book.

Features:

• New Hardcover John M. Ham Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain Press 2022

Withers Publishing, softcover, 120 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., 295 B&W photographs.

Here is the sixth softcover book in a series that covers the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured.

A four-color laminated cover will feature an original painting, specially commissioned for each book. This book pictorially covers the freight cab units built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors: F3, F5, F7 and FP7 models; and ALCO FA and FB models.

Units are pictured as-built from the factory, working during the glory days of the PRR, and finally wearing Penn Central compatible numbers and faded coats of Brunswick green.

Contents:

• pages are numbered from Volume 1. acknowledgments and Introduction, pp. 346–348
• PRR Classification of EMD and ALCO Freight Cab Units, p. 349
• EMD F3, pp. 350–382
• EMD F7, pp. 383–431
• EMD FP7, pp. 432–448
• ALCO FA-1/FB-1, pp. 449–452
• ALCO FA-2/FB-2, pp. 453–462
• Index, pp. 463–464.

Withers Publishing, softcover, 94 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.25 in., B&W photographs, locomotive specifications.

This is the seventh softcover book in a series that covers the diesel fleet of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Each book pictorially covers particular groups of PRR locomotives, including complete roster data and specifications of each model featured.

This book pictorially covers the passenger cab units built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors-E7 and E8 models and ALCO PA and PB models. Units are pictured as-built from the factory, working during the glory days of the PRR, and finally wearing Penn Central compatible numbers and faded coats of Tuscan red.

Contents:

• pages are numbered from Volume 1. Introduction, pp. 465–468
• PRR Classification of EMD and ALCO Passenger Cab Units, p. 469
• EMD E7, pp. 470–514
• EMD E8, pp. 515–546
• ALCO PA-1/PB-1, pp. 547–559
• Index, p. 560.

This is my favorite era of American railroading. First-Generation diesels in their as delivered and later day paint schemes. Passenger trains carrying the mail, Alco PAs and EMD F-units.

Depots still well-maintained including those made out of wood. Unusual diesels now long-gone such as Southern Pacific's U50s and various Baldwin-made locomotives. There are a handful of Southern Pacific steam photographs such as a head-on shot of 4445 starting to leave Bakersfield with the depot in the background.

The Kaiser Steel ore-trains, Trona Railway, Plaster City narrow gauge, Pacific Electric, Santa Fe red-and-silver, 40-foot billboard boxcars, clean diesels and no graffiti. I personally missed this era and saw the remains later on.

I need a time machine to go back and experience it all. What a glorious railroad era! The photographs count approximates each railroad's presence in southern California.

First is Southern Pacific with Santa Fe as a close second. Union Pacific is a distant third place. Most pages have one large photograph with captions.

Other pages have two and a few pages three photographs. Some railfans wish they lived in southern California. Others were fortunate enough to have been born there.

Tom Gildersleeve, Gordon Glattenberg, and the late William H. "Hank" Mills are among the latter. The photographic trio began their exploration of the Southland in the early 1950s, when profound societal and technological change began to sweep the Golden State.

Beyond the Technicolor dreams Hollywood was sending around the world, citrus groves were steadily giving way to industrialization and suburban sprawl. An expanding web of freeways was turning trolleys into antiques, while colorful new diesel locomotives steadily took the reins from steam's iron horse.

Transition was in full flower, providing the authors with intriguing subject matter cast against a wide array of dramatic settings. At a time when most photographers documented the industry in black and white, Gildersleeve, Glattenberg, and Mills made Kodachrome their film of choice, opting for a medium that could realistically capture the full palette of their surroundings.

Popular publishing was predominantly a monochrome enterprise, providing few opportunities for color shooters beyond slide shows at private homes and railroad club meetings. It would be the mid-1970s before new technology allowed all three of the authors to reach a wider audience.

The decision to concentrate on color photography might be construed as an act of faith, with little reward beyond the satisfaction of a job well done. As this volume will attest, that faith has been rewarded on a grand scale.

Some 345 color images invite inspection, the majority of them being published for the first time. Focusing on the years between the mid-1950s and late 1960s, Southland takes the reader on a wide-ranging tour of the region between Bakersfield and the Mexican border.

