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George L. Beam and the Denver & Rio Grande, Volume 1 by Jack son Thode -- Take a trip back to the early days of the D&RG and Color ado through these sharp, clear, well-lit photos. See how people used to l ive and travel. 280 pages, over 300 photographs. 8.5" x 11.25", hard cove r.
0100-003762..........Retail $29.00 Sale $17.40

Ghost Railroads of Central Arizona by John Sayre -- A detailed look at the mining roads extending south into the mineral-rich Bradshaw Mountains, tracing the rise and demise not just of the railroads and mine s, but also of the communities that developed. 151 pages, approx. 80 b&w photos, diagrams. 8.5" x 11", soft cover.
0100-004545..........Retail $18.95 Sale $11.37

Ghost Railroads of Kansas by Robert Collins — Here is a short, readable book that tells the stories of the abandoned and merged rail lines in the state of Kansas. 80 pages, soft cover.
0100-004546.........Retail $19.95 Sale $11.97

Ghost Train! by Anthony Reevy — The folklore of American railroading is full of ghostly legends—ghost trains, ghosts along the tracks, haunted tunnels, stations, and railroad cars. Ninety ghostly tales of the rails are gathered here, illustrated with artwork and period photos. The stories have been gathered from all regions of the U.S. Some are well known, and some have been hanging around like a wailing column of mist above the rails in a lonely hollow. 160 pages, 70 b&w, color photos. 9” x 10”, hard cover.
0100-004547.........Retail $14.95 Sale $8.97

The GP20 and SD24 - EMD’s Turbocharged Duo by Diesel Era — Unit-by-unit listing of every GP20 and SD24 built including dispositions. Ho scale drawings by Jeff Capps. An in-depth look at the two innovative models that introduced EMD’s turbocharged two-cycle power plant to the railroad world. 152 pages, 375-plus color & b&w photos, hard cover.
0100-004590.........Retail $29.95 Sale $17.97

A Golden Decade of Trains: The 1950s by Robert Malinoski -- In this book Malinoski chooses from his top-drawer color artistry dealing w ith over 50 railroads during the decade when the best of steam and early diesels worked coupler in coupler and side by side. 128 pages, color phot os. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-005118..........Retail $45.00 Sale $27.00

The Grand Junction Railway by Nick and Helma Mika -- The story of the Grand Junction provides an insight into the adversities and strug gles faced by railroad builders in the 1800s. 187 pages, approx. 70 b&w p hotos. 8.5" x 10.75", soft cover.
0100-004655..........Retail $25.00 Sale $15.00

GN Color Guide to Freight & Passenger Equipment by David Hickox -- The GN is examined through its rolling stock in almost 300 vintage c olor photographs of passenger, freight, and non-revenue equipment. 128 pa ges, 8.75" x 11.25"
0100-004789..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Great Northern Color Pictorial, Vol. 2 by Joseph Shine -- Cove rs the second generation diesels of the Big Sky Blue era, but not just th at--diesels are pictured in several different paint schemes! 128 pages, o ver 200 color photos. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-004782..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Great Northern Railway Equipment Color Pictorial: Book 2--Freight Cars by Scott Thompson -- Picks up where Book 1 left off. Includes a GN freight car roster, as well as many color shots of hoppers, gondolas, wood chip cars, ore cars, tank cars, flat cars, log bunk flats, auto rack s, and TOFC flats with GN semi trailers. 128 pages, approx. 325 photos,ad reproductions. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-004787..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Great Northern Pictorial, Vol. 3 by John Strauss, Jr. -- The s pecial emphasis here is on the passenger service of the GN, especially th e 1947 and 1951 streamlined trains (Empire Builder). 152 pages, approx. 1 25 photos (1/3 color), drawings, literature reproductions. 8.75" x 11.25" , hard cover.
0100-004783..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Great Northern Pictorial, Vol. 4 by John Strauss, Jr. -- Cover s lesser main line and some branch line passenger service from the late 1 930s forward. 168 pages, approx. 160 photos (1/3 color), maps, timetables , literature reproductions. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover
0100-004784..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Great Northern Equipment Color Pictorial, Book One: Box Cars and Stock Ca rs by Scott Thompson -- What a parade of color! See all types of box and stock cars, see them new and see what weather and wear did to them. 128 pages, approx. 240 color photos. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-004786..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

