Delaware & Hudson Color Guide to Freight & Passenger Equipment.

Over 300 color slides detail the rolling stock of the Delaware & Hudson in this 128-page hardcover book. Trace the color evolution of its car fleet as different administrations ran the D&H.

Contents:
Overview of D&H Passenger and Freight Service, pp. 3-10;
Passenger Equipment & Business Cars, pp. 11-29;
Cabooses, pp. 30-43;
Box Cars, pp. 44-68;
Open Hoppers, pp. 69-79;
Covered Hoppers, pp. 80-94;
Gondolas, pp. 95-102;
Plant Cars, pp. 103-109;
Miscellany, pp. 110-112;
Sesquicentennial, pg. 113;
Company Service, pp. 114-128.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1029
Price: 40.95 USD

As the winds of change swept over Eastern railroads in the 1960s, the Delaware & Hudson entered its most exciting period. Exotic diesels such as PAs and Sharks, wild lashups of units bearing the colors of the D & H and former owners, and expansion into the large cities of the East characterize the D & H before the Guilford takeover in 1984. Join us in this 128 page hard cover for a trip of the D & H in the heady years between lightning stripes and Guilford.

A geographic tour of the D&H with lots of blue and silver, E-L, Lehigh Valley and other power, too!

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1030
Price: 40.95 USD

Delaware & Hudson In Color Vol. 4.

When most bankrupt Northeast railroads were united into one company, Conrail, the USRA was aware that the region needed some competition for “Big Blue. ” The only independent railroad ready to take up the challenge of expanding into Conrail ’s territory was the fabled Delaware & Hudson. Follow its struggles to compete in this new environment from 1976 until it too was caught up in the financial malaise and vanished in 1991.

Contents:
Author Biography, Sources, Introduction, pp. 3-4;
Corporate History, pp 5-17;
Binghamton Terminal, pp. 18-31;
Binghamton to Buffalo and Beyond, pp. 32-42;
Binghamton to Montreal, pp. 43-58;
Binghamton to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, pp. 59-78;
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Area, pp. 79-93;
Binghamton to Harrisburg and Washington, pp. 94-106;
To Allentown, Newark and Philadelphia, pp. 107-123;
Conclusion and Chronology, pp. 124-128.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages., 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1376
Price: 46.95 USD

This all-color book is a photo history of D&H power in the 1970s and early 1980s. Many of the shots include scenes along the way rather than a collection of 3/4 wedge loco shots. The contents are organized by locomotive manufacturer with extensive captions to explain where the train is with operational notes known. All the D&H paint schemes are represented including the striking blue and silver, blue and yellow and second hand power in a variety of colors including ex-Reading and ex-Lehigh Valley. An index of photo locations is included. Contents:
1. ALCos and Baldwin's 2. General Electrics 3. Geeps, Index. TRP114
Price: 16.95 USD

Equipment of the Delaware & Hudson Vol. 2: Steam Locomotives.

The focus of this book is on the steam locomotive classes of the Delaware & Hudson that were in common operation during the late 1930s and 1940s. During this time, the D&H went from a coal hauler to a bridge carrier where train speeds were important for connections with other railroads. By 1950, 233 steam locomotives remained on the roster, 182 in freight service, twenty-six in passenger service and twenty-five in switching operations. By 1953, diesel switchers and Road-Switchers had replaced all active steam power.

Under Joseph H. Nuelle, ninth president of the D&H, motive power requirements changed. Nuelle ordered from ALCo twenty Challenger 4-6-6-4 locomotives for the bridge traffic. Numbered 1500-1519, they were quickly followed by fifteen, #1520-1534, more in 1942 (page 41). Under the Nuelle administration, the D&H also ordered fifteen modern dual service 4-8-4s for delivery in 1943 (page 10). These 4-8-4s operated between Oneonta and Rouses Point in either freight or passenger service. Rounding out the modern steam locomotive fleet for the D&H were five more 4-6-6-4s, #1535-1539, delivered in 1946 (page 44).

This book does not cover all classes of D&H steam power, but is a sampling of the various classes. From 0-6-0 switchers to the 4-6-6-4s 18 classes and sub-classes of D&H steam power is presented.

Bob's Photo, soft cover, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs with captions. BP110
Price: 12.95 USD

Railway Milk Cars Vol. 1

Contents:
On the Rutland Railroad, pp. 3-5;
Creameries on the Rutland Railroad, pp. 6-9;
Rutland Railroad Sub-Divisions, pg. 10;
B&M Milk Cars, pp. 11-18;
NX Cars, pg. 19-22;
WDX Cars, pg. 23;
Creameries On the Rutland Railroad, pg. 24;
BWIX Cars, pp. 25-27;
Sample Consist on Rutland Railroad, pp. 28-34;
Borden's Milk Car, pp. 35-36;
Whiting's Milk Car, pp. 37-38;
Bennington Co-op, pg. 39;
PFE Express Refrigerator Car, pg. 40;
B&O Milk Cars, pp. 41-45;
MDT Milk Cars, 46-47;
Index, pg. 48.

Bob's Photo, soft cover, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs with captions. BP135
Price: 12.95 USD

Trackside In the Albany, NY Gateway: 1949-1974 with Gerrit Bruins.

This seventh volume in the Trackside series takes us to Albany, New York, during the quarter century when steam had just departed and the first-generation of diesels ruled the rails. Join photographer Gerrit Bruins as he records the action on the Delaware & Hudson, New York Central, Boston & Maine, and Rutland Railroad in vivid color during this period of transition.

New York Central photos make up about two-thirds of this book. A good balance between NYC steam and diesel with more passenger trains than freight trains. The D&H makes up almost the rest of the book followed by 2 pages of Boston & Maine and 2 pages of Rutland.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1098
Price: 40.95 USD