"Railroad Books, Section K through M"

KKansas City Southern in the Deramus Era by Marre and Sommers -- ?The heart of the book is the diesel age, but the age of steam that preceded it (and co-existed with it for about 15 years) is covered, too. Observe the passage of the ?outhern Belle, await the arrival of repowered FM Erie-builts, or hear a quartet of first-generation diesel locomotives crawl, at full throttle, up the grade at Rich Mountain. Includes roster data and maps. 232 pages, 500-plus photos, dust jacket featuring a painting by Mike Danneman, hard cover.
0100-005719.........Retail $48.00 Sale Price $28.80

Katy Steam Finale by Lloyd Stagner-- This new photo and text history covers the last years (1945-1954) of steam locomotion on a Southwest favorite, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Year-by-year systemwide coverage explains where and when Katy steam was replaced with diesels. Includes assignment sheets, engine rosters, and a color cover. 44 pages, soft cover.
0100-005727..........Retail $14.95 Sale Price $8.97

Lackawanna Heritage 1947-1952 by John Krause and Ed Krist -- A look at the Lackawanna in the period from 1947-1952. This was its transi tional period from steam to diesel. 48 pages, 58 b&w photos. 11" x 8.5", soft cover.
0100-005740..........Retail $8.95 Sale $5.37

Lackawanna Railroad--In Color by David Sweetland -- Pictures t he DL&W during the immediate post World War II years featuring the best o f steam, electric and diesel operations. 128 pages, almost 200 color phot os. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-005760..........Retail $45.00 Sale $27.00

Lackawanna ?Superpower Railroad of the Northeast by Robert LaMassena-- The DL&W was one of the pioneers of superpower steam, and its locomotives held up a standard in both size and capacity. LaMassena, a steam authority, provides a detailed examination of this interesting anthracite road? late steamers. 112 pages, photos, maps, charts, and rosters. 8.75?x 11.25? hard cover.
0100-005761..........Retail $26.95 Sale Price $16.17

LLackawanna Railroad Trackside with Henry Peterson by Mike DelVecchio-- One man? quest to explore DL&W steam on color film from the 1950?. Alittle CNJ, PRR and NYC.
0100-005762..........Retail $54.95 Sale Price $32.99

Lake Michigan's Railroad Car Ferries by Karl R. Zimmermann -- The most complete pictorial history on the Lake Michigan boat fleets of C &O, Ann Arbor, GTW, Mackinac Transportation Company and their successors! 64 pages, approx. 130 photos (1/3 color), literature reproductions. 8.5" x 11", soft cover.
0100-008692..........Retail $24.95 Sale $14.97

The Last of Steam by Joe Collias -- A stirring saga of big ste am and small steam during their final decades. 268 pages, 300 b&w photos. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-005750..........Retail $39.95 Sale $23.97

Lehigh and New England by Ed Crist and John Krause -- A conden sed history of the L&NE in its final 20 years. Both an anthracite road an d a bridge route from Eastern Pennsylvania to New England, it utilized st eam power and Alco diesels in turn. 80 pages, 127 b&w photos. 11" x 8.5", soft cover.
0100-005853..........Retail $13.95 Sale $8.37

The Life and Times of a Locomotive Engineer by Steffes --The insightful and humorous autobriography of a Southern Pacific engineer from 1937 through 1976. Relive the excitement of a time of transition from steam to diesel, through the war years and into the 70?. 305 pages, soft cover.
0100-005971..........Retail $19.95 Sale Price $11.97

Little Look at Big Boy by William Kratville -- A booklet picto rial about the Union Pacific's largest steam locomotive. 11" x 8.5", soft cover.
0100-006001..........Retail $5.50 Sale $3.60

Little Railways of the World by Frederick Shaw -- Selected tal es of worldwide miniature railroad lines with explanations and descriptio ns of their locales, including Africa, India, and China. 270 pages, 225 p hotos, maps. 7" x 10", hard cover.
0100-005990..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

The Lore of the Train by C. Hamilton Ellis -- Deals with train s from all over the world. Learn what other peoples have contributed to t he science of rail locomotion of people and goods. 237 pages, drawings. 1 1" x 12", hard cover.
0100-006040....(out of print, 3 left)....Retail $15.95 Sale $9.57

The Louisiana & Arkansas Railway by James Fair-- This, the first history of the L&A follows the development of a premier railroad system from the early boom days of railroading to the modern era of takeovers. Established at the turn of the century, it eventually connected New Orleans to Dallas. ?he Better Way?was always a profitable line. It was the most successful line in its region, and operated recently under the aegis of the KCS before KCS absorbed it in 1992. 176 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. 8.25?x 10.75? hard cover.
0100-006052.........Retail $47.95 Sale Price $28.77

M Maine Central in Color by Jeremy Plant and George Melvin-- The Maine Central was nothing if not colorful. This book follows the road from its steam days up until its absorption into the gray Guilford System. See the road and the fabulous Maine scenery in over 240 color photos. 128 pages, 8.75?x 11.25? hard cover.
0100-006063..........Retail $49.95 Sale Price $29.97

Many More Mountains, Vol. 3: Rails into Silverton by Allen Nossaman-- Turning our attention to the time of the building of the Denver & Rio Grande? narrow gauge line into the mineral-rich San Juan Mountains, and specifically its line from Antonito over the Cumbres Pass-Toltec Gorge route to the Animas River, through Durango into Silverton is the purpose of this well-illustrated book. It deals with the construction of the rail line, its locomotives and equipment, and the way that the coming of the rails changed the life of those in the towns along the way. 352 pages, 148 b&w photos, 23 color photos, 15 maps and tables. Hard cover.
0100-006085.........Retail $39.00 Sale Price $23.40

