Books, Maps and Atlases

Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., all color photographs. This title continues the history of the commuter road's vast fleet of Multiple Unit (MU) cars, beginning in 1953 with 20 cars purchased by William Wyer, the railroad's trustee. It then features the Pullman-Standard car fleets of 1955 and 1963 as well as cars purchased by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority starting in 1968, first with the M1 fleet of Metropolitans, then M3's, M7's and finally the M9's of 2020.Also covered are the railroad's two sets of gas turbine/electrics and Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDC's).

Features:

• New Hardcover Michael Boland Morning Sun Books 2023

Morning Sun Books, softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.25 in., all Color photographs with captions.

The Lehigh Valley makes strides toward profitability with higher utilization of its power and new trains. The Alcos are still out in full force (and in many colors!).

Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, Color photographs and illustrations.

This title explores the 1954-release of the model GP9, a wildly popular copy of the general-purpose design, of which over 4,200 units were produced at LaGrange, Illinois, and London, Ontario, prior to the last GP9 leaving London in 1963 for the Algoma Central.Also introduced are the later first-generation Geep models known as the GP18, GP20, and GP28.

Chapters also cover the Canadian-built units and the cab-less booster units.

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• New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books 2024

This series begins with a look at the final year of Penn Central's operations and dives directly into the operation of former PC territory under the control of Conrail. Each chapter covers a year in the timeline of the company through 1979. Motive power, trains, buildings, and other scenes are explored in this initial volume, which includes over 350 full color photographs!

The final chapter displays former Penn Central equipment operating system-wide during the era. 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

Enjoy the variety of cabooses acquired by Conrail. Plenty of intriguing roster shots!Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions. Features: New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions. Featuring revenue and non-revenue cars used by the smaller legacy railroads of the south, ranging from Clinchfield to Tennessee Central, Central of Georgia to Chesapeake Western, Florida East Coast to Interstate, and more!

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• New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books 2024

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, all Color photographs with captions.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy took great pride in its Passenger Service and operated some of the best known trains in America.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 2–9
• Challenge of the Times, pp. 10–13
• Making Train Travel Attractive, pp. 14–41
• Setting a Higher Standard, pp. 42–76
• Secondary Service, pp. 77–97
• Cooperative Through Service, pp. 98–105
• Creative Traffic, pp. 106–123
• Epilogue, pp. 124–128.

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

Master photographer Emery Gulash visited the Overland Route many times during the 15 years following the demise of steam while the UP was searching for the?perfect diesel? combination to handle its fast-moving freight.

Contents:

• Historical Review of the Union Pacific Overland Route, p. 5
• Omaha and Lines West, pp. 6–19
• Kearney, Nebraska, pp. 19–30
• North Platte, Nebraska, Milepost 284, pp. 30–51
• Cheyenne, Wyoming, pp. 52–98
• On the Road to Ogden, p. 99
• The Train Stations of Ogden, pp. 99–107
• The reenactment of the Golden Spike at Promontory, pp. 108–109
• South to Salt Lake City and into Nevada, pp. 110–119
• photographs from the Las Vegas Area, pp. 120–127
• Coming to a Close, p. 128.

Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., color photographs with captions. Flock's excellent camera skills captured Southwestern Pennsylvania's class 1 railroads, short line railroads, industrial railroads, and trolley lines. The selection of photographs isn't limited to trains and motive power it also includes equipment and structures, as well as now-defunct tourist operations.

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• New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko and Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books 2024

Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., all color photographs and illustrations. This title follows the photographic journeys of Hank and Jim Griffiths in the stunning Blue Mountains of Oregon! Featured is Union Pacific's First Subdivision of the Oregon Division from Huntington to La Grande and the last days of steam operation on the Sumpter Valley Railway.

Operations are covered from 1947 through 1980.

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• New Hardcover Jim Griffiths Morning Sun Books 2022

Life-long Canadian railway photographer Bill Linley traveled to Newfoundland several times during the last decades of the narrow gauge railway. Bill captures the history and variety of the main line, branches, locomotives, and rolling stock. A comprehensive diesel roster and pictures of the railway's ferries and coastal boats round out coverage.Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

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• New Hardcover Bill Linley Morning Sun Books

Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., color photographs and illustrations. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad was promoted as the "Redwood Empire Route" and featured 300 miles of railroading through rugged, geologically active Northern California terrain. Built primarily to serve the timber and lumber industry, the NWP operated as a subsidiary of parent company Southern Pacific during the era of color photography.

This is an in-depth look into the operation of the railroad's freight and passenger service, a revisit to the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, and a review of the Maintenance-of-Way equipment that kept the railroad in service.

