Southern Pacific Sacramento Division  $69.95 Order Code: SPSD

By Brian Jennison and Vic Neves

ISBN: 1-932804-02-1 Signed and Numbered Limited Editions Available: add $20

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Southern Pacific: Sacramento Division is the second in the series of all-color pictorials of a railroad about which no one is neutral: the Southern Pacific. For those who loved this proud, arrogant company, Southern Pacific: Sacramento Division presents a retrospective on railroading in northern and central California, Nevada and Utah from the late-1950s until the mid-1990s. These were years of transition and decline of the SP's influence in the west; however, the photographs and extended captions presented here emphasize the railroad in its former, healthy condition. With 223 photographs by 45 photographers, Southern Pacific: Sacramento Division presents a thorough look at SP's mainline and branchline operations from Dunsmuir to Fresno, and from Sacramento to Ogden... all are covered in these pages. The photographs presented here were selected to illustrate the dramatic geographic and geologic conditions through which the Southern Pacific's various Sacramento Division lines were built, ranging from pastoral farming scenes to vast deserts, to rugged mountains. It is hoped that, taken together, these volumes will provide a definitive look at what was once the most significant railroad in the American West.

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Illinois Terminal - Road of Personalized Services  $69.95 Order Code: ITRP

By Dale Jenkins

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The Chicago & North Western Business Train  $49.95 Order Code: CNWB

By Joe Piersen

ISBN: 1-932804-01-3 NOTE: Produced for the C&NWHS, maximum dealer discount = 40%

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The Chicago & North Western Business Train presents a unique look at the business trains of the C&NW. The business cars were the pride of the corporation in the 1980s and 1990s. The C&NW's executives rode in them and entertained customers in a manner reminiscent of the days of old, and other lucky groups occasionally got to ride. The story of the modern business train as it was known in the last years of the C&NW really begins in 1980 when the C&NW began a serious expansion of their business train fleet, and F-units formerly in suburban service were reconditioned to pull the new business cars, which were purchased secondhand from a variety of sources. Depending on the date one chooses, the C&NW had one of the largest fleets of business cars in the U.S., and for a railroad that pinched pennies, talked about frugality, and bought a lot of secondhand revenue equipment, the business cars represented an extraordinary outlay of cash. By the early-1990s the F-units were stored, their paint fading, and the last run of the C&NW business train ran from Chicago to Bill, Wyoming, in April 1995. Thus, the modern business train on the C&NW lasted but 15 years. For those few years, the business train represented the zenith of glory on the C&NW in the modern freight era, a glimpse of power and might on the North Western in its last days. This all-color book documents that glory.

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The New Haven Railroad in the McGinnis Era  $54.95 Order Code: PMNH

By Marc Frattasio

ISBN: 0-9659040-6-7

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The New Haven Railroad in the McGinnis Era covers the New Haven with a brief history prior to the McGinnis Administration, then in detail during the McGinnis Administration (1955-1956). Additional 20-page section on the Boston & Maine under McGinnis, followed by the end of the NH. The New Haven Railroad, though relatively small in size, was an operation that truly had it all. The New Haven's 225 mile-long "Shore Line Route" main line linked Boston and New York City while its many branches served southern New England, in its day one of the most densely populated and heavily industrialized regions of the United States. To satisfy the broad service requirements of its territory, the New Haven maintained a diversity of passenger and freight equipment completely out of proportion to its size. The New Haven was one of the few railroads that could boast of having operated steam, diesel, and electric locomotives--simultaneously--during the modern era.
    Although the New Haven was always an interesting railroad, it took on a larger than life character after Patrick B. McGinnis became its president on April 14, 1954. Unquestionably the most outspoken and controversial railroad executive of his time, McGinnis believed that the ailing railroad industry's greatest handicap was its lack of modern thinking and that his ideas--if universally adopted--could lead the railroads into the future. McGinnis used the New Haven as a laboratory to test his many bold ideas for revitalizing the railroad industry. As a result of his experiments and flair for publicity, the New Haven remained fixed in the public spotlight throughout the 22 months of his administration as no other railroad has ever been, before or since.
    With the help of over 500 illustrations, author Marc Frattasio tells the full story of the New Haven under Patrick McGinnis, from the bitter battle to wrest the railroad away from Frederic C. Dumaine, Jr., through the financial chicanery and turmoil that ultimately forced McGinnis to step down. In between are the details of experiments with high speed passenger trains, the colorful corporate image and architectural design programs, new locomotives and equipment, the commuter insurrection, efforts to merge the New Haven with the Boston & Maine, the hurricanes and floods of 1954 and 1955, the General Motors plan, and many other interesting aspects of the New Haven in the McGinnis era.The events of the McGinnis era are framed within the broader context of the New Haven's overall history and a look at Patrick McGinnis' tumultuous careers on the Norfolk Southern, the Central of Georgia, and the Boston & Maine.

