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This the first of four volumes of SPV’s COMPREHENSIVE RAILROAD ATLAS OF NORTH AMERICA covering Canada;- includes Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories and Yukon.
The Atlas shows all currently operated common carrier, tourist and major industrial railroads along with abandoned routes.
£ 16.50 (incl. UK & European p&p)
New Books From MBI
Canadian Pacific Railway
In addition to examining the prehistory leading to CPRs incorporation in 1881 and its current status as one of the continents leading carriers, Murray explains the colossal geographic obstacles overcome by CPRs founders; motive power and rolling stock through depression, war, and peacetime; renowned diversificarion efforts that included a passenger ship line, an airline serving four continents, a chain of four-star hotels, and western mining operations; and the colorful characters who laid the groundwork that made CPR what is today. Marvelous photography illustrates the national icon that began as a railway, became a global transportation system, and evolved into a diversified industrial conglomerate before settling into its role as a respected carrier.
£ 26.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
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Canadian Trolleys In Color Vol. 1: Eastern Canada by Robert Halperin
The traction systems that once served Cambridge, Cornwall, Dundas, Ft. William, Guelph, Halifax, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Montreal, Oshawa, Ottawa, Port Arthur, Quebec City, St. Catharines, St. John, Sudbury, Toronto and Windsor are all scrutinized in rare color photographs.
£ 39.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
Trackside in Appalachia with Gene Huddleston by Gene Huddleston
Gene relates his Appalachian roots and experiences on the C&O, N&W, and other routes in the mountainous regions that produced this country’s coal. Includes many obscure shortlines!
New Book From 4 WAYS WEST
Milwaukee Road Locomotives By Mallory Hope Ferrell
This is the first volume of a series of books featuring the motive power of the Milwaukee Road in depth. Passenger and freight cab and booster units are presented in this first volume. There is everything from FTs to E9s, complete rosters and much more. This new 160 page hardbound book features hundreds of color and b+w vintage photographs. Don't miss all the action — order today.
New Books From WITHERS
EMD’s SW1500 Second-Generation Workhorse
Following a long progression of end-cab switchers beginning in 1939, EMD's SW1500 model was introduced at the zenith of switcher production, the 1960s and 1970s. Featuring the builder's newly introduced 645-series prime mover, the model offered a unit that was suitable for yard, local, and even road freight service. During the model's 8 year production, no distinct changes took place, but options specified by the 58 customers, such as truck style, fuel tank capacity, and handrail placement, divided the production into 8 separate groups. This 120-page softcover book covers these pioneering diesels in text, photographs, and drawings. Major operators included.
£ 21.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
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Southern Pacific Freight Cars, Volume 4: Box Cars By Anthony W. Thompson
The fourth volume in the series on SP freight car history, this time covering box cars from roughly 1865 1965. The most numerous car type on the SP, the box car dominates many yard and train photographs, and this is the complete history of SP’s box cars, from the 2S-foot, 15-ton cars of 1865 to the 86-foot auto cars of 1963, and much more, including special cars such as the black Overnight box cars. Any historian or modeler interested in the Southern Pacific will want to own this big book. 496 pages 846 photos, 92 drawings, rosters, bibliography, index
£ 44.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
The Florida Keys Overseas Railway by Warren Zeiller
The tale of Henry Flagler's Overseas Railway to Key West has often been told, but this book contains extensive new material, in the unpublished photographs of one of the engineers during construction. This book will be a welcome treat for anyone who enjoys the Keys, and for fans of the Florida East Coast Railway. 160 pages, 166 photos, Signor endsheet map.
£ 35.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
The Electric Way Across the Mountains, By Richard Steinheimer
Long out of print and often acclaimed as Steinheimer's master work, this book returns to print in a new edition. This book is a signal event for fans of the Milwaukee Road, of mainline electrification, and of the everyday life of railroaders. 192 pages, 416 photos.
£ 42.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
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1-930013-19-3 Southern Pacific Freight Cars, V. 4: Box Cars 1-930013-18-3 The Florida Keys Overseas Railway 1-930013-13-2 The Electric Way Across the Mountains 1-930013-16-7 Southern Pacific Freight Cars, V. 3: Auto Cars, Flats 1-930013-14-0 Trains to Yosemite 1-930013-15-9 The Visalia Electric Railroad 1-930013-11-6 Southern Pacific Daylight Locomotives 1-930013-12-4 Southern Pacific’s Western Division 1-930013-06-X Central California Traction 1-930013-09-4 Tank Cars, AC&F, 1865–1955 1-930013-10-8 Southern Pacific Freight Cars, V. 2: Cabooses 1-930013-08-6 Southern Pacific Freight Cars, V. 1: Gondolas, Stock 1-930013-04-3 The Magor Car Corporation
Portland is proud of its showpiece of railroad history -- the 4449. We caught this magnificent locomotive and its train on an excusion out of Portland and on its way to Stampede Pass. Follow the 4449 through the beautiful Pacific Northwest, which provides a spectacular backdrop for one of the world’s most famous trains. A great train and a great locale -- what more could you want?
