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Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. The B&W photography and commentary of Dick Loane of Summit, NJ is both charming and informative. Dick frequented the almost weekly rail excursions offered at the time and traveled with some of the well-known photographers of the day like Bob Collins. Volume 1 photographs are mostly hometown Delaware Lackawanna & Western but includes Lehigh & Hudson River and a quick look at the former Rahway Valley Railroad. Softcover, 128 pages, standard landscape size, B&W images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. In this volume, Dick Loane's B&W photography includes views of CNJ's BLUE COMET, streamlined Lehigh Valley passenger power, Reading steam working passenger and freight, and an epic excursion out to Altoona on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Softcover, 128 pages, standard landscape size, B&W images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. This volume finds young railfan and author Richard T. Loane chasing operations on the New York Central, New Haven, and the Long Island Rail Road. Both everyday railroading and special excursions feature plenty of intriguing scenes! Softcover, 128 pages, standard landscape size, B&W images with captions.

Morning Sun Books, 2022. Softcover. New. Softcover, 96 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., all color photographs and illustrations. Master photographer Ed Johnson’s highlights of 1960s railroads with a focus on passenger trains. Also, some special trains and a 1967 Labor Day weekend surprise. All included, it's 59 railroads, electric lines, and transit lines in 24 US states and two Canadian provinces!

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. See New England railroading with with author and photographer Dick Loane as this final volume in the series concludes with excursions and daily railroading along many rail lines. Read his observations and view his photography on the Boston & Maine, Bangor & Aroostook, Maine Central, Delaware & Hudson, Rutland, Central Vermont and New England shortlines! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W images with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Softcover. New. Photographer Dick Loane's excursions through the Northeast in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s continue as he visits the Erie Railroad, New York Susquehanna & Western, Lehigh & New England, and New York, Ontario & Western! Many rare images includes the Wilkes-Barre & Eastern. Softcover, 128 pages, standard landscape size, B&W images with captions.

Bobs Photo. Softcover. New. Softcover, 48 pages, B&W photographs with captions, color covers, high-quality glossy paper. Photographs in B&W in Conneaut during the steam era from the Bob's Photo collection. Contents: Map, pg. 3, NKP Introduction, pg. 4, Nickel Plate Road, pp. 5-23, New York Central, pp. 24-33, Bessemer & Lake Erie, pp. 35-47, Index pg. 48.

Bobs Photo. Softcover. New. Softcover, 48 pages, B&W photographs with captions, color covers, high-quality glossy paper. This book is based on the collection of B&W photographs from the Bob's Photo collection. David Sweetland has provided the captions. photographs range from the steam to diesel era and include city traction and railroad structures. Contents: Introduction, Map, Union Station, Towers, Along the Main Line, Northrup Avenue Yard, Charles Street Engine house, East Side, Woodlawn, Moshassuck Valley RR, United Electric Ry., Index of photographs.

SilverLake Images, 2023. Softcover. New. Softcover, 78 pages, 11 x 8.5 in., B&W illustrations. Another catalog archive featuring structures. Some illustrations are smaller as this is a reproduction of the actual catalog. Structures represent construction by concrete, steel and wood (coaling). The structures represent current construction from the early 1900s. Contents: Brownhoist Locomotive Coaling Stations, pp. 4-20, McClintic-Marshall Highway and Railroad Bridges, pp. 21-62, Ogle Construction Structures for Coaling Locomotives, pp. 63-78.

The Railroad Press. Softcover. New. This beautiful book combines Mike Bednar's brilliant photography with his unique writing style to give you a first-hand look at railroading in this region. These are more than portraits - you get to see the entire scene with all the action and there are plenty of ALCOs, GEs and even cabooses captured in seldom-photographed locations to make this an important historical work. The Railroad Press, softcover, 72 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., 120 photographs (62 color, 58 B&W).

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. A look at Whitcomb's, Plymouth's, GE's and more behind the fences of industries from quarries to steel mills to power plants. Contents: Atlas Car & Manufacturing, pp. 4-7, Baldwin Locomotive Works, pp. 8-11, Brookville Locomotive Co., pp. 12-15, Canadian Locomotive Co., pp. 16-17, Davenport/Davenport-Besler, pp. 18-21, General Electric, pp. 22-67, GM-EMD, pp. 68-69, Mack Trucks, pp. 70-71, Plymouth Locomotive, pp. 72-98, H. K. Porter, pp. 99-103, Vulcan Iron Works, pp. 104-106, Whitcomb Locomotive, pp. 107-116, Unknowns, Home-builds and Miscellaneous, pp. 117-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. A continuing look at industrial size locomotives behind industry fences. Volume 2 contains additional photographs of smaller critters - less than 50 tons, and expands into the field of larger critters. Contents: Atlas Car & Manufacturing, pp. 4-6, Baldwin Locomotive Works, pp. 7-8, Brookville Locomotive Co., pg. 9, Canadian Locomotive Co., pp. 10-11, Davenport Locomotive Works, pp. 12-18, General Electric Co., pp. 19-73, GM-EMD, pp. 74-75, Mack Trucks, pp. 76-77, Plymouth Locomotive Works, pp. 78-95, H. K. Porter Co., pp. 96-102, Vulcan Iron Works, pp. 103-105, Whitcomb Locomotive Co., pp. 106-122, Unknowns, Home-builds and Miscellaneous, pp. 123-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

Bobs Photo. Softcover. New. Softcover, 48 pages, B&W photographs with captions, color covers, high-quality glossy paper. Steam-era photographs with a few first-generation diesels in B&W of Concord. Includes map, yard plans, station layout track plan. Contents: Map, Rail Lines to Concord, NH, pg. 4, Map, Concord, pg. 5-7, Station, pp. 8-9, Train Shed, pp. 10-23, Suncook Valley Railroad, pp. 24-25, Yard, pp. 26-29, Shop, pg. 30, Roundhouse, pp. 31-43, Rexall Train, pg. 44, Along the Line, pp. 45-47, Index, pg. 48.

