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Boston & Maine In Color Volume 2Boston & Maine In Color Volume 2(Reference #1582482179)
by Carl Byron

A year-by-year chronology of the B&M from just after World War II through the troubled McGinnis years, bankruptcy and eventually Guildford. 


Price:  £39.00 


Trackside in search of Southern New England Steam with John Morrision(Reference #tracksouneweng)
by John Canfield

After World War II, John Morrison and several other photographers knew that it was only a short matter of time before all steam operations disappeared from the New Haven and Boston & Albany (NYC). They set off to record these operations capturing a lot of early rare diesels along the way. 


Price:  £39.00 

Trackside in search of Southern New England Steam with John Morrision


Trackside Grand Trunk (New England Lines) with John AmesTrackside Grand Trunk (New England Lines) with John Ames(Reference #1582481938)
by George F. Melvin

The Grand Trunk (New England Lines) of the Canadian National System were an almost forgotten piece of American railroading. Extending from Portland, Maine through New Hampshire to Canada, the late steam, diesel operations of GT are examined in full color through the camera of one of its long-time employees 


Price:  £39.00 


Trackside in search of Northern New England Steam with John T. Morrison(Reference #tracknorthern)
By John R. Canfield

In the late 1940's it was readily apparent that steam was quickly being displaced by new diesels on the likes of B&M, CV, MEC, Rutland, and BAR. John Morrison, George Dimond and several other notable photographers began a systematic quest to record the vanishing breed on color film, the results of which are shown in this book. Also early diesel! 


Price:  £39.00 

Trackside in search of Northern New England Steam with John T. Morrison


New Haven Trackside with Thomas J. McNamara<P>New Haven Trackside with Thomas J. McNamara

(Reference #NHT)
by Jeremy F. Plant

Tom McNamara provides us with the sixth "Trackside" volume, an exciting portfolio of New Haven action photography from the 1950s and 60s. His work ranges from the heavy-duty electrified zone to bucolic branches to four-unit FAs on Maybrook merchandise trains. 


Price:  £33.00 


New Haven In Color Volume 1 The Battle for Profits 1945-1961

(Reference #1582480966)
by Geoffrey H. Doughty

Follow the struggle of the New Haven out on the road during the 1950s as it makes a valiant effort to modernize its operations while enduring onerous financial burdens and dubious management. 


Price:  £39.00 

New Haven In Color Volume 1 The Battle for Profits 1945-1961<P>


New Haven In Color Volume 2 The Struggle for Survival<P>New Haven In Color Volume 2 The Struggle for Survival

(Reference #1582481369)
by Geoffrey Doughty

In the Sixties, the once mighty NHRR had fallen on hard times with its day-to-day continued operation often being questioned. New power, new service ideas and many other changes to its traditional operation enabled the road to limp forward, all illustrated in full color in this new book. 


Price:  £39.00 


New Haven In Color Volume 3 Into the Abyss - The Bankruptcy Years 1961 - 1968

(Reference #NHCV3)
by Geoffrey Doughty

The New Haven fought for its very existence during the tumultuous 1960s. Get on board and follow the slow demise of this once-thriving property, featuring over two hundred color photographs and a detailed analysis of its financial health.

AVAILABLE July 1, 2005 


Price:  £39.00 

New Haven In Color Volume 3 Into the Abyss - The Bankruptcy Years 1961 - 1968<P>


Trackside along the New Haven 1950-1956 with Arthur E. Mitchell<P>Trackside along the New Haven 1950-1956 with Arthur E. Mitchell

(Reference #1582480869)
by Carl Byron

Trackside book #26 tours the New Haven in its Hunter Green pre-McGinnis years after WWII. Photographer Art Mitchell shows us a little steam and marine operations and plenty of early diesels and heavy electrification. 


Price:  £39.00 


Maine Central In Color Volume 1(Reference #1878887971)
by Jeremy F. Plant and George Melvin

From the 1950s to Guilford in more than 240 color views of this New England classic! The authors provide a detailed tour of the Maine Central. 


Price:  £33.00 

Maine Central In Color Volume 1


Maine Central In Color Volume 2Maine Central In Color Volume 2(Reference #1582480303)
by Jeremy F. Plant and George Melvin

A chronological look back at the MEC starting in the days of steam, covering the era when the road was ruled by F3s and E7s and continuing up through the second generation of diesels.  


Price:  £36.00 


Boston & Maine In Color

(Reference #1878887742)
by Jeremy and Jeffrey Plant

Tour the B&M from the steam years to Guilford through the medium of over 250 color photos. This colorful look back at everything from FTs to GP40s is wonderfully related by the Plant brothers. 


Price:  £33.00 

Boston & Maine In Color<P>


Boston & Maine Trackside with Arthur E. Mitchell<P>Boston & Maine Trackside with Arthur E. Mitchell

(Reference #1582480257)
by Carl Byron

The 11th in our "Trackside" series takes us to New England chiefly during the 1950’s as Arthur Mitchell sets out to record the end of steam on the B&M. On the way he captures the rare diesels of this pioneering railroad. 


