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Hardcover, 232 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., color photographs and maps.

Fourth in our Baltimore & Ohio series, we explore three divisions not part of the core routes connecting the East Coast and the western gateways of Chicago and St. Louis: The Buffalo Division (former Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway), the Newark Division, and the Toledo-Indianapolis Division Western Extension.

David P. Oroszi, Stephen J. Salamon, and David P. Ori combine their talents in this 232-page hardcover book with more than 290 photos and 11 maps. In addition to the trains, you'll see towers (inside and out), stations, signs, tunnels, bridges, and many other sights seldom seen in B&O's outlying territory.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Buffalo Division (BR&P)
Chapter 2 Newark Division
Chapter 3 Toledo-Indianapolis Division
Western Extension

By David P. Oroszi, Stephen J. Salamon, David P. Ori

For more than half a century, Railway Express Agency moved America’s commerce from coast to coast and to nearly every town across the country. This comprehensive new volume traces the full history of REA, from its origins and corporate structure to the realities of daily express operations. Detailed chapters examine rolling stock, terminals and facilities, air express service, logos and emblems, and the vast green truck fleet that carried the familiar red-and-white shield into nearly every city and town in America until 1975.

More than 300 photographs, diagrams, and technical drawings, including original illustrations by author Vic Roseman, provide unmatched visual and technical depth. Extensive appendices and a chapter on modeling REA equipment make this the definitive history of Railway Express Agency. 8.5 x 11 Hardcover, 164 pages By V.S.

Roseman

Hardcover with dust jacket, 256 pages, 9 x 11 in., color photographs and roster information.

The American Locomotive Company (Alco) had a long history of manufacturing steam and diesel locomotives in America, Canada, and around the globe through subsidiaries or licensees. Alco had developed a strong reputation in the 1940s and 1950s with its successful road switchers, but as railroads competed to carry more tonnage at faster speeds, the market demanded more horsepower.

The "Century" series was introduced in 1963, remaining in production until Alco closed its famed Schenectady, N.Y., plant to domestic production in 1969. The Century name celebrated the corporate history of Alco and its predecessors manufacturing locomotives for 100-plus years.

The product of decades of research by Tom Carver and edited and designed by Dale Sanders, this new book contains more than 300 beautifully reproduced color images, representing some of the best selections from a number of railroad photographers and historical archives.

An informative text, paired with detailed photo captions, supports photos and diagrams of each of the ten Century series models. Presented together for the first time in our premium 256-page railroad book format, these images will surely delight aficionados of the second generation of Alco's diesel locomotives on the railways of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Australia.

Showcased in their elements from gritty industrial scenes to beautiful vistas along the rails of their owners, all models from the Century 415 to the Hydraulic 643 are thoughtfully portrayed for each of the 43 original purchasing railroads.

Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Alco 251 Progression, Chapter 3: Century 415, Chapter 4: Century 420, Chapter 5: Century 424, Chapter 6: Century 425, Chapter 7: Century 430, Chapter 8: Century 628, Chapter 9: Century 630, Chapter 10: Century 636, Chapter 11: Century 855, Chapter 12: Hydraulic 643H, As-Delivered Roster, Dedication/Bibliography

Hardcover, 600 pages, mostly B&W photographs and illustrations with Color photographs of more recent times.

This book has been reprinted and is available again. The Shay Locomotive - An Illustrated History is the most complete, thorough, and accurate book ever produced on this unique and storied locomotive. The authors have spent decades researching, collecting photographs, and organizing the information in this all-new volume.

The book

Features:

• More than 600 pages
• more than 1000 photographs
• illustrations
• and drawings
• Complete listing of every Shay built by shop number
• by owner/operator
• and by location
• Lima's involvement in the Shay from the first locomotive by Ephraim Shay in 1881 to the last Shay built in 1945
• Photographs of every single surviving Shay
• 3 Appendices of Patents
• Drawings
• and Specifications
• Wrecks and mishaps
• Mechanical evolution
• and so much more! No fan of steam will want to miss this instant classic. By Richard A. Henderson
• John C. Benson
• George R. Kadelak
• Steve Hauff

From the editors of Passenger Train Journal, the 2025 Passenger Train Annual covers your favorite trains from yesterday and today. Featuring: Dearborn Delights - by Kevin McKinney This edition’s extended cover feature looks back at the colorful variety of passenger trains that called at Chicago's Dearborn Station in the postwar era, including Erie Railroad, Monon, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Chicago & Western Indiana, Santa Fe, and more!

