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A12150 Trackside on the Pennsylvania Volume 1
by Jeff Scherb
Standard Plans of the Standard Railroad of the World Structures, Bridges, signals and Signs.		 $9.95
A12151 Trackside on the Pennsylvania Volume 2
by Jeff Scherb
Structures of the Standard Railroad of the World		 $9.95
A12256 Images of Rail: New London County Trolleys
Connecticut Motor Coach Museum. Railroads were instrumental to the growth of industry in America. Streetcar systems branched off from railroad lines, extending transportation to urban and rural areas not otherwise accessible. The expansion of the trolley system in New London County also revitalized industry in the area. By the 1860s, the number of farms in Connecticut had begun to decline, and the need for reliable, reasonable transportation to towns and cities increased. The Norwich Horse Railroad, incorporated in 1864, was followed by various other trolley companies, including the Norwich Street Railway Company, the New London Horse Railroad, the New London Street Railway, and the Montville Horse Railway. Trolley transportation was finally electrified in 1889, fueling the expansion of trolley networks in Norwich and New London. The increase in trolley service allowed the textile industry to grow by expanding access to a sufficient workforce. The system also worked in reverse, enabling city dwellers to escape to the country for outings. Softbound, 128 pages, B&W.		 $19.99
A12270 Images of Rail: Philadelphia Trolleys
by Allen Meyers and Joel Spivak.
Streetcar service arrived in Philadelphia in the 1850s, shortly after the consolidation of the city. After the Civil War, the horse-drawn omnibus gave way to a comprehensive network of streetcar lines with some routes measuring nineteen miles in length. By 1915, the electrification of the streetcar increased the number of routes in Philadelphia to a total of eighty-six. During the trolley's heyday, the city provided a vast test track for such companies as J.G. Brill, Kimball and Gorton Car Manufacturers, and the Budd Wheel Company. The Wharton Railroad Switch Company revolutionized the manufacture of switches and tracks. Of the lines that once operated in Philadelphia, five are still running today. Philadelphia Trolleys contains a variety of rare images, including a postcard of the Point Breeze Amusement Park, photographs of motormen's uniform badges and buttons, architectural drawings, early stock certificates, and a photograph of the Toonerville Trolley used in the silent movies produced by Lubin Studios in the 1920s. Softbound, 128 pages, B&W.		 $19.99
A12300 Middletown, Home of The O&W and the O&WRHS
Vol. XXVI, Nos. 1-9. Softbound, 101 pages, B&W.		 $12.00
A12501 Alco's To Allentown
by Thomas A Biery.
Features lots of great railroad action in the Lehigh River Valley during the 1960's and early 1970's. You'll see ALCO's, F-Units, F-M Train Masters and more, hauling fast freight through semaphore-laden mainline trackage in Pennsylvania's Cement Belt, along with a few side trips down interesting branchlines. Colorful diesels from Lehigh Valley Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Lines, Lehigh and Hudson River, Ironton and other area railroads abound in this magnificent work by Northampton-born Thomas A. Biery. It is 8-1/2"x11", 112 pages, perfectbound, printed on heavy 80 lb. paper with a sturdy 10 pt. cover, and includes 150+ photos -- more than 80 are in color! This book will appeal to historians, railroad buffs and modelers. Softbound, 111 pages.		 $29.95
A12502 Chessie System Cumberland Action
by Thomas A Biery.
SANDPATCH! 17-MILE GRADE! CUMBERLAND! MAGNOLIA CUTOFF!. A stunning all-color look at one of America's favorite railroads tackling some of the steepest grades in the east. B&O and Western Maryland also make many appearances in this look at 1970's railroading in the rugged Allegheny Mountains of Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. In addition to Tom's great photography, this book includes a locomotive roster, train sheet data, track diagrams and much more! It's a great reference tool for model railroaders and a beautiful work of art. Softbound, 112 pages.		 $39.95
A12504 Delaware & Hudson Thunder & Lightning Stripes
by Jaime F. M. Serensits.
