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Chesapeake & Ohio in the Coal Fields of West Virginia Thomas W. Dixon, Jr.
C&O Historical Society 2006 0939487810 / 9780939487813 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Chesapeake & Ohio in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky: Mines-Towns-Trains.
A new look at mines, towns, trains and people that were involved in transportation of coal from mine to market on the C&O in the period 1945-1960.
Chapters include Background;
Coal Fields Motive Power;
Coal Fields Rolling Stock;
C&O Coal Operations;
Coal Towns;
Mines & Tipples.
Most photographs are from C&O official files and illustrate every aspect of coal mining and transportation. Maps show branches and their relationship to the whole scheme. Ideal for C&O fans, modelers, and those interested in the coal fields of Appalachia. If you have the C&OHS's 1995 book C&O in the Coal Fields, this book is ALL NEW, and does not repeat the photographs or data.
C&O Historical Society, laminated hard cover, 112 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., 165 b&w photographs and illustrations. COHS813
Price: 25.95 USD
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Clinchfield In Color C. K. Marsh, Jr.
Morning Sun Books 2004 1582481164 / 9781582481166 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Clinchfield In Color.
The fabled Clinchfield is chronicled in full color by noted CRR expert Marsh. Steam, cab units, second-generation power pull the trains over the mountains on one of the heaviest tonnage single track railroads in the United States.
Contents:
Early Clinchfield Diesels and The Last of Steam, pp. 6-23;
Internal Combustion on a Coal Railroad, pp. 24-57;
The Excursion Era, pp. 58-67;
Two Cars to Alta Pass, pp. 68-71;
The Santa Claus Train, pp. 72-76;
Colorful Leases, pp. 77-85;
The Final Years: 1970-1982, pp. 86-122;
And These Live On, pp. 123-128.
Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1175
Price: 46.95 USD
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Illinois Central Color Pictorial Vol. 2: Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans Clifford J. Downey
Four Ways West Publications 2006 1885614683 / 9781885614681 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Illinois Central Color Pictorial Vol. 2: Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans.
Though the sub-title of this book implies coverage of the Illinois Central south of Cairo, Illinois, in fact the first 75 pages cover that region. Other chapters include photographs of the IC in floodwaters at Dubuque, Iowa plus additional coverage of IC cabooses and motive power. There are a number of steam locomotive photographs in this book, about 1/4 to 1/3 of the photographs are of steam. There are 6 pages in black & white of the Paducah shops and of the steam and diesel locomotives being rebuilt there.
Also included are two pages of photographs of the Cadiz Railroad which connected with the IC. The diesel photographs include passenger units and as many diesels painted in black as white and orange.
Contents:
Ch. 1: Cairo-Memphis-Birmingham;
Ch. 2. Memphis-Jackson, Tennessee;
Ch. 3. Jackson, Mississippi-New Orleans;
Ch. 4: Twilight of IC Steam;
Ch. 5: All-Weather Railroading on the IC;
Ch. 6: Cab Units on the IC;
Ch. 7: IC Cabooses;
Ch. 8: IC Locomotive Pictorial (diesel).
Four Ways West Publications, hard cover, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., color and b&w photographs. FWW681
Price: 47.95 USD
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KENTUCKY DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer
DeLorme Publishing 2005 0899333400 / 9780899333403 3rd Edition NEW CONDITION ATLAS
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, 88 pages, 11 x 15.5 x .25 in., color maps. DLKY
Price: 13.95 USD
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KENTUCKY DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer (with protective cover)
DeLorme Publishing 2005 0899333400 / 9780899333403 3rd Edition NEW CONDITION ATLAS
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, 88 pages, 11 x 15.5 x .25 in., color maps. DLKYC
Price: 16.95 USD
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Louisville & Nashville In Color Vol. 2 Richard C. Borkowski, Jr.
