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Newsletter - JULY 2009
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It is nearly twelve years since the last edition CALIFORNIA & NEVADA was published during which time much has once again changed following the mergers of Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe and the merger of Southern Pacific into Union Pacific. In addition to general updating, this new edition has been expanded with additional enlargements to show complex areas in greater detail and includes for the first time the interurban electric lines, light rail and principal logging railroads. Also shown are proposed extensions to the Bay Area and Los Angeles commuter networks, the proposed California High Speed network and the Yucca Mountain Railroad in Nevada. The Atlas shows all currently operated common carriers, tourist and major industrial railroads along with abandoned routes.
Order any other atlas along with California and Nevada for just £30 Or 2 other atlases along with California and Nevada for just £45 etc.! (Will still show the full price on-line but will be charged at the discounted rate until 1st Sept. 2009)
Regular Price £ 16.50 NEW RELEASE OFFER £16.00 (FREE UK & Europe p&p)
How to Build Realistic Reliable Track
Everything you need to know about modeling track. How to Build Realistic Reliable Track is a must-have reference with answers to common problems, stories from the experts, detailed photos and how-to illustrations, and much more. This all-new special issue features stories such as: Superdetailing a turnout, how-to instructions by Lance Mindheim Realistic and reliable flextrack, with basic and advanced techniques by Tony Koester Quiet tracks quiet trains by Bob Kingsnorth From track plan to layout by Paul Dolkos And many more!
£ 5.00 (Incl. UK p&p) Available Mid August
New Books From
Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color Volume 4: Chesapeake Division by Robert J. Yanosey
Facilities and trains on the Wilmington-Washington main line and the Delmarva, Pope’s Creek, C&PD and other branches.
£ 42.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
Ontario Northland In Color by Bram Bailey
Scenic action out on the line in the late diesel era of this exciting Canadian railway.
New Books From Arcadia
NORTH BEACH PENINSULA'S IR&N by Sydney Stevens, Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum.
For nearly 40 years, the quirky little narrow-gauge railroad, begun in 1889 by the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company, ran along the North Beach Peninsula in southwestern Washington. The train provided the primary transportation link from Ilwaco in the south to Nahcotta in the north, making peninsula communities accessible to one another and supplying a reliable route to outside markets for the area’s major industries—oystering, logging, and cranberry farming. A tide table, not a timetable, governed the railroad’s schedule, allowing coordination with the steamers that met the train at either end of its daily journeys. Old-timers of the area still speak affectionately of the train’s unorthodox schedule and its informal and accommodating service. And they remember with fondness that the IR &N was widely known as the “Irregular, Ramblin’ and Never-get-there Railroad.” # of Pages: 128
£ 14.50 (Incl. UK p&p)
PLEASANTS COUNTY by Ellen Dittman Pope, Ruth Ann Dayhoff
Formed from portions of Wood, Tyler, and Ritchie Counties, Pleasants County was founded in 1851 and was named after Gov. James Pleasants Jr. of Virginia. Residents of Pleasants County fondly recall many of the buildings that no longer exist today, such as the button factory, blacksmith shop, marble factory, and the Quaker State Oil Refinery, all of which are preserved in the photographs that are showcased throughout Images of America: Pleasants County. Taking a step back in time, these photographs illustrate how the town and county looked more than 100 years ago, exploring a variety of the county’s activities and historic scenes and offering a colorful insight into the past as well as the present. Pages:128
- A Route 66 Rail Adventure Well, this one's a bit different. Elrond Lawrence's book "Route 66 Railway" convinced me that I should go take a look and see what was left of Route 66's artifacts. Disc 1 takes a look at California, from San Bernardino, over Cajon, through Victorville to Barstow, and across the Mojave to Needles and the bridge at Topok. Disc 2 takes a look at Arizona, from Kingman Canyon to Flagstaff and on to Canyon Diablo, Winslow, Holbrook and the the NM border at Lupton. In addition to the trains, you'll see neon, abandoned gas stations, tourist traps and restored depots.
WIDESCREEN ONLY 3 Hours 2 DVD Set colour Narration Regular price £21.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 1st Sept. 2009 - £20 (free UK & European p&p)
The Silverton Train was one of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's premier passenger trains on the narrow gauge. Take a ride on today's Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad through the spectacular fall scenery of the Animas River Canyon. You'll experience the ride from the caboose, ride the locomotive, and see the magnificent Colorado mountain scenery as well as the trains themselves. A program the whole family will enjoy again and again!
80 mins plus previews colour Narration Regular price £20.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 1st Sept. 2009 - £19 (free UK & European p&p)
Durango & Silverton by Sam Furukawa
- A photographic celebration of America's favorite narrow gauge train ride FOR ALMOST 130 YEARS the shrill whistles of steam locomotives have echoed off the steep walls of Southwestern Colorado's beautiful Animas River valley. Railroads first came to this remote region in the decade of the 1880s, in search of gold and silver. Colorado had just achieved statehood, and the rush was on to exploit the new territory to the fullest. Durango became the center of this booming mining district, and after pausing there briefly, the Denver & Rio Grande pushed its rails 45 miles up the Animas valley to Silverton. The line, then called the Silverton Branch, was a marvel of 19th-century civil engineering. Today it operates as the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and it is no less a marvel. The D&SNG is also a priceless and nearly perfectly preserved example of living history. Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Durango to ride the trains - still powered by superbly maintained steam engines - and to experience the unblemished wilderness of the Animas River gorge. D&SNG trains and locomotives, the people who run them, and the superb scenery they traverse are the subjects of the photographs in this book. The history of the line has been covered in many other volumes, so the photos here seek to portray this breathtaking railroad as it operates in the 21st Century. 176 pages, hard cover, 8.5" x 11", 250 photos, all color,
Cumbres & Toltec
Hundreds of thousands of visitors have ridden Cumbres & Toltec trains during its 35 years of operation. Shot between 1999 and 2006, the photos in this book are what their experience looked like from trackside. Some of the pictures are from well beyond trackside, including a series of remarkable photos shot from a jet helicopter at the height of the 2006 fall foliage season in the San Juan mountains.
Special Offer Buy Silverton DVD & Both Books for JUST £ 90.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
This video has been years in the making, as we have attempted to accumulate enough footage to justify such a release. We have 8mm footage by Warren Scholl, shot in 1954, but the majority of footage is 16mm color footage, including a good amount by Perry Becker who made more than one trip to the area. Locations shown are North Platte, Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, and of course action on Sherman Hill between Cheyenne and Laramie. You will see interesting things such as a "Big Boy" number 4006 on fire as it exits Hermosa Tunnel, with its stack hood still on as well. Also see a Gas Turbine leading a Big Boy in 3 different scenes. You will see the engine service areas in the locations mentioned above, and see some of the dead engine lines late in the steam era. This footage is all shot silent of course, and we have added music and informative narration. However, we do have another segment with some 16mm sound footage on Sherman Hill which includes several doubleheaders, such as 5500 series 2-10-2's with Challengers and Big Boys. There are also a couple of Big Boy scenes by Everett Rohrer, and some film he shot of the first test run, and first excursions in 1982 when Challenger 3985 first operated. So, for all those lovers of BIG BOYS, and big articulated steam Giants this one is for you.
45 minutes plus 23 mins of additional previews colour Narration Regular price £20.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 1st Sept. 2009 - £19 (free UK & European p&p)
New Book From Heimburger House
Trains to Victory - America’s Railroads in WWII by Don Heimburger and John Kelly
Trains to Victory tells the dramatic story of the years 1941-1945 when U.S. railroads, using fewer cars and locomotives than in WWI, moved more tonnage and more passengers than ever before. Divided into 13 chapters, plus a 32-page four-color section, an introduction, bibliography and a complete index, the volume appeals to railfans, historians, military historians, and many others. The 380-page hardbound book features 542 photographs, an additional 285 illustrations, a four-color laminated dustjacket and a complete listing of U.S. military camps, posts and bases as of August 1, 1941. The book discusses the implications of the war on the railroads, embarkation of troops and materiels, how the Military Railway Service joined the fight and what was happening on U.S railroads during the war. It also addresses new railroad cars and locomotives built for the war, military camp railroads, how Alaska’s railroads played a part in the conflict, how women helped the war effort, and what was happening in foreign theaters. It describes how railroads aided in the return of wounded troops and equipment, and the atmosphere on the railroads immediately after the war. Scale drawings of war-emergency box cars are also included, as are troop train car plans. Trains to Victory covers such topics as the huge Chicago & NorthWestern Proviso Yards during wartime, personal glimpses of the war from a number of railroaders and intriguing aspects of the war from the Army Engineers, Association of American Railroads and the War Department. Wartime products of locomotive and railroad car manufacturers such as Baldwin, Alco, Davenport, Lima, Whitcomb, Budd, Electro-Motive, H.K. Porter, Pullman, American Car & Foundry and the St. Louis Car Company are documented throughout the volume. Hardbound, 8 ? x11", 380 pages, 825 illustrations, 32-page all-color photo section, 13 chapters, extensive historical military/railroad documentation.
