 America's Rail Pictorial: Pictorial
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| By : Russ Porter |
From the 1950s through the 1970s, a dramatic move to upgrade railroad property and equipment led to sweeping changes in the industry. Those changes are reflected in this colorful tribute to American rails and the streamlining that occurred during this period. Author Russ Porter, who has photographed American railways for more than 50 years, takes his readers on a trek that captures all the romance of steam and diesel locomotives, passenger and freight trains, and gas-electrics. From the small Chicago & Western Indiana to main lines like the Northern Pacific, this sampling of Porters work preserves the essence of each line throughout the decades photographed.
Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company
Sales Rank: 589,909
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Boys' Toys: Trains
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| By : Hulton Getty |
Each wonderful book in this series celebrates classic machines. They are the vehicles that attract as many admiring glances as any pretty girl. Inside these gloriously indulgent pages, you will find images of everything from the Flying Scotsman to Hiawatha. Accompanying the photographs are quotes from famous people who also happen to love the rev of an engine.
Publisher: Sourcebooks Trade
Sales Rank: 866,678
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FACES OF RAILROADING: Portraits of America's greatest industry
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| By : Carl A. Swanson |
Striking black and white photographs commemorate the unsung heroes of railroading during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Postwar industrial boom. Vintage shots – the gritty engineer at the throttle, the conductor waving from the caboose, the cross-country passenger riding in style and comfort – capture bygone scenes of everyday folks intersecting with the greatest industry America has ever known. Compiled and written by Model Railroader senior editor Carl Swanson; introduction by Doug Ridell, locomotive engineer.
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Sales Rank: 1,775,085
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Freight Weather : The Art of Stalking Trains
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| By : D. C. Jesse Burkhardt |
Photojournalist D. C. Jesse Burkhardt crosses into a new dimension in a continuing exploration of the "heart and soul" of North America's railroads. "Freight Weather," Burkhardt's third book, concludes an unanticipated trilogy that began with "Backwoods Railroads" in 1994, accelerated into fresh terrain with "Rolling Dreams" in 1997, and culminates with this volume. Here, he offers a more literary and soulful vision of the essence of his attachment to the tracks and trains that reach across the land, completing the chain with writing and photography that celebrates trains as the ultimate form of overland travel.
Publisher: Rolling Dreams Press
Sales Rank: 886,249
Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0
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Images of Western Railroading
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| By : Steve Schmollinger |
From dizzying mountain passes to verdant pine valleys and arid desert canyons, the regions spanning the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast have always presented the railroad industry with special difficulties, spurring the development of new equipment to surmount those challenges. This is an art book treatment showing North America's most recognizable railroads in spectacular locations appealing to railfans nationwide.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Sales Rank: 493,463
Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0
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Nickel Plate Road Publicity Photos 1943-1952: 1943-1952
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| By : John B. Corns |
The second volume in the series showcases more of the best photographs taken by the Nickel Plate Road's public relations department from the war years to the early 1950s. Every aspect of the Nickel Plate Road is featured, from engine terminals to the insides of cabooses and coaches -- something for anyone interested in World War II-era railroading. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed cutline.
Publisher: T L C Pub
Sales Rank: 614,380
Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0
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Pictorial History of America's Railroads
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| By : Mike Del Vecchio |
Begin your rail journey with the debut of steam trains in the late 1820s, covering the industry_s amazing growth through its so-called Golden Age (1875-1915). Then travel into its subsequent decline after WWI, the conversion to more efficient diesel engines from the 1930s through the 1950s, and the current era of high-speed train travel. Climb aboard for this nostalgic look at trains and train travel in the US and Canada.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Sales Rank: 497,918
Avg. Customer Rating: 4 / 5.0
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