From Santa Fe's celebrated Chiefs to lowly commuter runs on Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Dearborn was a pre-Amtrak kaleidoscope where trains serving Florida, New York City, St. Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, downstate Illinois, Detroit, Toronto, and Montreal made their continent-wide connections. The LRC Era - by Kevin J.

Holland In the early 1980s, Amtrak and VIA placed Bombardier's “Light, Rapid, Comfortable” LRC trains in service. Amtrak's New England LRC trial didn't bear fruit, but the distinctive low-profile trains became fixtures on VIA's Corridor operations in southern Ontario and Quebec. It's been 25 years since VIA's LRC locomotives were retired, but, more than 40 years after their debut, the LRC cars are only now facing retirement as new Siemens trains are poised to take over.

Recalling the first Passenger Train Annual - by Bill Anderson It's been 50 years since publication of the first Passenger Train Annual in 1975. Bill Anderson was part of the editorial team, and recalls how he traveled across North America in search of that first edition's cover photo. Softcover 8 1/2 x 11, 116 pages

Magazine, 116 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations and advertisements. Packed with stunning layout tours, step-by-step construction projects, and rich prototype insights, this issue will keep your workbench busy and your creativity fi red up all year long.

Now in its 17th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication dedicated entirely to HOn3 narrow gauge modeling—yet every issue offers something for modelers of all stripes.

Contents:

• Gilpin Tram's Buckley Mine Branch, pp. 8–12, Details - adding the goodies, p. 13, Main Street - scratchbuilding one structure at a time, pp. 14–17, Joining Forces Tweetsie Style! - Modeling 1925 era transportation challenges, pp. 18–23, Living with 3-D Resin Printing - Setting up and maintaining printing operations, pp. 24–30, Regauging Rapido's GE 44 Tonner, pp. 31–35, Municipal Square - putting scenery in perspective, pp. 36–39, Scratch a Barbershop for Silverton - a community hub with working barber pole, pp. 40–46, Creating the Animas River in HO, pp. 47–49, Black and Rusty Logging and Mining (Colorado past), pp. 50–57, Kitbashing 2 Vintage Motor Homes - new uses for old Jordan model kits, pp. 58–61, Dirty Thoughts - an artist looks at fine-tuning weathering, pp. 62–67, Narrow Gauge Legacy - legacy and updated HOn3 freight car kits, pp. 68–69, Building the Laurie 2-8 - a diorama of a 1920s oil well pad, pp. 70–76, Building the Ruby Basin Trestle - modifying the Heljan / AHM styrene trestle kit, pp. 77–81, Nine Millimeter News - a product survey for HOn3 / 9 mm models, pp. 82–85 SOCal's NG Tank Car Fleet - Part 4: distribution, operations and infastructure II, pp. 86–92, Zerolene Tanker No. A9 - from the Nevada - California - Oregon Railway, pp. 93–95, Forest & Western Gets an Idler Car - for all your dual-gauge operations, pp. 96–97, Making Tracks on Red Mountain, Pt. 1: templates and building replacement track, Pt 2: end-of-track bumpers, pp. 98–105.

Hardcover, 208 pages, 12 x 9 in.

, 290 Color photographs and 7 maps. The KCS system (now part of CPKC) in the U.S. sprawls across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis (former ICG route). The original southern main line moves traffic to Dallas, New Orleans, and Port Arthur, Texas.

Later additions carry KCS rails east through Monroe, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, to Meridian and Artesia, Mississippi, and touches the state of Tennessee at Counce. Southern Texas and Mexico-bound traffic rolls from Beaumont through Houston to Corpus Christi and Laredo, where its rails continue deep into Mexico.

This volume chronicles KCS south from Shreveport to New Orleans (former Louisiana & Arkansas), across the Meridian Speedway from Shreveport to eastern Mississippi, north into southern Tennessee, east into western Alabama, and from Jackson, Mississippi, south to the Gulf of Mexico at Gulfport (former IC and ICG routes).