Classic D&H Action! Smokin' ALCO's, powerful U-boats, flashy Geeps that the D&H was famous for, all in full Color! From Albany to Allentown and beyond, you'll see pushers on Belden, action on the Penn Division, run-through freights along the Lehigh and includes an index. This beautiful all-color book "Delaware & Hudson: Thunder & Lightning Stripes" covers the D&H from the 1970's to the 80's. Spectacular color photography in the Northeast includes places like Binghamton, Oneonta, Starrucca Viaduct, Mechanicville, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown and more! Classic motive power includes Delaware & Hudson Century 420's, C424's, RS3's, RS11's, RS36's, rare PA1's and Baldwin Sharks, U23B's, U30B's, U33C's, GP38-2's, GP39-2's, and more! Softbound, 48 pages.		 $19.95
A12509 Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West, Vol. 1
by Steve Hipes and David P. Oroszi
Pittsburgh to St. Louis 1960-1999. 190+ color photos of trains, towers interior and exterior, stations and more! 8 full-color maps, train symbols, routings and a detailed history of this fascinating railroad route from the Golden Triangle to the Gateway Arch! Pittsburgh, Columbus, Xenia, Richmond, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis. Hardbound, 136 pages.		 $59.95
A12511 Railroaders in the Lehigh River Valley
by Michael Bednar.
This beautiful book combines Mike Bednar's brilliant photography with his unique writing style to give you a first-hand look at railroading in this region. These are more than portraits - you get to see the entire scene with all the action and there are plenty ALCO's, GE's and even cabooses captured in seldom-photographed locations to make this an important historical work. Softbound, 72 pages.		 $24.95
A12513 New York Central Power Along the Hudson, Vol. 1
by Richard L. Stoving.
Harmon Commentary. Most of the photos in this two-volume series were taken before WWII by legendary photographer Ed May. The first volume features a great variety of steam, diesel and electric power at Harmon, a major servicing point between New York City and Albany. In volume 2, witness the parade of Niagaras, Pacifics, Mohawks and even streamlined Hudsons and diesels storming up and down the east shore of the Hudson River. These photos are run large on the page so you can see all of the details -- no "snapshots" here! Softbound, 48 pages, B&W.		 $18.95
A12514 New York Central Power Along the Hudson, Vol. 2
by Richard L. Stoving.
Oscawana to Albany. Commentary Most of the photos in this two-volume series were taken before WWII by legendary photographer Ed May. The first volume features a great variety of steam, diesel and electric power at Harmon, a major servicing point between New York City and Albany. In volume 2, witness the parade of Niagaras, Pacifics, Mohawks and even streamlined Hudsons and diesels storming up and down the east shore of the Hudson River. These photos are run large on the page so you can see all of the details -- no "snapshots" here! Softbound, 48 pages, B&W.		 $18.95
A12450 Forgotten Railroads Through Westchester County
Robert A. Bang, John E Frank, George W. Kowanski and Otto M. Vondrak.
Chapter 1: The New York Central Putnam Division. Chapter 2: New York Central's Getty Square Branch. Chapter 3: New Haven Electrification Project. Chapter 4: New York, Westchester & Boston. Chapter 5: False Starts Forgotten and Finished Well illustrated with many color and black and white images. Hardbound, 177 pages.		 $49.95
A12610 Colorful East Broad Top
by Mallory Hope Ferrell.
This all-color, 8 1/2 x 11" book depicts this unique 3-foot-gauge coal hauler in the '40s and '50s. For 83 years, the EBT connected a remote region of south central Pennsylvania with the outside world. This deluxe book features vintage locomotives, freight and passenger cars, mines, facilities and more. Softbound, 88 pages.		 $34.95
A12639 Two Feet to Tidewater
by Robert C. Jones & David L. Register
The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway. Expanded and Updated Edition. Hardbound, 386 pages, B&W.		 $60.00
A12633 The Rutland Road
by Jim Shaughnessy.
Second Edition. Award-winning railroad photographer and authority Jim Shaughnessy thoroughly discusses the Rutland Road's entire history, from preconstruction in 1831 to the present. The author covers the history of the three lines that continued to operate after the demise of the Rutland Railroad—the Vermont Railway, The Green Mountain Railroad, and the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority. Lavishly illustrated with more than 500 incomparable photographs this 8 1/2 x 11" softcover expertly covers this scenic and historic railroad. Softbound		 $39.95
A12642 The New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad
Robert E. Mohowski.