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• New Hardcover Ed Mackinson and Scott Inman Morning Sun Books 2022

Look behind the fences of docks, grain elevators, power plants and other industries where standard railroad-size locomotives work.

Contents:

• Over 100 Companies are represented from Abitibi Paper Company to Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs

Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.

5 in., all-Color photographs. To the casual railfan and modeler, tank cars come in two varieties: those with domes and those without domes. But given the highly regulated nature of the car type, there is much more to the story. At the highest level, cars are constructed under one of two regulatory authorities: the AAR or Federal Government.

Specialized service means variety and these two volumes feature both common and unique selections!

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

Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.

5 in., all-Color photographs. To the casual railfan and modeler, tank cars come in two varieties: those with domes and those without domes. But given the highly regulated nature of the car type, there is much more to the story. At the highest level, cars are constructed under one of two regulatory authorities: the AAR or Federal Government.

Specialized service means variety and these two volumes feature both common and unique selections!

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

Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.

5, Color photographs with captions. The coal-carrying hoppers and gondolas from 1972-2008 are explored in full-color through the lens of Robert Harmen. Mostly representing the cars that served the Powder River Basin, also featured are those cars that served other territories in the West!

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• New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books 2024

Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.

5, Color photographs with captions. Featuring the following railroads and owners:FAD, FEC, FP&E, GA, GAUX, GBRX, GGPX, GIHX, GLCX, GM&O, GN, GRCX, GSCX, GTW, GUEX, HYLXX, IC, ICG, INT, Ironton, KCNW, KCS, KGBW, L&M, L&N, L&NE, LOLX, LS&I, LV, M&B, MEC, MERR, MI, MILW, MIMX, MKT, MON, MP, MRCX, MSTL, MTR, N&W, NdeM, NH, NHIR, NHT, NKP, NL&G, NP, NS, NSAX, NYC, NYCTA, NYSW, OFCX, OL&B, ONT, ON, OWIX, P&LE, P&PU, P&S, PC.

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• New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books 2024

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

Volume 2 continues the examination of Southern Pacific's equipment roster covering SP and SSW tank cars, box cars, gondolas, hoppers, flat cars, auto racks, and refrigerator cars using the best color Railfan photography available.

Some of the box cars presented in this book were built in the 1920s with pictures taken of them from 1960 on. Other cars were built later with a number of cars from the 1940s and 1950s with their photographs taken primarily in the 1970s.

Contents:

• SOUTHERN PACIFIC Tank Cars 4-6
• Box Cars 7-49
• Gondolas 50-61
• Hoppers 62-72
• Flat Cars 72-79
• Auto Racks, Flat Cars and Misc. 80-88
• COTTON BELT Box Cars 89-110
• Hoppers and Gondolas 110-115
• Auto Racks 116-117
• Flat Cars 118-121
• Pacific Fruit Express 121-128.

This title features everything from ballast hoppers to jet engine snow blowers! The Penn Central required an extensive array of equipment to keep its property in operable condition despite its perilous financial condition.Softcover, 96 pages, standard format landscape book 10 x 8 in., Color photography.

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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, Pacemaker Freight Service, Century Green - all the NYC terms and more are examined in almost 300 Color photographs with expertly researched captions.

Contents:

• Passenger Equipment, pp. 4–35
• Despatch Shops, pp. 36–37
• Box Cars, pp. 38–41
• Pacemaker Freight Service, pp. 42–62
• Reefers, pp. 63–68
• Covered Hoppers, pp. 69–75
• Gondolas, pp. 76–81
• Flat Cars, pp. 82–89
• Flexivan, pp. 90–93
• Automobile Cars, pp. 94–95
• Hoppers, pp. 96–100
• Stock Cars, p. 101
• Cabooses, pp. 102–113
• Company Service Cars, pp. 114–127
• Conclusion, p. 128.

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 second volume in the series covers these railroads: FCP, FEC, FW&D, GN, GM&O, GTW, H&BT, IC, ICG, IT, KCS, Koppers, LEF, L&HR, L&NE, LV, LIRR, L&N, MEC, M&P, MGA, MKT, MP, M&StL, MTR, NAR, NH, NYC, NYS&W, NKP, N&W, NPBL, NS, ON and OC.Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color photographs.

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• New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books

This fourth and final volume in the series covers the following railroads: PRR, PC, P&PU, P&S, P&LE, QNSL, RDG, R&N, RF&P, RUT, SBC, SBD, SCL, Sierra, SLSF, SOO, SP, SSW, SR, SP&S, TC, TP&W, TRRA, USA, USAF, USN, URR, UP, WA, WARN, WT, WM, and WPSoftcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color photographs.

Features: New Softcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books

Hardcover, 128 pages, standard portrait format, Color photographs with captions.

