Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Two New ELHS Exclusives
Erie and DL&W
Wreck Trains by Ron Dukarm Available through the
MAITLAND TOWER HO Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
Maitland Tower
Erie Crossing Shanty
The Maitland Tower kit builds into a model of the tower's initial configuration and can be modified to represent a number of other Erie west end towers. Maitland also broke up the block between Glen Echo and Cold Springs on the Dayton Branch and was used by the DT&I to issue trains orders. This served to extend the tower life more than anything else and remained in service well into the Conrail years. Crossing Shanty not included
Member price $5200
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Non-member price $6500
ERIE CROSSING SHANTY
This kit builds into a model representing crossing shanties located throughout the Erie west end.
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. Non-member price
Member price $1400
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000
plus $8.95 s&h
Non-member price $1750
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★ DL&W Vestal, N.Y. Station
(US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000 N
$1696
Member price $3800 (US Funds Only)
plus $8.95 s&h $8.95 s&h
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
Books from
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
$32.00 $24.00
$32.00 $24.00
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
plus $8.95 s&h
(Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery) (US Funds Only)
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only) (Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery)
www.erielackhs.org 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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Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
$30.00 $21.00
$30.00 $21.00
$32.00 $32.00 $32.00 $32.00
Non-member price HO $6500
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★
Erie Waldwick Interlocking Tower HO & N plus
US Funds Only N Books from
$1995
Non-member price HO $6500
$4800
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
This image of a Union Pacific local switching at dawn in La Salle, Colo., (above) was used in a Peaker Services (railroad equipment manufacturer) calendar (I targeted the need of calendars for singular, eye-catching images of railroading); in the “First Class” photo essay in the September 1987 CTC Board magazine (I targeted their need of miscellaneous photos for essay use); and was part of my photo essay on “Decisive Moments from 30 Years of Railfan Photography” created specifically for use in the June 2011 Railroads Illustrated magazine. Do not limit yourself to only publications in the railroad field. A 1990s issue of Outdoor & Travel Photography magazine used two of my photos (one was this image opposite of UP on Sherman Hill in Wyoming) and my article (co-written by Stanley Trzoniec) “Iron Road Revisited” about the hobby of railroad photography.
The subject of a previously published arti-
cle might even be rehashed again in the same or different magazine, especially if op- erations have greatly changed and it has been a few years since the railroad was first covered. As an example, there have been three different articles on the Louisiana & North West Railroad in Gibsland, La., in three separate magazines, in addition to my article on this railroad in Rail Classics. Old articles can also be used for informa- tion for your new article. This does not mean you can copy word for word (a violation of copyright law), but if, for example, a pub- lished article on a mountain railroad lists el- evations, distances, and other characteris- tics, your article or photo essay can use those same facts (facts cannot be copyrighted), but expressed in your own words and with your own photos. A great place to find old articles is your local library if they carry one or more railfan magazines. They will usually have a supply of back issues going back several years you can look through for ideas. Feel you are not capable of, or have no in- terest in, writing an article? Team up with a budding author who is looking to get pub- lished. He or she may be inexperienced with photography and could likewise need some-
one to supply the photos. Articles with photos taken inside railroad
machine shops, locomotive facilities or rail yards, as well as industries that have rail shipping yards (such as factories or gas re- fineries) that are off-limits to the general public are more interesting to readers than trackside articles (that “need” factor again). Call the railroad or business and explain that you are planning a magazine article on their operation and would like to come on the property for photos and research. One way to increase the odds of obtaining per- mission is to get a letter from an editor on the publication’s letterhead verifying that you are doing a feature for use in the maga- zine. Many businesses will be more likely to extend permission if they know you have a valid reason for being there, and the chance for widespread free publicity in a magazine article is also very appealing to a business. The prospect of supplying the readership with interesting, accurate and full “ready to go” features (a complete text and photo package) will delight any editor. And being known as one who consistently has great photos can also lead editors to seek you out for photos they need. In effect, they will “need” you!
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