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NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST LOUIS- A history of the Dixie line. TLC.

272 Pages Hardbound with over 200 illustrations on 100 pound enamel stock NC&StL was owned most of its life by the L&N before being merged in 1957.
Linking the Tennessee cities in its name across the Appalachians to the Southeast, powered by workhouse Mikados, fast Pacifics and large Mountains as well as the first 4-8-4s in the South, the line had all the attributes of a great trunk line hauler. Complete, detailed, superbly researched history 1840s-1950s. A must for NC&StL and L&N fans and others interested in the South.

29.95

NEW ENGLANDS COLORFUL RAILROADS. 4 Ways West.

Hardcover, 128 pages, ALL Color. Featuring the glory years of railroading throughout the New England states between the 1940's and 1970's. Learn from the author's first hand knowledge as they take you through the colorful New England states.

37.50

NEW ENGLAND CLASSICS. TRP.

Maine Central, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont and more!
This beautiful all-color book was published by The Railroad Press in January 2002. "New England Classics Volume 1" features the Maine Central, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, Bangor & Aroostook, Canadian Pacific's Vermont operations and Conrail New England action. Photographic coverage from Maine to Massachusetts includes CV's "Rocket" intermodal train, BAR's F3-powered road freight, CV/B&M run-through's, CP's New England ALCO fleet, and other surprises! Our action and roster shots are run large on the page and the details are crisp... and we don't crop out the interesting backgrounds! A map is included on the inside front cover and the book is thoroughly indexed. Featured power includes Century 424's, RS11's, RS18's, rare BL2's, F3's, U18B's, U25B's, GP7's, GP9's, SD80MAC's, SD70M Demonstrators and more!!!!

13.95

Hardcover, 128 pages
New Haven's West End, begins at New York City covering the electric zone to New Haven and continues on to Hartford and Springfield. Side trips explore the freight only line to Maybrook, NY via the Poughkeepsie Bridge and "under the wire" to Danbury, CT. The introduction reviews the classes of passenger and freight electric locomotives from the EP-1 of 1906 to the EP-5 of 1955 and all the steel multiple-unit cars.

Hardcover, 128 pages, All Color.
Volume Two continues Four Ways West Publications' New Haven Railroad Color Pictorial series, this time focusing on its operations in central Connecticut and Rhode Island. The book reviews New Haven road switchers and switchers purchased from Alco, EMD, FM, GE and Lima between 1931 and 1965. Its photographic trip during the 1950s and 1960s begins at Old Saybrook and covers New Haven's back lines in Connecticut and the branch lines of Rhode Island as well as the Shore Line route from New London to Providence ending at Boston Switch.

NEW HAVEN. Along the shore line. Kalmbach.

NEW HAVEN. In The Streamline Era, TLC.

by Geoffrey H. Doughty
Hardbound, 128 pages, 120 color photos - color throughout. Author Dought delves deeply into the genesis of the New Haven's modern lightweight streamlined passenger trains and service from top to bottom. Mostly color photos of the cars, trains, and stations.

THE NEW HAVEN 1950-1956. (Along The Trackside book #26). Morning Sun.

Trackside book #26  tours the New Haven in its Hunter Green pre-McGinnis years after WWII.  Photographer Art Mitchell shows us a little steam and marine operations and plenty of early diesels and heavy electrification.

 NEW HAVEN. (TRACKSIDE #6 ). Morning Sun.

Tom McNamara provides us with the sixth “Trackside” volume, an exciting portfolio of New Haven action photography from the 1950s and 60s. His work ranges from the heavy-duty electrified zone to bucolic branches to four-unit FAs on Maybrook merchandise trains.

A nostalgic look back in rare color views of the streetcar systems of Atlantic City and Shore RR, Atlantic City Transport, Five Mile Beach Electric Rwy., Public Services Co-ordinated Transport, and even a little NJ Transit.

