Set Up Running. The Life of a Pennsylvania Railroad Engineman
1904-1949.
Orr. Follow the story of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive engineer Oscar
Orr, a man who operated steam-powered freight and passenger trains
throughout central Pennsylvania and south-central New York. From 1904 to
1949, Orr encountered virtually every situation a locomotive engineer of
that era could expect, and his vivid memory and knack for detail make this a
compelling railroad history. 480 pages, 12 B&W photographs, 6"x 9",
softcover.
#0R02139
Caldes. Following WWII, many of the nation’s
railroads were eager to replace their war-weary steam engines with new
diesel power. This book presents a vast array of late steam and early diesel
power that served New Jersey’s big and small railroads - such as the
Pennsylvania Railroad, New Jersey Central, Lackawanna, and Erie - from the
mid 1940s to the late ‘50s. You’ll see locomotives from Alco, Baldwin, Lima,
and EMD mix it up in freight and commuter service in a host of urban, harbor
and country settings, and enjoy a look at the MUs and electrics that also
served the region. 128 pgs, 200 B&W photos, 6½"x 9¼", sfbd.
#0R01354
Price: $19.95
The American Freight Train. Boyd. They built America. They move America.
They are freight trains, the lifeblood of North American economies. Here,
you'll follow their evolution, examining the various types of freight and
how railroads have handled them, from the first horse-powered tramways of
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania in the early 1800s to today's behemoths that
move everything from coal to perishables. 156 pages, 150 color and 50 B&W
photographs and illustrations, 10"x 10", hardcover.
#0R03037
Withers. When the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was
chartered in 1827, political pressure kept the B&O out of Pennsylvania,
resulting in track crews building mountainous routes to Wheeling and
Parkersburg in West Virginia. This heavily illustrated book examines the
history of the B&O in West Virginia, showing you its locomotives, passenger
and freight trains, structures and more. 128 pages, 200 B&W photographs,
6½"x 9¼", softcover.
#0R02369
Price: $19.95
The Broadway Limited. Rosenbaum & Gallo. Out of print since the mid-1990s,
this newly updated 2nd edition tells the full story of The Broadway Limited, one
of the Pennsylvania Railroad's most famous passenger trains and competitor to
the New York Central's 20th Century Limited, carrying passengers from New York
to Chicago. 96 pgs., illustrated, 8½"x 11", sfbd.
#0R02351
Bernhart This book examines the tragic
derailment of the Congressional Limited - one of the Pennsylvania Railroad's
premier passenger trains - at Frankford Junction in northeast Philadelphia on
September 6, 1943, when 79 people died and another 129 were injured. 32 pages,
70+ B&W photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", softcover.
#0R05844
Price: $11.95
The Fallen Colossus. The Great Crash of the Penn Central
Sobel. This book examines the 1970s bankruptcy of the Penn Central Railroad - an
entity that resulted from the largest merger in history - from the golden age of
railroading on the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central, through the
rise of highway and airplane travel, the 1968 PRR and NYC merger, and the
blunders of inept management and the Nixon administration. 384 pages, 6"x 9",
softcover.
#0R02455
Price: $34.95
The Horseshoe Curve. Sabotage and Subversion in the Railroad City
McIlnay. "Inherently fascinating and thoroughly informative." - Midwest Book
Review. This book documents the World War II Nazi plot
- conceived by Adolf Hitler - to destroy Pennsylvania Railroad's famous
Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, as well as the FBI arrest of
225 "alien enemies" in Altoona in 1942. 456 pages, 29 B&W photographs, 6¼"x 9¼",
hardcover.
#0R01096
Price: $29.95
The Ma & Pa. A History of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad.
Hilton. "Once you have started to read this book, you'll have difficulty in
letting it alone. The author is to be congratulated for giving us such a
valuable and interesting history." - Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Bulletin. This revised, 2nd edition also includes a new introduction and
epilogue in which the author recalls the line's final years of service. 248
pgs., 195 B&W photos and illus., 6"x 9", sfbd.
#0R01628
Price: $18.95
The Monongahela Railway. Its History and Operation 1903-1993,.
