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AT&SF Railway 1995 Motive Power Fleet Robert C. Del Grosso
Great Northern Pacific Publications 2010 NA NEW CONDITION BOOK
AT&SF Railway 1995 Motive Power Fleet.
This reference book is a compilation of AT&SF Railway's final locomotive fleet which merged into BNSF Railway in 1995. Each locomotive is listed in ascending ATSF locomotive number order separated by model.
Photographs of the locomotives are shown in their full Santa Fe pre-merger paint schemes. Listed are their final disposition in terms of assigned BNSF roster numbers and dates retired. Data includes order number, builder number, locomotive numbers and a highly detailed compilation of technical data about each model plus basic diagrams.
Contents:
Santa Fe's Last Two Years of Independence, pp. 4-7;
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Merger Plan, A Summary, pp. 8-10;
AT&SF Railway Motive Power Fleet Absorbed into BNSF Railway, pp. 11-15;
BNSF Locomotive Renumbering Project, pp. 16-19;
AT&SF Railway Motive Power Fleet, pp. 20-112.
Great Northern Pacific Publications, 112 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., 161 color photographs;
diagrams. GNPP107
Price: 44.25 USD
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CF7 Locomotives: From Cleburne to Everywhere Cary F. Poole
The Railroad Press 1997 0965770907 / 9780965770903 NEW CONDITION BOOK
CF7 Locomotives: From Cleburne to Everywhere is a historical and contemporary look at CF7 locomotives from their beginnings at Santa Fes Cleburne Shops in Texas, to the colorful roles they play on short lines across the United States. It includes interviews with those who built them and those who run them. It is 8-1/2x11, 112 pp., perfect bound, printed on heavy 80 lb. paper with a sturdy 10 pt. cover, and includes diagrams, drawings and hundreds of photographs, including lots of color. This book will appeal to historians, railroad buffs and modelers. It is the most detailed work ever covering the CF7. TRP105
Price: 21.95 USD
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Santa Fe Locomotive Facilities Vol. 1: The Gulf Lines Russell L. Crump, Stephen and Cinthia Priest
Paired Rail Railroad Publications 2003 0965189678 / 9780965189675 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Half price sale!
Noted historical author Russell L. Crump explores the fueling, sanding, watering, and locomotive servicing facilities of the Santa Fe from its origins (GC&SF) to present day. Steam and diesel are both covered with extensive maps, diagrams, photographs and text. Lots of color photographs are used but b&w was necessary for the early days! Coupled with the quality, layout and editing you expect from Paired Rail Railroad Publications.
Maps show the location of facilities such as turntables, engine houses, shops, fuel oil and diesel fuel facilities.
Contents:
The main line from Purcell, Oklahoma through Temple, Texas to Galveston, Texas. The secondary main line from P&SF Junction to Temple. North Texas branch lines, central Texas branch lines, the Cane Belt (Sealy, Texas to Matagorda, Texas), East Texas Lines (including Kirbyville, Texas to Oakdale, Louisiana) and Oklahoma Lines.
Large format photographs are excellent for the model railroader.
Paired Rail Railroad Publications, hard cover, 11 x 8.5 x .75 in., 192 pages, b&w and color photographs, color maps, diagrams, listing of turntables facilities with data. PRRP675
Price: 29.95 USD
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Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops Robert A. Pecotich
Signature Press 2010 1930013280 / 9781930013285 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops: Incubator of Innovation.
The Sacramento General Shops were the core of Southern Pacific's system-wide shops. With a need to be self-reliant in the Far West, Sacramento long maintained the capability to build any and every piece of equipment needed on the railroad. This included nearly 200 locomotives, and a great many freight and passenger cars, along with many specialized pieces of equipment and, naturally, upgrades and rebuilds of almost anything on the railroad.
Here is the entire history of this superb institution, liberally illustrated with over 600 photographs, many never before published, in its 496 pages. Not only SP fans, but steam enthusiasts and those interested in rolling stock generally, will find this an outstanding book.
Contents:
Preface, Acknowledgements, pp. 5-7;
Beginnings: From the Shack on the Levee, pp. 11-30;
From the Gold Spike to 1900, pp. 31-116;
Harriman and The Common Standard, pp. 117-146;
The Shops Spread Out, pp. 147-162;
USRA and 'Let's Do It Ourselves', pp. 163-184;
Roaring in the 1920s, pp. 185-254;
Malaise and Resurgence, pp. 255-304;
The Shops' 'Finest Hour', pp. 305-340;
Transition Years for Motive Power and Passengers, pp. 341-420;
The Rebuild Years, pp. 421-458;
A New Beginning, pp. 459-462;
Appendix 1: Patents Issued to Selected Craftsmen, pp. 463-464;
Appendix 2: Roster of Shops-built Locomotives 1873-1937, pp. 465-476;
Appendix 3: George Stoddard's Notebook, pp. 477-478;
Appendix 4: Records and Images, pp. 479-487;
Bibliography, pp. 488-490;
Index, pp. 491-496.
Signature Press, hardcover with jacket, 496 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 2 in., b&w and color photographs and illustrations.
sp285
Price: 74.95 USD
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The One-Spot Twins Larry E. Brasher
Santa Fe Railway H&MS 2001 0971332002 / 9780971332003 NEW CONDITION BOOK
The One-Spot Twins.
The Story of the Pioneers That Assured the Success of the Transition from Steam to Diesel-Electric Locomotives on the Santa Fe Railway.
Written in large part by a man who lived with, and on, the One-Spot Twins through their entire early Super Chief service, this is also the story of early multiple unit road Diesel development on the Santa Fe as it really happened.
Chapters cover: The origins of the Diesel Electric Locomotive, Early Developments at Winton and EMC, The men behind the dream, The One-Spot Twins as built, Early Testing, The First Super Chief, Making the Twins Work - the Maintainers, The Engineers, The lightweight Super Chief, Rebuilding, and later service history.
SFRH&MS, soft cover, 128 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., profusely illustrated, one color plate, Bibliography, and Maintainers Roster. SFRH102
Price: 27.95 USD
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