Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (2008 reprint with all new photographs).

As America ’s first railroad mandated to operate for the public and for commerce, the Baltimore & Ohio set the stage for North American railway development. The list of the railroad ’s pioneering efforts is staggering: scheduled passenger service, air-conditioned passenger cars, efficient water-tube steam locomotives, lightweight streamliners, high-speed passenger diesels, and “piggyback ” freight services.

Authors Kirk Reynolds and Dave Oroszi explore all these accomplishments and more in this reissue of the 2000 release, published here in hard cover and with an all-new collection of more than 150 photographs and illustrations. Reynolds and Oroszi show that while the B&O was handicapped by its rugged route from the East Coast to the Midwest, the railroad still made the best of it. Services on its star passenger lines were second to none, and its freight network focused on customer service, with notable results. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad reveals the story behind the evolution of one of America ’s most enduring railroad icons, through good times and bad.

From its infancy as a horse-pulled railway to its 1987 amalgamation into the vast CSX Transportation network, here is an evocative journey through 160 years of railroad history.

Contents:
Acknowledgments/Foreword, pp. 6-11;
Ch. 1: America's First Common-Carrier Railroad 1828-1865, pp. 12-29;
Ch. 2: Baltimore Reaches Ohio and Points West, pp. 30-49;
Ch. 3: Baltimore & Ohio in the New Century: 1900-1945, pp. 50-67;
Ch. 4: The Modern Baltimore & Ohio: 1945-1987, pp. 68-85;
Ch. 5: Riding the Capitol Route: Passenger Trains of the B&O, pp. 86-107;
Ch. 6: Sentinel Service, Timesavers, and Trailer Jets: B&O Freight Operations, pp. 108-125;
Ch. 7: The B&O Steam Era, pp. 126-141;
Ch. 8: Electric and Diesel Locomotives of the B&O, pp. 142-153;
Epilogue: The B&O Legacy, pp. 154-159;
Index, pg. 160.

Andover Junction Publications (for Voyageur Press), hard cover with jacket, 160 pages, 8.5 x 11.5 x .75 in., b&w and color photographs and illustrations. AJP290
Price: 29.95 USD

Here's a very collectible book that pays homage to the great fleet of Florida liners-trains that schlepped shivering Yankees, seeking relief from winters cold blasts, down the Atlantic coast to the Sunshine State.

This Work focuses on the Seaboards Silver Meteor and ACL/FECs Champion. It also covers the pre-streamliner era and the later heavyweight companion trains.

Contents:
Foreword, pg. 3-5;
Introduction, pp. 6-7;
Ch. 1: Diamonds in the Rough: Early Trains to a Blossoming Florida, pp. 8-15;
Ch. 2: Meteoric Success: Seaboard Air Line 1939-1945, pp. 16-33;
Ch. 3: Winners and Champions: Atlantic Coast Line-Florida East Coast, pp. 34-53;
Ch. 4: The Keystone in Florida Service: Pennsylvania Railroad-The Cold Climate Anchor, pp. 54-67;
Ch. 5: A Star is Born and Other Tales: Seaboard Air Line 1945-1967, pp. 68-95;
Ch. 6: Postwar Coast liners: Atlantic Coast Line-Florida East Coast, pp. 96-133;
Ch. 7: A Successful Marriage: Seaboard Coast Line, pp. 134-141;
Appendix, pp. 142-144.

According to the publisher this book is almost sold out.

Andover Junction Publications, soft cover, 144 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., b&w and color photographs and illustrations. AJP143
Price: 31.95 USD

Over 200 spectacular color and black-and-white photographs illustrate this story of North America ’s great railroad stations of the last 125 years. The individual history of over 50 terminals from across the Untied States and Canada are presented against the rich backdrop of evolving architectural styles and the passenger trains they served.

Rare archival views, aerial panoramas, interior scenes, and trackside perspectives provide a thorough look at these classic terminals from all eras. Don ’t miss this colorful look at part of North America ’s architectural and transportation history.

Andover Junction Publications, hard cover with jacket, 156 pages, 10 x 10 x .5 in., mostly color with some b&w photographs and illustrations. AJP325
Price: 27.95 USD

Volume three continues spotlighting these colorful carriers, taking up where its two predecessors left off. Herein are thirteen additional capsule histories including:
Atlantic Coast Line;
Canadian National;
Clinchfield Railroad;
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western;
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range;
Illinois Terminal;
Maine Central;
Monon Route;
Norfolk & Western;
Reading Lines;
the St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco);
Soo Line;
Spokane, Portland & Seattle.

Andover Junction Publications, hard cover with jacket, 156 pages 10.5 x 10.5 x .5 in., color photographs and illustrations. AJP498
Price: 22.95 USD

Crisscrossing the Southwest, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, or the Katy as it was known, was rejuvenated during the late 1960s. This exceptional photographic record features the new and upgraded diesel locomotives of the Katy, including the F3s, F7s, GP7s and FA1s from the 1950s, new GP40s and GP38s from the 1960s and the massive SD40-2s and GP39-2s from the 1970s and '80s.