Southern Pacific’s 4449 Daylight was painted black and became 4449 “Nightlight” for the BNSF Employee Appreciation Special. Machines of Iron followed the special across the Pacific Northwest to bring you this spectacular video. Scenes in and around Vancouver, WA, the Columbia River Bridge, Spokane Bridge, Sandpoint, ID, Horse Thief Lake, and the Cascade Locks are among the highlights of this show. 4449 Fireman Jack Wheelihan takes us on a tour of the 4449 cab and Doyle McCormick gives us the story on the “black” 4449. 4449 Journey is 41 mins 4449 Nightlight is 72 mins
TOTAL 113 mins colour narration Regular price £21.95 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 10th September 2006 - £21.00 (free UK & European p&p)
(Part 1) From Illinois to California Green Frog brings you the most marvelous freight action ever assembled in to one video. Fast paced, beautiful photography of today's most modern freight service across the U.S. You'll see action on Santa Fe, Burlington Northern, Soo Line, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Utah Railway. In this lavish production, you'll find fascinating broadcast quality photography by world renowned cameraman Steve Neff, View Pig Trains sprawled across the midwest, helper action in the mountains, and classic scenes at Soldier Summit, Winterpark, Moffat Tunnel, and Feather River Canyon. (Part 2) We'll take you through some of the Plains of the midwest, and then into the Colorado Rockies where you'll witness fast paced action on Colorado's Joint Line (where the Rio Grande—now Southern Pacific—the Burlington Northern, and the Santa Fe share trackage rights. Then we'll take you up the Midwest Tunnel route into Utah, You'll witness exciting freight action on this line, and see how mid-train helpers are placed in the middle of those long freights, you'll follow action through scenic locations such as Helper, Castle Rock, and Soldier Summit, Then we'll take you into Nevada and the Sierras for more mountain railroad action. by Filmed in the 1990s
2 Hours colour narration Regular price £23.95 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 10th September 2006 - £23.00 (free UK & European p&p)
Tipong Coal Mine is located in Northeast India, on the border with Burma, and for the moment runs the oldest steam locomotive in regular service in the world, and a Darjeeling B class. Living on borrowed time, this 2 foot gauge railway takes coal from the mine through the jungle to a truck loading facility. Far from tourist destinations, this seldom visited little line is full of charm and character! As soon as they have the money, two bridges will be rebuilt, the coal will move by truck and this delightful little railway will die. The Janakpur Railway runs from Jayanagar, India to Janakpurdham, Nepal. This 2’ 6” gauge line has now dieselized, but we rode and taped a chartered steam train, with an 0-6-2 Hunswell Clarke side tank, built in 1930. We were only allowed to stay in Nepal for one night because of terrorists! The festival of Shiva was going on in Janakpurdham during our visit, and there were thousands of people on the station waiting for the diesel train, many of them rode on the roof and sides, and on flat cars on our chartered train. Run by’s, the ride from the train (and the roof) and a look at the people. An entertaining look at a charming little railway! AVAILABLE IN REGULAR OR WIDESCREEN FORMAT. Please state preference when ordering or regular format will automatically be sent.
100 Mins colour narration Regular price £22.95 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 10th September 2006 - £22.00 (free UK & European p&p)
CSX coal trains on the New River Sub, deep in West Virginia. We start our visit at Hinton, then follow the tracks through Prince, with it’s Art Deco depot, over the mountain to Thurmond, and along the gorge to Montgomery. You’ll see the trains far below from the overlooks, and up close and personal from trackside. We visit the big bridges at Cunard and Hawks Nest, and catch the Gauley shifter with it’s caboose. UP makes an appearance, together with Amtrak’s Cardinal, a number of lease units and brand new SD70ACe’s. R.J. Corman now operates the Loup Creek branch from Thurmond, and we catch bright red geeps in the highly scenic valley. Features Narration On/Off. AVAILABLE IN REGULAR OR WIDESCREEN FORMAT. Please state preference when ordering or regular format will automatically be sent.
90 Mins colour narration Regular price £21.95 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 10th September 2006 - £21.00 (free UK & European p&p)
This video is for all our traction and trolley fans. Here is great film from the 30's and 40's, and some from the 50's and 60's. The Frog has created an entertaining and informative video of how it used to be when traction and trolleys were an integral part of our economy. We’ll visit the North Shore Railroad (including some spectacular Winter scenes), the South Shore, Seattle Trolleys of the 30’s and 40's, Yakima Valley operations, and in the 1930's, the Third Avenue Trolleys, the New York Westchester & Boston, Public Service Transport of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Transit (Some of the LV of the 30's in color!). The majority of the original film was shot on 16 mm COLOR film, the Eastern film from the 30’s was shot on 8mm black & white, and some color...very rare!
