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Publications of interest The Pennsylvania Railroad Tech-
nical & Historical Society (
www.prrths. com) has published Pennsylvania Rail- road Gondolas Revenue & Work Equip- ment, 1869 to 1968, by Al Buchan and Elden Gatwood. This 156-page, 11″× 8¹₂″ softcover book provides a look at the many classes of gondolas used by the PRR. Priced at $50.00 (plus ship- ping), it contains numerous black and white photos, as well as color views and tables, rosters and diagrams. The latest publication from the Ter-
minal Railroad Association of St. Louis Historical And Technical Society (
www.trra-hts.railfan.net), P.O. Box 1688, St. Louis, MO 63188-1688, is issue No. 71, Cabooses on the Terminal Rail- road. This 8¹₂″×11″ 118-page softcover volume focuses on the TRRA’s cabooses and includes photos, diagrams, scale plans and roster information. Rounding out the volume is an article on inspec- tion locomotive No. 20. Originally built as an 0-6-0 in 1884, it was rebuilt it in 1911 as the Observation, a 2-6-0 inspec- tion locomotive used to take perspective customers around the railroad. Issue 71 sells for $35.00, plus $4.00 shipping. The Ontario &Western Railway His-
torical Society (
www.nyow.org), P.O. Box 713, Middletown, NY 10940, has pub- lished Volume VI, A Guide to the New York, Ontario &Western Railway’s Northern Division Munnsville to Oswego Including the Rome Branch and Utica Division, by Charles M. Breiner and William E. Scott, with an auto tour guide by Jeff Otto. Like earlier volumes in this series, this spiral bound, 8¹₂″× 11″ softcover book features photos, maps and track diagrams illustrating loca- tions along the railroad, and directions for following the right-of-way by car. It sells for $20.00, plus $6.00 shipping.
Book reviews
Amtrak, An American Story, published by the National Railway Passenger Corpo- ration, contribut- ing editors: Peg Tyre, Suzi Andi- man, Matt Don- nelly, Joe Mc- Hugh, Steve Os-
trowski, Ann Owens, Josh Raymond, Doug Riddell and Rob Ripperger. Hard- cover, 144 8¹⁄₂″×11″ pages. Available through Amtrak:
store.amtrak.com. Amtrak, an American Story is a de- lightful and informative book which could be described as Amtrak’s autobi- ography as written by the National Railway Passenger Corporation and its employees. It is somewhat like an auto- biography in the sense that the history of the corporation’s first 40 years of op- eration is told by its employees. Packed into its 144 pages are discus-
sions of operations and accomplish- ments during each of Amtrak’s four decades of existence, along with a view to the future. While the book is primar- ily a photographic presentation, it in-
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