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Stock #: 16711
Author: Jim Kelly

Details the steps for building a 4x8 oayout. Photos, diagrams, and instructions show how to build benchwork, scenery, and structures, lay track and more. more»

Stock #: KB11314
Author: Peter Gores & John Taibi, with David Link & Richard Palmer

HOJACK is the definitive story of the historic and surviving contemporary lines of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad and – after its 1891 acquisition by the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad – the RW&O Division. The word Hojack is a term of endearment that has always meant the RW&O railroad past, and even present lines.

At its height, the RW&O Division was comprised of just over 700 miles of trackage, which spanned the length and breadth of upstate New York. The RW&O railroad and division extended from the Adirondacks to the Niagara Escarpment, and from the Mohawk River Valley to the St. Lawrence River and on into Canada via Massena. The RW&O was a diversified railroad whose far-flung territory produced shipments of everything from apples to forest products to paper and Hematite ore. Over time, the railroad transitioned from early to more modern steam locomotives, which eventually gave way to the Diesel era. The railroad changed as well. Not just from the RW&O to the NYC&HR, but to the (new) New York Central Railroad and on to the Penn Central, Conrail, and CSX eras.

HOJACK would not be a complete work if it did not also explore the shortline railroads that developed because of the emergence of the RW&O as a through trunk railroad. Shortlines, such as the Lowville & Beaver River, the Massena Terminal, and the Norwood & St. Lawrence – just to name a few – are also thoroughly presented historically and contemporarily in HOJACK.

To satisfactorily present all of this, HOJACK is composed of 12 chapters, totaling 768 pages, upon which are displayed 1,392 images (266 Color) – maps, black and white photographs, color photographs, drawings, and ephemera. Because of this, Authors Peter Gores and John Taibi, along with the assistance of David Link and Richard Palmer can authoritatively proclaim that HOJACK is a complete work regarding its presentation of historic fact and current presence supported by the above imagery. Hard cover.

 

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Stock #: KB10614
Author: CHRIS CHANT

The newest and Latest in the HOn3 Annual from Carstens Publishing. This is the 3rd Edition. Contains 24 articles that you will find interesting. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: 15219
Author: Charles Cooper

In the full vigor of its 19th century ambitions, was the Hamilton & North Western Railway. This book sets out to trace the Hamilton & North Western through its Grand Truck Railway era into the Canadian National Railways system. 390 B&W illustrations. Hard Cover. more»

Stock #: KB10638
Author: Gerard Bernet

Volume 1 of this series covers the First Generation Geeps. The look of a GP-7 was clean. Styling lines were neat and square. Only angled noses gave the unit a touch of character. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: 15068
Author: Connecticut Trolley Museum

During the golden age of the trolley, Hartford County was crisscrossed with over 200 miles of trolley lines, reaching to all major cities and towns in the county. Only 8 out of the 29 cities and towns in the county were without some type of public transit. Hartford County played a major role in banking, insurance, and manufacturing during the trolley era in Connecticut. Soft Cover. hartford, connecticut, trolley, trollies, trolleys, history, vintage more»

Stock #: 12934
Author: Gale E. Treiber

Covers the Plantation Railways on Kauai, Maui and the big Island of Hawaii. Also includes 19 rosters, a detailed map of Kauai and more. Includes 73 photos. Soft Cover. more»

Stock #: 17436
Author: Brent Cassan

A comprehensive bibliography of American Railroading with over 9,000 indexed item entries. HEAVY METAL offers material on individual railroads and into the character of railroading itself. Some idea of its depth can be gained from the number of titles for selected subjects: steam locomotives (1,200), freight cars (520), Pennsylvania RR (290), electric railroads (155), Stations (140), Southern Pacific (110). Volume 1 A-N. Soft Cover. more»

Stock #: 13218
Author: Brent Cassan

A comprehensive bibliography of American Railroading with over 9,000 indexed item entries. HEAVY METAL offers material on individual railroads and into the character of railroading itself. Some idea of its depth can be gained from the number of titles for selected subjects: steam locomotives (1,200), freight cars (520), Pennsylvania RR (290), electric railroads (155), Stations (140), Southern Pacific (110). Volume 2 O-Z. Soft Cover. more»