There are some really neat pictures here. Some cars are away from their home road but look like they just came out of the paint shop - maybe they did. Some small roads get multiple pages and images like the Ann Arbor and Minneapolis & St. Louis. Some small roads and private owner cars get one picture.

It's not all "Boxcar Red' as there were many colorful cars seen in the 1950s. This book begins with Ann Arbor and ends with Norfolk & Western and is arranged alphabetically. So, no PRR and Southern Pacific and many others. Maybe another volume will cover those companies. The 1950s are arguably the classic era for freight cars, pre-dating the mergers that would erase many venerable railroads and leave us with new names such as Penn Central, Seaboard Coast Line, and Erie-Lackawanna.

In the 1950s, "boxcar red" was everywhere, but colorful new paint schemes were arriving and turning heads. It was the final decade of friction bearings and roof walks, and the ultimate years of stock cars, ice-bunker refrigerator cars, and even the XM 40' boxcar! s, standard portrait size, Color images with captions.

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• New Hardcover James Kinkaid and Ken Donnelly Morning Sun Books

Tumbleweeds and Fast Freights: Santa Fe In Color Series Vol. 4 New MexicoThe photographs in this book begin in the mid-1960s and end in May 1988. See the Santa Fe when red and stainless steel and yellow and blue made the Santa Fe a much-photographed railroad.

See depots, gas-electrics and first-generation diesel power and branch lines now long gone-all in color photographs!McMillan Publications, hard cover with jacket, 248 pages, 8.75 x 11.25 x.75 in., all Color photographs.

Features: New Hardcover Joe McMillan McMillan Publications

Mountain railroading in Southern California has always been synonymous with names like Tehachapi, Cajon Pass and Beaumont Hill. While the two former passes have been the subject of several published histories, Beaumont Hill, Southern Pacific's gateway to Southern California, from the east, has been largely overlooked.

The publication of this book fills that void. After years of exhaustive research, John R. Signor presents the full story of over a century of history and operations at Beaumont Hill. From its fragile beginnings in the 1870's up to today's heavy double-stack traffic, every facet of Beaumont Hill's long and colorful history has been explored.

In the early days, learn about the desperate search for water to satisfy thirsty locomotives, of flashfloods and sandstorms, and how the blistering heat affected day-to-day operations. Trace the evolution of motive power from the diminutive American and Consolidation-type engines of the late nineteenth century through today's high-tech diesels.

Follow the rise and decline of such name trains as the Sunset Limited, the Golden State Limited, the Argonaut, and the Imperial. Get the inside scoop on management decisions concerning double-tracking, signal systems, Centralized Traffic Control, and electrification. Beaumont Hill: Southern Pacific's Southern California Gateway takes you trackside to witness the pageant of over a century of train operations.

See multi-engined freights charge upgrade, first, with the sturdy Consolidations of the early 1900's, followed by the mighty cab-forward Mallets of the late steam era and finally on into the diesel age. See Kaiser ore trains struggle upgrade with 20 locomotives, alone. See the ponderous beet drags moving west from the Imperial Valley, and streamliners of another era-in black and white and in color.

Not to be overlooked are the more pastoral activities of the branch lines radiating out of Colton (including Pacific Electric's electrified operations), and the agricultural oriented operations in the Imperial Valley and along the Inter-California Railway. Crisp maps detail the activities of places like Beaumont, Colton and Indio at their zenith, be it in the 1910s or the late 1940s.

Golden West Books, hardcover with jacket, 174 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., more than 265 illustrations, 12 color plates, 8 maps drawn especially for this book, timetable reproductions, a profile of the line from Yuma, Arizona to Los Angeles. Two color paintings by John R. Signor.

Hardcover, 144 pages, color photographs with captions.

This is a photo tour of the Burlington Northern from east to west across the three time zones the BN operated in. The photographs also span the years from the formation of the BN with many photographs of first-generation diesel power painted in the predecessor road paint schemes. It is a good photo mix of urban and rural scenes, branch lines and mainlines, intermodal and mixed freights, etc.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 4–6
• On the Prairies - Central Time Zone, pp. 7–68
• To the Top of the World - Mountain Time Zone, pp. 69–104
• To the Ocean of Peace - Pacific Time Zone, pp. 105–144. Features: New Hardcover Dean Freimund Four Ways West Publications 2024

As of 1969 the most mileage that Santa Fe had in any one state was in Texas with over 3500 route miles. So large was the Santa Fe system in Texas that the company continued to maintain two subsidiary companies within its boundaries as late as 1965, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe in the east and the Panhandle and Santa Fe in the west.

