The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club is known for organizing some of the greatest trips over the Colorado narrow gauge lines, and their annual Memorial Day rail excursions were legendary.

In an era when railfans donned suit and tie to chase trains, carried their trusty Brownie and Speed Graphic cameras, and counted their exposures more carefully than their lunch money, a young Stan Rhine ponied up his 20 bucks and joined the fun. Rubbing elbows with other club members like Otto Perry, Richard Kindig, Mac Poor and Bob Richardson, Dr. Rhine captured shots of both familiar and vanished locations on film. For the first time in print, he tells the story of these start-of-summer weekend rail jaunts. He also touches on some of the club's other narrow gauge excursions and, as a bonus, gives us the story of the last narrow gauge passenger train movement from Alamosa.

Evolution of the Santa Fe 4-8-4 V14
by Jeff Ainsworth
This book highlights the changes and modifications experienced by the 3751 Class. All 14 locomotives (3751-3764) were delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Thirteen were delivered between 1927 and 1929, the last 3764 was delayed nearly a year installing and perfecting the Caprotti - type Poppet valve gear. In addition information is included covering the other 3 Classes of Santa Fe 4-8-4s, 3765, 3776 and 2900 classes. Soft cover.

Forest Rails: Georgia-Pacific's Railroads
by Russell Tedder
ForestRails is a story of railroads and the role they played in the growth of Georgia-Pacific, a major forest products company. From the early beginnings, railroads have been absolutely essential in the delivery of raw materials and shipment of finished products of the forests. Such was the case with Georgia-Pacific’s railroads. Just as man does not live on bread alone, railroads could not survive without freight to haul. Thus it is necessary for this story to also tell the parallel stories of G-P’s acquisitions that included the railroads. Georgia-Pacific aptly described itself as the growth company over the years. Beginning in 1927 as a small lumber dealer, the company grew in the last half of the 20th century to become one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of forest products. Georgia-Pacific’s phenomenal growth was mainly through acquisitions of existing companies which included extensive railroad logging and short line railroad operations. By 1900 lumbermen had recognized the efficiency of a steel wheel on a steel rail and the number of logging railroads grew rapidly. The coming of the railroads freed lumbermen from being tied to the river banks and dependency on weather conditions. Railroad logging could be operated year round with little or no interruptions from the weather. Railroads also made large areas of timber accessible that could not have been logged before. G-P’s acquisitions have included 16 common-carrier short line railroads and five major private logging operations. Each short line was a separate subsidiary company of Georgia-Pacific. Although governed by boards of directors, the short lines were separately operated at arms-length due to government regulations. The author does not purport to analyze the financial and economic aspects of the Georgia-Pacific railroads. Although the railroads were profitable, it would be impossible to quantify the precise economic benefit of the railroads to G-P from financial statements alone. Instead, the operational characteristics of the railroads and, more importantly, their vital support of the logistics processes of the company’s mills, plants, and distribution systems are explored in depth. To be included in this story, a railroad must have been owned or operated by G-P at some time during its existence. The history of each railroad is then told from its beginning. Certain unique and creative arrangements for preserving rail service at mills on non-company railroads are also discussed. This story is an important part of American business history. Color and B&W, 464 pages, Hardcover.

From Main Lines to Logging Lines : West Coast Steam Railroading in the 1950s
By Charles H. Givens
What heady times existed for the railfan in the early 1950s. Steam was still king (although diesels were making their presence felt), short lines abounded, and there were still important logging lines feeding the Northwest mainlines. Even the SP narrow gauge was busy. Come ride with us now as we share Charles Givens’s 1950s pilgrimage to these citadels of steam railroading, from the mighty SP and Santa Fe to the always-runner-up WP, to the Georgia Pacific and the Arcata and Mad River, and many other stops that help us realize what railroading was like to the young fan of the day. Were that we could have been there with him. 128 pages, 223 Color photos, 10 B&W photos, Hardcover.

From The Midwest to Florida by Rail 1875-1979, V. 2
By Chuck Blardone
Vol. 2 covers NYC-Q&C-SR-Frisco-Amtrak-PRR "Shadow Service," with other sections, including artwork. The very intertwined subject matter meant that complete coverage of any single railraod was not possible in a single volume. 284 pages, B&W, Hardcover.