Hardcover, 128 pages. Featuring the many types of NYC diesel freight and passenger cab units & steam locomotives operating during the 1940s to the 1960s from Chicago to Boston. Beginning at La Salle station in Chicago, travelling to South Bend, Elkhart, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, and on to South Station in Boston. Included are EMDs, Alcos, Fairbanks Morse, Baldwin cab units as well as Hudsons, Mohawks & Niagaras.

NEW YORK CENTRAL. Color Pictorial. Vol. 2.4 Ways West.

Hardcover, 128 pages, ALL Color. NYC third rail electric locomotives are featured in this intro. Follow us on our trip as we depart St. Louis Union Station through Indiana and Ohio. See rare NYC Fairbanks Morse and Baldwin diesels. Side trips take us to Louisville, Kentucky, and Cincinnati. Then our journey skips to New York State along the four-track mainline during the 1940s and 1950s viewing NYC steam and early diesels. Follow us along the third-rail territory with all the P, T, and S "motors". Volume Two ends at NYC's Park Avenue Tunnel before entering Grand Central Tunnel.

44.95

New York Central (Freight Equipment of the) Vol 1. Boxcars, Stock Cars & Reefers. TRP.

Horse Cars, Pacemakers, Early Birds and more! From turn-of-the century wooden cars to modern steel cars from the '50s and '60s!
This book is a must for all modelers and fans of New York Central! Cars are shown in several different paint and lettering schemes. A complete roster and index accompany crisp clear black and white photos. These vintage photographs are run large so you can see all of the details!

NEW YORK CENTRAL. Lightning Stripes. Vol. 1. Full colour. Morning Sun.

Travel the “Water Level Route” in the 1950’s and see the best of steam and early diesels side-by-side. Electrics too! FT’s, Babyfaces, Erie-builts, Sharks and many other odd-ball diesels were commonplace in these color photos taken along the Boston & Albany, West Shore and in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and many other locales

33.75

NEW YORK CENTRAL. Lightning Stripes. Vol. 2. Morning Sun. 

NYC Lightning Stripes Vol. 2 is the sequel to the best seller (above). Travel the Central system from one end to the other watching vintage diesels and electrics propelling their trains. As the black FT cover suggests, Volume 2 contains plenty of rare color subjects, from Massachusetts to Michigan, New York to Chicago.

37.50

NEW YORK CENTRAL. In Color. Vol 1. Morning Sun.

An amazing compilation of steam, diesel, and electric operational views! Taken from one end of the NYC System to the other, more than 200 superb color photos illustrate this book.

44.95

NEW YORK CENTRAL. Lightweight Passenger Cars 1936-47. TLC.

Hardbound, 160 pages, 200+photos. Roster, history, photos of the NYCs huge fleet of streamlined cars, along with information of the trains themselves not covered in Doughty's Great Steel Fleet. This is really a second volume to that work that rounds out the history of NYCs post-war fleet.

23.15

NYC AND THE TRAINS OF THE FUTURE. TLC.

Hardbound, 112 pages, 150+ photos. Doughty covers the history of how NYC fostered innovation and development of new "modern" trains culinating in its "X-plorer," and others. Also treats ultra-lightweight trains on other railroads contemporary to NYC's work. Never before published information from the people involved.

19.45

NEW YORK ONTARIO & WESTERN. In Color. Morning Sun.

An all-color look back at the fabled “Old Woman” that in 1957 became the first major railroad in the US to cease operations. Excellent coverage of steam, diesel and rolling stock along with facilities and operations. If you want one book in your railroad library on O&W this is the one!

37.50

NICKEL PLATE ROAD Diesel Locos. TLC.

Hardbound, 128 pages, 220 B&W and color photos. Author Holland traces the whole NKP diesel fleet from its conception to the end with great photos, historical insights, and detailed roster data. Last word on the subject.

22.50

Hardbound, 126 pages, 175+ photos. Author Holland treats the NKPs modest but interesting passenger trains from their days of great 4-6-2 Pacifics to the superb "Blue Bird" PA diesels, with details on cars, scheduling, consists, through services, etc. Excellent in every regard.

