Fascinating black and white pictorial showing the wide range of Southern railroads in the steam era, especially the small, often underfunded short lines and branch routes. Almost 100 railroad lines are shown -- from the largest (such as the Southern and the C&O) to the smallest (the Tweetsie and the Live Oak, Perry & Gulf) with many stops in between. 176 pages with index.

Rails Through Dixie

Krause, John

Reid, H.

Golden West Books

Narrow gauge railways usually cost less to build because they are usually lighter in construction, using smaller cars and locomotives (smaller loading gauge) as well as smaller bridges, smaller tunnels (smaller structure gauge) and tighter curves. Narrow gauge is thus often used in mountainous terrain, where the savings in civil engineering work can be substantial. Historically, many narrow gauge railways were built as part of specific industrial enterprises and were primarily industrial railways rather than general carriers. Some common uses for these industrial narrow gauge railways were mining, logging, construction, tunnelling, quarrying, and the conveying of agricultural products. Extensive narrow gauge networks were constructed in many parts of the world for these purposes. For example, mountain logging operations in the 19th century often used narrow gauge railways to transport logs from mill sites to market. Narrow gauge railways also have more general applications. Non-industrial narrow gauge mountain railways are or were common in the Rocky Mountains of the United State.

American Narrow Gauge

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

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Steam in Alleghenies: Western Maryland (Carstens Hobby Books : C37)

GRENARD, Ross

Carstens Pubns

Susquehanna: New York, Susquehanna & Western RR

Carstens Publications

Fascinating look at the electric engines which have powered the LIRR. (Between 1905-66, they were Pennsylvania Railroad engines as the LIRR was a wholly owned subsidiary.) This black and white pictorial history shows the engines and trains in action with lots of shots of the stations, tracks, yards and car interiors which bring the story to life. Invaluable for the LIRR rail buff or modeler. 48 pages.

Electric Heritage of the Long Island Rail Road, 1905-1975 (Carstens heritage series)

Ziel, Ron

Dirkes, Rod

Carstens Publications Inc.

<p>The Baltimore &amp; Ohio is detailed during the 1945-1955 transition from steam to diesel. Photos of fabulous Mallets, Husky 2-10-0s, new FT diesels, and lots of smoke! Softbound, 11x8.5, 48 pages, lots of photos.</p>

Baltimore and Ohio Heritage

CHRIST

Pudge Amazon and the Ugly Ostrich

Children's Books

Humor

Prairie Lakes Press

Pudge Amazon and the Death Spiral

Action & Adventure

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