Chapters included are Construction and Development of the Santa Fe in Texas, Termination Dates of Principal Santa Fe Passenger Trains in Texas, Santa Fe in the Lone Star State 1949-1969, Santa Fe Passenger Equipment, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Stations and a map of Santa Fe Lines in Texas. Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs.

Four Ways West Publications, hardcover, 160 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., 500 color photographs.

All eras are represented in this title. You will see the streamliners and commuter runs, early and later paint schemes on first through third-generation diesel power. The region covered is Illinois, Iowa and Missouri including Chicago, Kansas City and St.

Louis. Pool power is seen everywhere. Captions in this book are more extensive than provided in other publishers picture books.

Following the success of 50 Years of North American Railroads Volume 1, a new Second Volume is ready. This 160 page, All-Color photograph title features the many railroads fanning out from Chicago to Kansas City and the Mid-West.

Not only are the major roads featured, such as CB&Q, GM&O, Santa Fe, IC, ICG, Rock Island, MP, NS, UP, Wabash, N&W, C&EI, CN and KCS, but there are many area short lines included. Don't miss this fantastic book which includes photos by many famous photographers.

Contents:

• Illinois Central to Illinois Central Gulf to Canadian National, pp. 4–20
• Chicago & Eastern Illinois to Missouri Pacific to Union Pacific, pp. 21–42
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific to Iowa Interstate, pp. 43–64
• Wabash to Norfolk & Western to Norfolk Southern, pp. 65–75
• Gulf, Mobile & Ohio to Illinois Central Gulf to Gateway Western to Kansas City Southern, pp. 76–93
• Santa Fe to BNSF, pp. 94–120
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to Burlington Northern to BNSF, pp. 121–146
• Short Lines in the Central Midwest Region (Chicago & Western Indiana
• Belt Railway of Chicago
• Chicago West Pullman
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
• Chicago & Illinois Midland
• Toledo, Peoria & Western
• Peoria & Pekin Union
• Illinois Terminal
• Alton & Southern
• TRRA of St. Louis
• most of these short lines have 5 or fewer photographs, pp. 147–160

This is the first of two volumes on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.The city of Pittsburgh had the potential to be a major industrial center but for the freight discrimination imposed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Every new rail outlet built to offer an alternative to the Pennsy was eventually taken over by that company.

The only route left was a narrow corridor along the Monongahela River threading through steel mills. lead works, glass factories, and other industries.Pittsburgh yearned for independent rail service but was unable to secure it until William McCreery, John Dravo, James Bennett, Jacob Henrici and the Harmony Society, and others banded together to found and construct the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie.

Building on four miles of trestle work through South Side - at times into the Monongahela River - to get to McKees Rocks, the P&LE eventually reached Youngstown, Ohio where connections were made with the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern (New York Central) and the Atlantic & Great Western (Erie Railroad), 68 miles from the Steel City.Growing to over 200 miles of mainline, the P&LE hauled so much tonnage in iron ore, steel, bituminous coal, coke. oil, and limestone that it became the largest revenue per ton mile railroad that ever operated in America.

This 322-page book opens with the story of the pivotal meeting that formed the P&LE when the founders and industrialists went to war with each other. The result was a railroad independent of the Pennsy and answerable only to the needs of Pittsburgh. It is no wonder that the line acquired the nickname "The Little Giant."373 B&W photographs, maps, engravings, and other ephemera form the nexus of this story.

Years of research into the history of the P&LE and the local industries and environs served to elicit a wonderful story about the line and its association with the region.Complete with images of P&LE motive power, rolling stock, facilities, the South Side complex, steel mills and other industries, the "company" villages that housed the mill workers and their families, and steamboats on the Monongahela and Ohio rivers bring the story to life.This title is printed at 175-line screen on 80 lb.

Sterling Premium gloss paper as a flat-backed, Smyth-sewn, oblong, laminated hardcover with an additional protective gloss film lamination.Very limited print run, hardcover, 322 pages, standard landscape format, this is a historical work rather than a pictorial but illustrated with many photographs, maps and illustrations.

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• New Hardcover Jack Polaritz
• Suzanne C. Hudson and John W. Hudson Depot Square Publishing

Depot Square Publishing, softcover, 160 pages, 11.5 x 8.5 x.5 in., 270 color and B&W illustrations and other ephemera; bibliography; index.

Vintage B&W photographs through contemporary color serve to illustrate the evolution of a selected railroad from the golden age of steam to the modern age of streamlined diesels and electrics. Having observed its twentieth anniversary in 2003, the Metro-North Railroad is a fitting choice to initiate this series (Railroads Over Time).

This installment depicts the Hudson Line between Poughkeepsie and Oscawana, New York which includes some of the most spectacular scenery in the Hudson River Valley. Illustrations begin with the Hudson River Rail Road and continue through the New York Central, Penn Central, Conrail and Metro-North.