The Great Trains edited by Bryan Morgan -- Grab a ticket to th e scores of colorful trains which ran or yet run all over the world. The 300 b&w and 40 color illustrations combine with the text to provide a nos talgic and all-embracing picture of the famous trains of the world. 260 p ages. 10" x 12", hard cover.
0100-004900....(out of print, 2 left)....Retail $21.95 Sale $13.17

Green Spring Accomodation by Martin K. Van Horn and Robert L. Williams — Located north and west of Baltimore, the Green Spring Branch is one of the earliest and most historical railroad lines in the US. Completed in 1832, the trains were initially pulled by horses. In later years, the line went through transitions to steam, doodlebugs and finally diesel power. 120 pages, approx. 55 photos, 65 maps and other illustrations, soft cover.
0100-005153...........Retail $24.00 Sale Price $14.40

The Handsomest Trains in the World by William Greenberg, Jr. and F rederick Kramer -- Beginning with a history of the Lehigh Valley Rail road, the book goes on to chronicle the road's passenger service, with em phasis on the streamlined steamers and matching passenger cars of its nam e trains. 120 pages, about 132 b&w photos, car layouts, literature repros , maps. 8.5" x 11", soft cover.
0100-005195..........Retail $15.95 Sale $9.57

The Hard Coal Carriers, Vol. 1: First Generation Geeps by Gerard B ernet -- Illustrates the EMD Geeps used by the CNJ, the DL&W, the Eri e, the Erie Lackawanna, the Lehigh Valley and the Reading. The individual ities of each road's Geeps are noted, and technical info is given along w ith rosters for each road. 80 pages, approx. 125 photos (some color). 11" x 8.5", soft cover.
0100-005200..........Retail $19.95 Sale $11.97

The Hedley-Doyle Stepless Streetcar-80 Years Ahead of Its Time by Henry Elsner-- ?Here? a new traction book that documents the history and technical details of a line of cars that broke new ground. Here we get photos, drawings and construction details covering New York City? unique double deck, double truck and battery-powered cars. The book also documents experimental cars built for Columbus, OH, Vancouver, B.C., Perth and Brisbane, Australia. 80 pages, over 100 photos, 40 drawings, full fleet list. Soft cover.
0100-005214.........Retail $19.95 Sale Price $11.97

High Iron to North Platte: The Union Pacific Railroad in Transition 1940- 1959 by Arthur Stensvad -- Stensvad has recorded the railroad scene in the North Platte area photographically for 50 years as he made h is life journey from hobbyist to hogger. The photos will bring back treas ured memories. 80 pages, approx. 135 b&w photos (color cover). 11" x 8.5" , soft cover.
0100-005234..........Retail $19.95 Sale $11.97

History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway by Keith Brya nt, Jr. -- The AT&SF grew from Col. Holliday's original vision of a r ailroad from Kansas to the Pacific into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. This book's retelling should satisfy both the railfa n and the historian. 398 pages, approx. 125 b&w photos, maps. 6" x 9", so ft cover.
0100-005245..........Retail $14.95 Sale $8.97

Homage to the Santa Fe by Merle Armitage -- An essay in nostal gia covering the history of the Santa Fe including operations, power, roa dbed, and track. Details of the great Chief trains as well as hist ories of the Santa Fe motive power fleet--from steam to diesel. 140 pages , 6.25" x 9.25", hard cover.
0100-005361..........Retail $19.95 Sale $11.97

IIllinois Terminal in Color, Vol. 1 by Gordon Lloyd -- Mr. Lloyd, a noted traction authority, shares his personal photographs with us. The reader is treated to a tour of the IT (with an emphasis on its fast electrified passenger service) captured from 1952 up to the time of the N&W takeover. 128 pages, color photos. 8.75?x 11.25? hard cover.
0100-005410..........Retail $49.95 Sale Price $29.97

Illinois Central in Color by Lloyd Stagner -- This color book takes the reader in well-captioned photos from the early 1950s right up t o the 1972 ICG merger. Almost half the book consists of photos of steam l ocomotives. Still, it covers the operations of IC's many and colorful die sels.128 pages, all color photos. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-005425..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Illustrated Treasury of MLW-Alco to Bombardier Locomotives by Jame s Kerr -- Professional builder's photos cover over 50 years of Canad ian locomotive building, from steam to the LRC's. This is strictly a phot o book, with no text other than the introduction, covering production for Canadian railroads. 115 pages, 117 b&w photos. 11" x 8.25", soft cover.< br> 0100-005426..........Retail $19.95 Sale $11.97

