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Stock #: KB11309
Author: Adam Clegg

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This Colorado Railroad Museum’s latest Annual is the result of authors Adrian and Art Hundhausen’s lifelong interest in the Colorado Midland Railroad. This is a book that fans of the Colorado Midland won’t want to miss!

 

The road’s history from 1887 to 1900 is detailed, along with the human side of the Midland narrative. Colorful stories found in this new volume include the trials and tribulations of Midland employees, drunken Swedish miners who fell off the train, and a father chasing his runaway daughter to Leadville serve as fascinating examples.

 

Interesting chapters such as “Spooky Victorian Railroad Stations and Hotels,” “Ride With a Mormon to Old Mexico,” and “Trip With a Kodak over Hagerman Pass” compel further reading. Salient topics – such as the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike and the Pullman boycott in Colorado – are covered in much greater detail than in previous books.

 

A selection of timetables and advertising brochures is faithfully reproduced, showcasing the vivid color and imaginative illustrations used by CM in the 19th century. Plentiful diagrams of Pullman cars, maps of Midland trackage, and schematics of depots are included.

This carefully researched and artistically written work features 368 pages filled with 461 illustrations, including 86 in full color; 27 maps; 35 plans and equipment drawings; extensive endnotes; and an index. Casebound and smythe-sewn, with a handsome full-color dustjacket. Hard cover.

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Stock #: 18211
Author: Jackson McQuigg

Using photos from archives and individuals, this book captures this 85 year old building, including shots of Seaboard Air Lines Silver Meteor, Atlantic Coast Line's Tampa Special, shots from the Great Depression and much more. Soft Cover. See other selections from the Images of America Series. more»

Stock #: 17463
Author: Edward S. Kaminski

 

Features tank cars built for ACF's own leasing company, Shippers Car Line; for private owners and railroads; and for other leasing companies, such as Union Tank Line, Conley Tank Car Company, and others. Includes a chapter on tank car manufacturing and car details, a list of production totals, and a collection of 31 drawings of cars. 300 b&W photos. Hard Cover. yes

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Stock #: 740140U
Author: Murdoch

Soft Cover. 1998. First Edition. Very nice condition.

The North east Dundas Tramway Articulated 'J' Class.

100 years ago the Tasmanian Government railways placed an order for one Hagans Patent Locomotive to work on their North East Dundas Tramway. This profile introdeces the Designer-Builder and describes the locomotive in detail. more»

Stock #: 12668
Author: Michael Leduc

It is a fair assessment to state that only a few of the thousands of commuters who daily pass by what was The Glen can recall the days when this site was a beehive of railway activity. Row after row of passenger train equipment being serviced at The Glen, before being brought back to Windsor Station. The great power plant stack, the roundhouse and some repair shops, are all gone. Canadian Pacific opened The Glen in 1906 and operations shut down 98 years later, in October 2004. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: 74053
Author: Hollingsworth / Cook

A sumptuous book with pages and pages of information and color illustrations, covering the development and working histories of 310 of the world's most unique and famous locomotives.from the early steam locomotives to the super-fast passenger trains. more»

Stock #: KB10745
Author: Thornton Waite

Pocatello was founded as a station on the narrow-gauge Utah and Northern Railway in 1878, and it has been a railroad town ever since. Passenger and freight trains arrived and departed in all four directions of the compass, 24 hours a day. The Union Pacific also built extensive shops at Pocatello, where railroad equipment was serviced, maintained, and repaired. In addition, refrigerator cars were iced from a large icehouse, and railroad ties were treated with preservative at a tie plant. The advent of the automobile, improved roads, new technologies, and the introduction of the diesel-electric locomotives all combined to change the railroad industry, affecting Pocatello in many ways. Passenger trains were discontinued, the steam-locomotive-servicing facilities were closed, and shop buildings were torn down. However, the railroad in Pocatello remains a vital part of the local scene today, with freight trains continuing to run through the city day and night.

Author Bio: Thornton Waite is interested in the history of railroads, especially in Idaho, and has written several titles and numerous articles on the subject. In this book, he combines extensive research with vintage photographs to illustrate the railroad’s importance to Pocatello for over 125 years. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: 12358
Author: John H. Armstrong

This book is ideal for novices and experts alike. The easy-to-read narrative presents a brief history of railroading from the coal-fed "iron horses" that helped build a nation to the latest generation of EPA-compliant locomotives. You'll also find current information on new technologies such as ECP brakes and computer-assisted transportation systems.

The fifth edition is an indispensable resource for anyone wanting to learn about modern day railroads. The book delves into many facets of the railroad industry including such topics as freight cars, locomotives, track, signal and communication technology, intermodal traffic, operations, labor relations, and design engineering. Soft cover.

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Stock #: 14854
Author: Hank Johnston

The Sierra Redwoods, or giant Sequois, called the "King of Trees" by no less an authority than John Muir himself, have achieved world-wide fame because of their unequalled majesty and bulk. Today they are universally revered and admired, and the remaining virgin forests are zealously protected by the National Parks and Forest Service for all to see.

Author Johnston has thoroughly researched the events and tells them in amazing pictures and exciting prose - the giant log chutes, great lumber flumes, straining locomotives, and rugged men working on a Sierra setting of unequalled grandeur. Hard cover.