Early steam, E-units, FL-9s, F-10s, Geeps, B23-7s, U-boats, RDCs, SPV-2000s and Genesis engines are all shown.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Hudson Line Chronology
• Map of the Hudson Valley (color)
• Poughkeepsie
• Camelot
• New Hamburg
• Chelsea
• Beacon
• Bannermans Island
• Storm King
• Cold Spring
• Garrison Cliffs
• Garrison
• Glen Clyffe
• Manitou
• Anthony's Nose
• Middle Tunnel
• Flat Rock Tunnel
• Fish Island
• Road Hook
• Annsville Creek
• Peekskill Bay
• Peekskill
• Travis Point
• Montrose
• Cortland
• Crugers
• Oscawana
• Bibliography
• Index
• Down The Tracks..

Hardcover, 256 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., 99% Color photography, captions are longer than most picture books.

There is a lot of Scarlet and Gray in this title, but also short lines, Amtrak, and experimental power liven up the photograph collection. Cabooses, timber trestles, scenic vistas and a mix of older and newer diesels plus a few steam photographs of Cab-forwards and AC-9s make for a good selection of photographs.

The photograph collection presented here is from the 1950s to 1996 before the purchase of the Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific. The previously unpublished photographs of David Houston, Greg Brown and Todd Montgomery are proudly presented in large format, just as they were photographed.

We cover Portland to Dunsmuir, branch lines, the Siskiyou, the Modoc and a chapter on the Oregon, California & Eastern.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• Greg Brown, David Houston, Todd Montgomery
• Daylight Printing
• 2023

Hardcover, 144 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., color photographs and illustrations.

This is an extensively edited second printing of the first book in the Story Behind the Picture series. Featured are 144 pages of quality Southern Pacific and Amtrak photos from the 1960s to the 1990s, guaranteed to bring back memories of the way it was, with 99% of them in color.

The previously unpublished works of David Houston are proudly presented in large format, just as they were photographed. Enjoy seeing Sacramento, Roseville and the mighty Sierra Nevada's as they were. Beautiful scenes of snow removal including rotaries, flangers and spreaders in action!

Contents:

• Sacramento to Roseville, (The Daylight Visits
• Steam Visits
• SDP45 Weekend Warriors) pp. 4–32
• Roseville, (Reno Fun Train
• F-Units Snow Service, 6432 Last Freight F7
• Bi-Centennials), pp. 33–80
• Donner Pass (Roseville-Sparks
• Sparks 1960s
• SD7s
• Sulzer Locomotives
• Passenger Trains), pp. 81–144
• Features:
  New
  Hardcover
  David Houston
  Daylight Printing 2023

Hardcover, 384 pages, 290+ illustrations, maps, drawings and documents.

In the annuals of railroading, Golden, Colorado holds an almost mythical status. Steam railroads (both standard and narrow gauge) served the city, along with two electric interurban railways and even funicular railways! This book also explores Golden's early history, predecessor companies and more!In this brand-new Colorado Rail Annual, Golden resident and historian Dan Abbott brings the subject to life through contemporary accounts and an amazing array of vintage photography!This carefully researched, and artistically written work features 384 pages filled with 290+ illustrations (including 140 B&W Photos, 10 Color Photos, 85+ Colorized Photos, 25 Maps, 5 Drawings, 20+ scanned documents), an index and bibliography.

Casebound and Smythe-sewn, with a handsome full-color dust jacket, 11"x8-1/2".

Contents:

• Golden's Streets
• The Beginning, pp. 7–38
• The Steam Roads, pp. 39–166
• The Interurbans, pp. 167–260
• The Funiculars, pp. 261–316
• Odds and Ends
• Landslide
• Robberies
• Quarries
• Stockyards, etc., pp. 358
• Employee Roster
• Index
• Photo Index
• Bibliography, pp. 359–384. Features: New Hardcover Dan Abbott Colorado Railroad Museum 2024

Ticket To Ride the Narrow Gauge: A chronological history of Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge passenger trains and their equipment 1871-1981. Colorado Rail Annual No. 24.This study is the fruit of nearly 20 years' research by the author in the archives of Colorado Railroad Museum, Denver Public Library Western History Department, Colorado HS, California State Railroad Museum, and many private collections.

A foreword by D&RGW historian Jackson C. Thode sets the tone for this definitive reference. Year-by-year rosters untangle the complex genealogy of car rebuilding and renumbering. Schedules and equipment assignments include Denver & Rio Grande, Rio Grande Western and its Utah antecedents, Rio Grande Southern, Florence & Cripple Creek, and the Silverton short lines.

