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Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. The Hoboken Shore, Central New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, New York Dock, Jay Street, New York Cross Harbor, and other assorted industrial railroads surrounding New York Harbor are featured in color, all before the year 2000! Today, hardly a trace remains of these once-intriguing properties. Softcover, 96 pages, Color photographs.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Up the Mississippi River into St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver and many lesser locations in the late steam and early diesel years. The major coverage of this book is the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair, The Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, and Burlington in various locations. Also the Milwaukee Road's pontoon bridge at Marquette, Iowa is quite interesting. Contents: Riverside (photographs from a ride on the Delta Queen along the upper Mississippi), pp. 8-9, Cincinnati, pp. 18-19, St. Louis (including Union Station, late steam and early diesels), pp. 20-37, Chicago (Illinois Central, 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair, North Shore, Milwaukee Road, Pere Marquette), pp. 38-65, River land (the Milwaukee Road, Rock Island and Burlington along the Mississippi), pp. 66-79, Twin Cities (St. Paul Union Depot, Great Northern Station and Milwaukee Road depot action), pp. 80-91, Denver (Denver Union Station), pp. 92-103, Great Divide (SP, Santa Fe, Rio Grande, Manitou and Pikes… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. Volume 2 includes: Cranes, Crates, Boxes, Cylinders, Earth Moving Equipment, Farm Vehicles, Girders, Logs, Loose Material, and miscellaneous loads. These are large images for detailed study. ""Open Top Load"" is the term given to the carriage of products or commodities on flatcars or gondolas. These products usually fit into two categories: 1) they are too large or bulky to fit into boxcars and/or 2) they are loose inexpensive material not suitable for a hopper car. These titles feature large color photos of flatcars and gondolas with such loads, mostly recorded in the 1960s to the 1980s. The volumes are differentiated by the product or commodity carried, each which carry different AAR requirements for bracing, banding or other special instructions. Morning Sun Books, 96 Pages, standard landscape size, Color images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The big six axle power of Penn Central is detailed in roster and action photography - SD35's, SD40s, and SD45's through the ALCOs and General Electric's. The versatile GP9's contributed from all three component roads are also covered. Contents: SD35, pp. 4-15, SD40, pp. 16-30, SD45, pp. 30-43, C628, pp. 44-49, C630, pp. 50-55, C636, pp. 56-63, U25C, pp. 64-71, U28C, pp. 72-77, U30C, pp. 78-79, H24-66, pg. 86, U23C, pg. 87, RSD5, pp. 88-91, DL600A, pg. 92, DL600B, pp. 93-95, DL702, pp. 96-107, SD9, pp. 108-111, SD38, pp. 112-113, AS616, pg. 114, SD7, pg. 115, GP9, pp. 116-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. This book is the first Color effort devoted entirely to the equipment on the UP, with expert commentary by Lloyd E. Stagner. All photographs from this book were taken by UP company photographers on 4 x 5 in. transparencies. Contents: Head End Passenger Cars, pp. 4-7, Coaches, Diners, Sleepers, etc., pp. 8-13, Observation Cars, pp. 14-18, Box Cars, 19-44, Flat Cars, 45-59, Tank Cars, 60-61, Refrigerator (Pacific Fruit Express), pp. 62-66, Stock Cars, pp. 67-71, Hopper Cars, pp. 72-79, Gondola Cars, pp. 80-83, Piggyback and Trucks, pp. 84-94, Cabooses, pp. 95-99, Miscellaneous, pp. 100-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books, 2023. Softcover. New. Softcover, 96 pages, Color photographs. Volume 1 shows the many billboards, underpasses, signals, yard and ROW, and many other types of signs from many different railroads over the years. Over 500 full color images from the 1940s to the present!

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. A close examination of a unique portion of the PRR main line Pittsburgh to St. Louis. Everyday PRR mainline trains utilized the B&O's C&N Division between Columbus and Newark, Ohio creating facilities and operations not seen anywhere else on the PRR system. Contents: Mingo Junction to Columbus Union Depot, pp. 5-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Noted rail official Louis Cerny was a student at the University of Illinois - the Fighting Illini - at Urbana, Illinois in the early 1960s and photographed the early diesels in the area in beautiful action scenes. Illinois Central, EJ&E, CB&Q, Peoria & Eastern, Erie Lackawanna, Santa Fe, Soo Line, Milwaukee Road, C&NW, C&EI, TP&W, Illinois Terminal, PRR, Rock Island, and many others are chronicled across Illinois and Indiana between1959-1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. Beautiful color roster shots of cabooses taken 1950s to 1980s. Includes these Railroad Reporting Marks: A&BB, A&LM, A&SAB, AA, ACL, ACY, AMT, AN, ARR, ATSF, B&LE, B&M, B&ML, B&O, BAP, BAR, BC, BCH, BN, C&IM, C&O, C&S, CB&Q, CCC&O, CGW, CH-P, CN, CNJ, CNW, CP, CR, CW, CWP&S and others. Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. As kid from Minneapolis, the Milwaukee Road had quite a presence in the Twin Cities (now ""The Cities"") and was one of my favorites. The selection of photographs include the Milwaukee's eclectic fleet of diesel locomotives. Pictures of Pig's Eye Yard, St. Paul Union Depot, the Minneapolis Depot shared with the Soo Line and Rock Island plus pictures from the southern Minnesota branch lines bring back memories. Out west the Milwaukee continues to the Pacific coast across the expansive prairies and through the forests with many pictures of bridges, tunnel portals and depots. A complete list of tunnels on the Milwaukee with altitude and length is included. Beginning in Minnesota and ending in Washington State this title is a nice color tour of the great Milwaukee Road. Contents: A Brief History of the Milwaukee Road, pp. 3-5, Minnesota, pp. 6-56, South Dakota, pp. 57-61, Montana, pp. 62-100, Idaho, pp. 101-111, Washington State, pp. 112-128. Take a ride on the… Read More

