Colorado Rail Annual No. 15: Idaho-Montana Issue.

Contents:
Utah & Northern by Mallory Hope Ferrell. A history of the Ogden-Butte line of the Union Pacific Railroad which started out as the narrow gauge Utah & Northern, pp. 9-81.

Union Pacific: Montana Division by Cornelius W. Hauck. A profusely illustrated story of the operations on the Butte line after standard gauging, pp. 93-160.

Gilmore & Pittsburgh by Rex Myers: Northern Pacific Subsidiary, Union Pacific Tributary. Covers a virtually unknown standard gauge line in Idaho's Salmon River country, pp. 161-216.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 216 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., over 200 photographs, rosters and maps. CRM2754
Price: 21.95 USD

Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad. Colorado Rail Annual No. 27.

This carefully researched and well-written book by an eminent railroad historian describes the conception and building of the Western Pacific, a railroad that was a Pacific extension for the Denver & Rio Grande.

Early surveys, complex financial arrangements, difficulties encountered during construction, effects of the San Francisco earthquake and the financial panic of 1907 are covered in detail. So are colorful events and personalities such as Hindu workers and tycoons Gould, Harriman and Hill. The railroad endured two receiverships and eventually experienced post-World War II prosperity.

Western Pacific operated such well-remembered passenger trains as the Feather River Express, Exposition Flyer, and California Zephyr. Coverage includes the northern California extension, built to connect with Great Northern's 1931 entrance into the Golden State, as well as a summary of later WP operations right up to the 1982 merger into Union Pacific and subsequent developments.

Colorado Railroad Museum, hard cover with jacket, 232 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., over 200 black and white photographs, 17 color photographs, 27 maps and index. CRM2783
Price: 42.95 USD

The Last of a Breed: A Rio Grande finale at Helper, Utah

Nestled between the Wasatch Mountains and intermountain desert of Utah, a town named Helper sheltered a vision of the past. Join us for a look at what we found. Lavishly illustrated with 320 Mike Danneman photographs, this 240-page book documents the final days of Rio Grande Tunnel Motor locomotives operating on the Union Pacific, laced with stories of railroading in the old days from the Rio Grande men that ran them.

Contents:
Ch. 1: The town named for a railroad, pp. 8-19;
Ch. 2: What is a Dirt Train , pp. 20-37;
Ch. 3: Monday morning at the depot, pp. 38-51;
Ch. 4: Sunrise at Mounds, pp. 52-59;
Ch. 5: Mel's engines, pp. 60-75;
Ch. 6: Desert running, pp. 76-95;
Ch. 7: Last of a breed, pp. 96-115;
Ch. 8: Gang of Four, pp. 116-127;
Ch. 9: Lunchtime at East Carbon, pp. 128-143;
Ch. 10: Side trip to Sutro, pp. 144-159;
Ch. 11: On the ground, pp. 160-169;
Ch. 12: Helper , pp. 170-187;
Ch. 13: Cutting into the ranks, pp. 188-205;
Ch. 14: The last survivor, pp. 206-221;
Ch. 15: Coming home, pp. 222-240.

McMillan Publishing (produced by 2 Ponies Publishing), hard cover with jacket, 240 pages, 11.25 x 9 x .5 in., all color photographs. MPI589
Price: 59.95 USD

Tour the D&RGW from Grand Junction to the SP interchange at Ogden through more than 230 vintage color photographs. Every type of diesel from FT to SD45 is pictured in this spectacular geographic setting. There's even a little steam in this station-by-station itinerary.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1081
Price: 40.95 USD

Rio Grande In Color Volume 5: second-generation Diesels.

Spectacular scenery surrounds the GP30s and SD45s of the Action Road during its final decade. The photographs are arranged chronologically. There's great scenery and the Rio Grande Zephyr and The Ski Train.

Contents:
Introduction, pp. 3-5;
1960-1969, pp. 6-22;
The 1970's, Big Changes for the Railroad Industry, pp. 23-53;
The 1980s, Troubled Years Ending in Merger, pp. 54-91;
Rio Grande Zephyr, pp. 92-125;
The Ski Train, pp. 126-127,
The Hind End, pg. 128.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1372
Price: 46.95 USD

Rio Grande: A Last Look Back 1974-2010.

The independent Rio Grande Railroad, a spirited railroad with incredible pride, managed to cut a fine niche for itself as a regional and bridge route in the transportation market. There's lots of D&RGW action in this book at all the familiar places: Tennessee Pass, the Moffat Route, the Utah desert, Ruby Canyon, and other locations; includes more than a dozen track charts and maps that will bring the Rio Grande to life.

A great deal of change has occurred in Rio Grande territory over the past 36 years. This nice book features the Rio Grande and the changes made to this popular road under Southern Pacific and Union Pacific ownership. All these changes did not go unrecorded, and are nicely covered in this spectacular volume. This book was produced by Richard Farewell.

