Fascinating and well-done look at the Rock Island's steam and diesel locomotives. The book begins with the second bankruptcy of the Rock Island in 1933 which set the stage for the railroad's set era. Includes sections on freight and passenger service, and route descriptions. Includes several rosters including steam as of 1933, locomotives converted to oil after 1933, steam as of 1946, and first generation diesel ('33-'55). Lists roundhouses and repair shops in 1933, disposition of steam locomotives ('33-'55), and system distribution of locomotives as of 1941 and 1947. Also covers motor cars and passenger train consists. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos as well as schematic diagrams of locomotives. With cover art by Howard Fogg. With map and bibliography. 207 pages.

Rock Island motive power, 1933-1955

Stagner, Lloyd E.

Pruett Publishing Co.

The story of a fleet of fine steam locomotives that handled fast passenger trains and provided unexcelled freight service with an enviable record for on-time performance and efficiency. Illustrated with black & white photographs, locomotive schematics, and even reproductions of old time-tables.

Steam Locomotives of the Frisco Line

Pictorial history of the last years of steam on the Union Pacific's Kansas Division. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With 1950-56 roster and 1949 list showing assignments and location of engines. 48 pages.

Kansas Division Steam Finale: 1950-1956

South Platte Pr

Pictorial history of the last 12 years of steam on the Missouri Pacific's lines in Kansas. With locomotive rosters for 1940 and 1944. Includes several maps, including one on the back cover. 52 pages.

Missouri Pacific Steam Finale in Kansas, 1940-1952

South Platte Press

Fascinating look at the Union Pacific's transition from steam to diesel power. The author provides a behind the scenes discussion of why UP built its "super steam" locomotives and later switched to diesels and turbines. With charts showing the number of steam locomotives and their locations in 1942, 1947, 1955 and 1957. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With 2 maps. 64 pages.

Union Pacific Motive Power in Transition: 1936-1960

Science & Math

Book is as new study of steam in it's last years. We process and ship daily, securely with tracking.

Illinois Central steam finale, 1936-1960

History

Americas

Fascinating look at the last decade of steam on the Santa Fe. The author provides a year-by-year account of the system's use of steam, with details on the eventual dieselization of all Santa Fe passenger and freight traffic. Provides black and white photos of each class of steam engines on the roster between 1949 and 1959. Includes rosters of owned and active steam locomotives during these years as well as a list of those on display when the book was written. 72 pages.

Santa Fe steam: The last decade, 1949-1959

Santa Fe Steam : The Last Decade 1949 - 1959

Pictorial history of the Illinois Central's steam locomotives from 1936-1960. There is a section for each of the 19 different classes of IC steam locomotives, well -illustrated with black and white photos, with a description of when they were acquired and how they were used as well as rosters. The book also includes short essays on freight traffic, passenger traffic, mechanical facilities, auxiliary water tenders, the wreck of the 1146, and the shift to dieselization. With bibliography and system maps.

History of the Midland Valley Railroad and the associated line of the Kansas, Oklahoma, & Gulf Railway and the Oklahoma Ada Atoka Railway. Covers freight and passenger service and all forms of motive power (steam, diesel, and motor cars). Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With rosters, maps, timetables and bibliography. 56 pages.

Midland Valley: Rails for Coal, Cattle and Crude

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Books by Stagner, Lloyd E.

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Rock Island motive power, 1933-1955

Steam Locomotives of the Frisco Line

Kansas Division Steam Finale: 1950-1956

Missouri Pacific Steam Finale in Kansas, 1940-1952

Union Pacific Motive Power in Transition: 1936-1960

Illinois Central steam finale, 1936-1960

Santa Fe steam: The last decade, 1949-1959

Santa Fe Steam : The Last Decade 1949 - 1959

Illinois Central steam finale, 1936-1960

Midland Valley: Rails for Coal, Cattle and Crude