Hardcover, pages, Color photographs. Mike Bednar started his career in the 1960s on Lehigh Valley, continuing on through Conrail and the Reading & Northern into the 1980s. He knows railroading inside and out, from dispatching busy main lines to running heavy tonnage over the mountains.

His storytelling with a touch of humor will make you feel like you're sitting right there with him in the tower, diesel cab, or caboose. This hardcover edition is illustrated with more than 175 rare Color images of Northeastern railroad action.

Calling all model railroad enthusiasts and On30 aficionados! Immerse yourself in the captivating world of narrow-gauge railroading with a special all-new 2025 On30 Annual. This year marks the 20th issue of providing you modeling fun & accessible narrow gauge in O scale, featuring amazing models, layouts, and building projects.

Table of Contents: A Look Back and A Look Ahead by Chris Lane, Upgrading Bachmann Porters: Weathering Techniques for Your Steel Hoppers by Walter Reid, Wandering Spruce Railroad, a Compact Railroad with Big Appeal by Sean Williams and Kevin Spady, Steam Dummy: Brights Ideas for Building a Dummy by Allen K.

Littlefield, Confessions of a Rivet Counter: Recovery is Possible with My 12-Step Program by Chris Bohn, Raul's Frijoles Boxcar: Melted Modeling for a Swayback Look by Gary Beatty, Low-Cost Rural Scenery: Stunning Results from Budget Materials by Matt Woods, Get a Horse! Modeling Commercial Vehicles from the Early Thirties by George Riley, Shower Shack on the Mosquito Creek: How Loggers Clean Up Their Act by Joseph Kreiss, A Freelanced Center Cab Switcher Inspired by a Long-Forgotten Locomotive Model by Pete Leach, The Practical & Achievable Railroad: Designing and Building a Short Line by Stan Shields, Scratch building a Drop-Bottom Coal Car: Ajax Trucks-Equipped and How to Build Them by Sam Swanson, Frijoles Refritos de Raul Explosive Modeling by Gary Beatty, Modeling Across Generations: Inspired by the Master by Brian Clauto, A Handcar for the Wheeling and Finely: Building the Speed Demon by Andrew Clauto, Modeling with Grout: Scenery for the Spring Creek by Rick Bell, No Room for the Layout of Your Dreams? Try a Mini Layout by Larry Knapp, Scratch building Rolling Stock: Thoughts on Rolling your Own Rolling Stock by Bob Bennett, Building a Southwestern Adobe House: A Typical Adobe Abode by Bob Staat, Chillin' on the Mountain: Modifying a Bachmann Reefer into a Tiffany by Steven Bechtold, Al Judy: A Legacy of Inspiration Remembrances and Models by Thomas P.

Farrell, Jr., Condiment Tanks: Pass the Ketchup by Michael Tylick, Vance Junction: On the Rio Grande Southern in On30 by Roy Kell, Lil Miss Molly: A Mail Rail Car by Glen Gronevelt, Locomotive and Rolling Stock Roundup: Our 2025 Review by George Riley.

Contents:

• New
• Magazine
• Various authors
• White River Productions
• 2025

Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 116 pages.

The 2025 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with inspiring photography from coast to coast, including Revival of Steam on East Broad Top, Triple Crown RoadRailers, CPKC and UP Steam on the Move, Rathole Reminiscence, Seasonal Day in North America, and much more! Table of Contents: Dispatcher's Report/Editorial - Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup Change in the Columbia Gorge - by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted Revival of Steam on Old Easty, Rebirth of Mikado No. 16 on East Broad Top Railroad - by Jeffrey Smith/Photos as Noted Remembering Triple Crown RoadRailers, A Long and Successful Run from Michigan to Texas Comes to a Close - Article/Photos by Carl Graves Rathole Reminiscence, More Than 30 Years on the CNO&TP Second District - by Eric Miller/Photos as Noted CSX in Canada, Sarnia and Montreal Sub Operations - by Stephen Host/Photos as Noted First and Finest, Today's Boston & Albany - Article/Photos by David Blazejewski Railfans Line the Tracks to See CPKC and UP Steam Trains - Staff Report,  Steve Jessup UP Unveils 1616 Lincoln Unit, But Refuses to Let it Lead Westward - Staff Report, Steve Jessup Seasonal Day in North America - Photos from Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring Back Cover, Information on New SINA 365 - Details in Dispatcher's Report, Page 2

Contents:

• New
• Magazine
• various
• White River Productions
• 2025

The only annual publication dedicated exclusively to O scale narrow gauge model railroading! Each edition contains fabulous layout tours, detailed modeling projects, great prototype information, fresh product reviews and more.