Gratz & Arbogast. Co-written by the railway's former general superintendent,
this richly-illustrated book offers the definitive history of one of America's
premier short line coal-hauling railroads, which delivered northern West
Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania coal and coke to its three owning
railroads - the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore &
Ohio. 212 pages, 330 B&W photos, 24 maps, 8¾"x 11", hardcover.
#0R02172
Sturm & Thom. A bridge line between the Pennsylvania
and New Haven Railroads, the NYCR had no rolling stock of its own and only two
stations. Here, you'll learn about its planning, design, operation, the Southern
Division and Bay Ridge Branch and view rare photographs of the railroad and its
motive power including H-10s, BB-3s, B-23s, E-units and others. 128 pages, 100
B&W and 20 color photographs, 8¾"x 11½", hardcover.
#0R02189
Baer. This wonderful photo-history examines the final
decade of the Pennsylvania Railroad's operations - prior to its merger with New
York Central to form Penn Central - with views of the corridors between New
York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.; Pennsylvania's Enola Yard; the Middle
Division from Pittsburgh to Chicago; ballast cleaning trains; Pennsy's famous
electric-powered locomotives; wrecks; and more. 144 pages, 320+ photographs,
8½"x 11", softcover.
#0R03363
Price: $59.95
The Pennsy's P5 Electrics. Westing, Bezilla & Keysler. From 1931 through the
mid-1950s, the P5 electric provided the Pennsylvania Railroad with dependable
service in the congested Northeast. This book traces the legacy of this
workhorse and gives and in-depth look at the development of its Westinghouse
25-cycle AC motor, design variations and its operations. You'll also see the P5
in a myriad of paint schemes and get a detailed look at how it worked. 116
pages, 200 B&W photographs and illustrations, 11"x 8½", softcover.
#0R03322
Price: $19.95
The Pennsylvania. The Eastern Lines. Stewart & Augsburger. Take a
tour of the Pennsylvania Railroad's busy Eastern Lines from Long Island west
towards Harrisburg where steam, diesel and electric locomotives all
converge, creating incredible action unlike anything else in the PRR's
empire. You'll follow the main and branch lines in the region, visit busy
engine terminals and yards, and enjoy a feast of equipment that was uniquely
Pennsy. 96 pages, 200+ color & B&W photographs, 8½"x 11", softcover.
#0R01847
Price: $30.95
The Pennsylvania Railroad. 1940s-1950s. Ball, Jr. An extensive and colorful
salute to the nation's largest railroad during its most dramatic years. 286
full-color photographs cover the Railroad's dynamic history, while personal
anecdotes and recollections from ex-PRR employees add a flavor of authenticity.
You'll especially appreciate the vast color photographic coverage of the
Pennsylvania Railroad's great engines and trains that is the result of thousands
of hours of searching. 204 pgs., 10½"x 11¼", hdbd.
#0R01100
Price: $49.95
The Pennsylvania Railroad in Indiana. Watt. Traces the Pennsylvania Railroad's impact
on Indiana's economy, the railroad's contributions to the Allied victory in
WWII, and the postwar decline that led to merger into Penn Central.
Wonderful photos, advertising and promotional materials, and detailed maps
recreate the allure of the Pennsy's speedy passenger trains and the
efficiency of its heavy-tonnage freights. 208 pgs., 160 B&W photos, 8½"x
11", hdbd.
#0R02717
Price: $49.95
The Pennsylvania Railroad at Bay. Wallis. This is the story of an independent and
creative 19th century Indiana businessman, William Riley McKeen, and the
railroad that he built - the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad. It is also
the story of a small-town entrepreneur who held the mighty Pennsylvania
Railroad at bay, refusing to sell out before he was ready to do so. It's a
seldom told tale from railroad history that includes one of its most
interesting businessmen. 208 pages, 75 B&W illustrations, 7"x 10",
hardcover.
