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Twin Cities, western Pennsylvania and Montana. The book is priced at $74.95, plus $4.50 shipping on direct orders. The Model Railroader’s Guide to Mountain Railroading, by Tony Koester, is the latest offering from Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187. This 96-page, 8¹₄″×10³₄″ softcover book offers plenty of tips and advice on model- ing both narrow and standard gauge mountain railroads. Topics include scenery, designing a layout, choosing motive power and developing operating scenarios. It is priced at $21.95. The ever growing line of color books
from Morning Sun Books, Inc., P.O. Box 326, Kutztown, PA 19530 (
www.morningsunbooks.com), now in- cludes six new titles, each priced at $59.95 (plus shipping on direct orders). Trackside in the Land of Lincoln with Richard Ward, by James Lewnard, fea- tures a look at the Wabash, IC, PRR, GM&O, Rock Island and many more railroads that crisscrossed central Illi- nois. St. Louis Trolleys In Color, by An- drew D. Young, provides a look at trol- ley service in St. Louis in the 1950’s and 60’s. New Haven Facilities In Col- or, Vol. 2: New Haven Division, by Phillip W. Adams, covers the heavy duty southern end of the New Haven system with a look at its varied sta- tions, towers, yards, and other facili- ties. In Lehigh Valley-5 In Color, au- thor Mike Bender provides a behind the scenes look at work on the Lehigh Valley’s local freights in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. Pennsylvania Railroad Facil- ities In Color Volume 15: Buckeye Divi- sion, Columbus Union Depot and West, by Robert J. Yanosey, focuses on the area west of the Columbus where the
PRR split into two main routes that employed a variety of stations, towers, yards and other facilities. Indiana Har- bor Belt Railroad In Color, by Samuel Beck and Bill Gustason, highlights the switching and transferring of freight around the Chicago area by the IHB. More information on these limited edi- tion, hardcover titles can be found at Morning Sun’s website.
Book reviews
Railroadiana II, The Official Price Guide for 2011 and Beyond, by Susan Knous, Pub- lished by RRM Publishing, 1903 S. Niagara St., Denver, CO 80224. Hardcover ($85.00) and paperback
($65.00), 592 8½″×11″ pages (www.
railroadmemories.com). Railroad memorabilia and collector’s
items are an interesting and pleasant part of the fascination many of us have with railroads. Most of us, I’m sure, have at least a few treasured pieces of railroadiana in our homes from our fa- vorite railroads or collections. Calen- dars, posters, prints, timetables and similar items are often used to decorate train rooms, studies and family rooms. Rule books and similar documents can also be very helpful in understanding the railroads we model and in basing operating sessions on the way things were done on a prototype railroad. Sue Knous, the author of this de-
tailed and fascinating book, has over 25 years’ experience in the railroadiana auction and collecting business–to-
Rio Grande
A Last Look Back 1974-2010
By R. C. Farewell
Have you seen this yet? T
his spectacular volume relives the
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past 36 years of Rio Grande’s presence with 280 pages and more than 400 color photos. Visit fabled Tennessee Pass, the storied Moff at, and sites like the Utah desert and Ruby Canyon. More than a dozen charts and maps that will bring the Rio Grande to life. A last look back at the Rio Grande, a railroad never to be forgotten.
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