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. "Open Top Load"" is the term given to the carriage of products or commodities on flatcars or gondolas. These products usually fit into two categories: 1) they are too large or bulky to fit into boxcars and/or 2) they are loose inexpensive material not suitable for a hopper car. These titles feature large color photos of flatcars and gondolas with such loads, mostly recorded in the 1960s to the 1980s. The volumes are differentiated by the product or commodity carried, each which carry different AAR requirements for bracing, banding or other special instructions. Volume 4 includes: Scrap Metal, Structural Steel, Tanks and Boiler Shells, Prefabricated Track and Switches, Transformers, Trucks, Wallboard and Plywood, Wheels, Wrecked Railroad Carbodies, and miscellaneous loads. And miscellaneous loads. Morning Sun Books, 96 Pages, standard landscape size, Color images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. Enjoy the variety of cabooses acquired by Conrail. Plenty of intriguing roster shots! Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The main line and Panhandle entrances into the Windy City are featured in this final Volume to the series. Branches include SC&S and South Bend. Contents: Main Line Fort Wayne to Chicago, pp. 5-67, Chicago Union Station, pp. 68-79, Main Line Panhandle Union City to Beverly Junction Tower, pp. 80-106, Beverly Junction to Western Avenue Secondary Track, pp. 107-111, North Joint Approach, pp. 112-115, Englewood, pp. 116, South Chicago & Southern, pp. 117-123, South Bend Branch, pp. 124-126: Farewell, pp. 127-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Pre-1950s color railroad photography in the Deep South is exceptionally rare and this book contains a lot of it! Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. Paul Winters took color slides of well-weathered old workhorses as well as gaudy-painted new freight cars. Discover what was going on in the freight yards during this 20 year review of reporting marks ACL-GN. Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. RI roster numbers 600 to 4909 encompasses everything from prewar ALCO cab units to SD40-2's. Painted in a wide array of colors and assigned to varied duties as the years passed by, they did their best as the Rock Island crumbled beneath them. Contents: Summary of Diesels, pg. 3, Diesels 601-677, pp. 4-47, Diesels 700-799, pp. 48-59, Diesels 800-840, pp. 60-65, Diesels 900-949, pp. 66-67, Diesels 1000-1016, pp. 68-69, Diesels 1200-1311, pp. 70-77, Diesels 1312-1353, pp. 78-83, Diesels 3000-3006, pg. 84, Diesels 4100-4168, pp. 85-87, Diesels 4200-4209, pg. 88, Diesels 4300-4379, pp. 89-93, Diesels 4421-4555, pp. 94-99, Diesels 4700-4799, pp. 100-105, Diesels 4800-4804, pg. 106, Diesels 4900-4909, pg. 107, NW2, pg. 108, Slugs 50-999, pp. 108-109, Motor Cars, pp. 110-113, RDC's pp. 114-115, Leased Diesels, pp. 116-117, Dispositions, pp. 118-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. The late 1940s-1950s tour of the United States continues as they visit the Lackawanna, Baltimore & Ohio, Reading, Central New Jersey, East Broad Top, Virginian, Chesapeake & Ohio, Pennsylvania Railroad, Norfolk & Western when steam ruled and early diesels were just arriving from the builders. Contents: Lackawanna, pp. 8-23, Lehigh & New England, pp. 24-25, Central New Jersey, pp. 26-33, Reading Company, pp. 34-36, Pennsylvania Railroad, pp. 37-41, and pp. 50-59, East Broad Top, pp. 42-45, Atlantic City, pp. 48-49, Baltimore & Ohio, pp. 60-63, Maryland & Pennsylvania, pp. 64-65, Washington, DC., pp. 66-67, Chesapeake & Ohio, pp. 70-91, Norfolk & Western, pp. 94-121, Virginian Railway, pp. 122-128. The C&O and N&W dominate this book. The Lackawanna coverage is mostly from a fan trip. The are many steam locomotive pictures and first-generation diesels in their fresh paint glory. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. Latrobe, Greensburg, Wilkinsburg, and many more stations, towers and other structures on the main line. Detailed looks at the Radabaugh Tunnel elimination, Pitcairn Yard and the rebuilding of Penn Station, Pittsburgh. Contents: Derry to Penn Station, pp. 5-119, Southwest Secondary Track, pp. 120-121, Scottdale Branch, pp. 122-123, Port Perry Branch, pp. 124-127, Brilliant Branch, pg. 128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company opened in 1904 and was taken over by the NYCTA in 1940. Matt Herson's intriguing color photography from the 1960s and '70s is a vivid account of this historic line, mostly in vintage outdoor scenes. Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape size, Color photography.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. The Canadian Pacific's route between Calgary and Vancouver is explored, highlighting the ""Banff-Lake Louise Route"" through the Rockies. Emphasizing the final years of CP passenger service, it features early '52 steam and the first years of VIA Rail. Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions.