Wood and heavyweight passenger cars disappeared from revenue service in the years following World War II. This book presents photos of cars from the early days of railroading until the last cars were relegated to work train service. Chock full of vintage photographs, this book shows passenger cars in their heyday including some interesting interior shots. Diagrams of cars included.

Rio Grande's Narrow Gauge K-36 Locomotives from White River Productions is the complete history of the Rio Grande's K-36 2-8-2s. By the 1920s, the legendary narrow gauge system of the Denver and Rio Grande Western had shrunk to a third of the railroad's total trackage, and most of its locomotives were worn out. Yet, traffic was heavy on some parts of the line and growing, and standard gauging the lines made little economic sense. So the long-time Baldwin customer turned to the Philadelphia firm for 10 new narrow gauge, outside frame Mikados. Designated K-36 (MiKado, 36,200lbs of tractive effort), these beefy Baldwins were soon hauling freight over the four percent grades of Cumbres and Marshall passes and indeed, system-wide. Fast forward almost a century later, and nine of the locomotives still exist and eight are in service on the Durango and Silverton and Cumbres and Toltec Scenic railroads. Truly a remarkable record of service and why the K-36 is beloved by railfans and the crewmen who ran them. Author Jerry Day spent over 40 years compiling information and over 300 photos, maps, track folios, drawings and diagrams, including a three-page foldout drawing by Mike McKenzie for this volume. In addition, this 224-page hardcover book includes the DRGW purchase of the K-36s and changes made to the lines to accommodate them, the operational history on the lines they ran, and accounts of K-36 snow fighting operations, special passenger runs, wrecks, movie trains, locomotive modifications and changes, and a section on the K-36s as they operate today on the C&TS and D&S railroads. Includes an appendix with the complete DRGW-Baldwin specs for the locomotives. This hardcover book is one of several White River titles about DRGW prototypes and models.

Denver & Rio Grande: The Early Years from White River Productions presents the Rio Grande's glory days from the 1870s through the 1920s with more than 650 rare black and white photographs, illustrations and maps. Today it is difficult to comprehend the tremendous amounts of energy, manpower, and money that went into constructing the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad into and across the Rocky Mountains. Denver & Rio Grande: The Early Years is required reading for all fans of early western railroading.

Das Buch ist in Englisch, farbig mit vielen Fotos The 2020 On30 Annual from White River Productions, the only annual publication dedicated exclusively to O scale narrow gauge model railroading, brings you the best of On30 projects, layouts, modules, locomotives and rolling stock by the top authors in the scale. Now in its 15th year of providing modeling fun and accessible narrow gauge for everyone, the 2020 On30 Annual is chock-full of amazing models, layouts, and building projects in O scale. If this is your first issue, or if you missed last year's issue, check out previous White River On30 Annuals. This year's issue provides modelers with well over a year's worth of On30 inspiration and modeling projects. Among the subjects included in the 2020 On30 Annual are: Laurium, Mohawk & Brockway Railway Co. Layout Tour Scratchbuild a GE 23-Tonner Big Railroad - Small Space Rebuilt Bachmann Railtruck Woodsville, Wyoming Sawmill The Yosemite Short Line Reefer Madness Car Contest

HOn3 is all about building narrow gauge trains and layouts, and the 2020 HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading! Our 12th annual edition is packed full of exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full all year. From California to Maine, and all points between, get on board for narrow gauge fun, including: Passenger/Mail/Express Operations in HOn3 HOn3 Project Layout Pt. 3? The No. 5 Mine Diorama Brick Walls with Character Build the Sargent Sandhouse + Proto Sandhouse Operations East Broad Top 2-6-0 & Much, Much More!

Narrow Gauge Excursions - Memorial Day Weekends: 1954-1966 (Sofcover Book) 3 Days - 20 Bucks from White River Productions is a story of railfanning back in the day. The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club has long been known for organizing some of the greatest trips over the Colorado narrow gauge lines, and their annual Memorial Day rail excursions were legendary. In an era when railfans donned suit and tie to chase trains, carried their trusty Brownie and Speed Graphic cameras, and counted their exposures more carefully than their lunch money, a young Stan Rhine ponied up his 20 bucks and joined the fun. Rubbing elbows with other club members like Otto Perry, Richard Kindig, Mac Poor and Bob Richardson, Dr. Rhine captured shots of both familiar and vanished locations on film. For the first time in print, he tells the story of these start-of-summer weekend rail jaunts. He also touches on some of the club's other narrow gauge excursions and, as a bonus, gives us the story of the last narrow gauge passenger train movement from Alamosa. Relive the glorious heyday of sponsored railfan trips with your copy of 3 Days - 20 Bucks.