Six chapters and eight detailed maps, with comprehensive captions by award-winning photojournalist Ted Benson, convey the excitement of Southern California railroading in the golden age of Kodachrome. Over 250 action-packed pages depict the full sweep of activity, from Santa Fe Alco PAs and Union Pacific gas-turbine electrics battling Cajon Pass, to Southern Pacific 4449 in the days when the famed steam locomotive was just another Daylight 4-8-4.

Red and yellow trolley cars thread the bustling streets of Los Angeles, contrasting with trios of GP9s roaming the wilds of Carrizo Gorge. From busy double-track mountain main lines to thrice-weekly locals in the Mojave Desert, there's something for every reader in the pages of Southland.

Contents:

• Tehachapi and Beyond, pp. 6–51
• Owenyo Branch, pp. 52–59
• Saugus Line, pp. 60–79
• Los Angeles Basin, pp. 80–123
• The Surf Line, pp. 124–149
• Imperial Gateway, pp. 150–151
• San Diego & Arizona Eastern, pp. 152–164
• Kaiser Steel, pp. 164–173
• Sunset Route, pp. 174–191
• Cajon Pass, pp. 192–231
• Mojave Crossings, pp. 232–255
• Afterword, p. 256. White River Productions, 256 pages, 12 x 9 x.5 in., Color photographs with captions, maps.

Hardcover, 208 pages, 9 x 11 in.

, color photographs and maps. The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains, not around them. A tenacious rebel, the Rio Grande survived for more than a century as an independent railroad in a land of giants. At the end of the 20th century, the enduring memory of the Rio Grande is one of black and gold diesels thundering through smoky tunnels on a right-of-way blasted out of solid rock by construction engineers who didn't know the meaning of the word impossible.

The First Edition was published in 1994 and comprised 128 pages with 146 photos. The Second Edition includes 208 pages, 223 full-color photographs and nine lavishly illustrated maps. This new volume presents a retrospective of a railroad where words of description always fall short. In the pages of Rio Grande: Scenic Line of the World - Second Edition may be found all of the elements that made the Rio Grande the scenic wonder it was.

The evergreen mountains of La Veta Pass, the bare rock of the Royal Gorge, the golden aspen on Tennessee Pass, the multi-colored sandstone of Ruby and Bootlegger Canyons, the moonscape of the Utah desert, the majestic Wasatch Range, and the sheer ruggedness of the entire Moffat Road, are all here in one amazing volume.

Through acquisitions and mergers, Rio Grande slowly lost its personality to that of Southern Pacific, and later, Union Pacific. The images in this book help preserve the memory of the last years of the Rio Grande and perhaps provide some justification for the railroad’s bold claim of being the Scenic Line of the World.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 224 pages, 11 x 9 in., Color and B&W photographs (about 60% Color) and roster statistics.

Northern Pacific Railway purchased its first diesel locomotives in 1938. Over the next 30 years the fleet continued to grow, culminating in more than 700 units from four different builders. This special two-volume set documents the entire NP fleet leading up to the March 1970 Burlington Northern merger.

This volume includes coverage of the sizable fleet of EMD F-series locomotives, from the first FT to the last F9. If you are modeling Northern Pacific diesel locomotives, this certainly will be a helpful book.

Contents:

• Introduction Chapter 1: EMD FT 6000-Series 5400-Series Increased Air Radiation FT Minutiae Chapter 2: EMD F3A/F3B 6000-Series Freight 6500-Series Passenger Chapter 3: EMD F5A 6000-Series Freight 6500-Series Passenger Chapter 4: EMD F7A/F7B/FP7 6000-Series Freight 6500-Series Passenger 6600-Series Passenger Chapter 5: EMD F9A/F9B 7000-Series Freight 6700-Series Passenger Numerical Roster

Hardcover with dust jacket, 240 pages, 11 x 9 in., Color and B&W photographs (about a 60% color) and roster statistics.

Northern Pacific Railway purchased its first diesel locomotives in 1938. Over the next 30 years the fleet continued to grow, culminating in more than 700 units from four different builders. This special two-volume set documents the entire NP fleet leading up to the March 1970 Burlington Northern merger.

This volume includes all models except the EMD F-units presented in volume 2. If you are modeling Northern Pacific diesel locomotives, this certainly will be a helpful book.

