Purple and silver - a strange color combination that adorns many of the diesels seen in this rare look back at the Coast Line. Follow its operations right up to the 1967 merger with Seaboard Air Line.

Conrail's Central Region stretched from near Harrisburg to Buffalo and Ft. Wayne, plus a whole host of branches, cutoffs, and spurs. Join former Conrail manager Stephen Timko as he leads us across the Region in this first volume of a four-volume series, the colorful years 1976-1980

RI roster numbers 600 to 4909 encompasses everything from prewar Alco cab units to SD40-2s. Painted in a wide array of colors and assigned to varied duties as the years passed by, they did their best as the Rock Island crumbled beneath them.

The P&S was a large hauler of bituminous coal whose numerous hopper cars traveled far and wide making the little Pennsylvania shortline well known in railroad circles. Its history and postwar operations are examined in detail in this all-color book

Widely known for his writing in Trains Magazine and guides to rail travel in Europe and elsewhere, George Drury was also a talented photographer. California was one of his favorite domestic destinations and SP, ATSF and WP operations were well-recorded by someone who knew where to look.

A geographic tour of the fabled Boston & Maine Railroad during the Guilford years. ollow the troubled years after 1983 that saw labor disputes, varied paint schemes, and a wild array of diesel power in New England.

Features the two separate electrified divisions: the Rocky Mountain Division and the Coast Division. Volume 3 also covers Power Cars, Snowplows and Miscellaneous Equipment and Structures as well as "The Running Indian" locomotives.

Wraps up the coverage of this colorful, multi-road merged company. We'll visit the shops, yards, and right-of-way to view the second-generation models such as SD38-2, SD45, F45, B39-8E, SD60 and SD70Macs, and the Es and SDPs as well as the F-units assigned to passenger duties.

Pittsburgh's South Hills and West End districts, as well as Washington, Pa., are featured in this look at the once extensive Pittsburgh Railways and Port Authority Transit trolley lines that served these areas. Standard cars, PCCs, and LRVs are all highlighted in this decades long coverage of Pittsburgh's rail transit

The history and operations of the Akron Canton & Youngstown RR and the Akron & Barberton Belt Line are examined mostly in color in this 128-page hardcover book. quipment and facilities are also included.

Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and shortlines are illustrated by Bill's striking photography throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island from 1967-93. A wide variety of LW-Alco power dominated these eastern routes, but GM-EMDs, CLC-FMs, GEs, Budd RDCs and minority builders are also fully represented.

The traditional shortlines of North and South Carolina 1950-80. A&RF, Alex., A&EC, A&W, B&M, Blue Ridge, B,U-C, Camp Lejeune, Cape Fear, C&NW, CS, CW, Cliffside, CN&L, D&S, EC, E&M and Graham County RR.

Slugs, F-units, GP15s, B23s, DL721, B23s, C430s, C420s, GP20, GP30, GP35, C425, C424, U23B, B23, U28,30,33,36, GP40, GP9B and F7B are all examined in full color

The Burlington's Hannibal Division had little freight service and even less famous passenger trainsompared with other divisions. This volume highlights its character and significance via a thorough look at noteworthy facilities and trains.

Dereco was the Norfolk and Western Railway's attempt to counter the Penn Central merger's possible effects on its freight business. Acquisition of the Delaware and Hudson and Erie Lackawanna allowed the N&W to enter the lucrative Northeast market. However, the PC's failure and an early season hurricane resulted in dissolution.

Former Central Region employee Steve Timko continues his look at Conrail's busiest region from Harrisburg to Ft. Wayne. Visit the main lines, many branches, alternate routes, yards and terminals in operation from 1981-86.

Diesels of the Feather River Route are examined on a unit-by-unit basis showing both roster and action shots in color, from the 1950s till the Union Pacific merger

The motive power and phosphate operations in the Bone Valley of Florida are explained in detail by diesel authority Jerry Pinkepank in this concluding volume to the series. SBD System, CSX, shortlines!

A look back at the stations, towers, shops and other structures owned by the Reading Company on the many lines that emanated from Philadelphia. Many of the scenes show trains of Reading, SEPTA and Conrail passing by.