#0R02705
Price: $44.95
The Pennsylvania Railroad Book Set. The Pennsylvania Railroad in Indiana
Watt. Traces the Pennsylvania Railroad's impact on Indiana's economy, the
railroad's contributions to the Allied victory in WWII, and the postwar
decline that led to merger into Penn Central. Wonderful photos, advertising
and promotional materials, and detailed maps recreate the allure of the
Pennsy's speedy passenger trains and the efficiency of its heavy-tonnage
freights. 208 pgs., 160 B&W photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd.
The Pennsylvania Railroad at Bay
Wallis. This is the story of an independent and creative 19th century
Indiana businessman, William Riley McKeen, and the railroad that he built -
the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad. It is also the story of a
small-town entrepreneur who held the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad at bay,
refusing to sell out before he was ready to do so. It's a seldom told tale
from railroad history that includes one of its most interesting businessmen.
208 pages, 75 B&W illustrations, 7"x 10", hardcover.
#0R87185
Price: $94.90
The Pennsylvania Railroad's Golden Triangle. Main Line Panorama in the Pittsburgh Area
Kobus & Consoli. Enjoy a look back at the mighty Pennsy's operations in and
around Pittsburgh - "the steel city" - from the 1860s to the 1960s. Crisp period
photos capture classic Pennsy motive power, trains, stations, yards, bridges,
engine houses, towers and other related facilities while detailed narratives and
maps offer insight into the road's heavy operations in this all-important
region. 92 pages, 270 B&W photographs, 8½"x 11", softcover.
#0R03324
Price: $19.95
The Wreck of the Penn Central. Daughen & Binzen. "…a great book…" - The New York
Times. Though it took ten years of laborious planning and grueling
negotiations to merge rail giants Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central
under one flag, it took only 867 days for this new monster - the Penn Central -
to collapse. This book offers you a ringside seat to this debacle that was at
the time the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. You'll get close-up views of
the events that brought the PC to its knees, some of which include
over-regulation, subsidized competition, greed, backstabbing, and even a little
sex. 370 pages, 34 B&W illustrations, 5½"x 8½", softcover.
#0R02453
Price: $34.95
Trackside Around Allentown, PA. 1947-1958. Plant. Allentown, Pennsylvania was a
railroad hub for the congested steel, coal and cement producing portion of
the country. This handsome book gives a candid look at this important
commercial region and features the roads that served it: Central of New
Jersey, Lehigh Valley, Reading, Lackawanna and Lehigh & New England. Even
President Truman's campaign train pays a visit on this full-color tour. 128
pgs., 225+ color photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd.
#0R05173
Price: $59.95
Trackside Around Cleveland. 1965-1979 with Dave McKay
McKay. Cleveland, Ohio and its surrounding countryside offered railfans a
fascinating array of railroads and train-types during the 1960s and '70s.
This full-color volume showcases Class I rail favorites such as
Erie-Lackawanna, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Nickel Plate, and Norfolk &
Western, and also provides a unique look at first generation diesels still
in operation. 128 pages, 225+ color photographs, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R05250
Price: $59.95
Trackside Around Detroit Downriver
1946-1976, with Emery
Gulash. Pinkepank. Travel with famous railfan and
photographer Emery Gulash through Detroit's Downriver region for a look at
railroading around the area's heavy workshops, steel mills, shipyards and
chemical plants. Your trip begins in Delray and moves through the Ford River
Rouge complex where Class Is such as the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York
Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Grand Trunk Western and Wabash all had a
presence. 128 pages, 225+ color photographs, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R05244
Price: $59.95
Trackside Around Eastern Ohio 1965-1995. Timko. This wonderfully illustrated book
examines railroads throughout eastern Ohio from the mid-1960s through the
mid-1990s! You'll view the motive power, trains, facilities and operations
of Baltimore & Ohio, New York Central, Erie, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania
Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, and others. 128 pages, 200+ color
photographs, 8½"x 11", hardcover. R05408C $59.95
#0R05408
Price: $59.95
Trackside Around Louisville (East) 1948-1958. Tipton, Buccola, Campbell & Castner. Take this
full-color, post-World War II tour of the bustling rail lines in and around
Louisville for a detailed and fascinating examination of the steam and
diesel operations of the Chesapeake & Ohio, of the Pennsylvania Railroad and
of the home hometown favorite Louisville & Nashville. 128 pages, 225+ color
photographs, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R05260
Price: $59.95
Trackside Around Louisville with Jack Fravert Combo. Trackside Around Louisville with Jack Fravert
Castner, Campbell, Buccola & Tipton. Through hundreds of color photographs,
these books tour the bustling post-World War II rail lines in and around
Louisville, Kentucky, to view steam and diesel power and much more! 128
pages, 200+ color photographs, 8 ½"x 11", hardcover.
