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44449698971824New. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. all Color photographs.This is a new series with a focus on particular locomotive models! Just Geeps In Color Volume 1 illustrates over 300 images of the popular GP7 model including the GP7B and subsequent rebuilds to model GP8s. The book covers the American-built units GP7s built in Canada and ones that rolled off the line at EMD's Plant #3 in Cleveland Ohio. Industrial owners and the U.S. Army GP7s are detailed and illustrated as are the two export GP7s for NdeM! Features: New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books 2023 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449699496112New. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. Color photographs with captions.This title documents "traditional" railroads fewer than 100 miles in length serving the states of Kentucky and Tennessee focusing not only on little-known steam-powered small lines that operated until the 1950s or 1960s but also other roads surviving into the diesel era. Declining local economies and increased costs led to the 1980s demise of many of these local conventional short lines.Featured are the Artemus-Jellico Brimstone Cadiz Carrollton Chattanooga Traction Corinth & Counce East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Emory River Flemingsburg & Northern Frankfort & Cincinnati Glasgow Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Kentucky & Tennessee Memphis Union Station Morehead & North Fork Oneida & Western Smoky Mountains the Tennessee and the Tennessee Alabama & Georgia! Features: New Hardcover Gary R. Carlson Morning Sun Books 2023 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449697267888New. Hardcover with jacket 128 pages Color photographs with captions.Built as an interurban but never electrified the Minneapolis Northfield & Southern became a prosperous bridge line for 50 years before it was absorbed by the Soo Line during the merger era. It had an eclectic diesel roster and served dozens of on-line industries. Photographed by local railfans this is an end-to-end tour of this classy little railroad from 1962 to 1985! Features: New Hardcover Aaron Isaacs Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449697562800New. Featuring Alco freight and passenger cab units road switchers EMD freight and passenger cab units yard power first and second generation road-switchers Baldwin Lima Hamilton yard power General Electric road units! Spanning from the late 1940s thru the early 1980s! Features: New Hardcover Greg Stout Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44579334062256New. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. Color photographs with captions. Here's the story of the New York-Boston Shoreline of the former New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad up to the present day! Following a brief history of the Line the book starts at New York City's Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station and finishes at Boston's South Station. Discussions of the numerous present-day train operators over the Shoreline are featured! History Hobbies & interests Travel hardcover
44449695662256New. A 1903 law prohibiting the use of steam locomotives in Manhattan became the catalyst that started the predecessor companies of the New York Central and New York New Haven & Hartford Railroads on the path to electrification. Starting with that era the book tells the story of the massive electrification projects of both railroads with special emphasis on the new Grand Central Terminal that opened in 1913 and continues to serve the public today. In addition to the NYC's electrification the book explains the role of the New Haven Railroad and its electrification system. It brings the story up to date including the present-day operation by the Metro-North Railroad and extension of the Harlem Line electrification from North White Plains to Southeast north of Brewster. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages standard portrait format all Color photography. Features: New Hardcover Walter E. Zullig Jr. Morning Sun Books 2020 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449694286000New. A continued look at Norfolk & Western's locomotive fleet with an interesting selection of first-generation road-switchers. GP9s RS3s and other models built by ALCO Baldwin EMD F-M that were acquired new or via mergers. Hardcover with jacket 128 pages standard portrait size Color images with captions. Features: New Hardcover Geoffrey H. Doughty Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449698676912New. Hardcover 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. color photographs and illustrations. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad was promoted as the "Redwood Empire Route" and featured 300 miles of railroading through rugged geologically active Northern California terrain. Built primarily to serve the timber and lumber industry the NWP operated as a subsidiary of parent company Southern Pacific during the era of color photography. This is an in-depth look into the operation of the railroad's freight and passenger service a revisit to the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad and a review of the Maintenance-of-Way equipment that kept the railroad in service. Features: New Hardcover Ed Mackinson and Scott Inman Morning Sun Books 2022 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449699987632New. Hardcover 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. color photographs with captions roster. This title traces the entire diesel roster of the ONR from first ALCo S-2 switchers imported from the U.S. to the present roster.The various rebuilding programs are documented and the many paint schemes detailed. Featuring F unit rebuilds into APU APCU TEE retrofits and CAT retrofits. A morphed GP9 into a GP38-2 and presently they are in the process of rebuilding a series of five used SD70M units. This is a must-read for anyone modeling the Ontario Northland in the diesel era as well as for anyone who is interested in the evolution of the diesel locomotive! Features: New Hardcover Bram Bailery Morning Sun Books 2024 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449698939056New. Hardcover 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. all color photographs and illustrations.Spanning the adoption of the Chevron paint scheme in 1974 to the present! All active subdivisions during that time frame are featured as well as locomotives and cabooses of "The Chevron Era"! Features: New Hardcover Bram Bailey Morning Sun Books 2022 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449698873520New. Hardcover 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. all color photographs and illustrations.Prior to the Penn Central merger the three predecessors - PRR NYC and NYNH&H - had the three largest Multiple-Unit fleets in the country. By 1969 PC had by merger and new acquisition the most provocative roster of MU cars ever assembled. Follow the chronology of this never-to-be-seen-again variety in the transitions from three roads to one and private commuter train operation to state operations! Features: New Hardcover Robert J. Yanosey Morning Sun Books 2022 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449699659952New. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 11 x 8.5 in. Color photographs and captions. On Rio Grande's Tennessee Pass the Southern Pacific Central Corridor crossed The Great Divide a formidable obstacle to east-west rail traffic in the 1990s. A new locomotive the GE AC4400CW was introduced to tame the 3% grades hauling massive tonnage 24/7 at 10000 feet! This included coal and taconite trains at 13000 tons double-stack trains and a fleet of merchandise freights. Features: New Hardcover Jeff Simley Morning Sun Books 2024 History Hobbies & interests Arts hardcover