The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad arose in 1881 through the merger of several smaller railway companies that linked the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania to the industrial centers of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Immediately successful in the coal business, the NYS&W also attracted tourists by promoting the beauty and rural charm of the Delaware Water Gap and building picnic facilities for same-day excursions from both ends of the line. The company’s fortunes rose though the 1920s, fell in the 1930s, surged in the 1940s as it became one of the region’s busiest and most innovative passenger lines, and slowly declined from the 1950s until finally passing into bankruptcy in 1976 and reorganization into a regional freight hauler. 8 1/2” x 11” 288 pages. Hardbound, 204 pages, B&W.		 $34.95
A12646 The Ma and Pa
by George W. Hilton
A History of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad - Second Edition Revised. Affectionately known as the "Ma & Pa," the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad was one of the country's longest-running and best-known "archaic" railroads, holding on to steam locomotion and other outmoded technologies well into the 20th Century. Connecting Baltimore and York, the line had picturesque equipment, marvelous scenery, antique passenger trains and handsome small-scale locomotives. This new 244-page 6 x 9" paperback edition includes a new introduction and epilogue recalling the line's final years of service; also includes 140 halftone photographs and 28 line drawings. Softbound, 228 pages, B&W.		 $19.95
A12660 Baltimore Streetcars
Herbert H Harwood, Jr
The Postwar Years - This book gives a glorious picture of the streetcar in Baltimore, combining the story of lines and equipment with a nostalgic view of Baltimore when so many of its people relied on street railways. From the late 1800s through World War II, streetcars transported Baltimore’s population to and from work, play, and just about everything else. Bankers and clerks, factory workers and managers, domestics, schoolchildren, shoppers, all rode side by side on the streetcars regardless of economic status, level of education or ethnic background. In addition to being a truly democratic institution, streetcars considerably influenced Baltimore’s physical growth, enabling families to live farther than ever before from workplaces and thus encouraging early suburbs. Despite rising competition from the private automobile, streetcars remained the mainstay of Baltimore’s public transportation system until after World War II, when gas rationing ended and family cars multiplied. Environmentally friendly, and for the most part comfortable and reliable, streetcars also had their peculiar charm. Today some people in Baltimore still miss them. Hardbound, 171 pages, B&W.		 $29.95
A12661 722 Miles
by Clifton Hood.
The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York. Centennial Edition. Hood traces the complex and fascinating history of the New York City subway system in this 6 x 9 1/4" paperback with 36 illustrations and five maps. At its opening in 1904, the tracks covered 22 miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue, the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the Independent Subway in the 1940s, the subway grew to cover 722 miles. Softbound, 335 pages, B&W.		 $18.95
A12662 Grand Central Terminal
Kurt C Schlichting
Railroad, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City. In Grand Central Terminal, Schlichting traces the history of this spectacular building, detailing the colorful personalities, bitter conflicts, and Herculean feats of engineering that lie behind its construction. The construction is shown in 82 halftone photographs and six line drawings. Schlichting concludes with an account of the New York Central's decline. More than just a history of a train station, this 7 1/4 x 10 1/4", 208-page hardcover is the story of a city and an age., 241 pages, B&W.		 $28.00
A13021 A Penny A View
Wayne McCabe & Kate Gordon
An Album of Postcard Views: Railroads of Sussex Co., N.J. Volume 2. Softbound, 57 pages, B&W.		 $14.95
A14101 Pennsy Power
Alvin F. Staufer
Steam & Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1900-1957. Hardbound, 128 pages, B&W.		 $50.00
A14103 Thoroughbreds
Alvin F. Staufer and Edward L. May
The Most Famous Class of Locomotive in the World - New York Central's Hudson. Hardbound, 336 pages, B&W.		 $65.00
A14106 New York Central's Early Power 1831-1916
Alvin F. Staufer.
Hardbound, 351 pages, B&W.		 $55.00
A14205 The Hudson & Manhatton Railroad Revisited
Paul Carleton.
Hardbound, 127 pages, B&W.		 $29.95
A14211 The Jersey Central Story
Paul Carlton
A Locomotive History. Hardbound, 223 pages, B&W.		 $37.95
A14218 Reading Company in Color, Volume 1
by Jeremy F. Plant.
A nice pictorial showing the operations of the Reading in the early years of diesel operations. Hardbound, ? pages.		 $49.95
A14259 Erie Railroad in Color
David R. Sweetland.
All-color book on the Erie Railroad during the period from World War II to the EL merger. Broad, balanced geographic coverage from New Jersey through Pennsylvania and New York states, into Ohio, Indiana and eventually Chicago, Berkshires to Baldwins, Pacifics to PA’s, they’re all here in almost 200 brilliant, rare photographs. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $45.00
A14260 Erie Lackawanna Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Larry DeYoung.
Over 325 broadsides and three-quarter views of Erie Lackawanna rolling stock are detailed in brilliant color in this book. While not the richest road the EL rostered some very interesting freight and passenger cars; some inherited from predecessors ERIE and DL&W and some purchased new. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $49.95
A14264 Lehigh Valley - 2 in Color
Robert J. Yanosey.