Trackside Around Louisville (East) 1948-1958
Includes Chesapeake & Ohio, Pennsylvania Railroad, hometown favorite
Louisville & Nashville, and many others.
Trackside Around Louisville (West) 1947-1958
Includes Baltimore & Ohio, Monon, Illinois Central, Kentucky & Indiana
Terminal, shortlines, and others.
#0R87144
Plant & Caloroso. From 1948 into the 1950s, noted
rail photographer Lloyd Hall captured incredible shots of the Lehigh Valley,
Erie, Lackawanna, and Pennsylvania railroads from his neighborhood near
Towanda and Sayre, Pennsylvania and Waverly, New York. This book features
his brilliant work and includes some of the best Lehigh Valley steam, FT and
PA diesel color shots ever published. 128 pgs., 225+ color photos, 8½"x 11",
hdbd.
#0R05172
Price: $59.95
Trackside Around St. Louis. 1952-1959 with Jim Ozment. Sandrin. Take a look
at railroading in St. Louis through the lens of photographer Jim Ozment. St.
Louis was an important railroad hub in the 1950s - second only to Chicago -
and you'll get a road-by-road look at 15 of the classic lines that served
it, including: Baltimore & Ohio, Burlington, New York Central; Gulf, Mobile
& Ohio, Illinois Central, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Frisco, Pennsylvania
Railroad, and Wabash. Shiny first generation diesels and aging steamers take
center stage on this nostalgic trip. 128 pgs., 225+ color photos, 8½"x 11",
hdbd.
#0R05176
Price: $54.95
Trackside Around the Big Apple. 1964-1973 with Al Roberts.
Roberts. Noted photographer Al Roberts takes you on a borough-by-borough
tour of New York City when it was served by the New Haven, New York Central,
Long Island, Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania, Jersey Central, Erie
Lackawanna, Penn Central and other railroads. You'll even see
electric-powered passenger trains, harbor scenes of tugs and ferries, and
much more. 128 pages, 200+ color photographs, 8½"x 11" hardcover.
#0R05297
Price: $59.95
Trackside in the Mid-Atlantic States 1946-1959. Holland & Yanosey. This book provides a unique
look at the efforts of two photographers - Vincent Purn and John Knauff -
who captured American railroading and life right after WWII. You'll view the
steam- and early diesel-powered trains of the Baltimore & Ohio; Chesapeake &
Ohio; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Erie; Jersey Central Lines; New York
Central; Norfolk & Western; Pennsylvania Railroad; Reading; Virginian; short
lines; and others. 128 pages, 200+color photographs, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R04971
Price: $59.95
Trackside in the Rust Belt 1957-1977 with Cal Banse. Timko. This photographic tour of eastern Ohio,
western Pennsylvania and other locales in steel and coal country includes
captivating images of late steam power; first generation diesels and the
introduction of their second generation brethren; and the trains and
operations of Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, Erie Railroad,
Baltimore & Ohio, Penn Central, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, and others from 1957
through 1977. 128 pages, color photographs, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R04991
Price: $59.95
Trackside on the PRR Delmarva Lines 1965-67. Stroup. This heavily illustrated, full-color
book takes you on a tour of the Pennsylvania Railroad lines on the Delmarva
Peninsula from Wilmington, Delaware, to Cape Charles, Virginia, in the last
years of the PRR to view the road's operations, trains and locomotives
(including the distinctive Baldwin "Sharknoses"), stations, and more. 128
pages, color photographs, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R04989
Price: $59.95
Trackside Under Pennsy Wires. Jeremy Plant. Jim Shuman recorded the electric
operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad on the west end of PRR
electrification, often in areas inaccessible without long hikes. But his
commitment brings us this pleasure: 225 of the most beautiful 1950s and
1960s Pennsy color photos you'll ever see. 128 pgs., maps, vintage ads, and
more. 8½"x 11", hdbd.
