Mylar protected dustjacket has slight edgewear and light soiling. Boards have some edgewear.

The Diesel Years (Alco, Baldwin, Electro-Motive Division, Fairbanks-Morse, General Electric)

Robert P. Olmsted

Golden West Books

12 x 9 x 0.7 inches 168 pages dark green spine on DJ. Dj hase some wear on edges and is lightly rubbed

Prairie Rails - Chicago & North Western Railway

McMillan Publications

Well-done black and white pictorial showcasing The Milwaukee Road between the mid-1960s and 1980. There are lots of shots of the famed Hiawathas as well as the Fs, FMs, EMD covered wagons, and electrified locomotives. End papers show system map. 200 pages.

Milwaukee Rails

McMillan, 1980

Beginning in 1966, the Santa Fe and New York Central began a run-through freight service which bypassed Chicago's rail yards. This black and white pictorial showcases the trains as they move off the Santa Fe at Streator, Illinois and operate via the Kankakee Belt Route to Elkhart, Indiana on the Chicago-New York mainline. This arrangement continued even after the creation of Penn Central and Conrail. The run-throughs eventually expanded to 6 or 7 trains a day including the NY-LA Trailvan. From GP20s and U25Bs to Dash 2s, U33Cs and B23-7s, from piggypacks and steel trains to local peddlers, take a look at the motive power in a granger setting far removed from the usual scenes. 96 pages.

The Streator Connection, Where Conrail Meets the Santa Fe

Science & Math

Technology

McMillan Publications, Inc.

Black and white pictorial showcasing the Rock Island during the 1950s when the early adoption of diesels gave it a temporary economic boost. Come see what was considered one of the most notable and diverse collection of first generation diesel rosters dominated by GP7s, 9s and 18s. This book focuses on the Rock Island in eastern Kansas, Illinois and Minnesota. 112 pages.

Rock Island Recollections

Black and white pictorial showing the wide range of motive power and trains that carried passengers into and away from Chicago between 1956-1981. These momentous years cover the last fifteen of private railroads and the first decade of Amtrak. Watch as the finest from EMD, Alco, Pullman and Budd emerge from the rail cathedrals with domes and diners, berths and bedrooms, coaches and parlors pulled by Es, Fs and a few PAs and then the Amtrak Superliners, Amfleet and Heritage. 136 pages.

Chicago's Passenger Trains: A Gallery of Portraits, 1956-1981

Business & Money

Author reflects on the impact of the Santa Fe Railway had on the American railroad industry.

Remembering Santa Fe (Images of the Santa Fe Railway: Chicago-Kansas-Texas, 1949-1998)

Robert Olmsted, well-known railroad photographer and prolific publisher of railroad books, has teamed up with South Platte Press to publish a pictorial about "Don Ball Curve," located in Robert's hometown of Lawrence, Kansas. Informally named for another master of railroad photography and book publishing, the curve is located along the Kansas City-Denver main line of the Union Pacific. Using Robert's own excellent b&w photography, the book is devoted to the Union Pacific and Rock Island trains (the latter using trackage rights) that have rolled through Don Ball Curve between 1948 and 2007. It can also serve as a guide for railfans interested in visiting Lawrence and the Curve with its current high volume of train traffic. 68 B&W photos.

Kansas Curve

South Platte Press

The Prairie Trains

R. P. Olmsted

“Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969” is a beautiful work featuring the superb black &amp; white photography of Robert P. Olmsted, accompanied by his very informative and insightful text. This book covers some of the most exciting years in the history of Chicago railroading. You’ll see pre-merger favorites like Monon, PRR, C&amp;NW, Erie Lackawanna, CB&amp;Q, New York Central, C&amp;EI, C&amp;O/B&amp;O and of course, the Santa Fe! There is an interesting mix of passenger and freight trains pulled by a variety of motive power, including E8’s, ALCO PA’s, RS3’s and many more. Enjoy the sights of downtown Chicago in this fine book by The Railroad Press. Softcover, 8-1/2” x 11”, 52 pages with 68 large, sharp, clear photos!

Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969

The Railroad Press

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