Sequel to the best selling out of print LEHIGH VALLEY In Color, this book shows you the earlier era. Steam, passenger trains, FT’s, switchers in the prewar paint scheme, the FA in Tuscan Red, they’re all here in over 210 brilliant, rare photographs. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $45.00
A14271 Penney Diesel Years, Vol. 4
Robert J. Yanosey.
Travel aboard a Centipede-drawn excursion that starts out at Harrisburg station and manages to visit these and other spots: Conewago, “The Main Line,” the Bordentown Branch, PRSL main, Atlantic City, Williamsport, the Elmira Branch, Sodus Bay, Altoona, Cresson Branches, Irwin, Edgewood, Conway, Bucyrus, Toledo Branch, Lincoln Yard, and Detroit, Demos, ABBA PA’s and Erie-builts, a unique PB1, more! Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $45.00
A14275 Delaware and Hudson, Vol. 1
David R. Sweetland.
A fantastic collection of 185 color photographs from the late steam - early diesel era - 1946 to 1968. Forty-seven great pictures of D&H steam tell you this is no ordinary D&H book. Tour the entire system when the D&H was notable as a bridge line and an operator of excellent passenger trains. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $45.00
A14277 Lackawanna Railroad in Color
David R. Sweetland.
All-color book on the DL&W during the post World War II years featuring the best of steam, electric and diesel operations. Nearly two hundred brilliant color photographs take the reader on a journey on the Route of the Phoebe Snow. These were the diesel years of the Lackawanna, but steam still had an important role to play in both commuter and freight service. Hardbound, 128 pages, B&W.		 $45.00
A14286 Erie Lackawanna in Color
Larry DeYoung
Vol.3: The East End - The East End highlights the former DL&W mainline, Bloomsburg Branch and myriad New Jersey branches. Vividly illustrated in that wonderful time, the route is Binghamton thru Scranton down to Hoboken before heading up to Suffern on the “Erie” side. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $49.95
A14292 PRR: Hudson to Horseshoe
William D. Volkmer.
Ride behind steam, diesel and the incomparable GG-1 as Bill Volkmer takes you on a first hand tour of the eastern end of the Pennsy. Stop with him at Northumberland as he relates tales of maintaining the road’s storied steam collection during its “forgotten” period. All illustrated with over 200 vintage color photos. Hardbound, 127 pages.		 $49.95
A14296 Western Maryland Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment
Jack Brown.
Enjoy the “speed lettered” rolling stock of this legendary road through over 275 color photographs of passenger cars, freight cars and non-revenue equipment. Explore the Western Maryland Archive of “official” color photography of rolling stock as well as the best WM fans have to offer. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $49.95
A14302 Erie Lackawanna in Color
Larry DeYoung
Vol. 4: The Early Years - Go back to the beginnings of the EL when the Erie and Lackawanna joined their fleets of diesels together to form a unified fleet. This varied collection of locomotives was gradually repainted, after being tastefully given an E-L decal, and supplemented by new second generation Alcos, GE’s, and EMD’s. All lavishly illustrated in over 250 color photos. Hardbound		 $49.95
A14307 Lehigh Valley - 3 in color
Jeremy F. Plant and Richard T. Steinbrenner.
A chronological look back at the Lehigh Valley from the 1940s to Conrail — all in beautiful color! See streamlined steam, FTs in pusher service, PAs in passenger service, much more! Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $49.95
A14311 Lackawanna Railroad Trackside
Mike Del Vecchio.
One man's quest to capture DL&W steam on color film in the early 1950's. A little CNJ, PRR, NYC, D&H and Erie steam thrown in! Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $54.95
A14321 New York, Susquehanna & Western in Color
Paul R. Tupaczewski.
Most fans today know the Susquehanna as an operator of huge stack trains and big six-motor power. This book begins in 1940 and shows the Suzy-Q of yesteryear - Motorcars, RS1's, RDC's, commuter trains - as well as several chapters on the more modern era. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $59.95
A14331 Erie Lackawanna in Color
John R. Canfield
Vol. 5: Merger Memories. Follow the travails of the Erie Railroad and DL&W as they merge into the Erie Lackawanna in 1960 through the eyes and camera of a Lackawanna official. The personal anecdotes and opinions of author Canfield make this a delightful story. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $59.95
A14420 Westchester County's Million-Dollar-a-Mile Railroad
Robert A. Bang
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Company 1912-1937. This is a look at the New York Westchester & Boston Railway. Includes a look at the Steam Shovels used on the project, construction of the bridges and stations, the Columbus Avenue and Hutchison River Viaducts, Towers, the rolling stock and the scrapping of the line. Many photos. Softbound, 62 pages, B&W.		 $16.95
A15658 Chesapeake & Ohio Color Pictorial Vol. 1
Harry Stegmaier.
