Colorado & Southern: A Southern Division Color Pictorial

It is the objective of this book to present an overall view of operations and motive power of the Colorado & Southern - Southern Division. The final decade of steam operations is presented first, followed chronologically by diesel types. For the modeler there are illustrative views of various differences in paint schemes for both steam and diesel locomotives. There is also a chapter on C&S's leased locomotives as well as a salute to C&S's joint line partner, Santa Fe.

Contents:
Introduction, pp. 4-7;
Southern Division Steam Locomotives, pp. 8-19;
EMD E5 Passenger Locomotives, pp. 20-31;
CB&Q and FW&D Passenger Units on the C&S Southern Division, pp. 32-37;
Life After the Texas Zephyr, pp. 38-39;
Diesel Switchers, pp. 40-48;
EMD F Units on C&S Southern Division, pp. 49-65;
EMD SD7 and SD9 Road Switchers, pp. 66-89;
second-generation Diesel Locomotives, pp. 90-109;
C&S Burlington Northern era 1970-1981, pp. 110-115;
C&S Leased Motive Power on the Southern Division, pp. 116-124;
Santa and C&S Joint Line Partners, pp. 125-128.

Four Ways West Publications, laminated hard cover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., color photographs. FWW063
Price: 39.95 USD

INCLUDES DELORME PUBLISHING'S JACKET-STYLE VINYL COVER.

Ships in a non-bending mailer, not an envelope, plus sealed in plastic.

The DeLorme Publishing Atlas and Gazetteer provides a wealth of information for trip planning and back country access. Each volume contains topographic maps with unbeatable detail plus gazetteer information on great places to go and things to do. Detail includes railroads, back roads, dirt roads, elevation contours, remote lakes & streams, boat ramps, public lands for recreation, land use (forests, wetlands, agriculture), trailheads, campgrounds, and hunting and fishing spots.

Gazetteer information includes information on hiking, bicycling, museums and historic sites, campgrounds, scenic drives, unique natural features and state and national parks.

DeLorme Publishing, soft cover, 104 pages, 11 x 15.5 x .25 in., color maps. DLCOC
Price: 16.95 USD

Colorado Railroad Ice Houses.

Ice houses were a new concept when the country's railroads finally began to use them to replenish the ice necessary to keep their customers' perishable items from spoiling in transit. Railroads were reluctant users of refrigerated cars in the first place, but large shippers such as meat packers, breweries, and produce suppliers demanded they use this method to ship perishable goods. In Colorado Ice Houses the author uses photographs, drawings and maps to skillfully explore this unique subject.

Contents:
Colorado Railroad Ice Houses, pp. 5-37;
List of Ice Houses, pp. 38-40;
Folio Sheets of Railroad Reefers (reefer car diagrams both standard and narrow gauge), pp. 41-43;
Bibliography, pg. 44.

Colorado Railroad Museum, soft cover, 44 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., over 60 b&w images, 1 color page of Rio Grande reefers at the CRM. CRM5822
Price: 8.45 USD

A concise review of Colorado railroad development from 1867 to today. Also included is the story of the Colorado Railroad Museum's origins and a complete roster of Museum equipment.

Colorado Railroad Museum, soft cover, 64 pages, 5.25 x 8.25 x .25 in., over 50 black and white photographs; map. CRM2707
Price: 5.95 USD

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Colorful Colorado Railroads in the 1960s.

An extraordinary all-color collection of Colorado railroad photos during the 1960s from the camera of Ronald C. Hill. You will find E-units and DD35s on the Union Pacific, ALCo FAs on the Rock Island, SD9s on the Colorado & Southern, ALCo PAs on the Rio Grande, and F-units galore.

Centered in Denver, the photo coverage ranges south to Pueblo, east to Akron and west to Steamboat Springs. Recapture the glorious days of the California Zephyr, Colorado Eagle, Denver Zephyr, Portland Rose, Prospector, Rocky Mountain Rocket, Royal Gorge and Yampa Valley Mail.

This superb book about Colorado railroading near the end of the golden age is one which you must have for your collection. Some of Colorado's favorite railroading subjects against the spectacular scenery of the Centennial state.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 112 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., over 140 color photographs reproduced on high quality paper. CRM2708
Price: 16.95 USD

Short Line To Cripple Creek: The Story of The Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway. Colorado Rail Annual No. 16.

The Cripple Creek gold rush of 1891 created a need for railroads to serve the boom town which swelled to 50,000. Here is the story of the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 180 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .75 in., over 175 photographs, 10 in color;
maps and map supplement; timetables; bibliography and index. CRM2774
Price: 25.95 USD

Railroading In The Rockies Half a Century Ago Colorado Rail Annual No. 18.