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Missouri Pacific Diesel Power  $59.95 Order Code: MPDP

By Kevin EuDaly

ISBN: 0-9659040-2-4 Signed and Numbered Limited Editions Available: add $20

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Missouri Pacific Diesel Power covers MoPac's entire diesel fleet from the 1930s to the 1990s including T&P, C&EI, and all subsidiaries. This is a chronicle of the history of the diesel on the Missouri Pacific, its predecessors, and subsidiaries. From the tiniest switcher purchased at the dawn of dieseldom, to the latter-day behemoths employed to move massive tonnage, the Missouri Pacific had a fascinating fleet of diesel power. Sleek E-units and unique baby-faced Baldwins whisked trains across the system. F's and geeps spelled the end of steam, and EMD standardization in turn replaced the early diesel fleet. The T&P and C&EI added interest to the roster as well, adding a number of models to the MoPac fold. The Alton & Southern added a splash of yellow. The MoPac roster was a complex one, with numerous renumberings and strange locomotive transactions throughout this Midwestern road's lifetime. This book presents every diesel locomotive owned by the MoPac, T&P, C&EI, and other subsidiaries. The MoPac flag has fallen. Informative and highly detailed text and unit by unit roster with lots of action and roster views selected from over 130 photographers. Hailed by many as "The Best Diesel Book ever put in print."

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Route of the Rockets - Rock Island in the Streamlined Era  $54.95 Order Code: ROTR

By Greg Stout

ISBN: 0-9659040-0-8 Signed and Numbered Limited Editions Available: add $20

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Route of the Rockets - Rock Island in the streamlined era covers the Streamliners of the Rock Island in detail. This is quite simply the finest Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific book in print today - you will love this book! The streamlined era on the Rock Island lasted 43 years, beginning with the delivery of the first reborn Rockets in 1937 and ending well beyond Amtrak with a "Notice of Embargo" on Trains 5 and 6, and 11 and 12 effective January 1, 1979. During the era, the Rock Island ran an extensive fleet of streamliners in many hues, coming from just about every major car and locomotive builder, and embraced a diverse array of rolling stock. In truth, the Rock Island tried. It tried with line relocations and the "Samson of the Cimarron" and stainless steel Rockets powered by stylish crimson and maroon diesels. And in the end, when it quite simply ran out of cash, it was not from a lack of effort on the part of its workers and managers. Rather, the Rock Island died from causes that had been present almost from the day the first spike was driven: too many agricultural branches, overdependence on trackage rights, and a route map that seemed to reach every important terminal the long way around. Despite its many problems, however, the Rock Island also managed to present the traveling public with a number of fine passenger trains, including the original 1937 Rockets, the streamlined 1948 Golden State and the seasonal, short-lived Arizona Limited. This is their story.

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Route of the Eagles - Missouri Pacific in the Streamlined Era  $44.95 Order Code: ROTE

By Greg Stout

ISBN: 0-9659040-3-2 Signed and Numbered Limited Editions Available: add $20

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Route of the Eagles - Missouri Pacific in the streamlined era covers the Streamliners of the MoPac in detail. This is a chronicle of the streamlined era on the Missouri Pacific, its predecessors and subsidiaries. The Missouri Pacific hosted an array of spectacular blue and mist gray streamliners that began with the delivery of the original Eagle designed by Raymond Loewy. Delivered by American Car & Foundry, the two lightweight six-car trainsets with the beautiful E3s up front left an unforgettable impression on those who watched them glide by. The new streamlined equipment began the streamlined era for the MoPac, and soon the heavyweights were falling to newer lightweight equipment. New Eagles were birthed including the famed Colorado Eagle, the Texas Eagle, the Missouri River Eagle, the Aztec Eagle, the Valley Eagle, the Delta Eagle, the Louisiana Eagle, and even the "Pacific Eagle." Economics eventually forced the passengers off the rails in America, and the MoPac was not a lot different than other roads who chose to slowly rid themselves of the passenger business, long in the red on the ledger books. The usual methods were employed, first making the service inconvenient, then reducing the schedules, missing important connections, and finally demonstrating the burden of carrying the trains. In the end the decay was inevitable, as America took to the air and the family car rather than a ride on the rails. By the late 1960s the end had only to be physically played out, as it was obvious that the passenger business could not go on as it had before. The once-proud members of the MoPac's Eagle fleet eventually vanished into oblivion. Little was saved. Join us for a trip back to the glory years of passenger action on MoPac's high iron, indeed the Route of the Eagles.