#0R05022
Price: $54.95
Traveling the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Photographs of William H. Rau.
Van Horne, ed. In the 1890s, preeminent photographer W.H. Rau was
commissioned to take more than 450 photographs of the Pennsylvania Railroad
to promote leisure travel. This oversize volume reproduces almost 100 of
those photographs - carefully selected for their historical and artistic
significance - as full-page tritone plates, with each photograph accompanied
by a descriptive caption. It's a magnificent volume. 264 pages, 10"x 8½",
hardcover.
#0R02190
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book
in this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within
the Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books
within this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the
best railroad history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996, Roberts. Covers the saga of the
fabled Pittsburgh Division all the way up to the Conrail breakup. 688 color
and B&W photos, maps and illustrations. Be sure to also see other Triumph
books in this series:
R01883 - Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
Messer. Relates the amazing story of PRR's important Philadelphia Division.
769 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01884 - Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal: 1838-2000
Messer. Presents the complex and fascinating story of the Philadelphia
Terminal and includes stations, the Main Line and the dramatic Junction
Railroad battles. 644 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations. R01885 -
Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001, Messer. Book covers the
serpentine Middle Division and a full history of the famous Altoona shops
and yards. 565 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01886 - Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York, 1830-2002
Messer & Roberts. Shows the PRR's New York Division, including the early
history of the Camden & Amboy, the saga of the entry into New York City, and
the Hell Gate Bridge line to New England. 525 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01888 - Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and
Washington D.C.
Roberts and Messer. This volume covers the battle for rail supremacy in
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania between the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, showing how the Pennsy's acquisition of smaller roads
swung the tide in its favor. 400 pages, 685 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01889 - Triumph VII: Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and
Red Bank, 1827-2004
Roberts & Messer. This in-depth look at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern
Division shows you Pennsy's acquisition of smaller railroads to create a
premier trunkline, domination of competing railroads, challenges with Mother
Nature, changes over 177 years, and more. 400 pages, 700 color and B&W
photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R01882
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book
in this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within
the Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books
within this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the
best railroad history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
Messer. Relates the amazing story of PRR's important Philadelphia Division.
769 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
Be sure to also see other Triumph books in this series:
R01882 - Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996
Roberts. Covers the saga of the fabled Pittsburgh Division all the way up to
the Conrail breakup. 688 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01884 - Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal 1838-2000
Messer. Presents the complex and fascinating story of the Philadelphia
Terminal and includes stations, the Main Line and the dramatic Junction
Railroad battles. 644 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01885 - Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001
Messer. Book covers the serpentine Middle Division and a full history of the
famous Altoona shops and yards. 565 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01886 - Triumph V - Philadelphia to New York, 1830-2002
Messer & Roberts. Shows the PRR's New York Division, including the early
history of the Camden & Amboy, the saga of the entry into New York City, and
the Hell Gate Bridge line to New England. 525 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01888 - Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and
Washington D.C.
Roberts and Messer. This volume covers the battle for rail supremacy in
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania between the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, showing how the Pennsy's acquisition of smaller roads
swung the tide in its favor. 400 pages, 685 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01889 - Triumph VII: Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and
Red Bank, 1827-2004
Roberts & Messer. This in-depth look at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern
Division shows you Pennsy's acquisition of smaller railroads to create a
premier trunkline, domination of competing railroads, challenges with Mother
Nature, changes over 177 years, and more. 400 pages, 700 color and B&W
photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R01883
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book
in this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within
the Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books
within this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the
best railroad history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal: 1838-2000
Messer. Presents the complex and fascinating story of the Philadelphia
Terminal and includes stations, the Main Line and the dramatic Junction
Railroad battles. 644 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
Be sure to also see other Triumph books in this series:
R01882 - Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996
Roberts. Covers the saga of the fabled Pittsburgh Division all the way up to
the Conrail breakup. 688 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01883 - Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
Messer. Relates the amazing story of PRR's important Philadelphia Division.
