 Diesels of the Union Pacific 1934-1982
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| By : Don Strack |
This volume is the first of several that will document the history of Union Pacific's fleet of diesel and turbine locomotives, from 1934 to today's roster. Although the current roster has been covered in two earlier works, the six-decade period that leads up to today can be split into two distinct eras. The first, the Classic Era, covers in two volumes the unit-by-unit roster from 1934, with the arrival of the first Streamliners, to 1982, when Union Pacific embarked on the first of its major mergers. Follow-on volumes will cover the Merger Era, from 1982 through UP's acquisition of the C&NW, to the 1996 merger with Southern Pacific.
Publisher: Withers Pub
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Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives
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| By : Greg McDonnell |
The new, user-friendly Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives is essential for all railfans. Covers EMD diesels manufactured after 1972 and GE diesels after 1977, and includes all the major spotting features and roster information. Features fantastic full-color rail photography and a variety of railroad paint schemes.
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
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ALCO's to Allentown
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| By : Thomas A. Biery |
Spend time along the mainlines of the LVRR, CNJ and Reading and visit smaller locations on the Ironton, Northampton & Bath, Erie-Lackawanna and the Lehigh & New England. The beautiful scenery makes a wonderful setting for vintage railroad locomotives, freight cars and structures. Includes action and roster views of classic 1960's railroad motive power from huge 200-ton Lehigh Valley C628's to small industrial switchers serving local cement mills. Sure to please railroaders and model railroaders alike!
Publisher: Railroad Pr
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Chesapeake & Ohio's Pere Marquettes: America's First Post-War Streamliners
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| By : Thomas Dixon |
C&O's subsidiary Pere Marquette Railway was used by C&O's pro-passenger Chairman, Robert R. Young, as a test bed for his ideas on how to cure the passenger train problem in America. He ordered two diesel-powered 7-car lightweight trains that went into service in mid-1946 on the Detroit-Grand rapids corridor. Over the next year they reversed the passenger losses on this line and actually built up traffic. The trains were the first to emerge all-new from the clogged car builder's shops after WWII. The new trains were of latest design and the on-board services were superb for a coach operation with hostesses, on-board passenger representatives, tickets delivered on the train, credit cards, no-tipping, etc. Many of these things were later tried on C&O's mainline trains, and the equipment showed the way for the huge re-equipping of the name trains on the old C&O in 1950. Eventually affected by the continued erosion of passenger traffic, the trains experienced a slow decline, but lasted as a shadow of themselves down to Amtrak on May 1, 1971. The story is told in great detail from original documents and illustrated with great photos, many of them from C&O official files.
Publisher: Tlc Pub Inc
Sales Rank: 965,993
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Chessie System Diesel Locomotives
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| By : Jerry Doyle |
An excellent reference for railfans who remember the most colorful era of Eastern Seaboard railroading, as well as modelers interested in recreating it. This complete roster of diesels includes histories of all models and classes purchased and operated by the Chessie System from 1972 through the early 1980s. Included are a variety of traits that ran on the Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland. Portrait photographs are accompanied by nostalgic action shots. Also includes a background on the railroad itself and the "Ches-C" logo. * Copyright 1995-2003 Muze Inc.
Publisher: Tlc Pub Inc
Sales Rank: 965,993
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Csx Diesel Locomotives in Color
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| By : Patrick E. Stakem, Patrick H. Stakem |
This lavishly illustrated work delivers the motive power history of CSX from its beginnings up to and including the Conrail changes of 1999. Roster data, information and historical background on predecessor diesels absorbed into CSX, and detailed data about locomotives purchased since the creation of CSX fill this colorful and comprehensive volume. Filled with paint schemes as well as painting and lettering diagrams.
Publisher: Tlc Pub Inc
Sales Rank: 396,833
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
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