Price:  £36.00 


Trackside around Boston 1942-1962 with Lawson Hill(Reference #1582480400)
by Carl Byron

Lawson Hill was an early color pioneer who recorded the roads around his hometown during the steam to diesel changeover after World War II. His camera captured New York Central's earliest diesels that conquered the hills of the B&A; the transition from steam to diesel on the B&M; and the unique

DL109's of the New Haven.  


Price:  £36.00 

Trackside around Boston 1942-1962 with Lawson Hill


NH Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment<P>NH Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment

(Reference #1878887475)
by Sweetland/Horsley

Ranging from railfan photographs, taken as early as 1949 to the company archives as professionals were used to record new and rebuilt equipment arriving during the 1950’s, this book is a must for the NH fan. 


Price:  £33.00 


Northern New England Color Guide to Freight & Passenger Equipment

(Reference #1878887364)
by Sweetland/Horsley

Almost 300 color photos of vintage (1950-1970) rolling stock from the B&M, BAR, MEC, CV, IofM, and Rutland are vividly reproduced in this book with detailed expert commentary. 


Price:  £33.00 

Northern New England Color Guide to Freight & Passenger Equipment<P>


Trackside East of the Hudson 1941-1953 with Bill McChesney<P>Trackside East of the Hudson 1941-1953 with Bill McChesney

(Reference #1878887890)
by Jeremy F. Plant with Brian D. Plant

Our second Trackside volume is a true treasure. Bill McChesney is a heretofore never recognized master color photographer whose color work has been hidden away for over fifty years. Now you can witness New Haven steam still in its prime. If you don’t believe this is vintage material, wait till you see the 1941 views of the legendary NH EAST WIND in all its yellow glory. 


Price:  £33.00 


Trackside in the Albany, N.Y. Gateway 1949-1974 with Gerritt Bruins

(Reference #1582480109)
by Len Kilian and Jim Odell

Our seventh "Trackside" book takes us to the Albany-Rensselaer-Troy area of New York State during some of the most exciting times to be trackside in the last-of-steam, first-of-diesels days. See the B&M, D&H and New York Central when steam and early diesels worked side-by-side. 


Price:  £33.00 

Trackside in the Albany, N.Y. Gateway 1949-1974 with Gerritt Bruins<P>


Central Vermont In ColorCentral Vermont In Color(Reference #1582480427)
by George Melvin and Jeremy F. Plant

Small in route-miles, the CV was still big-time railroading in the 1950s and 60s. With top-notch through trains, 2-10-4's and quartets of Geeps, CV was a road well worth visiting. All-color, 128-page Hardcover book. 


Price:  £36.00 


Rutland In Color(Reference #RIC)
by Philip R. Jordan

The fabled Rutland story is relived in full color in this new 128-page book. Lots of steam, RS1s, RS-3s and equipment are to be seen as the system is examined in detail from end-to-end. 


Price:  £39.00 

Rutland In Color


Trackside around Massachusetts 1950-1970 with Russ Munroe Trackside around Massachusetts 1950-1970 with Russ Munroe (Reference #1582481199)
by Jeremy F. Plant

The three major roads of the State - NH, B&M and B&A - are scrutinized in full color by noted rail photographer Russ Munroe. There's a little CV and other smaller roads also. 


Price:  £39.00 


Boston Trolleys In Color Volume 1: The North Side

(Reference #1582481245)
by William Volkmer

Tour Boston in its traction heyday 1940-1980 on the Cambridge, Lechmere, Watertown, Somerville, North Station, Revere, Braves Field and Reservoir/Cleveland Circle routes. 


Price:  £39.00 

Boston Trolleys In Color Volume 1: The North Side<P>


Boston Trolleys In Color Vol. 2: The South Side<P>Boston Trolleys In Color Vol. 2: The South Side

(Reference #1582481385)
by William D. Volkmer

The City Point area, Tremont Street, Huntington Avenue, Mattapan Line, Dorchester, Riverside, and Beacon Street routes are examined in hundreds of vintage views. In addition there are side trips to nearby New England cities and companies in the 1940s and 50s, all in full color. 


Price:  £39.00 


Bangor & Aroostook RR In Color(Reference #BARR)
by Jerry Angier

"The Maine Railroad" has its motive power and operations examined in full color from the early 1950s to its end in 2002. From passengers to potatos, all aspects of this intriguing carrier are covered. 


Price:  £39.00 

Bangor & Aroostook RR In Color


Trackside along the Boston & Maine 1945-1975 with Donald G. Hills<P>Trackside along the Boston & Maine 1945-1975 with Donald G. Hills

(Reference #1582481490)
by Carl R. Byron

The story of a career B&M agent-operator in color as he saw his railroad from World War II up to Guilford. 


Price:  £39.00