Surviving cars on Durango & Silverton, Cumbres & Toltec and Huckleberry railroads are included. You will find locomotive rosters, a list of dining stations, timetables, correspondence, advertisements, and other tidbits of narrow-gauge history.Colorado Railroad Museum, hardcover with jacket, 272 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., over 300 photographs and illustrations including several in color, Bibliography.

Features:

• Hardcover Herbert Danneman Colorado Railroad Museum

The San Luis Valley is an interesting little short line located in southern Colorado and overlooked by rail enthusiasts on their way to the narrow gauge railroads. The chapters include a discussion of the geography, history of ownership and the challenges of the future.The Greeley Branch of the Union Pacific chapters include data such as mileages, some color pictures of Union Pacific steam, and some B&W images of depots.The Arkansas Valley Railway was a branch of the Kansas Pacific Railroad and connected Kit Carson, Colorado with Las Animas, Colorado.

This is a very lonely area on the high plains of eastern Colorado.In this title are detailed three unusual "Colorado Railroads Without Mountains."The 15-mile San Luis Central has faithfully served a rich agricultural district in the San Luis Valley for over a century, owning only three locomotives during its lifetime.

Having outlived many more famous lines, its full history is presented here for the first time by John Gruber and John Ryan.Union Pacific's Greeley branch tapped a rich sugar beet growing area, and its fortunes rose and fell along with the once important Colorado sugar industry.

Historian Kenton Forrest gives a complete account of the railroad line and the area it served for many years.The Arkansas Valley Railway is famous for being the first Colorado railroad abandonment. Author Robert W.

McLeod provides a detailed history of the important role it played at the dawn of the railroad era in the West.Contents:About the Authors, p. 4, San Luis Central, pp. 5–88,The San Luis Valley, The Sugar Beet Factory, The Railroad, The McLean Era, The Burkhardt Era, The Water Problem, Index.

Greeley East: The History of the Greeley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad, pp. 89–138,The Branch Lines History, Passenger Trains on the Greeley Branch, Historical Notes on the Greeley Branch, Abandonment of the Branch, What If?, People Along the Branch Line, Bibliography, Notes, Index.

Arkansas Valley Railway, pp. 139–201,Thunder on the Prairie, Then a Whistle on the Wind, the Complete Story of the Life and Times of a Branch Line of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Bibliography and References, pp. 202–207,Index, pp. 208–210.Colorado Railroad Museum, hardbound, 220 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.75 in., extensive text, Color and B&W photography.Features: New Hardcover John Gruber and John Ryan; Kenton Forrest; Robert W.

McLeod Colorado Railroad Museum

Colorado Railroad Museum, hardcover with dust jacket, 290 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.75 inch, data and drawings, CD inside back cover.

Colorado Railroad Water Tanks is a historical tour of the water tanks of Colorado's steam railroad era. Steam locomotives required a large quantity of water to generate the required amount of steam for motive power.

Colorado railroads operated over six hundred tanks located along the approximately 6,000 miles of track. The six hundred tanks and their locations are listed in an index and documented with construction dates, sizes, water sources and pumping equipment, when the information is available.

The process and history of bringing water from its source to the locomotive's tender is explained and illustrated. Included are 289 pages with over 260 color and black & white photographs (about 95% B&W), maps and illustrations of tanks and water equipment! Drawings, illustrations, maps and photographs in digital form are also included on a CD.

Tanks that still remain are listed and located with GPS data for those wishing to visit these reminders of Colorado's railroad past.

Contents:

• PART 1: History Tenders and Tanks, pp. 10–22
• Wells, Windmills and Other Equipment, pp. 23–42
• PART 2: Tank Locations, Railroads and Index, pp. 43–59
• PART 3: Water Service Locations Union Pacific, pp. 60–99
• Denver & Rio Grande, pp. 100–161
• Rio Grande Southern, pp. 162–167
• Santa Fe, pp. 168–186
• Colorado Midland, pp. 187–199
• Colorado & Southern (including DSS&P), pp. 200–229
• Missouri Pacific, pp. 230–233
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, pp. 234–236
• Moffat Route, pp. 237–248
• Other Railroads, pp. 249–270
• Surviving Water Tanks, pp. 271–283
• Glossary, Bibliography, pp. 284–290
• Media on CD.

Here is the most thorough listing ever compiled of the post offices, stations and branches which have existed in the state of Colorado. Included are the opening and closing dates for each, and the location by county.This book is a complete revision and updating of the original study of 20 years ago, and contains additional data in several areas.

Colorado Post Offices is of interest not only to those in the rapidly expanding field of postal history, but it also provides a valuable reference for anyone intrigued by Colorado history and the state's many fascinating ghost towns and mining camps.Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover, 228 pages, standard portrait book 10 x 8 in., 40 photographs, reproductions of 44 historic postal covers and 80 rare cancellations.