A color photographic history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Hardbound.		 $49.95
A15667 Railroads of the Pine Tree State Volume Two
G. Donald Marson & Brian Jennison.
Featured is railroading in Maine, a continuation of Volume One. See some of the most incredible photography in one of our most beautiful northeastern states. Hardbound, 144 pages.		 $49.95
A15668 New York Central Color Pictorail, Vol. One
David R. Sweetland.
Chicago to Boston - Featuring the many types of NYC diesel freight and passenger cab units & steam locomotives operating during the 1940's to the 1960's from Chicago to Boston. Beginning at La Salle station in Chicago, traveling to South Bend, Elkhart, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, and on to South Station in Boston. Included are EMD's, Alcos, Fairbanks Morse, Baldwin cab units as well as Hudsons, Mohawks & Niagaras. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $49.95
A15701 The Lehigh and New England Railroad
by Douglas E. Lilly
A Color Retrospect Featuring photography. Gold Award Neographics 1989-Best of Category - Historical. Hardbound, 136 pages.		 $45.00
A15703 The Western Maryland Railway
Roger Cook & Karl Zimmermann.
Fireballs & Black Diamonds – Revised. Hardbound, 332 pages, B&W.		 $50.00
A15705 Lehigh Valley Railroad: The New York Division
Mike Bednar.
Hardbound		 $52.50
A15706 New York Ontario and Western Railway
Robert E. Mohowski
Milk Cars, Mixed Trains, and Motor Cars. Featuring the art work of Carl A. Ohlson. Hardbound, 356 pages, B&W.		 $62.50
A15709 Central Railroad Company of New Jersey
Robert F Fischer
Steam Motive Power 1935-1956 - A detailed look at the steam power used by the CNJ for the last 25 years of steam operation. Softbound, 120 pages, B&W.		 $29.95
A15710 Lehigh Valley Railroad: The Wyoming and Buffalo Division
Mike Bednar.
Hardbound		 $65.00
A16030 The Lehigh Valley Railroad East of Mauch Chunk
Willaim T. Greenburg and Robert F. Fischer.
Hardbound, 192 pages, B&W.		 $50.00
A16031 Morris County Traction
Larry Lowenthal & William T Greenberg Jr.
Softbound, 135 pages, B&W.		 $29.95
A16102 Rockville Bridge
Dan Cupper
Rails Across the Susquehanna. Softbound, 112 pages.		 $29.95
A16105 Pennsylvania Railroad Diesel Locomotive Pictorial Volume Eight
Paul K. Withers
Early EMD Road Switchers. Softbound, B&W.		 $24.95
A16143 Pennsylvania Railroad Diesel Locomotive Pictorial Volume Three
John D. Hahn, Jr
Second - Generation EMD Road Switchers. Softbound, 200 pages.		 $16.95
A16855 R.R. Stations of New England Today Vol. 1
Mark W. Beauregard
The Boston & Maine R.R. Softbound, 72 pages, B&W.		 $7.95
A16856 26 Miles to Jersey City
Peter L. Komelski.
This largely photographic work is meant to document the condition of the stations of the Central Railroad of New Jersey during the early 1970's through the early 1980's. Brief histories of the various lines along which the stations are located are included as they were, after all, the reason for the structure's existence. Included are some simple diagrams of some of the more important stations. Softbound, 62 pages, B&W.		 $8.95
A16858 The Morristown & Erie Railway
Bob Pennisi.
Softbound, 48 pages, B&W.		 $8.95
A16863 The Hard Coal Carriers, Vol. 1
Gerard E. Bernet
First Generation Geeps, Softbound, 80 page, B&W.		 $19.95
A16864 The Hard Coal Carriers, Vol. 2
by Gerard E Berne
Camelback Twilight. Softbound, 96 page, B&W.		 $19.95
A16865 A Colorful Look At: Conrail's SD-40 And SD 40-2's
Gerard E Bernet.
Softbound, 48 pages.		 $19.95
A16867 PTC Rails - A Historical Review and Scenes of the Trolley Years
Frederick A. Kramer and Samuel L. James, Jr.