Stock #: 16933
Author: Thomas D. Gallo

Includes historical text and vintage B&W photos of the Henry Hudson Trail. The photos include the trains, the people, the places, stations and more. Soft Cover. more»

Stock #: 12174
Author: Richard C. Kistler

This is a revised and updated edition of this popular book, originally published in 1986, on the history of the McCook Division of the Burlington Railroad. The book covers a variety of subjects related to the Burlington (now BNSF) main line from Hastings, Neb., to Denver, as well as branch lines. Chapter topics include passenger and freight traffic, motive power, facilities and important events in the division's history. Hard Cover. more»

Stock #: 20356
Author: Roma

Compilation of spectacular black and white photographs of every day people traveling on the New York Railroad System. The pictures contained in this book are made in and around the elevated train that runs through the heart of Brooklyn, like a vein in a living body. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: 12928
Author: Christian J. Buys

Features one of America's richest longest-lived and bawdiest mining boom towns. This collection of photographs & drawings follows Leadville, Colorado's rise to the status of "Silver Capitol of the World". Over 230 photos were selected from private collections & 19th century publications. Hard Cover. more»

Stock #: 15511
Author: Bartels & Reisdorff

The advance of the Union Pacific Railroad tracklayers across Nebraska was park of America's great adventure of the 19th Century. Includes historical text and vintage B&W photos. The photos include the trains, the people, the places, stations and more. Soft Cover more»

Stock #: 15351

History of the Baldwin Locomotive Works chronicles the origins and growth of one of America’s greatest industrial-era corporations. Originally written in the late 1900's and then periodically revised. Soft Cover. more»

Stock #: 740155U
Author: Kenneth L. & Mary Lou Reed

Includes a history of the railroad, rosters, newspaper articles and personal experiences of the author when he was a fireman on the Evansville & Indiana Division (Terre Haute Line)of the New York Central Railroad. Soft cover.

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Stock #: 12224
Author: Christopher Chant

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Beginning with the introduction of the steam locomotive, followed by the development of iron railroads, the North American railroads impacted the nation in ways unseen by anyone before or since. Covers chapters like American Beginnings, Civil War & Westward Expansion, Consolidation and the Railroad Barons, Heyday of Steam, building the roads, Canadian Beginnings, Locomotive & Rolling Stock, Passenger Service, Freight Movement, Light Rail and Rapid Transit. Soft Cover. more»

Stock #: KB10891
Author: Gordon McCulloh

An exhaustive study of steam locomotives in service on UP, OSL, OWRR&N and LA&SL after 1915. Changes, upgrades and modification details are included. Some changes were obvious, many were not and are often unnoticed. The roster segment contains extra data ideal for the modeler who wants to make theirs prototypically correct, or for the steam buff who wants all the details. 328-pages, more than 100 photos, many not previously published. Loaded with data. Spiral bound, 11 x 8.5-inches landscape format, soft cover.

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Stock #: KB11042
Author: Larry Jensen

Volume One on the Virginia & Truckee chronicles locomotives and rolling stock from Nevada's famous Silver short Line. Between 1937 and 1947, 4 steam locomotives and more than two dozen passenger and freight cars were sold to motion picture studios.  They have been used in 150 films made between 1937 and 2015. Soft cover.

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Stock #: KB11239
Author: Larry Jensen

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Here's the story of the central California short line that became Hollywood's most popular destination to shoot railroad scenes. The line was first "discovered" by silent filmmakers in 1919. During the past century, it has been used in more than 300 films, including High Noon, Back to the Future III and Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning Best Picture, Unforgiven. Generations of television viewers saw it on The Lone Ranger, Tales of Wells Fargo, Rawhide, The Big Valley, The Wild Wild West, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Little House on the Prairie. This volume has a list of films and 140 photographs - with 25 in color - that show various trains and film companies in action.  Soft cover.

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