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We have 251 DVDs that show the whole train and most of our programs show all of the trains, day and night, for at least 24 hours. Expert commentary gives the train symbol, origin and destination, and explains the his- tory and operations of the railroad in the video. Our programs are documentaries that cover contemporary railroading from 1992 to the present and were shot in locations all over the United States and Canada. Call or write for a catalogue Big “E” Productions
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Erie and DL&W
Wreck Trains by Ron Dukarm Available through the
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society CALENDAR CALL
THIS WILL BE THE LAST CALENDAR Call for 2012. We will begin to list 2013 calen- dars in the September 2012 issue; calendars must be received no later than November 1, 2012 to be listed, subject to available space. The 2012 Western Maryland Railway Historical Society Pictorial Calendar fea- tures 13 full color images of WM trains in the steam and diesel era, plus six b&w pages showing diesel demonstrators testing on the Fast Freight Line. Color subjects include A- B-B-A F’s on coal in the snow; a pair of circus color Geeps coupling up to a caboose at Union Bridge; an H8 2-8-0 with the C&P Local on B&O trackage in Cumberland; VO1000 No. 129 and Consolidation No. 758; Four F’s about to cross the Durbin Sub diamond en route to Elkins; and a pair of black F’s pass- ing the Kerens depot. Demos include General Electric’s U25B’s, the EMD BL2, Baldwin Sharks and Centipedes, and F-M’s Train Masters. The calendar folds out to 11″×17″ and sells for $11.00 plus $2.00 postage in the U.S. and Canada from Leo G. Armentrout, 2000 Reese Rd., Westminster, MD 21157;
www.moosevalley.org/wmrhs/wmrhsindex. htm. MD residents add sales tax. The Ottawa’s Streetcar History Calendar
for 2012 is available from Streetcar 696. It folds out to 11″×17″ and features 17 photos
L I January 28 & 29, 2012
Eastern States Exposition
1305 Memorial Avenue
This 100 page, five chapter spiral bound book includes 153 photos of Lackawanna, Erie, and EL wreck cranes and their associated equipment. Most of these photographs are being published for the first time. The book also includes 36 drawings and equipment charts. Ron thoroughly covers the complete roster of wrecking cranes, wreck trains, and wrecking procedures of all three railroads. Ron also provides the first ever explanation of Erie's mysterious Maintenance Of Way numbering system.
Member price plus $7.95 s&h
www.erielackhs.org $1696
US Funds Only Visit us online at Dealer Inquiries Welcome
Order from: ELHS, Department RF Jay Held, 10-10 ELLIS AVE, FAIR LAWN, N.J. 07410 No phone calls will be accepted For information send SASE
N.J., PA & Ohio res. add sales tax. Outside US extra s&h.
ELHS membership at $35 per membership cycle. Cycle includes four issues of our magazine “The Diamond” and four newsletters with modeling
information. Separate check please. Send to: ELHS c/o Randy Dettmer, 290 W. Prospect St., Hudson, OH 44236
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of Ottawa (Ontario) Electric Railway and Ottawa Transportation Commission cars and equipment on glossy paper. Color pho- tos include OTC sand car No. 423; flatbed work motor No. 15; a meet between two 800- class cars on the Somerset line; and Car 804 passing the Civic Hospital. B&W images in- clude car 696 at the Cobourg carbarn; Mod- el T dump truck No. 35; two cars meeting at Holland Avenue Junction; and Car 812 en- tering the Brittania Line at Holland Avenue Junction. This is the first bilingual calendar we can recall having seen, with all text in French as well as English. Proceeds from the calendar’s sale will go toward the restoration of OER Car 696, built by Ottawa Car Co. in 1917. It sells for $10.00 ($8.00 for five or more copies) plus $1.00 shipping per copy from Streetcar 696, 4842 Bowesville Rd., Gloucester, ON K1X 1B9, Canada. The Friends of the Valley Railroad
2012 Calendar features 14 color and b&w photos of steam and diesel power on the pop- ular Connecticut tourist line. Shot through- out the seasons, many images feature Mika- do No. 40, but 44-tonner No. 0900, a motor car excursion, Porter 0-6-0T No. 2, and Thomas the Tank Engine. Proceeds of the calendars’s sale will go to the restoration of No. 2. It folds out to 11″×17″ and sells for $14.00 plus $2.00 shipping from Friends of the Valley Railroad, 1 Railroad Ave., Essex,
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