Softbound, 104 pages, B&W.		 $21.95
A16869 Anthracite Country Color
Gerard Bernet
Featuring the Photography of Bruce and Arch Kantner. Covers the Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley, PA & Reading RRs in anthracite coal country. 64 color photos, 2 maps & bibliography. Softbound, 50 pages.		 $19.95
A16870 Diamondbugs
Jack Grasso
The Story of the Railmotor Cars on the Erie Railroad. Softbound, 64 pages, B&W.		 $14.95
A16871 Colorful Memories of Reading's Shamokin Division
Gerard Bernet
Featuring the photography of Bruce and Arch Kantner. Softbound, 48 pages.		 $19.95
A16872 Memories of Eastern Pennsylvania Railroading
Gerard Bernet.
Softbound, 64 pages.		 $24.95
A16873 Dutch Country Trolleys
Frederick A. Kramer
Conestoga Traction and Hersey Transit. Softbound, 64 pages.		 $15.95
A16874 Third Avenue Railway
Frederick A. Kramer
A City Scape of Manhattam and the Bronx. Softbound, 80 pages, B&W.		 $18.95
A16875 Unifying the Subways
Frederick A. Kramer
New York City's Rapid Transit System from Unification to the Transit Authority. Softbound, 72 pages, B&W.		 $17.95
A16876 A Colorful Look At The Erie Lackawanna
Rich Pennisi
An Employee's Photo Essay. Softbound, 64 pages.		 $24.95
A16877 BQT
Harold A Smith and Frederick A Kramer
The Brooklyn & Queens Transit. From Coney Island to Flushing. Softbound, 80 pages, B&W.		 $19.95
A16878 A Colorful Look At: Selected Pennsylvania Shortlines
Gerard Bernet
Featuring the photography of Carl Connelly. Softbound, 48 pages.		 $19.95
A16879 Operation Cut
Jack Grasso
The First 30 Years - The Story of the Rail Operations Out of Cleveland Union Terminal in "Railroading's Golden Age". Softbound, 72 pages, B&W.		 $18.95
A17260 The New Haven Railroad in the Streamline Era
Geoffrey H. Doughty.
Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $33.95
A17272 Western Maryland Diesel Locomotives
Patrick H. Stakem & Patrick E. Stakem.
Complete roster data, official diagrams and background material on the development of the Western Marylands fleet, and its use on this very popular line. Filled with FAs, BL2s, as well as the more common units and paint schemes, from the elegant and well respected fireball to the three-color Circus scheme on into the Chessie System paint. Hardbound, 106 pages.		 $24.95
A17275 Chessie The Railroad Kitten
Thomas W Dixon, Jr.
The best-loved company symbol of all time.Introduced in 1933, Chessie appeared on calendars, railroad memorabilia, and in advertisements and was modernized to form the logo for the new Chessie System paint scheme in 1972. Softbound, 48 pages.		 $14.95
A17278 The Chessie Era
Thomas W Dixon, Jr.
History of the development of the famous yellow/orange/vermillion Chessie System paint scheme and its use of locomotives and cars of Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland. Great photos from across the system. Softbound, 64 pages.		 $14.95
A17300 Chessie System Diesel Locomotives
Jerry Doyle.
Complete rosters and data on C&O's transition to diesel power and experience with first and second generation diesel locomotives, through the C&O/B&O era up to Chessie System. C&O, the ultimate steam railway, opted for diesels saying they were a stopgap measure until a Coal-Fired Turbine could be developed, but seeing the economics, the company quickly embraced diesel power and forgot steam. This is the most complete story yet on this fascinating subject, illustrated with great color photography, plus black and white images. Includes painting and letter data. Ideal for railfans, C&O enthusiasts and modelers. Hardbound, 108 pages.		 $36.95
A17311 Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Cars in Color
Harry Stegmaier.
Author Harry Stegmaier presents a colorful story of the heavyweights and innovative lightweight cars in the C&O systems after WWII. Both Pullman-Standard and the Budd Company made important contributions to the fleet, and coverage includes dozens of these cars that found their way onto the rosters of railroads throughout North and South America. Hardbound, 90 pages.		 $32.95
A17316 The New Haven Railroad's Streamline Passenger Fleet 1934-1953
Geoffrey H. Doughty.
Hardbound, 144 pages.		 $33.95
A17326 The Wheeling Lake Erie Railway Volume 2
John B. Corns.
