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Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color Volume 8: Allegheny Division Banks to Antis
Robert J. Yanosey

The towers, stations and other facilities through the Juniata Valley from Harrisburg to just east of Altoona are featured in this 128-page all-color volume.

Item  #1373

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Long Island Rail Road In Color Volume 1: 1949-1966
Arthur J. Erdman

This chronological look back at LIRR operations begins with steam displacement by FM C-liners and RS3's and ends with the introduction of new Alco Century 420's.

Item # 1374

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Trackside around Mason City 1958-1978 with Soph Marty
Jim Boyd

M&St.L, RI, MILW and a number of other roads greeted Dr. Soph Marty when he moved to Mason City, Iowa in 1960. Join him as he explores his new hometown and records the early 1960 merger and motive power changes.
 

Item  #1375

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Delaware & Hudson In Color Volume 4
Tom Seaman

When most bankrupt Northeast railroads were united into one company, Conrail, the USRA was aware that the region needed some competition for “Big Blue.” The only independent railroad ready to take up the challenge of expanding into Conrail’s territory was the fabled Delaware & Hudson. Follow its struggles to compete in this new environment from 1976 till it too was caught up in the financial malaise and vanished in 1991.

Item  #1376

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Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway In Color Volume 3: Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh Division
Mike Zollitsch

The final volume in this trilogy describing operations from steam days to its most current inception.

Item # 1377

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Chesapeake & Ohio Facilities In Color Volume 2: Corridors
Eugene L. Huddleston

Six “Corridors” were chosen by author Gene Huddleston to explore the facilities of the C&O: Queen City, Blue Grass, Valleys, Allegheny, Piedmont and Peninsula. A special review of the rare Richmond passenger car shops is also included!

Item  #1378

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Trackside Erie to Conrail with Robert F. Collins
John R. Canfield

Bob Collins was not only a lifelong railfan photographer but a railroad employee. Follow both his hobby and avocation on the Erie Railroad through the colorful Erie Lackawanna years and onto Conrail and NJ Transit. Bob’s wanderings took him all over the former Erie system during those years and his wonderful photography is preserved herein.

Item # 1379

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Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color Volume 9: Allegheny Div.
Antis To Derry
Robert J. Yanosey

Altoona and “The Mountain,” Johnstown and the “Packsaddle” – the stations, towers and infrastructure in this most rugged portion of the PRR main line across the Alleghenies are explored. These facilities are visited in PRR, PC and Conrail days.

Item  #1380

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Baltimore & Ohio Facilities In Color Volume 3: Western Region
Bob Withers

The final volume in a three-part trilogy that finishes the B&O system on its Western Region.

Item # 1381

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Norfolk & Western Facilities In Color Volume 1: Eastern Lines
William G. McClure III

Stations, towers, shops, coaling stations, and many other structures of the original N&W Eastern Lines.

Item  #1382

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Trackside around the Pennsylvania Cement District
Mike Bednar and Ken Bealer

A fascinating look at the cement producing area served by the LV, CNJ, DL&W (EL), L&NE railroads and short lines Ironton and Northampton & Bath.

Item # 1383

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