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Railroad Stations and Trains through Arkansas and the Southwest  $29.95 Order Code: RRST

By Clifton Hull

ISBN: 0-9659040-1-6

Railroad Stations and Trains through Arkansas and the Southwest is a fascinating book that looks at the major railroads of Arkansas and follows them out through adjacet states including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennesee, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Everyone loves this book! Includes the Kansas City Southern, Missouri Pacific - MoPac, Texas & Pacific - T&P, the Rock Island - CRI&P, the Frisco - SLSF, the Southern Pacific - SP and Cotton Belt, the Missouri and North Arkansas - M&NA, and more!

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Shortline Railroads of Arkansas  $29.95 Order Code: SLRA

By Clifton Hull

ISBN: 0-9659040-7-5

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Shortline Railroads of Arkansas presents a look at the shortline railroads, which in the United States are rapidly vanishing from the map, being replaced by huge transportation systems, some of which are themselves struggling for existence. In Arkansas today the stories of such lines as the Monte Ne, the Dardanalle & Russellville, the Yazoo & Mississippi, the Antoine Valley, and the Possum Trot exist primarily in the memories of the men who once shared a spark of their existence. For more than fifty-five years Clifton E. Hull has been preserving in photographs and tales the histories of these little "country cousins." His photographs alone, a large number of which are here published for the first time, constitute a history of railroading of the first order. His intimate narratives of the men who founded the lines, operated them, fought over them (and sometimes brought about their downfall) breathe life into the "iron horses." Of particular interest to railroad enthusiasts is the story of the Ft. Smith & Western line, told here in detail for the first time. No dry-boses account, the book is rich in anecdotes, many of which the author learned from retired railroad men and their families who participated in the lively adventures of shortline railroading. This Third Edition reproduces the original First Edition in its entirety. In the thirty years since the first edition was published, shortline railroading has continued to evolve. Major systems have spun off short line segments and "regional railroads" in the effort to rid themselves of less profitable trackage. It now seems commonplace for these systems to wind up buying back some of this trackage, as thier traffic departments try to figure out how to move increasing tonnage on less trackage. Arkansas boasts an unusual number of shortlines for its size, many of which have descended directly from the railroads covered in this book. Arkansas shortlines continue to thrive across the state. This book preserves for the future the history of the Shortline Railroads of Arkansas.

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Southern Pacific Rails - a Motive Power Finale  $39.95 Order Code: SPR1

By Peter Limas, Dave Crammer, Kevin EuDaly, Tim Johnson, and Steve Smedley

ISBN: 0-9659040-4-0

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Southern Pacific Rails - a Motive Power Finale covers the last ten years of SP motive power. Detailed chapters include: The Golden State Route, The ICTF, The SPCSL, Huntington Beach Branch, Merger, Motive Power 1986-1997 and more! This book documents the various operations, physical plant, and locomotives of the Southern Pacific, including the Cotton Belt, (SSW), and presents other interesting facts in the context of the present as well as the past. Includes a super-detailed roster of SP and Cotton Belt locomotives, and includes dispositions since 1986! A must for the SP or Cotton Belt fan!

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Chesapeake & Ohio, West End  $59.95 Order Code: COV1

12 X 9 Horizontal Hard Cover with Dust Jacket 112 pages, Color

ISBN: 0-9659040-5-9 Signed and Numbered Limited Editions Available: add $20

Santa Fe Rails - Volume 1  $39.95 Order Code: SFV1

8 1/2 X 11 Vertical Perfectbound 144 pages, Color and B&W

ISBN: 0-89745-987-3