This photo history has extended captions covering the important coal-hauling railroad, connecting the coal fields with Great Lakes shipping at Toledo, Huron, Loraine, and Cleveland. Picturesque photos cover the 1860s to 1949 mergers with the Nickel Plate Road. Corns covers subjects that include stations, small and large, old and new steam locomotives, cars, terminals, and other facilities. Over 40,000 words of text in the extended captions gives the reader a detailed description of the railway. Hardbound, 128 pages, B&W.		 $29.95
A17335 Baltimore & Ohio Steam Locomotives
Peter Jehrio and Terry Sprague
The Last 30 years 1928-1958 - This book is primarily a photo album of Baltimore & Ohio's steam locomotive fleet from the 1920s through to the end of steam, and includes excellent photos from Leonard Rice and Bruce Fales, as well as others. The photos are divided between exiting action scenes and portraits, making the book appealing to B&O fans of all types and to modelers. Many B&O official mechanical diagrams are reproduced from a 1954 Diagram book, showing the fleet at the very end of its life. The book is intended as a general overview of B&O power in the second quarter of the 20th Century, when it reached its apogee and then declined, supplanted by diesels. Many of the photos have not been published before. Hardbound, 128 pages.		 $29.95
A17336 Dining on the Shore Line Route
Marc Frattasio
The History and Recipes of the New Haven Railroad Dining Car Department. The history of the New Haven's dining car department is presented in this fascinating and definitive work that also includes many of the well-remembered menus, so that people can actually prepare official New Haven meals! New Haven's food service operations are chronicled from their earliest days through to the Penn Central merger in 1969. Along with the cars themselves, the spotlight shines on the people behind this New England railroad's highly regarded dining and grill car services. China patterns are thoroughly documented and illustrated, and an appetizing selection of authentic railroad recipes will have you cooking New Haven style! Softbound, 106 pages, B&W.		 $24.95
A17339 Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Trains, Consists and Cars 1952
Harry Stegmaier, Jr
Volume One - East-West Trains. This book uses the contents of the official 1952 Pennsylvania RR passenger train consist book detailing the make-up of its east-west trains. The author supplements this data with a general introduction about PRR service of the period, and introduces each train with a description of its make-up, service, and cars used. Color photos illustrate many of the cars used in the era. B&W and Color photos show typical trains. Illustrations of menus and ads complete the book. Hardbound, 144 pages.		 $39.95
A17340 Chesapeake & Ohio's Pere Marquettes
Thomas w. Dixon Jr.
C&Os subsidiary Pere Marquette Railway was used by C&O's pro-passenger Chairman, Robert R. Young, as a test bed for his ideas on how to cure the passenger train problem in America. He ordered two diesel-powered 7-car lightweight trains that went into service in mid-1946 on the Detroit-Grand rapids corridor. Over the next year they reversed the passenger losses on this line and actually built up traffic. The trains were the first to emerge all new from the clogged car builder's shops after WWII. The new trains were of latest design and the on-board services were superb for a coach operation with hostesses, on-board passenger representatives, tickets delivered on the train, credit cards, no-tipping, etc. Many of these things were later tried on C&O's mainline trains, and the equipment showed the way for the huge re-equipping of the name trains on the old C&O in 1950. Eventually affected by the continued erosion of passenger traffic, the trains experienced a slow decline, but lasted as a shadow of themselves down to Amtrak on May 1, 1971. The story is told in great detail from original documents and illustrated with great photos, many of them from C&O official files. Softbound, 96 pages, B&W.		 $21.95
A17342 Passenger Trains of Northern New England in the Streamline Era
Kevin J. Holland.
This much-anticipated book documents the inter-city passenger train operations, history, and equipment of northern New England, including the Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Bangor & Aroostook, Central Vermont, and Grand Trunk railroads. Over 200 black-and-white and color illustrations, along with equipment diagrams, maps, and timetables, help to bring the story of this vibrant era alive. A wonderful volume for those interested in railroad history and modeling. Hardbound, 160 pages.		 $29.95
A17350 Chesapeake & Ohio Super Power Steam Locomotives
Eugene L. Huddleston.