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Stock #: 16457
Author: Ralph W. Andrews

With superb views from photographer Darius Kinsey, this book captures Northwest logging in its heyday from 1890 to 1925. Shows a look at life as a logger, see field equipment, transportation is also explored. Includes over 225 photos. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: 74032
Author: Abdill

The passion the author feels for railroads, trains,tracks and trainmen is evident in this excellent volume, the author himself was a former engineer and firemen in the military as well as civilian life. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This volume is in good condition, the dust jacket is lightly chipped with small tear on bottom of spine. Hrad cover more»

Stock #: 17782
Author: Herbert Danneman

Now Out of Print ~ A few copies available! Very Limited!!!

The result of nearly 20 years research by the author, this is a chronological history of Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge passenger trains and their equipment 1871-1981. Year-by-year rosters untangle the complex genealogy of car rebuilding and renumbering. Schedules and equipment assignments include Denver & Rio Grande, Rio Grande Western and its Utah antecedents, Rio Grande Southern, Florence & Cripple Creek, and the Silverton Short Lines. Surviving cars on Durango & Silverton, Cumbres & Toltec and Huckleberry railroads are included. You will find locomotive rosters, a list of dining stations, timetables, correspondence, advertisements, and other tidbits of narrow gauge history. Over 300 photos. Hard Cover.

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Stock #: 16429
Author: Ralph W. Andrews

This was the greatest stand of Douglas fir timber in existence and here was labor for the Poles, Finns, Swedes and Norskies lured out of the Midwest to convert the mammoth trees into the lumber that helped build the West Coast cities. There are many photos showing high climbers, yokes of oxen and up to eight spans of horses dragging logs on skidroad, early donkey engines, railroads on steep grades, logging camps as well as devastating fires. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: KB11312
Author: Martin E. Hansen, Steve Hauff, Dale Sanders

 

Thirty years in the making, this new hardcover publication tells the complete story of these fascinating logging locomotives. Presented in construction number order, the articulateds are covered individually in great detail with statistics and full histories that document each locomotive from the day it left Baldwin's sprawling Eddystone, Pennsylvania, factory to its ultimate disposition.

Between 1909 and 1937, the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced 44 specialized locomotives that were either built for, or later transitioned to, the rigors of hauling raw logs on railroads where the grades were steep and the curves many. While all of these locomotives were built as articulated they varied greatly in design and appearance. Most were built as compound articulateds (Mallets) but two companies, Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and the Uintah Railway, received simple articulateds. Water carrying methods were also wide-ranging. While most were built as tank locomotives others were equipped with a separate tender. Furthering the variations from as-built configurations, several of the tank locomotives were later converted by removing the side or semi-saddle tanks and adding a conventional tender. While most of the logging articulateds toiled away in relative obscurity, several gained acclaim for their well-traveled longevity. Remarkably, ten of the locomotives have survived and several of those remain active over a century after their construction. Hard cover.

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Stock #: KB10619
Author: Stan Rhine

The Galloping Geese. It is hardly news that the Rio Grande Southern survived the double-barreled blasts of the Ames Slide and by the hatching of a flock of geese. The 'Galloping Geese', the unique amalgmations of rubber tire and flanged wheel for passenger and freight, not only kept the railroad running, but spread the flame of the RGS across the land, and eventually, far beyond our shores. This remarkable story burgeons with Goose invention, fabrication, operation deterioration, restoration and re-creation. Even more remarkable is the fact that all the Geese are alive and well, and three of the seven have migrated to the Colorado Railroad Museum. Soft cover. more»

Stock #: 14255
Author: Warren W. Wing

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The interurbans made it practical to develop new and for residential use and open up new markets for businessmen and farmers. A pictorial history of the interurbans that ran from Seattle to Everett and from Mount Vernon to Bellingham, Washington. Lots of vintage photos. Hard Cover. more»

Stock #: 14256
Author: Warren Wing

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This book is the delightful follow-up to his history if the Northwest traction, TO SEATTLE BY TROLLEY. The story of the Puget Sound Electric Railway, the interurban that connected Tacoma and Seattle. This books will not only delight troley fans but area residents as well. Its lively text, charming old photos and personal reminiscenes, makes for a wonderful trip back in time. Hard Cover.

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Stock #: KB10851
Author: Phil Serpico

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An historical account of the iconic T&T (1907-1940), the epitome of desert railroading. originally built by Francis Marion of the famed Twenty Mule Team operations to haul his wealth of borax from the depths of Death Valley, California. It also served as a connecting line to the gold and silver mines of southern Nevada and in the latter days thrived as a shipper of talc and clay. Includes material on the Death Valley and "Baby Gage" railroads at Ryan, as well as Bullfrog Goldfield, Las Vegas & Tonopah, Tecopa, Borate & Daggett, and the Ludlow & Southern railroads. Nearly 500 black & white photos, illustrations, timetables, maps and 60 color images of ephemera, and a comprehensive locomotive, rolling stock and station roster. Hard cover.

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Stock #: 16365S
Author: Donald L. Hofsommer

The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL)- the Tootin' Louie - was founded in 1870. This book offers a comprehensive biography of the M&StL Railway and its Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Illinois service areas from the dawn of the steamcar civilization into the post-WWII era. Soft Cover.

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Stock #: 17184
Author: Kenneth C. Springirth

The trolley system of the largest city in Canada is comprehensively examined in full color. Includes a roster, Toronto's Tour Trams, Routes, 501, 502, 503, 507, 511, 512, 521 and 522, and more. 128 pages. Hard Cover.

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