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Softcover, 66 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations and technical data.

More cranes from this manufacturer's catalog. Some specifications and illustrations of gears and pulleys, controls, etc.

Contents:
Truck Crawler Locomotives, pp. 4-20,
TorQFlo Locomotive Cranes, pp. 21-24,
Instructions and Repairs, pp. 25-66.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

Volume 1 in the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series covering the Budd Company's Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs). This reprint reproduces original Budd promotional and technical materials for the RDC — the iconic self-propelled stainless-steel rail diesel car introduced in 1949 and widely used by passenger railroads across North America through the 1980s.

Content includes builder specifications, seating configurations, mechanical details, and railroad fleet listings as documented by the manufacturer. Essential reading for fans of the Budd RDC and the railroads that operated them, including Boston & Maine, New Haven, Canadian Pacific, and many others.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

Volume 2 of the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series on Ingersoll-Rand diesel-electric locomotives. Ingersoll-Rand, in partnership with General Electric and American Locomotive Company (Alco), produced some of North America's earliest diesel-electric locomotives in the 1920s — pioneering machines that helped prove the diesel's viability for railroad service.

This volume reprints original Ingersoll-Rand catalog and promotional materials with engineering specifications, locomotive photographs, and technical data, serving as a primary source for the early diesel era.

Softcover, 58 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., B&W illustrations, small plans, general dimensions.

Various models of city transit cars including both single and double-trucked cars. The plans are very small and a magnifying glass will be helpful to see dimensions and annotations.

Softcover, 118 pages, 5.25 x 8.5 in. (small format), B&W illustrations, data.

The original catalog must have been a small format publication and therefore this reprint remains true to the original.

Contents:
Heisler Geared Locomotives: Catalogue No. 108, pp. 4-52,
Heisler Geared Locomotives: Catalogue No. 115, pp. 53-100,
Heisler Geared Locomotives: 1908 Repair List, pp. 101-118.

Manufacturers' Catalog Archive Book 31

Softcover, 110 pages, standard portrait format, B&W and Color catalog illustrations. About 14 pages are in color and are most are the covers of the vairous catalogs.

Most of this title features catalogs of the smaller GE diesel-electric locomotives as you can see from the contents.

Contents:
Switch to G-E Diesel-Electric and Save, pp. 5-16,
45-Ton: Diesel-Electric for Industrial Switching, pp. 17-32,
65-Ton: Diesel-Electric for Industrial Switching, pp. 33-48,
G-E 70-ton Locomotive 600 Horsepower, pp. 49-64,
80-Ton: Diesel-Electric for Industrial Switching, pp. 65-81,
General Electric U25B / U25C Diesel-Electric Locomotives: Building Profits on America's Railroads, pp. 82-94,
G-E's Gas Turbine-Electrics Open Up New Era in Railroad Motive Power, pp. 95-102,
Presenting the General Electric More Power to America Special, pp. 103-110.

Manufacturers' Catalog Archive Book 31

Softcover, 76 pages, standard portrait format, B&W catalog illustrations.

Most images are of the car interiors.

Contents:
Pressed Steel Car Co.: Steel Passenger Cars, pp. 4-28,Bethlehem Railway Passenger Cars, pp. 29-75.

Manufacturers' Catalog Archive Book 28

Softcover, 102 pages, standard portrait format, B&W catalog illustrations.

This title includes the Plymouth, Davenport and Whitcomb small switchers operated by many Class 1 and industrial short lines.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 76 pages, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

Volume 2 in the SilverLake Images Manufacturers' Catalog Archive series on the Bucyrus-Erie Company, one of America's leading producers of railroad cranes and excavating equipment. This 76-page reprint reproduces two original Bucyrus-Erie brochures documenting their crane product line — track-mounted and rail-mounted cranes used for railroad construction, maintenance-of-way, and heavy lifting applications.

Content includes equipment specifications, operational photographs, and historical narrative on the role of Bucyrus-Erie machinery in shaping railroad infrastructure. An important reference for railroad equipment historians and modelers detailing prototype maintenance-of-way equipment.

Softcover, 108 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W images, data tables.

Contents:
Industrial Works Locomotive Cranes, pp. 4-56,
Locomotive Cranes, pp. 57-108.

Softcover, 56 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations with car specifications.

Manufacturers' Catalog Archive Book 21

Contents:
Composite and All-Steel Gondola Cars, pp. 4-29,
All-Steel Hopper Cars and All-Steel Coke Cars, pp. 30-55.

Softcover, 52 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations.

Includes some small line drawings, tables of data and the cranes in use.

Softcover, 108 pages, standard portrait format, B&W images and technical data.

