A fond look back at the "traditional" shortlines extant in Pennsylvania during the 1950s. This first of two volumes includes: * Aliquippa &amp; Southern Railroad * Allegheny &amp; South Side Railway * Bellefonte Central Railroad * Cambria &amp; Indiana Railroad * Chestnut Ridge Railway * Cheswick &amp; Harmar Railroad * Conemaugh &amp; Black Lick Railroad * Cornwall Railroad * Coudersport &amp; Port Allegany Railroad * Donora Southern Railroad * East Broad Top Railroad * East Erie Commercial Railroad * Everett Railroad * Huntingdon &amp; Broad Top Mountain RR * Ironton Railroad * Johnstown &amp; Stony Creek Railroad * Lackawanna &amp; Wyoming Valley RR * Lake Erie, Franklin &amp; Clarion RR * Ligonier Valley Rail Road * Maryland &amp; Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Shortlines In Color Volume 1 (PA Short Lines in Color, Volume 1)

Carlson, Gary R.

Morning Sun

The CNJ was built around the anthracite traffic it originated in the coalfields of Pennsylvania. By the postwar years, this traffic had dried up and CNJ was struggling. Author Mike Bednar lived in the Lehigh River valley area all his life and shares his recollections and the late history of CNJ's Pennsylvania Division in this all-color book. Contents: Foreword, pg. 4; CNJ Diesel Roster, pg. 5; The Modernization Era 1950-1955, pp. 6-17; Boom Times to a Fight for Survival: September 1955 - October 1965, pp. 18-47; Trimming the Fat: November 1965 - April 1970, pp. 48-70; Lean and Mean: April 1970 - December 1971, pp. 71-98; The Stepchild: January 1972 - March 1972, pp. 99-112; A Sad Goodbye, March 31, 1972, pp. 113-117; Epilogue, April 1972, pp. 118-128. Hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions.

Jersey Central Lines In Color Volume 4: Pennsylvania

Mike Bednar

Red Arrow Lines In Color

Douglas E. Peters

By Joe Petric. Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5x11", 128 glossy pages, color photos throughout. 2015. "The Second Generation of the GM&O Railroad is covered from the 1960s-70s. This era included the purchase of new diesel locomotives, introduction of the unit coal train, continued development of on-line customers, and operation of passenger trains in the Chicago - St. Louis Corridor."

GM&O - The Alton Route In Color Vol 2: Second Generation

Joe Petric

DT&I Power In Color (Includes Ann Arbor)

Stephen M. Timko

Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5x11", 128 pages, color photos throughout. 2017. "During its last quarter-century, Southern Pacific used many models of locomotives, and older and newer power often worked side-by-side. Volume 2 illustrates most of the four-axle roadswitchers, some of the six-axle units, and the last few Fs in use during this fascinating period."

Southern Pacific Power In Color Vol 2: Switchers, Geeps and More

Ed Mackinson

By Aaron Isaacs. Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5x11.5", 128 coated pages, color photos throughout. May 1, 2021 release. "The Illinois Railway Museum was founded in 1953 and grew into the largest railway museum in North America! It has over 450 pieces of rolling stock housed across 17 buildings on a 272-acre campus, including a 5-mile demonstration railway. This title features a roster of its most significant locomotives, as well as electric, passenger, freight, and non-revenue cars. $69.95.

Illinois Railway Museum In Color

Engineering & Transportation

Aaron Isaacs

Transportation

Chicago Intercity Passenger Trains In color, By Bob Schmidt. Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5x11.5", 128 glossy pages, color photos throughout. Release Date July 1, 2021. "Chicago has long been the main hub of America's passenger train network. In the last years of private passenger train operation (1967-71) before Amtrak, the changes were dramatic. "This volume captures that time and place with over 300 color images, both exterior and interior views, of these trains and local stations."

Chicago Intercity Passenger Trains In Color

Bob Schmidt

Beautifully detailed full color guide to the rolling stock of the Great Northern Railway. Photos are in crisp, dazzling color and covers the Empire Builder cars as well the regular passenger and freight equipment, including cabooses. This is an invaluable reference work for both the rail fan or modeler as well as the rail historian. 128 pages.

GN (Great Northern) Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment

HICKOCK, David H.

Beautifully done full color pictorial of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, showing the trains on every stretch of the line -- the coast, in the farmlands, and serving industries. The photos are crisp with informative captions. With map. 128 pages.

Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in Color, Vol. 1

Stroup, John P.

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