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with dynamometer car on a freight, new U25C’s passing a semaphore signal, a sta- tion scene featuring the North Coast Limit- ed, W3 Mikado No. 1752 on a log train, and doodlebug No. B-21. The calendar folds out to 11″×17″ and sells for $7.00 plus $1.75 shipping from NPRHA Calendars Dept RF, 5916 West 21st Place, Kennewick, WA 99338;
www.nprha.org. The New York Central 2013 Calendar is available from the New York Central Sys- tem Historical Society and features a good variety of photos from across the sys- tem. On the cover are a GP9 and F unit pulling freight in electrified territory along the Hudson River. Inside you’ll find light- ning striped P and T motors at Harmon, N.Y., a view of Grand Central Terminal un- der construction in 1912, a Niagara on a mixed freight, an L4a Mohawk pulling the Chicago Special, a class Q steeplecab elec- tric on a Harlem Division way freight, dou- bleheaded Berkshires in the Berkshires on the Boston & Albany, a set of FA’s pulling coal down the street in Warsaw, Ind., and a train of heavyweight m.u. cars on the Hud- son Division. The calender folds out to 11″×17″ and sells for $11.00 from NYCSHS Dept. R, 17038 Roosevelt Ave., Lockport, IL 60441-4734;
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Steel Over the Willamette is a new book which commemorates the 100th anniver- sary of the Steel Bridge of Portland, Ore., published by the Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS and written by Arlen Shel- drake, Richard Thompson, Bob Weaver, Trent Stetz, and Steve Hauff. The authors trace the unusual bilevel span’s history be- ginning with the first Steel Bridge of 1887, a two-level swing span built by Union Pacific’s Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co. a short distance upriver from the pre- sent structure. A fine selection of b&w pho- tography illustrates the story, which in- cludes construction views and a detailed account of the current bridge’s unique lift mechanism which allows the lower (rail- road) deck to be raised independently of the
upper (road and light rail) deck. There’s also a chapter on Portland’s early streetcar sys- tems and their use of the Steel Bridge, and a discussion of the bridge’s heavy rail users as well as a chapter on building the current MAX light rail line across the structure. Several detailed maps enhance the cover- age. This 60-page, 8¹/₂″×11″ softcover has color covers and sells for $14.99 plus $5.00 shipping from PNWC-NRHS Steel Bridge Dept. RF, 800 NW 6th Ave. Room 1, Port- land, OR 97209-3794;
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Railroad Wars of New York State by Tim- othy Starr has been released by The Histo- ry Press. The book begins with an intro- duction that includes short biographies of the four major players: Cornelius Vander- bilt, Daniel Drew, Jay Gould, and Jim Fisk, and then follows a discussion of the develop- ment of the railroad’s precursors in long-dis- tance transportation, the canals, and their fight for traffic and downfall after the rail- roads were established. Subsequent chap- ters discuss the “rate wars,” the battle for traffic in the Hudson River valley between the steamboat lines and railroads, and Van- derbilt’s successful campaign to connect his Hudson River and New York & Harlem rail- roads with the New York Central, which ended the Central’s use of steamboats be- tween Albany and New York in favor of di- rect rail service south and west of Albany. Next comes a discussion of the fight to keep the Albany & Susquehanna out of the clutches of the Erie, and then follows the story of how Drew, Gould, and Fisk fleeced Vanderbilt (and the stock market) in a bat- tle for control of the Erie. As the magnates cut rates and consequently, wages, to sup- port their schemes while living like kings, railroad labor rose up in the great strike of 1877, which is the last subject. One common thread is the complicity and corruption of government officials. The book also features a timeline of significant events and an index along with a good selection of photos and maps, some of which require magnification to read. This 160-page 6″×9″ softcover sells for $19.99 plus $5.00 shipping from The History Press, 635 Rutledge Ave., Suite 107 Dept. RF, Charleston, SC 29403;
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