58 Mins colour narration Regular price £19.95 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 10th September 2006 - £19.00 (free UK & European p&p)
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Due to popular demand SPV have released the Finescale Modeler Magazine - You can also subscribe for a year to receive all 10 Issues as there are no issues in May or July. September 2006 FineScale Modeler magazine is the essential tool for modelers of all skill levels. Learn how to create models of aircraft, armor, ships, cars and more. Every issue provides clear, well-illustrated articles that show how to assemble the latest model kits and how to master painting and finishing techniques. Kit reviews, new kit and product announcements, tips from the experts, and a gallery of readers' models make every issue packed with value.
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NOW AVAILABLE CONTENTS:
Mail by Rail: The fast trains and elite crews of the Railway Mail Service
Fast Mail Longtime Trains Editor David P. Morgan rides the Burlington Route's Fast Mail between Chicago and Omaha. Adapted from a booklet published by the Burlington in 1959 on the occasion of the train's 75th anniversary. With a sidebar by William W. Kratville on Council Bluffs Transfer, where Midwestern roads turned mail over to the Union Pacific. By David P. Morgan
The Few, the Proud Retired Railway Post Office clerks, members of an elite corps of public servants, recall the adventure, hardships, and satisfaction of working on mail cars out of Kansas City. ONLINE EXTRA: See films shot by one of the retired clerks of mail trains on the Santa Fe in 1967. By Peter A. Hansen
Online video extra: Santa Fe mail trains in 1967 In the Fall 2006 issue of Classic Trains, we look at the fast trains and elite crews of the Railway Mail Service. These video clips are from 8mm moves shot by mail-car clerk G. W. Corben on the Santa Fe in 1967, as a number of Railway Post Office routes were making their last runs.
Mrs. Adkins Meets No. 51 In a series of photographs by Richard Steinheimer, the postmistress of Caliente, Calif., makes the daily exchange of mailbags with SP's San Joaquin Daylight in 1966. By Richard Steinheimer
RPO Rainbow An all-color gallery of Railway Post Office cars, from tiny trolleys to 85-foot streamliners. By Robert S. McGonigal
Tales from a Coatesville Mail Helper Bert Pennypacker recalls his first job: slinging mailbags at Coatesville, Pa., in the early 1940's. With a sidebar on the two biggest mail-haulers, PRR and NYC. By Bert Pennypacker
Classics Today: Snag that Bag! Museums and tourist lines keep RPO history alive through static displays and pouch-catching demonstrations. By Karl Zimmermann
Racing into History In 1967-68, historian Don Hofsommer recorded on film the final months of a classic Railway Post Office run, the Duluth & St. Paul RPO on the Great Northern's Badger and Gopher. By Don L. Hofsommer
Night Train Stowaway On the Chicago & North Western in 1955, an 8-year-old boy stayed up all night to ride a mail car (and the locomotive) with his RPO-clerk father. By David A. Thompson
Boston to Seattle for 3 Cents How a letter would have crossed the country in 1947. By David A. Thompson
Big Emmas over the Red River Color photos of a New Jersey railfan's 1952 trip to Kentucky, where he bagged Louisville & Nashville M-1 2-8-4's crossing a spectacular trestle. ONLINE EXTRA: See movie clips of L&N Big Emmas on Kentucky Derby trains from the Herron Rail Video archives. By Ed Theisinger
Online video extra: L&N M-1 2-8-4's in action In 1956, several L&N M-1 2-8-4's worked special passenger trains for the Kentucky Derby at Louisville. It was the last year for steam on Derby Day trains, and the only time "Big Emma's" were used. These video clips of Big Emmas on Derby trains is from the program "Reflections of American Railroading: The Action-Packed 16mm Films of Dr. Howard Blackburn" from Herron Rail Video.
Photo Section Diesels on the Monon, Delaware & Hudson, Wabash, Grand Trunk Western, and New York Central in color. Lehigh Valley diesel and Jersey Central steam in color at Aldene, N.J. Southern Railway's diesel motor cars in color. IC steam in black-and-white and color. A black-and-white gallery of Sydney & Louisburg steam. by Jim Shaughnessy.
Bird's-Eye View Jacksonville (Fla.) Terminal in the 1940's.
Online extra: Jacksonville Terminal train chart Daily trains in and out of Jacksonville Terminal, 1946. Reprinted from June 1978 Trains magazine.
One Day at . . . North Platte, Nebr. Run-through power predominates on a May 1970 morning
Stu’s Chat
I know it seems rather early for 2007 calendars whilst we’re basking in this heat but as you can see, we are taking on a larger range this year. Consequently if you want to be sure to have your 1st choice of calendar next year, you should order early as some maybe out of stock nearer Christmas. In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine and the heat where ever you are!
Stu
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