Features: New Hardcover William H. Bauer, James L. Ozment, John H.

Willard Colorado Railroad Museum

Colorado Railroad Museum, hardcover with dust jacket, 264 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.

A history of Colorado kilns, ovens, furnaces and rails The first detailed study of Colorado's coke and ore smelting industries and their importance to the state's mountain railroads. Individual histories of dozens of historic sites including GPS locators for exploration.

Five full color, full page reproductions of Otto Kuhler paintings. Over 240 historic and contemporary photographs, drawings, maps and charts. Steam locomotive rosters of the major smelters.

Contents:

• Acknowledgments, Introduction and Preface, pp. 9–12
• Ch. 1: Betsy from Pike, pp. 13–46
• Ch. 2: Coke and Smoke, pp. 47–128
• Ch. 3: Brick Beehives, pp. 129–178
• Ch. 4: Silver Furnaces, pp. 179–216
• Ch. 5: Iron Horses, pp. 217–237
• Appendix A - List of Smelters, pp. 238–247
• Appendix B - Locomotive Rosters, p. 248
• Appendix C - GPS Locations, p. 249
• End Notes, pp. 250–254
• Glossary, p. 255
• Bibliography, p. 256-258
• Index, pp. 259–264.

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

Black and White photographs from the Bob's Photo collection printed on high-gloss paper. An excellent reference for the model railroader and historian.

Contents:

• Electric Zone Map, p. 3
• Class EP-1
• pp. 4–7
• Class EP-2, pp. 8–11
• Class EP-3, pp. 12–13
• Class EP-4, pp. 14–15
• Class EP-5, pp. 16–17
• Class EF-1, pp. 18–20
• Class EF-2, p. 21
• Class EF-3, pp. 22–23
• Class EF-4, pp. 24–25
• Class EY-1, pp. 26–28
• Class EY-2, pp. 29–31
• Class EY-2a, p. 32
• Class EY-3, p. 33
• Class EY-2b, pp. 34–35
• MU Cars, pp. 36–37
• Railroad Roof Steel MUs, pp. 38–39
• Round Roof Steel MUs, pp. 40–42
• Stainless Clad MUs, p. 43
• Oak Point Yard, p. 44
• Stamford Yard, p. 45
• Van Nest Shops, pp. 46–47
• Index to photographs, p. 48.

Based on the Bob's Photo collection, this book covers New Havens early ALCO diesel locomotives plus the demonstration locomotives of Baldwin and Fairbanks-Morse. ALCO DL109 pg. 3-25; ALCO FA-1, FB-1, FB-2 pg. 26-43; Demonstrators pg. 44-47. Index pg. 48.

The Golden State of California was once a beehive of interurban electric railways, and the interurban played a major role in the development of intercity public transportation. Replacing the infrequent and costly steam railroad branch line network, the interurban grew and expanded at about the same time as the motor car. The interurban outpaced the motor car until the Depression. But the convenience of the motor car won the battle for users and only those Interurbans that operated freight, express and mail service and offered commuter trains were able to survive until after World War II. The convenience of the automobile and the motor bus triggered the eventual demise of the interurban system.

Contents:
Introduction, pp. 9-14;
1. San Diego Electric Railway-The La Jolla Line, pp. 15-18;
2. San Diego & Southwestern Railway, pp. 19-22;
3. Glendale & Montrose Railway, pp. 23-28;
4. Pacific Electric Railway, pp. 29-104;
5. Visalia Electric Railroad-Orange Grove Route, pp. 105-110;
6. Tidewater Southern Railway, pp. 111-118;
7. Central California Traction Company, pp. 119-132;
8. San Francisco, Napa, & Calistoga Railway, pp. 133-144;
9. Peninsular Railway-The Blossom Line, pp. 145-154;
10. San Francisco & San Mateo Electric Railway - The 40 Line, pp. 155-166;
11. Key System, pp. 167-196;
12. Southern Pacific Company-Interurban Electric Railway, pp. 197-224;
13. Sacramento Northern Railway, pp. 225-252;
14. Northern Electric Railway, pp. 253-264;
15. Northwestern Pacific Railroad, pp. 265-282;
16. Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, pp. 283-291;
Bibliography, pp. 292-293.

Golden West Books, hardcover with color dust jacket, 293 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs with text and captions.

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

Contents:

• History, pp. 3–4
• Equipment, pp. 5–6
• Relative Size of Milk Car Fleets, pp. 7–17
• Known GPEX Lessees, pp. 18–35
• Shipping Milk to Gotham, pp. 36–38
• D&H Milk Stations, p. 39
• Operations on the D&H, pp. 40–41
• Traffic from Other Selected Creameries, pp. 42–47
• Index, p. 48.