769 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01885 - Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001
Messer. Book covers the serpentine Middle Division and a full history of the
famous Altoona shops and yards. 565 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01886 - Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York, 1830-2002
Messer & Roberts. Shows the PRR's New York Division, including the early
history of the Camden & Amboy, the saga of the entry into New York City, and
the Hell Gate Bridge line to New England. 525 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01888 - Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and
Washington D.C.
Roberts and Messer. This volume covers the battle for rail supremacy in
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania between the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, showing how the Pennsy's acquisition of smaller roads
swung the tide in its favor. 400 pages, 685 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01889 - Triumph VII: Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and
Red Bank, 1827-2004
Roberts & Messer. This in-depth look at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern
Division shows you Pennsy's acquisition of smaller railroads to create a
premier trunkline, domination of competing railroads, challenges with Mother
Nature, changes over 177 years, and more. 400 pages, 700 color and B&W
photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R01884
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book
in this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within
the Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books
within this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the
best railroad history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001
Messer. Book covers the serpentine Middle Division and a full history of the
famous Altoona shops and yards. 565 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
Be sure to also see other Triumph books in this series:
R01882 - Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996
Roberts. Covers the saga of the fabled Pittsburgh Division all the way up to
the Conrail breakup. 688 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01883 - Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
Messer. Relates the amazing story of PRR's important Philadelphia Division.
769 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01884 - Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal: 1838-2000
Messer. Presents the complex and fascinating story of the Philadelphia
Terminal and includes stations, the Main Line and the dramatic Junction
Railroad battles. 644 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01886 - Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York, 1830-2002
Messer & Roberts. Shows the PRR's New York Division, including the early
history of the Camden & Amboy, the saga of the entry into New York City, and
the Hell Gate Bridge line to New England. 525 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01888 - Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and
Washington D.C.
Roberts and Messer. This volume covers the battle for rail supremacy in
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania between the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, showing how the Pennsy's acquisition of smaller roads
swung the tide in its favor. 400 pages, 685 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01889 - Triumph VII: Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and
Red Bank, 1827-2004
Roberts & Messer. This in-depth look at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern
Division shows you Pennsy's acquisition of smaller railroads to create a
premier trunkline, domination of competing railroads, challenges with Mother
Nature, changes over 177 years, and more. 400 pages, 700 color and B&W
photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R01885
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book
in this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within
the Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books
within this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the
best railroad history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Triumph V - Philadelphia to New York, 1830-2002
Messer & Roberts. Shows the PRR's New York Division, including the early
history of the Camden & Amboy, the saga of the entry into New York City, and
the Hell Gate Bridge line to New England. 525 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
Be sure to also see other Triumph books in this series:
R01882 - Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996
Roberts. Covers the saga of the fabled Pittsburgh Division all the way up to
the Conrail breakup. 688 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01883 - Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
Messer. Relates the amazing story of PRR's important Philadelphia Division.
769 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01884 - Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal: 1838-2000
Messer. Presents the complex and fascinating story of the Philadelphia
Terminal and includes stations, the Main Line and the dramatic Junction
Railroad battles. 644 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01885 - Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001
Messer. Book covers the serpentine Middle Division and a full history of the
famous Altoona shops and yards. 565 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01888 - Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and
Washington D.C.
Roberts and Messer. This volume covers the battle for rail supremacy in
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania between the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, showing how the Pennsy's acquisition of smaller roads
swung the tide in its favor. 400 pages, 685 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01889 - Triumph VII: Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and
Red Bank, 1827-2004
Roberts & Messer. This in-depth look at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern
Division shows you Pennsy's acquisition of smaller railroads to create a
premier trunkline, domination of competing railroads, challenges with Mother
Nature, changes over 177 years, and more. 400 pages, 700 color and B&W
photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R01886
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book
in this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within
the Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books
within this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the
best railroad history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Triumph VI - Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and Washington
D.C.: 1827-2003
Roberts and Messer. This volume covers the battle for rail supremacy in
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania between the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, showing how the Pennsy's acquisition of smaller roads
swung the tide in its favor. 685 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
Be sure to also see other Triumph books in this series:
R01882 - Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996
Roberts. Covers the saga of the fabled Pittsburgh Division all the way up to
the Conrail breakup. 688 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01883 - Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
Messer. Relates the amazing story of PRR's important Philadelphia Division.