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Railraod LIghtling, Vol.1-The Railroad Lantern by Richard C Barrett (Researched by Joseph Gross and Richard Barrett? -- This book is available again after being out of print for 2 years. It covers 90 manufacturers and more than 360 railroad lantern models. Included are chapters on globes, burners, distributors and jobbers. Six appendices cover rumored manufacturers, terminology, patents, collectors organizations, rarity, etc.. 400 pages, hardcover.
0100-005436..........Retail $62.95 Sale Price $37.78

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Railraod LIghtling, Vol.2-The Railroad Signal Lamp by Richard C Barrett (Researched by Joseph Gross and Richard Barrett?-- This book covers bridge, classification, crossing, marker, switch lamps, etc.. hardcover.
0100-005437..........Retail $62.95 Sale Price $37.78

Impossible Challenge II by Herbert Harwood, Jr. -- The enginee ring and operating history of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the state of Maryland from 1828 to 1994. 431 pages, approx. 400 photos, 33 in color , schedules. 8.75" x 11", hard cover.
0100-005485..........Retail $65.00 Sale $39.00

Interstate: A History of Interstate Public Service Rail Operations by Jerry Marlette? -- Major sections cover Interstate? component companies; rights-of-way; terminals; barns and freight houses along the line; information on passenger and freight equipment; and details about its innovative safety programs. Content is not limited solely to Interstate Public Service but has expanded coverage to include both the predecessor and successor companies. 96 pages, more than 90 photos, 3 route maps, and information on the interurban lines covered. Perfectbound.
0100-005498.........Retail $48.00 Sale Price $28.80

The Interstate Railroad: History of an Appalachian Coal Road by Ed Wolfe -- A personal recollection of a home town road. The Interstate had been like one big family, and that family's work was to haul coal fr om the mines in western Virginia to connections with bigger roads. 176 pa ges, approx. 220 photos (33 in color), maps, rosters. 8.75" x 11", hard c over.
0100-005499..........Retail $42.00 Sale $25.20

Intermodal Modeler’s Guide, Vol. 1 by Various Authors — This book is a compilation of the articles on modeling modern intermodal equipment and its handling devices taken from Model Railroading magazine’s 1994 and 1995 volumes. There is detailed treatment of the prototype containers, the chassis, the railroad stack cars, and the container handling equipment. There is special emphasis placed on BN America and J.B. Hunt. 109 pages, approx. 325 photos. 8.5” x 11”, soft cover.
0100-005501..........Retail $14.95 Sale Price $8.97

Incline Railways of Los Angeles and Southern California by Donald Duke?This book covers all of the incline railways of Southern California. Also featured are those inclines that were proposed, graded and never built. Star of the book is the Getty Center Cable incline completed last December and the rebuilding of Angels Flight completed in 1997. 240 pages, 129 illus., maps, profiles, 6?9?hardcover.
0100-005510.........Retail $39.95 Sale Price $23.97

Jersey Central Lines--In Color, Vol. 2 by William Brennan -- G oes back earlier to highlight the period of Camelbacks, Mikados, F3s and tangerine and blue Babyfaces, giving special emphasis to the Pennsylvania Division. 128 pages, color photos. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-005716..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

The Jersey Central Story: A Locomotive History by Paul Carleton -- Covers the Jersey Central with a look at many of the areas this rail road ran, giving ample coverage now to the locos of the 1849-1910 era. Re live the salad days of the Jersey Central. 224 pages, approx. 375 b&w pho tos, maps, rosters. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-005714..........Retail $37.95 Sale $22.77

Jersey City Westbound by John Henderson -- Photographically do cuments the Jersey Central commuter lines emanating from the New York fer ry connection at Jersey City in the fifties and sixties before the Aldene Plan went into effect. Lots of diesel locomotive variety is in evidence here. 84 pages, approx. 125 color photos, maps. 11" x 8.5", soft cover.
0100-005707..........Retail $29.95 Sale $17.97

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