Now in its 15th year of providing modeling fun and accessible narrow gauge for everyone, the 2020 On30 Annual is chock-full of amazing models, layouts, and building projects in O scale. If you like narrow gauge, you'll love the contents of this issue: everything from multiple vehicle modeling projects to a working transfer track, along with inspiring locomotive, rolling stock, and layout articles, all presented in the unique and distinctive On30 Annual style.

Contents include: Laurium, Mohawk & Brockway Railway Co. Layout Tour Rebuilt Bachmann Railtruck Big Railroad / Small Space Scratchbuild a GE 23-Tonner Woodsville, Wyoming Sawmill The Yosemite Short Line Reefer Madness Car Contest And Much, Much More!

White River Productions, softcover.

The only annual publication dedicated exclusively to O scale narrow gauge model railroading! Each edition contains fabulous layout tours, detailed modeling projects, great prototype information, fresh product reviews and more.

Now in its 14th year of publication, the 2019 On30 Annual brings you the best of On30 projects, layouts, modules, locomotives and rolling stock by the top authors in the scale. On30 modelers are all about building and the On30 Annual is loaded with both building ideas and layout projects that challenge and teach.

This year's issue will provide the modeler with well over a year's worth of On30 inspiration and modeling projects including: Tall Tales of the Puerto Borracho Logging Rail Ambulance Hawaiian Plantation Loco Operations on the Western Bay Build a Coaling Dock On30 South Pacific Coast Building a Working Transfer Logging Car Conversion And much, much more!

8.5 x 11 Softcover, 116 pages

Do you enjoy model railroading and On30 or narrow gauge? Then we invite you to immerse yourself in the captivating world of narrow-gauge railroading with the all-new 2026 On30 Annual. This year marks the 21st issue of providing you modeling fun & accessible narrow gauge in O scale, featuring amazing models, layouts, and building projects.

Here is just a sampling of the articles you’ll find inside: Edited by Chris Lane

Contents:

• A New Rustic Buff & Old Gothic
• Tale of Two Structures
• Franck Combes’ Latest Layout: The Viva Zapata
• Swamp Scenery
• Second Chance: A Complete Scene in a Tiny Space
• Railtruck Repair
• Littlefield Builds Some Locos
• Trains & Boats in On30
• & Much, Much More!

Softcover, 188 pages, Color illustrations.

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

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

Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

  By David M. Johnston

Hardcover, pages, Color photographs and roster data. There are all-new photographs in this second edition. None are duplicated from the first edition.

This second edition is a comprehensive roster of Amtrak's passenger cars and motive power, fully illustrated with a mixture of lineside scenes and roster views. Roster information is presented in a spreadsheet format with introductory text, grouped by major categories such as steam-heated cars, Heritage fleet, Amfleet, Superliners, diesel locomotives, and electric locomotives.

Additions from the first edition:Expanded coverage: 1971-2022,All new photos, none from the first edition,Extensively updated rosters and compact tables,The most complete record of Amtrak equipment,More than 660 all-color photos.

Features: New Hardcover Elbert Simon, David C. Warner, Kevin EuDaly White River Productions 2023

Hardcover, 224 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., 98% color photographs and two maps. Gateway Western, A Regional in Transition documents the troubled and challenging history of an important segment of Midwestern railroading. The result of years of research, this book covers the Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City lines of the former Illinois Central Gulf (originally Chicago & Alton/Gulf, Mobile & Ohio) as they were spun off in the late 1980s.

There is a large selection of paint schemes on the locomotives in this book. The book starts off with the predecessor lines and then the many owners and railroads with trackage rights over this regional carrier. Some pictures of the terrible flood of 1993 are shown including the damage to the bridge at Glasgow, MO and its repair.

The first attempt was Chicago, Missouri & Western, that quickly ran into financial difficulty. With these important rail transportation hubs and Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Louis in jeopardy, a combination of events brought Santa Fe and others to the table and Gateway Western was created. Authors Ryan Crawford, James E.