Contents:

• Introduction Chapter 1: Switchers EMC/EMD GE Alco Baldwin Electric Trailers Chapter 2: Roadswitchers EMD GP7/GP9 Convertible Fuel Tanks GP7/GP9 Flangers Exhausting Equipment Alco RS-3 Flangers - Baldwin Chapter 3: High Horsepower The Race for Horsepower EMD GE Locotrol Journal Box Number Plates Chapter 4: Diesel Motorcars EMD Budd Numerical Roster Shop Switchers

Hardcover, 192 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations. The Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railway was incorporated in 1880 to merge with Colorado Central Railroad, build west to the mining camps in the Colorado mountains, connect with Denver, South Park and Pacific, and compete with the larger Denver & Rio Grande.

Built in 1883, the Loop was an engineering marvel of the day, solving the problem of linking the towns of Silver Plume and Georgetown (only two miles apart), but with more than 600 feet in elevation difference. The Loop was more than 4.6 miles of track, including two hairpin turns and a viaduct where the route looped 100 feet over itself within the narrow mountain valley.

This allowed the railroad grade to be traversed by conventional trains. In addition to serving the mines, the line proved a popular tourist destination. Indeed, the rebuilt Loop has hosted tens of thousands of riders each year since 1974. This new book details the history of the line until its abandonment in 1938.

White River Productions, hardcover with jacket, 464 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations, maps, locomotive rosters.

This book was a massive project by the author and includes B&W photographs from the early days, Color photographs from the later days and color maps to help tell the story of Georgia-Pacific and its railroads.

ForestRails is a story of railroads and the role they played in the growth of Georgia-Pacific, a major forest products company. From the early beginnings, railroads have been absolutely essential in the delivery of raw materials and shipment of finished products of the forests.

Such was the case with Georgia-Pacific's railroads. Just as man does not live on bread alone, railroads could not survive without freight to haul. Thus it is necessary for this story to also tell the parallel stories of G-P's acquisitions that included the railroads.

This story is an important part of American business history. By 1900 lumbermen had recognized the efficiency of a steel wheel on a steel rail and the number of logging railroads grew rapidly. The coming of the railroads freed lumbermen from being tied to the riverbanks and dependency on weather conditions.

Railroad logging could be operated year-round with little or no interruptions from the weather. Railroads also made large areas of timber accessible that could not have been logged before. G-P's acquisitions have included 16 common-carrier short line railroads and five major private logging operations.

Each short line was a separate subsidiary company of Georgia-Pacific. Although governed by boards of directors, the short lines were separately operated at arms-length due to government regulations. The author does not purport to analyze the financial and economic aspects of the Georgia-Pacific railroads.

Although the railroads were profitable, it would be impossible to quantify the precise economic benefit of the railroads to G-P from financial statements alone. Instead, the operational characteristics of the railroads and, more importantly, their vital support of the logistics processes of the company; mills, plants, and distribution systems are explored in depth.

To be included in this story, a railroad must have been owned or operated by G-P at some time during its existence. The history of each railroad is then told from its beginning. Certain unique and creative arrangements for preserving rail service at mills on non-company railroads are also discussed.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• Russell Tedder
• White River Productions

The Union Pacific Historical Society and Don Strack are proud to announce that they have collaborated to republish Dons Ogden Rails book of 1977 in a new and considerably expanded, redesigned format. Compared to the original 96-page vertical format, softcover book, the new edition is a 172 pp., hardcover in a 11 x 8.5 horizontal format.

It contains 217 photographs, with 75 in color, along with 24 maps, including a double-page full color map of the Ogden facilities in 1969. Ogden Rails is the history of the railroads in Ogden, Utah from 1869 to today. It starts with the early Union Pacific and associated feeder railroads, the Utah Central, Utah Northern, and Oregon Short Line.

The Central Pacific and Southern Pacific are covered as well as the Denver & Rio Grande Western and Ogden Union Railway & Depot Company. Union Pacific coverage continues through the mergers to current day activities. Coverage is also included of the electric and interurban railroads, The Bamberger and Utah Idaho Central, until their shut down following World War II.

