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Everywhere West
"Fascinating pictorial history of the Burlington Route, from its start as the tiny Aurora Branch Railway through to its 1970 transformation into the Burlington Northern. Chapters cover its formation, the standard era of passenger service, gas-electric motor cars, Zephyrs, transcontinental streamliners, commuter trains, freight and mixed trains, coal trains, subsidiaries, and the merger. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With maps, station list, timetables and ads." -- Amazon.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, George Washington's Railroad
Examines the history, services, accommodations, and problems of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Western Pacific Locomotives - Cars
Here is a concise overview of the steam and diesel locomotives and passenger, freight, and work cars employed by one of America's favorite western railways during the post-Depression era. Each mechanical diagram is accompanied by historical data and a photograph, making this volume an excellent resource for modellers. A color section rounds out the book, making it a hard-to-beat value for any railway fan.
Michigan-Ontario Iron Ore Railroads
From its beginnings after World War II, the history of one of the world's most famous motorcycles manufacturers is charted through its increasingly sophisticated race machines and the burgeoning number of race victories it claimed. Always synonymous with some of the most famous names in motorcycle sport, from Hailwood to Fogarty, Ducati has gained a place at the very top of the motorcycle hall of fame. Mick Warner's well researched and illustrated book is a tribute to the company, the bikes, the teams and the riders that built the legend.A companion volume to the author's Minnesota-Ontario Iron Ore Railroads, this all new book looks at the history, operations and equipment of the railroads that funnelled iron ore form mines in Minnesota and Northern Ontario to railroads on Lake Superior. Historical and contemporary coverage of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming, Chicago & Northwestern/Union Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, DSS&A, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Escanaba & Lake Superior, Wisconsin Central, and Agoma Central operations will appeal to modelers and fans, as well as those interested in the development of this important resource and region.
Chicago and North Western Passenger Service
Chicago & Northwestern's passenger system from 1945 to 1995 included transcontinental services in conjunction with Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Canadian Pacific, as well as pioneering commuter railway concepts like the line operated in the Chicago-Green Bay corridor. This authoritative history of the innovative railway also features coverage of C&NW touchstones like the Chicago area's first profitable commuter line, the Chicago-Minneapolis 400 streamliner fleet (400 Miles in 400 Minutes), second-to-none passenger amenities, and the assumption of C&NW passenger services by Amtrak in 1970. Modelers and railfans will delight in complete passenger equipment rosters and photographic coverage depicting trains in action, passenger cars, and paint and lettering details.
The Soo Line
Discusses the history, services, and equipment of the Soo Line Railroad, which is known throughout the Midwest for its dependability.
An Illustrated Guide to American Freight Train Equipment
An illustrated guide to the wide variety of freight car equipment of the railroads that have and continue to service North America, this book covers each type of freight car and what it was designed to haul, as well as the equipment necessary to keep them all ‘on track.’ Equipment designs are based on the type of commodity that would be shipped. For example, 24-foot box cars are designed to handle 75 to 85 tons of iron ore. High cubic capacity covered hopper cars are designed for handling grain traffic, while lower cubic capacity is designed for handling heavy commodities, such as cement. See the changes for each type through time, like the early Refrigerated Cars that required ice which have evolved into today’s much larger Mechanical Reefers. Great book for modelers.
Chicagoland Commuter Railroads
Commuter, or Suburban Rail Passenger Train Services have been an important part of the Chicago Metro area for well over 100 years. Since the city and its suburbs are economically interdependent upon one another, passenger service could not be discontinued without severe economic impacts on the entire Chicago area. The Metra Commuter Rail Service and the Indiana Commuter Transportation District (South Shore) services have realized this and are providing a crucial life line for the many Chicago-Suburban corridors, and have made substantial gains and many expansions since the 1980s. This book reviews the commuter services offered in the Chicago area on the Chicago & North Western, The Milwaukee Road, the South Shore, the Illinois Central, the Rock Island, the Burlington, the Wabash, the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, the South Shore, the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroads before the development of the RTA, Metra and NICTD.
