Withers Publishing

Withers Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 256 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.75 in., B&W and Color photographs, roster.

This book covers second-generation diesel power that was on the roster from September 1955 through December 1982 and provides an overview of this power during the Norfolk & Western's last years of existence.

The term second-generation is used to denote locomotives built from the early 1960s onward. Second-generation locomotives began, in the case of Electro-Motive Division, with the introduction of the GP20 model; with General Electric, the introduction of the U25B; and ALCO's introduction of the Century series of locomotives.

Exceptions to this guideline are the chapters on switchers and slugs. Most, but not all, photographs are limited to the time period covered. Includes roster, dispositions, lettering diagrams and color photo section.

Contents:

• Motive Power History, pp. 6–14
• Switchers, pp. 15–43
• B-B EMD Road-Switchers, pp. 44–84
• C-C EMD Road-Switchers, pp. 85–134
• B-B General Electric Road-Switchers, pp. 135–153
• C-C General Electric Road-Switchers, pp. 154–172
• B-B ALCO Road-Switchers, pp. 173–186
• C-C ALCO Road-Switchers, pp. 187–198
• C-C Slugs, pp. 199–207
• Passenger Locomotives (F40PH), p. 208
• Norfolk & Western in Color: Paint Schemes, pp. 225–248
• Dispositions, pp. 249–256.

Withers Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 160 pages, 11 x 8.5 x.75 in., large-format B&W photographs with captions.

The largest collection of Pennsylvania Railroad electric photographs ever published! The Pennsylvania Railroad did everything on a large scale and the acquisition of 267 Electric Locomotive to move both freight and passengers over its 674 route-miles of electrification was no exception.

From the famed GG1, the classic P5 Box cabs and Modified, modern-looking E44s, and even the experimental E2Bs, E2Cs, and E3Bs of the early 1950s; all are covered in this book containing more than 300 crisp black-and-white photographs.

A specially commissioned cover painting by Gil Bennet highlights this must-have book for Pennsy and electric fans alike.

Contents:

• Early Pennsy Electrics, pp. 7–14
• P5, pp. 15–46
• GG1, pp. 47–117
• E44, pp. 118–146
• Experimental and Second-hand Motors, pp. 147–159
• Bibliography, p. 160.

Withers Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 232 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., B&W photographs, color photo sections, steam and diesel locomotive rosters.

Kansas City Southern has always been an unusual property, and this book examines some of the qualities that made it so. Its focus is on the period during which KCS was managed by three generations of the same family, a period that might be called the Deramus Era.

This book is not a study of management or of financial affairs, but rather of motive power and train operations. The heart of this book is the diesel age, but the age of steam that preceded it (and co-existed with it for 15 years) is covered, too.

KCS introduced the streamliner to its service territory, and the premier Southern Belle gets pilot-to-markers coverage. Included is a full steam and a full diesel roster to support the story of KCS's motive power and the trains it pulled - and occasionally pushed - in the Deramus Era.

A four-page color section and two pages of photographs of KCS bus and trucking equipment round out this book.

Contents:

• A Short History of the KCS before 1939, pp. 9–12
• A Brief History of the Louisiana and Arkansas, pp. 13–16
• A Brief History of the LR&N Co., pp. 17–22
• The Kansas & Missouri Railway & Terminal Co., p. 23
• The Kansas City Southern in the Deramus Era, pp. 24–31
• The Joint Agency, pp. 32–33
• The KCS in its Centennial Year, pp. 34–41
• KCS Steam Power, pp. 42–65
• The ALCO Experience, pp. 66–68
• The Baldwin Experience, pp. 69–70
• Opposed Pistons - What Could Go Wrong', pp. 71–80
• E for Experimental - E for Everyday, pp. 81–95
• Streamlined Hospitality, pp. 96–107
• F is for Frugal, pp. 108–121
• EMD Road-Switchers, pp. 122–132
• EMD Switchers, pp. 133–143
• Slugs, pp. 144–147
• The Six-Motor Experience, pp. 148–159
• Demonstrations and Proposals, pp. 160–161
• Leases In and Leases Out, p. 162
• Appendix A: LR&N, L&A and LA&T Steam Roster, pp. 163–175
• Appendix B: Business Cars, p. 176
• Appendix C: Facilities, pp. 181–198
• Appendix D: KCS Auxiliary Enterprises, pp. 199–201
• Appendix E: KCS/L&A Diesel Roster, pp. 202–212
• Appendix F: Locomotive Ownership Time Chart, pp. 213–215
• Appendix G: Assignment and Condition of Locomotives, pp. 216–224
• Appendix H: KCS in Color, pp. 225–228
• Index, pp. 229–232.