The Garbely Publishing Company. Softcover. New. Softcover, 172 pages, standard landscape format, Color and B&W photographs. This title has many historical photographs which are B&W images. More recent times are in Color. The cover suggests quite a bit of scenes of street running, but that is not the case. These are short line railroads or rural branch lines that may or may not run along the edge of a road. Still, this is an interesting book on the rails less traveled. Accomplished railroad author Frank Kyper spent many of his formative years in towns and cities like this throughout Vermont and New Hampshire, spending the 1940s through the 1970s moving around the area with his family. His free time was spent exploring local railroads like the Springfield Terminal, Claremont & Concord, Montpelier & Barre, Clarendon & Pittsford, and even the Mount Washington Cog Railroad. His travels and interests in the region also put him in contact with the Rutland and the various branch lines of the Boston & Maine,… Read More

Bobs Photo. Softcover. New. Softcover, 48 pages, B&W photographs with captions, color covers, high-quality glossy paper. Steam era photographs in B&W from the Bob's Photo collection with captions, color covers, high-quality glossy paper. Contents: Broad Street Station, pp. 4-7, Suburban Station, pp. 8-9, 30th Street Station, pp. 10-14, Delaware Avenue, page 15, Ore Pier (Pennsylvania Railroad), pp. 16-17, 46th Street Roundhouse, pp. 18-19, North Philadelphia Station, pp. 20-23, The J. G. Brill Co., pp. 24-28, Baldwin Locomotive Works, pp. 29-31, 69th Street Terminal, pp. 32-39, Upper Darby, pp. 40-41, Norristown, pp. 42-43, Llanerch Car Barn, pp. 44-47, Photo Index, page 48.

Morning Sun Books. Hardcover. New. A visit to the industrial 'backyards' for a view of railroad operations using cookie-cutter and special-order locomotives built by Atlas, Baldwin, Davenport, General Electric, Plymouth, Porter, Whitcomb and others. Over 300 new photographs. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

White River Productions. Softcover. New. The 2018 Railroads Illustrated Annual is 100 pages dedicated to creative railroad photography past and present, including: Dispatcher's Report by David Blazejewski, pg. 2-3, Classic Departures: Portfolio selections from the archives of The Center for Railroad Photography and Art, pp. 4-13, The Greatest Show on Rails: Union Pacific by Matt C. Batryn-Rodriguez, pp. 14-19, Not in My Backyard: Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado short line by Craig Walker, pp. 20-29, Montana's Magnificent Marias Pass: BNSF and Amtrak by Justin Franz, pp. 30-41, Friday Nights on the South Shore by Mike Raia, pp. 42-47, Trillium Railway by Stephen Host, pp. 48-55, Cajon Pass: From Electro 35 to T6 by Steve Jessup, pp. 56-69, The Little Train That Could: Amtrak's Cardinal through the Virginias by Eric Miller, pp. 70-81, Hancock to Cumberland on the Old Main Line by Stan Trzoniec, pp. 82-91, Winter's Adversity, pp. 91-101, Day In North America 2018: Railroading from Coast to Coast, April 7,… Read More

SilverLake Images, 2023. Softcover. New. Softcover, 138 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., B&W illustrations, diagrams and statistics. Various equipment is illustrated along with potential uses. Contents: Orton Cranes Locomotive and Truck Types, pp. 5-16, Edward F. Terry Manufacturing Co.: Contractor Locomotive Crane, pp. 17-33, Tractor Shovel, pp. 34-94, Atlantic Equipment Company, pp. 95-138.

The Garbely Publishing Company. Softcover. New. Softcover, 80+ pages, B&W and Color photographs. The first in a series of titles covering railroad operations around Port Jervis, New York, this book will cover the earliest years of the Erie Railroad's predecessors in the region in the 1850s through its merger into the Erie Lackawanna in 1960. This book is illustrated with never-before-seen black and white and color photography, as well as a variety of historic maps and track plans. This book is being released to coincide with the opening of the Port Jervis Transportation Festival. All author royalties from the sale of this book series are being donated to the Port Jervis Transportation History Center.

White River Productions. Softcover. New. The 2019 Railroads Illustrated Annual is 115 pages dedicated to creative railroad photography past and present, including: Dispatcher's Report by Steve Jessup, pg. 2-3, Leading Off ... It's a Pomona Thing, pp. 4-11, Moments with UP 4014, pp. 12-13, The Ultimate Steam Dream, pp. 14-23, Trains Where Trains Shouldn't Be, pp. 24-37, Elevating Railroad Photography, pp. 38-45, General Electric's Game Changer - The Dash-8 Locomotive, pp. 46-53, Dash-8 Postscript, pp. 54-55, Outside - Railfanning in the Lower 48, pp. 56-69, Silver Bow - UP Over the Continental Divide, pp. 70-73, The Trials and Tribulations of Train Photography, 74-85, Tracing B&O's East End - Hancock to Cumberland, pp. 86-97, Day in North America, pp. 98-115. White River Productions, softcover, 116 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., Color and B&W photographs.