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

B&W photographs from the Bob's Photo collection printed on high-quality paper usually with one photograph and caption per page. Perfect for the model railroader or historian.

Contents:

• On the Rutland Railroad, pp. 3–5
• Creameries on the Rutland Railroad, pp. 6–9
• Rutland Railroad Sub-Divisions, p. 10
• B&M Milk Cars, pp. 11–18
• NX Cars, p. 19-22
• WDX Cars, p. 23
• Creameries On the Rutland Railroad, p. 24
• BWIX Cars, pp. 25–27
• Sample Consist on Rutland Railroad, pp. 28–34
• Borden's Milk Car, pp. 35–36
• Whiting's Milk Car, pp. 37–38
• Bennington Co-op, p. 39
• PFE Express Refrigerator Car, p. 40
• B&O Milk Cars, pp. 41–45
• MDT Milk Cars, 46-47
• Index, p. 48.

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

This book is based on the collection of black and white negatives owned by Robert A. Liljestrand. Text and captions were written by David R.

Sweetland. This book does not cover all Boston & Maine classes of diesel switchers and Road-Switchers, but is a sampling of most types.

Contents:

• Map p. 3
• Introduction, p. 4
• Roster, p. 5
• GE 44 Tonner, pp. 8–10
• EMD SW-8, pp. 11–12
• ALCO S-5, p. 13
• GE Center Cab, pp. 14–15
• EMD SC, p. 16
• EMD SW-1, pp. 17–18
• ALCO HH600/HH660, p. 19
• ALCO S-1, pp. 19–20
• ALCO S-3, p. 21
• EMD NW-2, p. 22
• EMD SW-9, p. 23
• ALCO S-2, pp. 24–25
• ALCO S-4, p. 26
• ALCO RS-2, pp. 27–31
• ALCO RS-3, pp. 32–35
• EMD BL-2, pp. 36–37
• EMD GP-7, pp. 38–41
• EMD GP-9, pp. 42–44
• EMD GP-18, pp. 45
• EMD GP-38-2, pp. 46
• EMD GP-40-2, pp. 47
• Index, pp. 48.

Black and white photographs with captions of these three classes of B&M Pacifics. Includes roster and scrap dates. Excellent photo reproduction printed on glossy paper. Perfect for the modeler.

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

The 2026 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with inspiring photography from coast to coast, including: First Look at America 250 Locomotives, Canyon Spirit — Best Train Ride in America, Steam at Night on Strasburg Rail Road, Coal Country — Powder River Basin & Crawford Hill, Sunshine State Sampler, SINA 365 — Seasons in North America, and much more! 

Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 116 pages

Table of Contents:

• Dispatcher's Report/Editorial — Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup
• Canyon Spirit — Best Train Ride in America? — by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted
• Iowa Northern Railroad — The End of an Era — Article/Photos by Joel Poland
• Steam at Night on Strasburg Rail Road — by Jeffrey Smith/Photos as Noted
• The PRB is Still Alive — by James R. & Stacey Doughty/Photos as Noted
• Crawford Hill — Viewing PRB’s Coal Conveyor — Article/Photos by Carl Graves
• Connections to the Present and Past — Article/Photos by David Baer
• Fading Canadian Cowls — Article/Photos by Marcus W. Stevens
• Sunshine State Sampler — Article/Photos by David Blazejewski
• America 250 Locomotives — Photos as Noted
• Seasons in North America — Photos from Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
• Back Cover — Information on SINA 365

by Jeremy F. Plant, Jeffrey G. Plant, and Brian D. Plant

Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company
Released: June 2026
ISBN: 979-8-9946504-0-0
Pages: 80
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover

Trackside in Eastern Canada with the Plant Family is a stunning visual journey through several decades of railway photography across the Maritimes, Quebec, and Ontario. Brothers Jeffrey and Jeremy Plant, along with Jeremy’s son Brian, chronicle their explorations from the 1970s to the early 2000s, capturing the evolution of Canada’s eastern railways, from the Alco-powered main lines of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific to the remote mining railroads of the Canadian Shield. Blending family adventure, heritage, and a lifelong passion for trains, this book offers a rare and intimate look at both the grandeur and the grit of Canadian railroading.

Through more than 150 vividly detailed scenes, readers will follow the Plants from the busy ports of Halifax and the coal trains of Cape Breton to the majestic wilderness of northern Ontario. Each photograph is paired with expert commentary and rich historical context, making Trackside in Eastern Canada both a captivating travelogue and an essential reference for rail enthusiasts and historians alike.