BNSF recently finished triple tracking Cajon Pass in California, one of the premier train watching locations in the world. We take a look at the new triple track Cajon, with favorite locations Keenbrook, Blue Cut, Sullivanís Curve, Mormon Rocks, "The Hill", Summit and Frost, as well as some new locations. We'll see the latest power from both BNSF and UP, and see a number of meets as well as trains grinding up the pass. Awesome!
WIDESCREEN ONLY 115 mins colour Narration Regular price £21.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 1st Sept. 2009 - £20 (free UK & European p&p)
Join us for a March, 1998 legal cab ride over California's Cajon Pass on board BNSF C44-9W #1018, on train ZLACMEM. The BN-ATSF merger is young, and most of the power seen is warbonnet or bluebonnet. The view is straight ahead with some roving camera shots, and you'll hear radio chatter and conversation in the cab. A student engineer is running the train, conversation includes advice on train handling.
120 mins colour Narration Regular price £21.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 1st Sept. 2009 - £20 (free UK & European p&p)
Buy both "Triple Track Cajon" and "Cajon Pass Cab Ride" for only £38
Re-release Bargain!
Join us at Steamtown's 1996 Snow Spectacular to watch big steam thunder up the former Lackawanna's Pocono mountain grade! Experience the dramatic elements of big time steam railroading - passenger and freight trains storming up mountain grades in sun, heavy falling snow, even fog - in five memorable winter days. Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 pushing a wedge snowplow on the opening day run. Passenger trains climbing the 1 % grade through fresh fallen snow. The thrill of a cab ride with the engineer and fireman describing the operation of 261. Two days of freight train railroading, including a classic you-hear-her-before-you-see-her sequence of 261emerging out of fog. Action packed pacing shots from a hi-rail truck running ahead of 261 on an adjacent track. Plus an appearance of Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 No. 2317, including runbys.
54 mins colour Narration Regular price £20.00 SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL 17th July 2009 - £15 (free UK & European p&p)
New From Westlake Publishing
The Narrow Gauge Annual 2009 by Russ Reinberg
Mallory Hope Ferrell's article about the Denver & Rio Grande Western branchlines out of Gunnison, Colorado include almost 60 pages of rare photos, maps, and timetables. That alone is worth the price of the book. Other articles include an exquisite HOn3 layout in a spare bedroom, construction articles explaining how to build a small depot, a coal depot, On3 rolling stock, detailed information on constructing a 1:20.3 scale metal turntable, step-by-step instructions for building four-wheel plantation rolling stock, and an attractive, small fuel facility anyone can build in any scale.
Available Mid Aug £ 19.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
Reminder - Released in previous Newsletter
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Diamond & Caldor: El Dorado Narrow Gauge Chapter 2 Build A Generic Pile Driver Chapter 3 Eneret Peat Products Chapter 4 A Lombard Rail Truck Chapter 5 West Side Lumber Company Rolling Stock Chapter 6-7 Through 10 Ton Shay Locomotives
PLANS: A Generic Pile Driver 7 Ton Contractor's Shay 10 Ton Contractor's Shay
OUR COVER: Diamond & Caldor Shay Number 10 unloads logs at the Diamond Springs sawmill. (Jan Rons painting from the Mallory Hope Ferrell collection)
£ 19.00 (Incl. UK p&p)
Don't Forget, Magazines Subscriptions make great presents enjoyed the whole year round
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS MAKE GREAT GIFTS - ENYOYED ALL YEAR ROUND!
DIESEL ERA (£5.80 - sub £34) May/June issue available
CLASSIC TRAINS (£5.00 - sub £18.50) Summer issue available
TRAINS (£4.60 - sub £49) Aug issue available
MODEL RAILROADER (£4.60 - sub £49) Aug issue available
NARROW GAUGE & SHORTLINE GAZETTE (£6.40 - sub £30) May/June issue available
GARDEN RAILWAYS (£4.95 - sub £28) July/Aug issue available
RAILFAN (£3.20 - sub £33) Aug issue available
RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN (£3.40 - sub £35) July issue available
N SCALE (£6.00 - sub £34) July/Aug issue available
Magazines UK p&p now included - Rest of Europe + £ 0.50 Annual Sub: UK p&p incl. - Europe £5
SPV CHAT
In this newsletter we are showing books and a DVD covering narrow gauge in Colorado. This area can be followed in the COLORADO AND UTAH Railroad Atlas which is currently on sale for £16.50. However if you purchase this along with the new CALIFORNIA & NEVADA Atlas, you will get the both of them for a total of only £30. We have included many special offers in this newsletter to enable you to still enjoy and explore your hobby even through these hard times. I am sure you all will find something of interest in this newsletter and we will always do our very best to help and supply you with all you need in this hobby of ours! Stu
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