Contents:
Introduction, pp. 6-7;
The Moffat Line: Denver to Winter Park, Colorado, pp. 8-91;
The Western Slope: Winter Park to Dotsero, Colorado, pp. 92-107;
Tennessee Pass: Edwards to Pueblo, Colorado, pp. 108-163;
The Royal Gorge, pp. 164-189;
Ruby Canyon, pp. 190-213;
The Cane Creek Branch, pp. 214-227;
The Desert: Grand Junction to Helper, Utah, pp. 228-280.

McMillan Publications, hard cover with jacket, 280 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .75 in., over 400 color photos taken in all seasons, grade profiles, Denver traffic snapshot. MPI106
Price: 59.95 USD

Southern Pacific's Historic Overland Route Color Pictorial 1950s-1960s.

The most historic of Southern Pacific's various railroad routes is certainly the Overland Route. Originally contemplated by the Central Pacific in 1861, this route served as part of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. Extending 782 miles from San Francisco to Ogden, Utah the Overland Route passes through some of the most varied and spectacular scenery on the entire Southern Pacific system.

This book focuses on the period from 1940 to 1970 when the Overland Route was SP's primary link to the east. The introduction of streamlined passenger trains and the transition from steam to diesel locomotives make this a special period in which to document Southern Pacific's famed Overland Route.

Featuring scenes and extensive captions, mostly from the 1950s and 1960s, of the western portion of the first transcontinental railroad from Oakland, California to Ogden, Utah and the last of steam to the first-generation diesel locomotives.

Four Ways West Publications, laminated hard cover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., color photographs. FWW292
Price: 39.95 USD

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America: Colorado and Utah USA (Second Edition).

It's nearly 14 years since the last Colorado & Utah edition. This New Revised Second Edition is printed in two colors (major bodies of water are shown in blue).

Changes since the last edition was published includes the mergers of Burlington Northern-Santa Fe and Union Pacific-Southern Pacific.

In addition to general updating, this new edition has been expanded with additional enlargements to show complex areas in greater detail and includes for the first time the interurban electric lines, light rail and principal logging railroads. Also shown are proposed extensions to the Denver and Salt Lake City light rail systems.

Includes four detail maps of New Mexico relating to the Rio Grande Narrow Gauge lines (El Vado-Brazos, Farmington, La Madera and Santa Fe).

Also included are detail maps of the following locations:
Colorado: Bonanza, Boulder Canyon, Canon City-Florence, Central City, Cumbres, Durango, Fort Collins, Glenwood Springs, La Veta Pass, Mt. Harris-Milner, Ophir Loop, Rollins Pass, Silver Plume, Silverton, Trinidad and Vance Junction
Utah: Eureka Mining District, Gold Hill, Helper, Midvale, Milford, Parleys Summit and Tooele

This atlas is designed to provide a single source of reference to the North American rail network, past and present in greater detail than has readily available until now. Each sheet is drawn to a constant scale of 8 miles to 1 inch for easy distance comparisons with 2 miles to 1 inch enlargements of complex areas.

All extant rail lines are shown together with stations, junctions, yards, principal bridges and tunnels. Former lines, now abandoned, are also shown. Ownership, current and past, and trackage rights are shown. An index of stations is included.

Steam Powered Video, soft cover, 64 pages, 8.25 x 11.75 x .25 in., printed on heavy enameled paper. SPVATCU
Price: 23.95 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, 64 pages, 11 x 15.5 x .25 in., color maps. DLUTC
Price: 16.95 USD

West Virginia Railroads: Railroading in the Mountain State

The purpose of this book is to give the general reader an illustrated overview of the railroads serving the state of West Virginia, including maps and photographs, with emphasis on the period from 1940 into the 1960s. This was a period when the railroads were replacing steam locomotives with diesel-electric locomotives and faced increased competition from highways, airlines and waterways. West Virginia as a scenic, mountain state has much to offer the railroad enthusiast's interest in main line, short line, mining and lumber-hauling railroading.

Contents:
Foreword and Introduction, pp. 4-17;
Ch. 1: Baltimore & Ohio, pp. 18-39;
Ch. 2: Chesapeake & Ohio, pp. 40-59;
Ch. 3: Norfolk & Western, pp. 60-81;
Ch. 4: Virginian, pp. 82-97;
Ch. 5: Western Maryland, pp 98-107;
Ch. 6: New York Central (Kanawha & Michigan), pp. 108-111;
Ch. 7: Railroads in the northern Panhandle, pp. 112-113;
Ch. 8: Short Lines, pp. 114-117;
Ch. 9: Logging Railroads, pp. 118-128.

TLC Publishing, soft cover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs and illustrations. TLC936
Price: 22.95 USD