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Railroads Illustrated 2025 Annual Issue 438
The 2025 Railroads Illustrated Annual is packed with inspiring photography from coast to coast, including Revival of Steam on East Broad Top, Triple Crown RoadRailers, CPKC and UP Steam on the Move, Rathole Reminiscence, Seasonal Day in North America, and much more! 
Table of Contents:
• Dispatcher's Report/Editorial - Opening Remarks by editor Steve Jessup
• Change in the Columbia Gorge - by Steve Jessup/Photos as Noted
• Revival of Steam on Old Easty — Rebirth of Mikado # 16 on East Broad Top RR
• Remembering Triple Crown RoadRailers — A Long and Successful Run From Michigan to Texas Comes to a Close - Article/Photos by Carl Graves
• Rathole Reminiscence - More Than 30 Years on the CNO&TP Second District - by Eric Miller/Photos as Noted
• CSX in Canada — Sarnia and Montreal Sub Operations - by Stephen Host/Photos as Noted
• First and Finest — Today's Boston & Albany - Article/Photos by David Blazejewski
• Railfans Line the Tracks to See CPKC and UP Steam Trains - Staff Report — Steve Jessup
• UP Unveils 1616 Lincoln Unit, But Refuses to Let it Lead Westward - Staff Report — Steve Jessup
• Seasonal Day in North America - Photos from Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring
• Back Cover — Information on New SINA 365 - Details in Dispatcher's Report, Page 2
116 pages, Color Photos, Softcover.
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$34.95
$29.95

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 36
Volume 36 is a second, super-sized edition comprising 385 pages, which contain much useful freight car prototype information in a follow-on, comprehensive volume on the following subject:

Evolution of the A.A.R. 1937 Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Car - Twenty Years of Improvements to the Original Design: this volume is part of our continuing series covering 20th century American box car designs. The 385-page article by Pat Wider centers on the improvements made to the Association of American Railroads 1937 Standard Box Car over a twenty-year period. These improvements included increased inside height; better riding trucks; roller bearings and steel wheels; new vendor-supplied proprietary car body components; wider door openings; improved friction draft gears and cushion underframes; interior load restraints, steel flooring, and better automatic air brake systems. Included is a brief history of the continued standardization and impact of these various freight car sub-systems on the safety and productivity of the railroad industry. The coverage includes industry trade advertisements as well as excerpts from the U.S. patents that covered the various improvements during this period. 

Specifically, Pat’s comprehensive article includes approximately 56 industry trade ads, 60 U.S. patent excerpts, 48 car diagrams, 500 B&W photographs, an extensive bibliography, and a complete detailed roster pertaining to 10-foot, 6-inch (nominal) inside height, A.A.R. Standard, Steel-Sheathed, Wood-Lined Box Cars built from January, 1939, through November, 1963. The article includes extensive information on the relevant box cars for the following railroads: A&WP, AA, ACL, ALTON, AT&SF, BCK, C&O, C&S, CB&Q, CMO, CN, CNW, CP, D&H, D&M, D&TS, DSS&A, DT&I, EJ&E, Erie, FW&D, GEORGIA, GM&O, GOC, GTW, I-GN, IC, IHB, ITC, KCS, KO&G, L&N, LV, M-I, MP, NC&StL, NJI&I, NKP, NP, NS, NYC, P&LE, P&WV, PGE, PRR, RDG, RI, SAL, SL-SF, SOO LINE, SOUTHERN, SP&S, SSW, StLB&M, T&P, THB, WAB, WofA, and WP. Softcover, 385 pages, 500 B&W Images/photos, Drawings, Rosters.
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$90.00
$75.95
Rio Grande’s K-28 Locomotives
By Jerry Gray
Alco built ten locomotives for Denver & Rio Grande Western in 1923, and three of these remarkable machines still call Durango home, powering the iconic “Silverton” trains since the 1950s. Here is the story of the first modern narrow gauge locomotive on Rio Grande and how it is posed to enter its second century of service. Author Jerry Day spent 45 years compiling information and more than 300 photos, maps, track folios, drawings, and diagrams, including a three-page foldout drawing created by Mike McKenzie for this 200+ page volume. In addition, you will find the history of D&RGW’s purchase of the K-28s, the operational history on the lines they ran, and the history of K-28 snow fighting operations, special passenger runs, wrecks & mishaps, movie appearances, locomotive modifications and changes, and how the K-28s operate today on the Durango & Silverton railroad. Includes an appendix with the complete D&RGW/Alco specs for the locomotives. 200+ pages, 300 Photos, Maps, Drawings, Diagrams + 3 Page fold out drawing, Hardcover.
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$79.95
$67.95
Rio Grande In Color Volume 6: Tennessee Pass
By Jeff Simley
This entry features 1990s action on Tennessee Pass as the last Rio Grande locomotive-powered trains move traffic over the Continental Divide. The book covers every facet of operation needed to keep trains going on the pass 3% grade. It's the last hurrah for the small yet mighty Rio Grande before it succumbed to industry mergers. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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$69.95
$53.95
Rio Grande In Color Volume 7: Front Range
By Jeff Simley
The Front Range mountains west of Denver are a formidable railroading challenge. The Rio Grande and its predecessor Denver North Western and Pacific overcame them by going over them and then through them via Moffat Tunnel. In this book we witness the final days of Rio Grande-powered trains in the 1990s as they charge up 2% grades, 10-degree curves, and 28 tunnels to the Moffat Tunnel at the Continental Divide. We will also get a look at giant coal trains using three separate power consists holding back their tonnage as they descend from the Divide into Denver. Our coverage extends west through Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon to see the Rio Grande moving freight "Thru the Rockies, not around them"! 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Rio Grande In Color Volume 8: Hauling Freight over the Great Divide
By Jeff Simley
On Rio Grande’s Tennessee Pass, the SP Central Corridor crossed The Great Divide, a formidable obstacle to east-west rail traffic, in the 1990s. A new locomotive, the GE AC4400CW, was introduced to tame the 3% grades, hauling massive tonnage 24/7 at 10,000+ feet! This included coal & taconite trains at 13,000+ tons, double-stack trains, & a fleet of merchandise freights. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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Rio Grande Trackside; with Jim Ozment
By James Sandrin
The all-color photographic perspective of a Division Engineer of the Rio Grande during the 1950s and 60s, both in his work and hobby. 128 pages, Color, Hardcover.
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$54.95
$41.95

 

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