The Utah State Railroad Museum at Ogden Union Station is also presented in photographs and text. Chapters: Introduction, pp. 7–10; Ch. 1: The Transcontinental Railroad, pp. 11–20; Ch. 2: Union Pacific Expansion, pp. 21–30; Ch. 3: Denver & Rio Grande Western, pp. 31–36; Ch. 4: The Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co., pp.

37–42; Ch. 5: Ogden Terminal in the 20th Century, pp. 43–88; Ch. 6: Union Pacific Facilities & Improvements, pp. 89–110; Ch: 7: Southern Pacific Facilities and Improvements, pp. 111–124; Ch. 8: Street Railroads and Interurbans, pp. 125–148; Ch. 9: Recent Ogden Operations, pp. 149–166; Epilogue, Bibliography, Index.

Union Pacific Historical Society, hardcover, 172 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., B&W and Color photographs, maps.

Volume 7: 2-8-8-0s of the UP (3500-3533). 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 6: 2-8-8-0s of the UP, OSL & OWR&N. 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 3: 0-6-0s of the UP, OSL, OWR&N. 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 2: 0-6-0 Switcher, UP 4431 through UP 4480. 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

Union Pacific Historical Society, hardcover, 288 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.5 in., B&W and Color photographs.

This excellent book on Union Pacific cabooses is a must-have for Union Pacific fans and caboose fans. Beginning with the earliest cabooses on the UP, wooden 4-window cupola-less cars, to the steel slogan-bearing cars used until the common demise of the use of cabooses in the 1980s, and to the second-hand cars acquired with the demise of the Rock Island and the various mergers, its all here! Diagrams, line-drawings, painting specifications and rosters together with the numerous black and white and Color photographs give the rail enthusiast and model railroader all the information one needs to learn about and model UP cabooses.

With help from many sources including Union Pacific department records and the Union Pacific Historical Society this is a complete work. Also included with the rosters are notes on the disposition of many cars and their locations.

Contents:

• Ch. 1: The Historical Era, pp. 14–34
• Ch. 2: Standard CA and CA-1 Cabooses, pp. 35–76
• Ch. 3: Wooden Specialty Cabooses, pp. 77–92
• Ch. 4: Wooden Caboose Miscellany, pp. 93–100
• Ch. 5: Roster of Union Pacific Wooden Cabooses, pp. 101–132
• Ch. 6: Steel Cabooses, pp. 133–212
• Ch. 7: Steel Maintenance-of-Way Cabooses, pp. 213–220
• Ch. 8: Roster of Union Pacific Steel Cabooses, pp. 221–246
• Ch. 9: Painting, Lettering and Numbering, pp. 247–269
• Appendix A: Roster of Early Subsidiary Cabooses, pp. 270–278
• Appendix B: Roster of Other Road's Wooden Cabooses, pp. 284–286
• Roster of Recent Merger Partner's Steel Cabooses (Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Missouri Pacific, Spokane International, Western Pacific), pp. 284–286
• Bibliography and References, pp. 287–288.

Volume 1: 0-6-0 Switcher, LA&SL 4226 through UP 4430. 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 Ehrenberger, 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

Union Pacific Historical Society, hardcover, 11 X 8 x.75 in., extensively illustrated in B&W.

The definitive book on this radical period in Union Pacific passenger train development. Written by Thomas R. Lee, noted Union Pacific historian and author of Turbines Westward.

Edited by John Signor, editor emeritus of the Union Pacific Historical Society Streamliner, and distinguished author. If you are expecting Color photographs in this book you will be disappointed. Color photography was not prevalent and company photography was done in black and white.

Contents:

• Introduction and Acknowledgements, pp. 7–8
• 1934: The Stream-Line Train Arrives, pp. 9–68
• 1935: First and Second Trains in Service, pp. 69–90
• 1936: Teething Pains and More Streamliners, pp. 91–120
• 1937: Operational Matters, pp. 121–140
• An Eighth Train and More Refinements, pp. 141–154
• 1939: Steam Substitutes and Sabotage, pp. 155–168
• 1940: More Diesels Arrive, pp. 169–180
• 1941: New Trains-Prelude to War, pp. 181–196
• Epilogue, Appendix, pp. 197–208. Appendix includes flowchart of equipment and dispositions.