Contents:
Eastward Ho: A Tale of Two Young Californians' Journey to Colorado by Ted Wurm. Bob Gray and Ted Wurm headed to Colorado in 1939 to see railroading in Colorado, pp. 9-95.

Westward Ho: A Record of a Coloradoan's Rail Photo Safari Across the Rockies by John W. Maxwell. Great b&w photographs of Rio Grande standard and narrow gauge, Union Pacific mainline and branch line action, pp. 96-146.

On Line: Three Years in a Santa Fe Business Car by Edward Mahoney. At the young age of 17 Edward Mahoney began his Santa Fe Railway career as a secretary for a division superintendent. He traveled on-line in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico in the years 1919-1922, pp. 146-221.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 221 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., b&w photographs and timetable supplements. CRM2771
Price: 33.95 USD

Robert W. Richardson's Narrow Gauge News: Colorado Rail Annual No. 21.

Seventy-three mimeographed and six printed issues of Narrow Gauge News were mailed to those who sent self-addressed stamped No. 10 envelopes to the World's Largest Narrow Gauge Museum and Motel at South Alamosa, Colorado. Circulation was limited, and today copies are almost impossible to find.

The Colorado Railroad Museum has reprinted these as a book with over 170 photographs made from Bob's original negatives, many of which have never been published before, now preserved in the Western History Collection of the Denver Public Library.

This is a fascinating account of the final years of the San Juan and Galloping Geese, snow-fighting, abandonment hearings and last runs. The struggle among railroad officials, employees, railfans and a then-indifferent public officials over the survival of the slim gauge is recounted from Bob Richardson's unique perspective.

Bob has written an introduction describing how he chronicled the declining years of Colorado's narrow gauge empire four decades ago. The Narrow Gauge News played an unrecognized role in building public support for the surviving narrow gauge we treasure today.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 303 pp., 8.5 x 11 x .75 in., b&w photographs plus timetable reproductions. CRM2761
Price: 33.95 USD

Santa Fe In The Intermountain West: Colorado Rail Annual No. 23.

This Annual is Santa Fe-All The Way!

Contents:

A Raton Mountain Railway Journal. Author Dan Seward details the Santa Fe's famed passage from prehistoric times and brings the story up to the early 1970s and Amtrak. Included are other rail lines in the area: Colorado & Southern, Denver & Rio Grande, several coal short lines and even the Trinidad street railway. Pages 10-163.

From Newton to New Mexico in the Steam Era: The Santa Fe's Northern District 1909-1953. Renowned locomotive historian Lloyd Stagner outlines AT&SF locomotive practices, operations and assignments. Pages 164-200.

A Northern District Steam Panorama. An overview by another authority on steam locomotives in the West, Cornelius Hauck. A b&w photographic portrayal of Santa Fe steam locomotives on the Northern District. Pages 201-221.

La Junta: The Santa Fe's Colorado Connection. Corny also covers the Steam Era shops and activity at the division point of La Junta, Colorado. Pages 222-296.

Desert Main Line: The Santa Fe in Arizona. Farther west, Gordon Bassett surveys the AT&SF across the northern part of the Grand Canyon State. Emphasis is on history and operations before 1950, including the remote mainline telegraph station at Nelson.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 296 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., with maps and timetables, over 350 illustrations, many in color, acid free paper. CRM2773
Price: 19.95 USD

Colorado Rail Annual No. 29: Black Smoke and White Iron: A History of Colorado Kilns, Ovens, Furnaces and Rails

The first detailed study of Colorado's coke and ore smelting industries and their importance to the state's mountain railroads.

Individual histories of dozens of historic sites including GPS locators for exploration.

Five full color, full page reproductions of Otto Kuhler paintings. Over 240 historic and contemporary photographs, drawings, maps and charts. Steam locomotive rosters of the major smelters.

Contents:
Acknowledgments, Introduction and Preface, pp. 9-12;
Ch. 1: Betsy from Pike, pp. 13-46;
Ch. 2: Coke and Smoke, pp. 47-128;
Ch. 3: Brick Beehives, pp. 129-178;
Ch. 4: Silver Furnaces, pp. 179-216;
Ch. 5: Iron Horses, pp. 217-237;
Appendix A - List of Smelters, pp. 238-247;
Appendix B - Locomotive Rosters, pg. 248;
Appendix C - GPS Locations, pg. 249;
End Notes, pp. 250-254;
Glossary, pg. 255;
Bibliography, pg. 256-258;
Index, pp. 259-264.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 264 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., b&w and color photographs and illustrations. CRM4885
Price: 42.95 USD