Foreword, pp. 4-5;
A Brief Corporate History, pp. 6-11;
The Deramus Years, pp. 12-23;
The Barriger Years, pp. 24-47;
The Whitman Years, pp. 48-79;
The Diesel Fleet, pp. 80-93;
Operation, pp. 94-103;
Epilogue, pp. 104-108.

Includes system map on inside back cover.

Andover Junction Publications, soft cover, 108 pages, large format 10.75 x 12 x .5 in., b&w photographs with captions. AJP051
Price: 15.95 USD

In 1999, Brian Solomon wrote a definitive history of the New York Central for Andover Junction Publications. Since then, he has collected 150 vintage black-and-white and color photographs, timetables, and postcards not included in the previous volume to take readers on a rail journey from the 1800s to present.

Through fabulous imagery, four specially commissioned maps, and his authoritative text, Solomon shows why the Central was a classic in every sense, growing under the firm direction of rail baron Cornelius Commodore Vanderbilt. From 1902 to 1967, the New York Central operated the most famous passenger train in the world: the esteemed 20th Century Limited. Additionally, Central's mechanical department developed the legendary 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive. Although the NYC ceased to exist in 1968, it's alive and well in this new volume.

Andover Junction Publications, hard cover with jacket, 160 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .75 in., b&w and color photographs. AJP285
Price: 29.95 USD

Pennsylvania Railroad (New 2009 reprint with all new photographs)

The Pennsylvania Railroad is truly an icon of American transportation and, indeed, of American business.

This illustrated history examines the evolution of the mighty “Pennsy ” from a disparate group of early horse-car lines into a twentieth-century transportation giant sprawling across 10,000 route miles in 13 of the nation ’s most populous states.

From humble beginnings in the 1800s, the Pennsylvania Railroad grew into a railroad that Fortune magazine called “a nation unto itself. ” It owned its own shops, coal mines, hotels, communications system, and power plants, not to mention hundreds of depots (including the famous Penn Station in Manhattan), thousands of passenger cars, tens of thousands of freight cars, and a vast fleet of steam, electric, and diesel locomotives. Color and black-and-white photographs and period ads illustrate the railroad ’s many facets, including its passenger and freight operations, as well as its motive power through the decades.

Though the Pennsy was merged out of existence in 1968, an epilogue details the PRR legacies that survive on today ’s modern railroad scene.

Contents:
Acknowledgments/Introduction, pp. 6-9;
Ch. 1: Dawn of the Pennsylvania Railroad, pp. 10-29;
Ch. 2: The Expansion Years, pp. 30-47;
Ch. 3: Coming of Age, pp. 48-61;
Ch. 4: New York Extension and Electrification, pp. 62-73;
Ch. 5: Passenger Trains, pp. 74-89;
Ch. 6: From Coal and Steel to Produce and Merchandise, pp. 90-105;
Ch. 7: Steam, pp. 106-119;
Ch. 8: The Electrics, pp. 120-129;
Ch. 9: The Diesel Era, pp. 130-141;
Ch. 10: Twilight Years, pp. 142-153;
Epilogue: The PRR Today, pp. 154-159;
Index, pg. 160.

Andover Junction Publications (for Voyageur Press), hard cover with jacket, 160 pages, 8.5 x 11.5 x .75 in., color photographs and illustrations. AJP306
Price: 29.95 USD

In 1999, Brian Solomon produced an illustrated history of the Southern Pacific. With this updated edition, the prolific rail author and photographer has gathered more than 150 black-and-white and color photographs, along with timetables, postcards, and ads not included in the first go-around, to provide readers with a fresh look at this North American railroaded icon, from the mid-nineteenth century to its 1996 merger into Union Pacific and beyond.

Railfans are treated to a rich visual rundown of the history of SP steam and diesel power, as well as freight and passenger operations. In addition to images of the Southern Pacifics flashy red and orange Daylight streamliners, Solomon features photography from the railroads fabled Coast Line, Shasta Route, Golden State route, and the granddaddy of 'em all, the Overland Route.

Andover Junction Publications, hard cover with jacket, 160 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., color and b&w photographs and illustrations. AJP313
Price: 29.95 USD

For over a century, The Pullman Company was known as a moving hotel in which you could eat a complete dinner in a quiet restaurant, enjoy an after-dinner cognac in a lounge before retiring for the evening between crisp linens, and as you slept valet services were performed on your wardrobe under the discerning eye of a porter whose primary duty was to provide impeccable yet unobtrusive service.

Since 1867 Pullman ’s history was fraught with triumphs and tragedies, from the early crude “shelf ” beds, to the classic prewar heavyweight era, to the postwar streamlined cars;
it ’s all here in one book for the first time.

More then 200 photographs and illustration bring this historical trip to life, showing car interiors and exteriors views of the trains upon which they operated.

Andover Junction Publications, hard cover with jacket, 156 pages, 10.5 x 10.5 x .75 in., color and b&w photographs and illustrations. AJP577
Price: 27.95 USD