769 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01884 - Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal: 1838-2000
Messer. Presents the complex and fascinating story of the Philadelphia
Terminal and includes stations, the Main Line and the dramatic Junction
Railroad battles. 644 color and B&W photos, maps and illustrations.
R01885 - Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001
Messer. Book covers the serpentine Middle Division and a full history of the
famous Altoona shops and yards. 565 color and B&W photos, maps and
illustrations.
R01886 - Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York 1830-2002
Messer & Roberts. Shows the PRR's New York Division, which included the
important yards at Camden, Amboy and Hell Gate. 525 color and B&W photos,
maps and illustrations.
Triumph VII - Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and Red Bank,
1827-2004
Roberts & Messer. This in-depth look at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern
Division shows you Pennsy's acquisition of smaller railroads to create a
premier trunkline, domination of competing railroads, challenges with Mother
Nature, changes over 177 years, and more. 400 pages, 700 color and B&W
photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
#0R01888
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book in
this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within the
Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books within
this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the best railroad
history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Triumph VII - Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and Red Bank,
1827-2004
Roberts & Messer. This in-depth look at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern
Division shows you Pennsy's acquisition of smaller railroads to create a premier
trunkline, domination of competing railroads, challenges with Mother Nature,
changes over 177 years, and more. 400 pages, 700 color and B&W photographs and
illustrations, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Be sure to also see other Triumph books in this series:
R01882 - Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996
R01883 - Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
R01884 - Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal: 1838-2000
R01885 - Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001
R01886 -Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York 1830-2002
R01887 - Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and
Washington D.C.: 1827-2003
#0R01889
The Pennsylvania Railroad's empire, equipment and
operations are regarded as one of railroading's greatest triumphs. Each book in
this incredible series takes a comprehensive look at one division within the
Pennsy and follows it from its origin to its post-Pennsy status. Books within
this series have been touted as "journalism at its best" and "the best railroad
history book ever written" 400 pages, 8½"x 11", hardcover.
Pittsburgh - Eye of Two Storms 1749 - 2006
Roberts. This in-depth look at the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads
brings you the struggle between the two for dominance of the Upper Ohio River
Valley. With Pittsburgh as the focal point of the conflict this books tells the
dramatic story of these history changing events and the evolution of the region
through 2006. 400 pages 577 B&W photographs, maps and illustrations, 8½"x 11",
hardcover.
Be sure to also see other Triumph books in this series:
R01882 - Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn 1846-1996
R01883 - Triumph II: Philadelphia to Harrisburg 1828-1998
R01884 - Triumph III: Philadelphia Terminal: 1838-2000
R01885 - Triumph IV: Harrisburg to Altoona 1846-2001
R01886 - Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York 1830-2002
R01887 - Triumph VI: Philadelphia, Columbia, Harrisburg to Baltimore and
Washington D.C.: 1827-2003
R01889 - Triumph VII: Harrisburg to the Lakes, Wilkes-Barre, Oil City and Red
Bank, 1827-2004
#0R01891
Price: $74.95
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway. Pietrak, Streamer & Van Brocklin. The WNY&P was
a major rail line at the turn of the century and served large oil and steel
businesses around Buffalo, New York. The line was so important that the
Pennsylvania Railroad absorbed it by 1905. This book details timetables,
maps, locomotive rosters and track profiles of the WNY&P and has an
extensive section on routes and operations under the PRR. 260 pgs., 500+ B&W
illustrations, 8½"x 11", sfbd.
#0R02013
Price: $24.95
World Famous Horseshoe Curve. This illustrated history presents steam and diesel
motive power from the Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail and Norfolk
Southern pulling passenger trains and freight trains across the famous Horseshoe
Curve. Includes a short history of the railroads and a timeline. 24 pages, 35
color and 4 B&W photographs, 8½"x 11", softcover.
#0R05525