NICKEL PLATE ROAD. Publicity Photos. Vol 1 1943-1952. TLC.

Hardbound, horizontal format, 112 pages, 155 B&W photos. Using only the best of the official photography of the NKP, Corns tells the whole story of the railroad in the post 1940 era up to its demise. NKP used high class commercial photographers and its own staff, and the work produced was among the best for any railroad. Large, well laid out photos.

NORFOLK & WESTERN. Color guide to freight & passenger equipment.  Morning Sun.

View the freight, passenger and non-revenue equipment of this storied carrier through more than 300 color photographs from the 1950s, 60s, right up to the merger into Norfolk Southern. Examine the many workaday hoppers of this coal-hauler to the glamour of its POCAHONTAS streamliner.

41.25

NORFOLK & WESTERN ELECTRICS. N&W Historical Society Publications/TLC.

Hardbound, 136 pages, with 100 photos. Details the N&W's great fleet of electric locomotives, its work in electrification, the facilities, and the whole operation, with a chapter on the inherited Virginian Electrics, right down to the end.

22.45

AUTHORS: Paul K. Withers and Robert G. Bowers
This listing of Norfolk Southern locomotives is current as of January 1, 2000, including the Conrail units and their assigned NS numbers. It also includes the SW1001 and SW1500 renumbering as well as the C30-7A and C32-8 swap. The retirements section of this book lists the initial disposition of each unit retired in late 1998 and 1999. A must have for fan and modeler alike, Unit-by-unit listing of every locomotive of the Norfolk Southern roster as of January 1, 2000. Listing of Conrail units assigned to NS and renumbering plan. Repaint dates for Conrail units.
SIZE AND SPECIFICATIONS: Softcover, 6" x 9", 132 pages, 137 photos (2 in color).

10.10

NORFOLK SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVE DIRECTORY 2001. Withers.

AUTHOR:Paul K. Withers
With 40 different models from GE and EMD represented, the Norfolk Southern roster is diverse. The largest and newest group of locomotives are 669 GE-built Dash 9-40CWs - the oldest locomotive, an EMD SW1 built in 1947. Included in this 144-page book is an overview of the changing complexion of the NS roster as the railroad integrates some former Conrail units and weeds out others. Among the carrier's locomotive activities during 2000 were the renumbering of the slug fleet (to accommodate additional Dash 9s), the addition of SD70Ms to the roster, the return of various groups of Conrail locomotives to their lessors, and a GP38-2 rebuild program. Norfolk Southern fleet of 3,549 locomotives (including 74 slugs) operates across a 22-state rail system, making it popular among railfans and model railroaders alike. The fleet roams across 21,600 miles of track from Buffalo to New Orleans and from Kansas City to Jacksonville. Stay up to date on the many and varied locomotives of the Thoroughbred. Unit-by-unit listing of every unit on the NS roster as of January 1, 2001, Includes all Conrail units assigned to NS and repaint dates, Specifications for each unit as well as optional equipment, Accurate information from official sources. Laminated cover for durability in the field.
SIZE AND SPECIFICATIONS: Softcover, 6" x 9" 148 pages, 136 photos (2 color photos).

14.10

NORTHERN PACIFIC OF MCGEE & NIXON. Mostly steam but some early diesels. NWSL.

40.50

NORTHERN PACIFIC. Color Pictorial. Vol. 1. 4 Ways West.

Hardcover, 128 pages. This volume features the last of NP steam (92 steam photos), plus the first generation diesels, maps and complete rosters by division assignment.

37.50

Hardcover, 128 pages. This volume features the last of NP steam (92 steam photos), plus the first generation diesels, maps and complete rosters by division assignment.

Northern Pacific locomotives from the beginning of the twentieth century to the end of steam. 320 pp., hardcover; b/w photos, three colour paintings.

This beautiful new book features an all-color tour of the entire Northern Pacific system from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest. Steam, black and gold freight diesels, and the two-tone green North Coast Limited are all here in 176 pages, 12 x 9 inch album format with 264 stunning color photographs and nine detailed full color maps.