44449695432880New. This title features 1990s action on Tennessee Pass as the last Rio Grande locomotive-powered trains move traffic over the Continental Divide. The book covers every facet of operation needed to keep trains going on the stiff 3% grade. It's the last hurrah for the small yet mighty Rio Grande before it succumbed to industry mergers. As always the scenery of Colorado is spectacular. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages Color photography with captions. Features: New Hardcover Jeff Simley Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449697202352New. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages Color photography with captions. The Front Range mountains west of Denver are a formidable railroading challenge. The Rio Grande and its predecessor Denver North Western and Pacific overcame them by going over them and then through them via the Moffat Tunnel. In this book we witness the final days of Rio Grande-powered trains in the 1990s as they charge up 2% grades 10-degree curves and 28 tunnels to the Moffat Tunnel at the Continental Divide. The reader will also get a look at giant coal trains using three separate power consists holding back their tonnage as they descend from the Divide into Denver. The coverage extends west through Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon to see the Rio Grande moving freight "Thru the Rockies not around them"! The photographers had to deal with a lot of rugged terrain for these photos. Overall they did a good job. There is a color map of the route to give the reader an idea of the photo locations. The trains were photographed in all seasons - including Winter. Contents: Denver pp. 6-17 Rocky to Clay pp. 18-26 Coal Creek Canyon pp. 27-39 Plainview pp. 40-50 The Lower Tunnels pp. 51-64 Crescent pp. 65-75 The Upper Tunnels pp. 76-87 Pinecliffe and Rollinsville pp. 88-97 Tolland - East Portal pp. 98-106 Winter Park pp. 107-115 Middle Park pp. 116-128. Features: New Hardcover Jeff Simley Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449666465968New. Morning Sun Books hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 8.5 x 11 x.5 in. all Color photographs with captions. This all-color photographic perspective of a Division Engineer of the Rio Grande during the 1950s and 60s both in his work and hobby. This book is organized geographically beginning in Denver and working west to Salt Lake City and then up the Craig Colorado branch. Contents:. Denver pp. 8–11. The Joint Line pp. 12–29. Alamosa-Antonito pp. 30–33. The Royal Gorge Route pp. 34–61. Glenwood Springs pp. 62–71. Grand Junction pp. 72–89. Price River Canyon pp. 90–97. The Moffat Line pp. 98–128. History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449697136816New. The final volume features the many General Electric locomotives operated by Santa Fe. Included is a review of Santa Fe locomotives as they were assimilated into the BNSF system!Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages standard portrait size Color Photographs. Features:. New. Hardcover. Ed Mackinson. Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449694875824New. Santa Fe's Electro-Motive cab units are icons of American Railroading. Just about every model train manufacturer that produced a model of an EMD cab unit painted them in silver with the red warbonnet. In this volume we explore the company's E F and cowl locomotive types.Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. Color photographs with captions. Features: New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449696514224New. For many years six-axle Electro-Motive road-switchers were the backbone of Santa Fe's mainline freight service. Volume 4 features them all from the SD24s of 1959 to the "Warbonnet" SD75Ms of Santa Fe's final days!Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. Color photographs with captions. Features: New Hardcover Ed Mackinson Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449695400112New. Electro-Motive power played a huge role in moving Santa Fe trains. In this volume we cover the four-axle hood units from pre-WWII switchers to Warbonnet GP60Ms! Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages Color images with captions. Features: New Hardcover Ed Mackinson Morning Sun Books History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449695826096New. Southern Railway in Color Volume 4 cuts across the deep south despite starting in Illinois and Indiana. It then skips to eastern Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana before turning north to include Georgia Florida and parts of the Carolinas. There's a horough treatment of the crossroads of the Southern Railway Atlanta. Exceptional photographs are mostly from the 1970s and 1980s and feature some out of the way locations and unusual operations. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages standard portrait format Color photographs. Features: New Hardcover Kurt Reisweber Morning Sun Books 2020 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449699791024New. Hardcover with dust jacket 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. Color photographs with captions.The largest concentration of steel mills and their associated support industries are in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana region. This title closely examines the steel industry in and around that area with complete coverage of the locomotives specialty cars and facilities that help to make steel and its byproducts. The famous Hot Metal Train is covered in detail. Most of the photographs were taken within the confines of the mills themselves and show the daily operation of the steel mill railroads! Features: New Hardcover John T. Eagan Jr. Morning Sun Books 2024 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
44449698775216New. Hardcover 128 pages 8.5 x 11 in. all color photographs and illustrations. This title follows the photographic journeys of Hank and Jim Griffiths in the stunning Blue Mountains of Oregon! Featured is Union Pacific's First Subdivision of the Oregon Division from Huntington to La Grande and the last days of steam operation on the Sumpter Valley Railway. Operations are covered from 1947 through 1980. Features: New Hardcover Jim Griffiths Morning Sun Books 2022 History Hobbies & interests hardcover
7521217829.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ria9781032244136_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Originally published in 1987 this book examines the priorities of health policy in the late 20th Century and the varied approaches or strategies to foster the prevention or control of disease. paperback
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