Lewnard, and Matthew Freix share the history of both regionals (Chicago, Missouri & Western and Gateway Western) in this new book containing more than 200 pages. A wealth of color photos takes the reader across the system, show the equipment, and tell the story of this interesting chapter in Midwest railroading.

The book includes coverage of Amtrak, Kansas City Southern, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and other roads that were associated with this regional operation. Table of

Contents:

• Creation of CM&W, pp. 6–23
• St. Louis District, pp. 24–53
• Springfield District, pp. 54–63
• Carrollton District, pp. 64–65
• Kansas City District, pp. 66–73
• CM&W Diesel and Freight Car Roster, pp. 74–95
• Southern Pacific Initiates Operations, pp. 96–101
• Gateway Western Introduction, pp. 102–107
• Sub 1: Roodhouse
• Ill., to Godfrey
• Ill., pp. 108–129
• Sub 2: Roodhouse
• Ill., to Mexico
• Mo., pp. 130–141
• Sub 3: Mexico
• Mo. to Rock Creek Jct. (KC), pp. 142–161
• Sub 4: Jacksonville
• Ill., to Murrayville
• Ill., pp. 162–164
• Sub 5: Mexico
• Mo., to Fulton
• Mo., pp. 165–169
• Sub 6: Roodhouse
• Ill., to Cockrell
• Ill., (Springfield), pp. 170–175
• Sub 7: Godfrey
• Ill., to E. St. Louis
• Ill., pp. 176–203
• Gateway Western Diesel and Freight Car Roster, pp. 204–224

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, 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 dust jacket, 256 pages, 12 x 9 x.75 in., 380 color photographs, 12 detailed maps, index.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

By Brian Jennison and Victor Neves White River Productions

White River Productions, hardcover with jacket, Color photography.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Contents:

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

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

Softcover, 112 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.

Discover the history of a pioneer HO scale manufacturer in The Penn Line Story: A History and Collector's Guide. Researched and documented by Garrett L. Stauffer, son of one of Penn Line's founders, this new book presents a wealth of information, facts, and colorful illustrations for the collector and hobbyist alike.

Launched after World War II, Penn Line helped establish the popularity of HO scale model trains. The company offered craftsman-level kits for several steam locomotive prototypes in the early 1950s, and by the 1960s was producing a line of fully assembled plastic trains.

In fact, many Penn Line models remain on the market today. Get on board with this fun hobby history!

Contents:

• New
• Softcover
• Garrett L. Stauffer
• White River Productions
• 2022

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

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.

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

This book tells the story of the narrow-gauge Eureka &, Palisade and its successor, the Eureka Nevada. Persevering through floods, fires, and the ebb and flow of the mining industry it served, the E&P was born in the bonanza era of Nevada mining and ran until the Great Depression and declining metal prices shut it down.

Before that end, it hauled millions of dollars in gold, silver, and lead through the sagebrush covered hills of Nevada, cementing its place in the annals of great narrow-gauge railroads. The E&P used everything from brand new, ornately-painted Victorian era locomotives and cars, to a motley collection of second-hand, third-hand, and home-built equipment to soldier on in the 1920s and '30s.The saga of the E&P is told in exquisite detail in 10 chapters of comprehensive text, 450 photos and illustrations, 41 maps, and 18 equipment drawings.

Also included is a complete and detailed equipment roster, extensively illustrated.

Contents:
Part One: The Eureka &, Palisade, Pittsburgh of the West, 1864-1873,
A Magnificent Enterprise, 1873-1876,
The "Three by Three," 1876-1881,
Hard Times and Mixed Trains, 1882-1902,
High Water, 1902-1910,

Part Two: The Eureka Nevada Railway
The John Sexton Years, 1912-1925,
As Rich as Old Croesus, The Rise and Fall of the Eureka Smelting Company, 1917-1927,
The Last Go Around, 1927-1938,
Timetables, Operations on the Narrow Gauge, 1874-1938,
Mileposts, a Gazetteer of the Eureka &, Palisade,
Appendices:I: Locomotives,
II: Motorcars,
III: Passenger Cars,
IV: Freight Cars,
V: Work &, Company Cars,
VI: Equipment Drawings,
VII: Employees,
Map Index,
Index, Bibliography.
White River Productions, hardcover with jacket.

by Gregory J. Maxwell

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