Southern Pacific Review 1978-79

Joseph A. Strapac

Shade Tree Books

Southern Pacific Review 1980

Shade Tree Books and Pacific Coast Chapter R&LHS

Black and white pictorial commemorating the opening of the California State Railroad Museum and the running of two steam trains up to Sacramento -- one from Union Pacific and one from Southern Pacific. 64 pages.

Western Steam Spectacular!

This Annual has, in addition to the usual information on the SP for the year (including a detailed SP roster), an extensive article on SP's steel cabooses (with 1937-81 roster), a selection of Fred Stindt's diesel photos, and sections on the appearance of steam locomotives during the year, on the line, paint schemes from 1939-1959, visitors, and ex-SP locomotives on other lines. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos.

Southern Pacific Review 1981

Southern Pacific Review 1952-82

Fascinating black and white pictorial tracing the the UP/Southern Pacific's participation in the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Union Pacific sent the SP's famed Daylight locomotive with a full trainload of passengers on a seven week journey from Portland to New Orleans and then home to Cheyenne. This book shows everything from the tuneups and trial runs (and there were some serious problems!) to the joyful run past happy throngs. 64 pages.

New Orleans Steam Spectacular!

Features the all-time Steam Locomotive Roster of the Southern Pacific and its subsidiaries. Hardbound, 8.5x11, 426 pages, hundreds of photographs and illustrations, bibliography, index, builders' photos, action shots.

Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive Compendium

Science & Math

Timothy Diebert

Technology

Volume 1 in this excellent series focuses on the Southern Pacific's wide range of Fairbanks-Morse diesel locomotives. The author explains why the SP first broke with EMD to purchase the Fairbanks-Morse Train Masters and then covers road switchers, the use of Train Masters outside and inside California, and the renumbering of both the switchers and the Train Masters. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and schematic diagrams. Scarce.

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels, Vol. 1: Fairbanks-Morse Locomotives

Detailed history of Southern Pacific's diesel-hydraulic locomotives -- the Krauss-Maffei locomotives (first generation cab and second generation head units) and the Alco hood units. With roster, schematic diagrams, and bibliography. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos.

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 2: Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Volume 4 in this series focuses on the SP's favorite locomotives -- EMD SD7 and SD9 units in their glory days. The book stretches from 1952, in the Baldwin era, through to the final dealer deadline and even includes a taste of the 21st Century, showing some of the new owners's paint jobs. Each variety of SD7 and SD 9 is described in depth with over 200 black and white photos and EMD's painting diagram. Includes many photos of the details (triple tanks, signal lights and hood details), making this an invaluable reference book for the modeler. With rosters.

Southern Pacific Historic Diesels Volume 4: EMD SD7 and SD9 Locomotives

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