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1 Anthracite Railroads & Mining In Color Vol. 2 Chuck Yungkurth
Morning Sun Books 2011 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of June 25th.

Anthracite Railroads & Mining In Color Vol. 2.

An all-color look at the intimate relationship between the anthracite coal industry and the Delaware & Hudson, Erie Lackawanna, R&N and other area roads.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1439
Price: 47.95 USD
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2 Lehigh Valley In Color Vol. 6 Mike Bednar
Morning Sun Books 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of July 23rd.

Lehigh Valley In Color Vol. 6.

The story of the Valley s through freights, how they gathered the local traffic and forwarded it to classification yards. The Apollo piggyback service and the 1972 pickup of former L&NE trackage added additional traffic to the mix.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1441
Price: 47.95 USD
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3 New York City Electrified Railroads In Color Vol. 2: Lines into Pennsylvania Station Alfred E. Fazio, Jr.
Morning Sun Books 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of May 21st.

New York City Electrified Railroads In Color Vol. 2: Lines into Pennsylvania Station.

The story of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Long Island Railroad, New Haven and their successors that used Penn Station from an electric traction point of view.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1437
Price: 47.95 USD
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4 New York Short Lines In Color Vol. 2 Gary R. Carlson
Morning Sun Books 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of April 23rd.

New York Shortlines In Color Vol. 2.

Traditional shortlines of the State, L to U, from Lowville & Beaver River RR to Unadilla Valley RR.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1436
Price: 47.95 USD
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5 Railroad Critters In Color Vol. 2 Stephen M. Timko
Morning Sun Books 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of April 23rd.

Railroad Critters In Color Vol. 2.

A continuing look at industrial size locomotives behind industry fences. Volume 2 contains additional photos of smaller critters - less than 50 tons, and expands into the field of larger critters.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1435
Price: 47.95 USD
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6 Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Vol. 5: Lounge, Dome & Parlor Cars
Southern Pacific H&TS 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping mid-May

Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Vol. 5: Lounge, Dome & Parlor Cars.

This is the fifth and final volume on the Southern Pacific's heavyweight and lightweight passenger car fleet. Heavily illustrated and complete, included in this book:

Building and service histories of all Lounge, Dome and Parlor cars owned by SP & Affiliates 1890-1971.

Wood observation smoking and buffet-baggage cars purchased by SP, UP and affiliated lines.

First steel arch roofed observation smoking and buffet-baggage cars purchased by the Associated Lines (SP & UP) during the Harriman era.

Full coverage of SP's streamlined lightweight lounge and observation-lounge cars on the City of San Francisco, and the lightweight tavern and parlor cars in 1937 for the Daylight.

The magnificent three-unit articulated kitchen-dining-lounge cars received in 1941 for the Lark and their 1948 sisters received for the Cascade are covered in detail.

Additional coverage is provided on lounge cars operated by the El Paso & Southwestern.

Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, hardcover with jacket, 576 pages, 12 x 8.5 x 3 in., 818 photographs, 97 floor and side elevation plans, bibliography, glossary and index.

sphsvol5
Price: 119.95 USD
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7 The Diesel's First 50 Years Louis A. Marre
Paired Rail Railroad Publications NEW CONDITION BOOK

Forthcoming title. Not yet available!

The Diesel's First 50 Years

Spotlighting North American Diesel production from its inception to 1971, this new book features many never-before published photographs in both sharp black and white and stunning color. Noted author and historian Louis A. Marre documents each manufacturer, model type, years produced, and what railroads received each model.

Paired Rail Railroad Publications, laminated hardcover, 464 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .75 in., b&w and color photographs.

prrpdiesels
Price: 67.95 USD
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8 The Long Island Rail Road In Color Vol. 4: The Photography of William J. Brennan Arthur J. Erdman
Morning Sun Books 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of July 23rd.

The Long Island Rail Road In Color Vol. 4: The Photography of William J. Brennan.

Bill Brennan s LIRR photography is some of the best of the 1960s. The road was exclusively the domain of Alco s and Fairbanks-Morse s during this wonderful grey-and-orange period.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1442
Price: 47.95 USD
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9 The Madame Queen: ATSF 5000 Sam D. Teague
Paired Rail Railroad Publications NEW CONDITION BOOK

Forthcoming Title. Not yet available!

The Madame Queen: ATSF 5000

An in-depth look at the development, construction, operation, retirement and subsequent restoration of ATSF No. 5000. This book features B&W and color images of the locomotive shown in all types of service. Included are dozens of drawings and original paperwork detailing the development and alteration of the locomotive as she worked for Santa Fe during her career.

CAD drawings of the locomotive and AT&SF structures have been combined to show the locomotive on turntables, under coaling towers, and in the shops at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The final chapters document relocating the engine to its new resting spot in Amarillo, Texas. This is a must-have book for the historian, steam fan, or modeler.

Paired Rail Railroad Publications, laminated hardcover.

prrpmadame
Price: 42.95 USD
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10 Trackside around Detroit and Windsor 1943-1976 with Emery Gulash Jerry A. Pinkepank
Morning Sun Books 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of May 23rd.

Trackside around Detroit and Windsor 1943-1976 with Emery Gulash.

The Michigan Central main line Ann Arbor through Windsor, from Hudsons along the Huron River through the latter day tenants of the Detroit River Tunnel, and the last days of Grand Trunk Western steam in the suburban zone.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1438
Price: 47.95 USD
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11 Trackside on the Union Pacific 1960-1975 with Emery Gulash Timothy Morris
Morning Sun Books 2012 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Shipping to Golden Spike the week of June 25h.

Trackside on the Union Pacific 1960-1975 with Emery Gulash.

Master photographer Emery Gulash visited the Overland Route many times during the 15 years following the demise of steam while the UP was searching for the perfect dieselĂ· combination to handle its fast-moving freight.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

msb1440
Price: 47.95 USD


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