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Hollywood's Railroads, Volume 3: Narrow Gauge Country
Stock #: KB10998
Author: Larry Jensen

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The San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado remained a remote region with primitive roads until after World War 2. A daily passenger train, the San Juan was the only easy way to get there.  The train was finally discountinued on January 31, 1951. By then Hollywood location scouts were already exploring the area.  They liked what they found. A landscape made for movies. More than 58 films were made on the Denver & Rio Grande Western and its successor lines, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge. A variety of charactors, actors, and trains are shown, mostly behind the scenes shots.  Soft cover.

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Hook & Eye
Stock #: 18599
Author: Don L. Hofsommer

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Analyzing the origins, growth, and dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, which crossed the state from Ackley to Zearing and Mason City to Marshalltown, the author examines how this unremarkable railway was an example of the life cycle of the American railroad industry. The Iowa Central eventually fell to outside competition from railroads based in metropolitan areas and was made part of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway in 1912. 90 B&W photos. Hard Cover. more»

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Horse Trails to Regional Rails: Story of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland
Stock #: 13357
Author: J. Toman & B. Hays

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This book spans two centuries and covers public transit in greater Cleveland, Ohio. Includes streetcars, interurbans, trackless trolleys, buses, rapid transit trains, canal, river, lake, and air transport. 332 photos. Hard Cover. more»

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Horseshoe Curve
Stock #: 13247
Author: David Seidel

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The Horseshoe Curve is known worldwide as an engineering achievement by the Pennsylvania Railroad. This landmark opened to traffic on February 15, 1854, and it enabled a railroad line to climb the Allegheny Mountains and the eastern continental divide. The Horseshoe Curve’s construction impacted railroad design and development for mountainous terrain everywhere, enabling access to coal and other raw materials essential for the industrial age. B&W photos. Soft Cover more»

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Houston North Shore
Stock #: 18826
Author: Charles C. Robinson & Paul L. DeVerter II

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The story of the nation’s last totally new interurban railway and its diversified fleet is related in this book. Includes the Twin Coach railbuses which handled passenger operations in later years. Hard Cover. more»

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How the Medal Was Won
Stock #: 15303

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During the heyday of the interurban the Charles A. Coffin medal was awarded to innovative electric railways. This coveted award was won by the "new" Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad in the late 1920's. Text, photos, and company documents recall the earlier "wood car" days, the conversion from AC to DC and more. Hard Cover. more»

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How to Build & Detail Model Railroad Scenes
Stock #: 12249
Author: Lou Sassi

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This practical, photo-driven guide covers the principles and techniques of designing and constructing detailed, realistic model railroad scenes. The various projects include structure, scenery, and detailing techniques for both urban and rural settings. It's the essential information modelers need to make a good layout look great! Soft Cover. scenes, model railroading, modeling, structure, scenery, designing, construction, detailing, urban, rural, modeler more»

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How to Build & Detail Model Railroad Scenes, Volume 2
Stock #: 10071
Author: Lou Sassi

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A realistic model railroad is dependent upon the individual scenes within it. This book will help you design and create new scenes as well as provide you with ideas for detailing existing scenes on your layout. Soft Cover. more»

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Huntington Tracks
Stock #: KB11267
Author: Paul A. Smedley

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This book tells the story of how Collis and Henry Huntington built their railroading empire into Southern California between the 1870’s and the Great Merger of 1911. In so doing, it is a capitalist’s history of all of Southern California which includes the numerous railroad companies and individuals who tried to stop the Huntington’s progress to forward their own plans and schemes. Thus was the birth of the Pacific Electric Railway and how it grew into the largest and most successful electric railway in the world; with 1,100 miles of track in four counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino.

Author Paul Smedley spent 35 years doing primary research so as to not rehash any old stories and has meticulously connected the dots as to how things unfolded in the press and how public opinion played an occasional role.  Enhancing the pages are reproductions of photos, news clippings and maps to insure the story be told in the best way possible. Hard cover.
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