Electric Mine Locomotives, pp. 4-42,
Standard Electric Locomotives (most of the motors presented are the smaller ones), pp. 43-108.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

A Manufacturers' Catalog Archive reprint from SilverLake Images covering the Western Wheeled Scraper Company's line of Western dump cars — specialized rail-mounted dump cars used in railroad construction, ballast service, and earthmoving operations. Reprints original company catalog materials with equipment specifications, illustrations, and fleet application examples as originally published by the manufacturer.

A niche but important reference for historians and modelers researching prototype maintenance-of-way and construction equipment used by North American railroads.

Publisher: SilverLake Images  |  Format: Softcover, 8.5 × 11 in., B&W photographs & illustrations

A Manufacturers' Catalog Archive reprint from SilverLake Images reproducing original Gregg Company catalog materials for their line of railroad cars. The Gregg Company produced specialty rail equipment including industrial, maintenance-of-way, and freight car products. This reprint preserves the manufacturer's original specifications, illustrations, and product descriptions as issued.

A primary-source reference for railroad historians and modelers documenting prototype freight and specialty car equipment from an early-twentieth-century American manufacturer.

Softcover, 74 pages, standard portrait format, B&W images.

This volume is a gathering of Bethlehem Steel promotional materials regarding the locations of plants, the plants and products made.

Manufacturers' Catalog Archive Book 2

• In-depth exploration of the Milwaukee Road in Iowa and Illinois
• Rich photographic coverage featuring iconic locomotives
• Detailed insights into freight operations and historical transitions

Dive into the captivating world of the Milwaukee Road with this meticulously crafted book, which examines the railway's operations in Iowa and Illinois from the mid-1970s until the end of the Milwaukee Road era. Renowned author Randy J. Williams provides a compelling narrative complemented by stunning photographic coverage of iconic locomotives, including F Units, Geeps, SD40s, SD45s, and Fairbanks-Morse diesels.

This comprehensive volume not only highlights the Milwaukee Road's significant locations such as Savanna, Bensenville, and Clinton but also delves into the intricate freight operations that defined the railway. Additionally, it offers a brief yet informative look at the Soo Line's takeover of the Milwaukee Road, making this book an essential resource for railway enthusiasts and historians alike.

Softcover, 106 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations and roster data up to June 13, 1926.This book is reprint of a D&H published summation of the locomotives operated since the forming of the railroad up to the date of June 13, 1926. Therefore, later steam locomotives acquired by the D&H are not included herein.Many early locomotives are mentioned, and the B&W illustrations look like the smaller photographs issued in the catalogs of the locomotive builders.

These locomotives along with maps showing the growth of the D&H routes are presented in a timeline.

Features:

• New Softcover D&H Company SilverLake Images 2024

Softcover, 124 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W Illustrations.

This title is a collection of many 4-page brochures produced by Canadian Car & Foundry, a major manufacturer of railroad rolling stock, in Canada.In addition to the B&W photographs, there are plans for many of the products and statistical data.

SilverLake Images 2024

Softcover, 115 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W photographs and illustrations.

This is a continuation of Book 49. This volume includes chapters on tank car usage for carrying explosives, Tannic Acid, Castor Oil, Cotton Seed Oil, Corn Oil, Linseed Oil, Nut Oils, Soya Bean Oil, Olive Oil, Whale Oil, Soap, Lard, Lard Oil, Glycerin, Silicate of Soda, Calcium Chloride Brine, Oxalic Acid, Carbon Bisulphide Zinc Chloride, Arsenic Solution, Lactic Acid, Molasses, Glucose, Vinegar, Wine and water.

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Softcover, 78 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., B&W illustrations.

Another catalog archive featuring structures. Some illustrations are smaller as this is a reproduction of the actual catalog. Structures represent construction by concrete, steel and wood (coaling).

The structures represent current construction from the early 1900s.

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Softcover, 100 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations and statistics.

This is a complete catalog published in 1932. This company made many locomotives for underground mines and that is the majority of the locomotives presented in the catalog. They did make a few larger locomotives for standard gauge switching service for electrified lines.

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Softcover, 86 pages standard portrait format, B&W photographs and illustrations.

This volume contains a variety of advertisements and brochures for the Plymouth Locomotive Works. Included are: Plymouth Mine-O-Motives: Bulletins MM-1A Model FMD-00 5 and 6 ton, Bulletin MM-4 6 and 7 ton, Bulletin MM-5 Model FMD-24, Plymouth Torqo-motive - Hydraulic Torque-Converter Drive DDT 4 wheel engines, Plymouth Bulletin J-53 Hydraulic Torque Converter J and JW series Gasoline of Diesel Locos, MDT 4 and 6 wheel locomotives.

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