Morning Sun Books 2009 1582482632 / 9781582482637 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Louisville & Nashville In Color Volume 2
A system-wide examination of the Louisville & Nashville from the Steam Era right up to it's absorption into the Seaboard System. The tour of the L&N is organized by division as of the 1970's.
Contents:
Ch. 1: Cincinnati Division, pp. 4-37;
Ch. 2: Louisville Division, pp. 38-49;
Ch. 3: Evansville Division, pp. 50-53;
Ch. 4: Cumberland Valley Division, pp. 54-71;
Ch. 5: Knoxville and Atlanta Division, pp. 72-85;
Ch. 6: Nashville Division, pp. 86-87;
Ch. 7: Western and Atlantic Division, pp. 88-106;
Ch. 8: Birmingham Division, pp. 105-114;
Ch. 9: MNO&P Division, pp. 115-121;
Ch. 10: The C&EI and Monon Acquisitions, pp. 122-125;
Ch. 11: Epilogue, pp. 126-128.
Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1348
Price: 46.95 USD
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SPV's Railroad Atlas: Appalachia and Piedmont USA Mike Walker
Steam Powered Video 2006 1874745072 / 9781874745075 2nd Edition NEW CONDITION ATLAS
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America: Appalachia & Piedmont USA
This second edition covers the states of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia after the break-up of Conrail between CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Includes detail maps of the following locations:
Illinois: Cairo
Indiana: Evansville
Kentucky: Cumberland Valley, East Kentucky, Louisville and Paducah
North Carolina: Durham, Gastonia-Charlotte, Greensboro, Hamlet, Morehead City, Southport and Wilmington
Ohio: Cincinnati and Mingo Junction-Steubenville
Tennessee: Chattanooga, Little River, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville
Virginia: Andover-Norton, Lynchburg, Norfolk Terminal, Petersburg, Richmond, Roanoke, St. Charles, St. Paul and Washington, DC
West Virginia: Clarksburg, Elkins, Huntington, Kenova, Maidsville, Mullans, Parkersburg, Rainelle, Westernport and Wheeling-Benwood
106 maps total
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, 100 pages, 8.25 x 11.75 x .25 in., printed on heavy enameled paper. SPVATAP
Price: 22.95 USD
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The Clinchfield Railroad in the Coal Fields Robert A. Helm
TLC Publishing 2004 1883089840 / 9781883089849 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Twelve years of research has resulted in a comprehensive reference guide to the Clinchfield Railroad in Southwest Virginia and Kentucky, its primary coal-producing region. This book covers the history of the railroad and its towns, operations, structures, and equipment with maps, several hundred black & white and color photographs, documents, and first-hand stories. Also included are the accounts of riding and working some of the actual jobs on the railroad written in railroad lingo. Several interviews of railroad employees or retirees give the reader a first- hand look at the Clinchfield in both the steam and diesel eras. Numerous photographs provide reference material for modelers and railfans. Operations are heavily covered, including all the Turn jobs, as well as an actual operating session lineup from the authors Elkhorn Extension model railroad layout. A must for anyone interested in the Clinchfield, Appalachian coal haulers, and mountain railroading.
Chapters: 1. History of Railroads into Elkhorn City, 2. Elkhorn Yard, 3. Clinchfield Pusher Operations on the North End, 4. Haysi Railroad, 5. Along the main line, 6. Riding the Moss Turn, Nora Turn 1970s, 7. Dante: The Steam Era, 8. Dante: The Diesel Era, 9. Slice of Time, 10. Miscellaneous, References. TLC192
Price: 27.95 USD
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Trackside around Louisville (West) 1947-1958 Castner, Campbell, Buccola and Tipton
Morning Sun Books 2006 1582481865 / 9781582481869 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Trackside around Louisville (West) 1947-1958 with Jack Fravert.
Pioneering color photographer Jack Fravert ’s color work on the Baltimore & Ohio, Monon, K&IT, Illinois Central, Southern and some intriguing short lines around his hometown of Louisville is chronicled in more than 200 photographs.
Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs. MSB1270
Price: 46.95 USD
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