This book fuels the world-wide interest in American locomotives of the late-steam era, when strong performance, high horsepower, and functional beauty were givens. Among roads wealthy enough to afford such engines, Chesapeake & Ohio was in the forefront with its 'Super Power,' and this new book systematically sets forth the development, use, maintenance, and performance of these 'custom made' designs from the introduction in 1930 of the C&O T-1, then the world's most powerful two-cylinder locomotive, through the 'Kanawhas' and 'Greenbriers' of the 1940s, to the L-2 class of 1942 and 1948, the worlds heaviest Hudsons, to the last fifteen of the Allegheny type, which had established the highest drawbar horsepower record of any steam locomotive in the world. The fascinating story of C&O Super Power involves not only the road's own Mechanical Department in Richmond, Virginia, but its close association with Lima Locomotive Works, of Lima, Ohio, and its even closer kinship with the authoritative Advisory Mechanical Committee of Cleveland, Ohio. In giving the reader a fresh and penetrating examination of C&O Super Power, this book brings together over 175 photos, plus reproductions of C&O's own locomotive diagrams and an ICC inspection report for Allegheny no. 1604, preserved today in Baltimore. The photos were carefully selected for quality, relevance to the text, and originality. These action and still photos hopefully will offer images seldom if ever seen before that the viewer will greet with surprise and delight. Hardbound, 176 pages.		 $32.95
A17352 The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia
Thomas W Dixon, Jr
Photos, 1940-1960. Softbound, 80 pages.		 $19.95
A17354 Chesapeake & Ohio Diesel Locomotives in Color 1949-1971
Jerry Doyle.
Complete rosters, and data on C&O's dieselization and experience with first and second generation diesel locomotives, through the C&O/B&O era up to Chessie System. C&O, the ultimate steam railway, opted for diesels saying they were a stopgap measure until a Coal-Fired Turbine could be developed, but seeing the economics, quickly dieselized and forgot steam. This is the most complete story yet on this fascinating subject, illustrated with great color photography, as well as some B&W for subjects where no color is available. Painting and letter data. Ideal for railfans, enthusiasts and modelers. Hardbound, 122 pages.		 $39.95
A17360 Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky
Thomas W Dixon, Jr
Mines-Towns-Trains. - Included are detailed drawings of mining operations and hundreds of photos from the time period on the trains, coal operations, equipment, and the coal towns along the line C&O in Southern West Virginia during the post WWII era. This fully illustrated book shows typical coal mining and transportation along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in southern West Virginia, 1945-1960. Includes detailed drawings of a typical mine of the era. Ideal for historians and modelers! Hardbound, 108 pages.		 $29.95
A17450 Black Gold - Black Diamonds
Eric Hirsimaki
The Pennsylvania Railroad And Dieselization Vol. 1 - Historical review regarding the introduction of diesel locomotives on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Contains statistical and technical data, as well as diagrams and black-and-white photographs. Hardbound, 176 pages, B&W.		 $45.00
A17600 CSX Transportation Vol. 1
Freight Equipment, Freight Motive Power & Cars in Color. Softbound, 70 pages.		 $28.00
A17630 Pennsylvania Railroad in the Schuylkill River Valley
Benjamin L. Bernhart.
Filled with historic B&W photos and text on the steam engines, passenger cars and more. Includes Norristown, Port Indian, Pottstown, Reading, East Reading, Schuylkill, Port Clinton and more. Hardbound, 156 pages.		 $49.95
A17650 Rails Across New England
Mike Confalone & Joe Posik
1989-1999 Volume 1 - Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. An exclusive all-color book is available now from the publisher of Railroad Explorer Magazine. Rails Across New England – Volume I covers in great detail the myriad of changes that swept across the northern New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont from the end of the eighties to the end of the nineties, the final decade of the millennium. A comprehensive modern-era book covering the New England region has not been published in over fifteen years. The time has come to preserve this important time in book form. Softbound, 127 pages.		 $39.95
A17651 Alcos Northeast
Mike Confalone and Joe Posik
Beyond Schenectady. Smoke, Guts and Glory 1969-2006..Never before has the story of the Alco locomotive in the northeastern United States been examined with such vigor. From the closing of the Schenectady plant in 1969, to today, Alcos have proven themselves worthy. Alcos Northeast brings you the story of the ultimate survivors, examining nearly four decades of Smoke, Guts and Glory, in the home of the American Locomotive Company, the northeastern U.S. 180 all-color pages. Top notch photo reproduction from original color slides only. Large photo presentation. Professional layout. Attractive design. An excellent value. Made in the U.S.A. Over 300 color photographs, featuring more than 50 Alco-powered Class I's, shortlines, regionals and passenger operations amid the seasonal splendor of the Northeast. Rare, never-before-published images from many of the Northeast's best photographers. From Conrail to Canadian Pacific, from D&H to Delaware Valley, from Susquehanna to St. Lawrence & Atlantic. From Maine to Pennsylvania, Alcos Northeast has it covered. Hardbound, 176 pages.
 		 $59.95

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