Manhattan Gateway: New York's Pennsylvania Station by William Midd leton -- The entire history of Pennsy's railroad into the heart of Ma nhattan and its famous terminal. The project took 15 years and much money . A fascinating story, well illustrated and spiced with short biographs o f the project's planners. 159 pages, 128 b&w, 7 color photos, drawings, l iterature reproductions, bibliography. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0400-001057..........Retail $44.95 Sale $26.97

Memories of Norfolk and Western Power by Paul Carleton -- The author discovered N&W steam power just a couple of years before the road dieselized. Early steam locos are touched on, then the Mallets come along , and we are shown the "A" class simple articulateds and the "J" class 4- 8-4's. Late switchers are examined as well as the Jawn Henry. 176 pages, approx. 300 b&w photos, map, chart, steam roster. 8.75" x 11.25", hard co ver.
0100-006142..........Retail $34.95 Sale $20.97

Midland Valley: Rails for Coal, Cattle & Crude by Lloyd Stagner -- A long overdue look at the Midland Valley Railroad and its role in t he "Muskogee Roads" system that served Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Arkan sas. 56 pages, 88 b&w photos, color cover, map, rosters, timetable repro ductions. 8.5" x 11", soft cover.
0100-006151..........Retail $15.95 Sale $9.57

The Milwaukee Road--In Color, Vol. 1: The East End by William Raia -- Photos of The Milwaukee Road territory east of Milwaukee back in the late steam/early diesel days. Locomotives from Erie-builts to F7s are shown, and the railroad's freight and passenger service are both feature d in this handsome book. 128 pages, over 200 color photos. 8.75" x 11.25" , hard cover.
0100-006152..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

The Milwaukee Road in Color, Volume 2: City of Milwaukee by Jeffre y Koeller --Concentrating on the road's facilities in and around its namesake city, this book gives us an overall picture of them and the moti ve power and equipment the railroad employed from the late forties into t he late seventies. 128 pages, approximately 230 color photos, literature reproductions, map. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-006153..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

The Milwaukee Road in Color, Vol. 3, Wisconsin & Michigan by William Stauss-- Check out this well-loved road in its home state of Wisconsin and in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There were all kinds of operations in the area, from high speed main lines to rusty rail branches. Action is pictured from steam days forward, emphasizing steam and early diesels. The Hiawathas are well represented here. 128 pages, approx. 245 color photos, map, literature reproductions. 8.75?x 11.25? hard cover.
0100-006154..........Retail $49.95 Sale Price $29.97

Milwaukee Road Steam Power by John Tigges -- The Milwaukee's d iversity of operation was reflected in its motive power. Over history the road rostered everything from 4-4-0's to 2-6-6-2 Mallets. This book cove rs the Milwaukee's steam power completely, class by class, with details a nd photos for each class. 208 pages, over 290 b&w photos, illustrations, rosters. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-006192..........Retail $57.00 Sale $34.20

Minneapolis & St. Louis--In Color by Gene green -- This book takes the reader on a visual tour of the M&StL's lines during the 1950's, when the road was at its best. First generation diesels in a variety of paint schemes can be seen hauling freights consisting of boxcars, as well as few of the M&Stl's steamers and the short-haul 'Puddlejumper' passenger trains. Look back at the railroad of the much-modeled red and white boxcar. 128 pages, over 240 color photos, map, diesel,diesel roster. 8.75" X 11.25", hard cover.
0100-006286..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Missouri-Kansas-Texas--In Color by Raymond George, Jr. -- A to ur of the entire Katy system during its entire postwar history. Lots of s team, passenger train, and cab unit shots here. 128 pages, all color phot os. 8.75" x 11.25", hard cover.
0100-006480..........Retail $49.95 Sale $29.97

Model Railroader Cyclopedia, Vol. 2: Diesel Locomotives compiled b y Bob Hayden -- A reference manual of North American diesels meant to be a modeler's aid, containing complete HO scale drawings of many diesel s, chosen and arranged to give a continuous accounting of the development of the diesel locomotive. 160 pages, approx. 500 b&w photos, scale drawi ngs. 13.5" x 10.75", soft cover.
0100-006331..........Retail $29.95 Sale $20.97

The Morristown & Erie Railway by Bob Pennisi -- The M&E is a n orthern New Jersey short line. This picture book shows it mostly after 19 82, with a few earlier glances. Much of the power is Alco diesels, as the M&E at this time was heavily into Alcos. 48 pages, 89 photos (4 color), map. 11" x 8.5", soft cover.
0100-006476 Retail $8.95 Sale $5.37

Mountain Mainlines of the West by Ronald Hill -- The photo loc ations here are Hill's personal favorites in the vast and beautiful West. His trip traces a large circle beginning in New Mexico, going up into Br itish Columbia, and returning south to Colorado. See some of the most sce nic railroad lines in North America. 64 pages, approx. 64 b&w photos (co lor cover). 9.5" x 8.5", soft cover. 0100-006543..........Retail $12.95 Sale $5.97

Montana Rail Link: The Main Street of Southern Montana by Wesley Fox -- This is the 10th year of operation on former BN and NP lines from Billings, Mt to Sandpoint, ID. In this book, you're given a scenic photographic tour over the road's main line. MRL serves as a bridge line for the BN and runs its own long distance locals that roam the whole system. There are three mountain passes on the line that are covered extensively. The book ends with a 1988 ride on a business car at the end of a piggyback train. 96 pages, 125 b&w photos. 8.5" X 11", hard cover.
0100-006620...........Retail $37.95 Sale $22.77