Railroads of Milwaukee; Steam, Diesel, Electrics, Lake Boats
By John Kelly
John Kelly explores the fascinating history of the city's railroads, starting with the Milwaukee & Waukesha in 1847. By 1873 the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway—later the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific ("The Milwaukee Road") opened a line to Chicago and the railroad was on its way. The Milwaukee Shops and the Hiawatha legend, Skytops and Super Domes, and the story behind designer Brooks Stevens, are also featured. Kelly supplies copious data on not only the Milwaukee Road, but also the Chicago & NorthWestern's freight and passenger service, including the 400 fleet. Kelly also writes about the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, America's Fastest Interurban, the Skokie Valley Route and Electroliners. In the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company section, he reviews streetcars, interurbans and trackless trolley buses. With the inclusion of the Lake Boats, the Pere Marquette, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Grand Trunk Western RR’s also come into the picture. In addition the book covers the Beer Line and the breweries, Milwaukee's meatpacking industry, Milwaukee's railroad stations and freight yards— a recipe for some great railroad reading. Generously illustrated with 135 color and 362 black and white photos, maps and drawings, this limited edition volume will be available in hardcover and is a treasured keepsake for your library. 264 pages, 68 in full color, 135 Color and 362 B&W photos, Hardcover.

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia V. 33
Pullman Heavyweight Sleeping Cars, Part 4 (193 pages)
by Patrick C. Wider
Continuing an early RP CYC series covering American conventional heavyweight sleeping cars, the article describes the heavyweight sleeping cars built and modified by the Pullman Company over a span of forty-plus years. The article features nearly 400 spectacular Kodachrome photographs taken by the late Dick Kuelbs in the early 1960s around Dallas, Fort Worth, and New Orleans. The accompanying photo captions include a brief history of each car as well much useful modeling information obtained from Tom Madden’s magnum opus The Pullman Project website. In many cases, both sides of the same car are shown for modeling purposes. The article ends with a comprehensive bibliography pertaining to Pullman heavyweight sleeping cars. Dick’s all-color Kodachrome photos include cars lettered or decorated for A&WP, ACL, AT&SF, C&NW, CB&Q, CRI&P, D&RGW, DL&W, FW&D, IC, L&N, M-K-T, MP, NP, PRR, SAL, SL-SF, Southern, SP, T&P, UP, and, of course, Pullman (Pullman Green as well as two-tone grey). The photos are arranged in approximate alphabetical order covering Pullman sleepers Alpine Buttercup to Zephyr Tower and many in between. Virtually all of these photos have never been published before.

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia V. 34
Pullman Heavyweight Sleeping Cars, Part 4 (193 pages)
by Patrick C. Wider
Volume 34 of RP CYC is a special expanded 193-page publication that provides updates and 480 additional photographs and diagrams applicable to 39 previously-published articles that were not available when Volumes 1-33 were released. Also included are two new tables, eight trade advertisements, a revised roster, and a list of corrections, and additional information made available during the intervening years. 193 pages, B&W, few color photos, Softcover.

Reading Railroad V. III
by Benjamin L. Bernhart.
This publication is the most extensive photographic essay ever produced documenting the route of Reading Railroad Main Line between Valley Forge and Douglassville. The book includes a look at the Port Richmond Branch, the tug boats operated by the Reading, Valley Forge, Phoenixville, Black Rock Tunnel, Cromby, Mingo, Royersford, Aramingo, Linfield, Sanatoga, Pottstown and Stowe. 464 pages, 897 Illustrations, High quality book printed on 80 pound sterling gloss paper, Hardcover.

Shortlines of the Desert Southwest
by Jim Shaw
This second title by noted rail photographer, Jim Shaw, features an in depth look at the many shortlines operated in the Desert Southwest; Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah between the early 1960s and present. There are nearly thirty shortlines presented by geographical areas. Each is presented with a brief history and the many vivid color and crisp black and white photographs are comprehensively captioned. This lavishly illustrated book has a limited print run so don’t miss out. There have been many days and long hours spent searching for, chasing and photographing these elusive shortline trains. Many operate only once a day or even a couple of days per week—not the easiest train chasing! In this new title the author presents a great look at these historic and colorful shortlines. 192 pages, B&W and Color, Hard Cover.

Snow Fighters V. 1
By Paul K. Withers
An overlooked piece of essential railroad equipment that had to be ready to go to work at a moment’s notice, nearly all of America’s railroads owned equipment to remove snow. In this pictorial, we cover this specialized equipment. This volume will cover railroads A-D. Including: Santa Fe, Burlington Norther, BNSF, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Denver and Rio Grande Western and many more. 96 pages, 150+ B&W and Color Photos, Horizontal Format, Softcover.