A photographic celebration of Americas favorite narrow gauge train ride

Das Buch ist in Englisch, farbig mit vielen Fotos The 2021 On30 Annual from White River Productions, the only annual publication dedicated exclusively to O Scale narrow gauge model railroading, brings you the best of On30 projects, layouts, modules, locomotives and rolling stock by the top authors in the scale. The 2021 On30 Annual is chock-full of amazing models, layouts, and building projects in O Scale. If this is your first issue, or if you missed last year's issue, check out previous White River On30 Annuals. Now in its 16th year of publication, this issue provides modelers with fun projects for everyone. Among the subjects included in the 2021 On30 Annual are: Three Layout Tours Team Track Operations Boxcab Loco Build HO Turnout Conversion Stunning Sawmill Dead Rail Charger Three Pine Tree Building Home for a Modular

The Shay Locomotive: An Illustrated History from White River Productions is a must-have for modelers and fans of geared logging locomotives. This is the most complete, thorough, and accurate book ever produced on this unique and storied locomotive. The authors have spent decades researching, collecting photos, and organizing the information in this volume. The book features more than 600 pages and over 1000 photos, illustrations, and drawings. Included is a complete listing of every Shay built by shop number, by owner/operator, and by location. Also covered is Lima's involvement in the Shay from the first locomotive by Ephraim Shay in 1881 to the last Shay built in 1945 and it includes photographs of every single surviving Shay. Three appendices of patents, Drawings and specifications; information on wrecks and mishaps as well as a look at the mechanical evolution of the Shay are all included. If you're a modeler or fan of logging railroads you need The Shay Locomotive: An Illustrated History in your railroad library.

The 2021 Railroads Illustrated Annual from White River Productions features photography and pieces on railroads from coast to coast. Features for the 2021 Annual include: Remembering Southern Pacific One Fine Day - A Winnipeg Souvenir Rock Island's Last Years 1971-1980 Alaska Railroad Passenger Trains Ontario Southland's Guelph Junction Seasonal Day In North America And Much More!

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The 2022 HOn3 Annual from White River Productions brings you the best of HOn3 narrow gauge trains and layouts along with building projects and how-to articles by the top authors in the scale. You don't have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you've always suspected that the narrow gauge guys are having more fun, and you'd be right! The pages of the 2022 HOn3 Annual are loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 14th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for everyone in each issue.

Railroad Pit Stops from White River Productions showcases images spanning a nearly 40-year period from 1948 to 1984. Legendary photographer Robert P. Olmsted visited engine terminals and roundhouses from Ohio to Nebraska, including brief visits to Canada and Mexico. This new book showcases his rich black and white photography, featuring beautiful portraits of steam and diesel locomotives.

The Garden Trains Annual 2022 is packed with building and how-to projects along with great layout tours and our Garden Gallery photo feature, filled with great shots from readers like you! Brimming with information on prototype trains to flights of fancy and whimsy; whatever your large scale modeling style, you'll find the Garden Trains Annual is for you. Garden Trains Annual 2022 is one of many model railroading titles from White River Productions.

Thirty years in the making, Timber Titans: Baldwin's Articulated Logging Locomotives from White River Productions tells the complete story of these fascinating logging locomotives. Presented in construction number order, the articulateds are covered individually in great detail with statistics and full histories that document each locomotive from the day it left Baldwin's sprawling Eddystone, Pennsylvania, factory to its ultimate disposition. Between 1909 and 1937, the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced 44 specialized locomotives that were either built for, or later transitioned to, the rigors of hauling raw logs on railroads where the grades were steep and the curves many. While all of these locomotives were built as articulated they varied greatly in design and appearance. Most were built as compound articulateds (Mallets) but two companies, Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and the Uintah Railway, received simple articulateds. Water carrying methods were also wide-ranging. While most were built as tank locomotives, others were equipped with a separate tender. Furthering the variations from as-built configurations, several of the tank locomotives were later converted by removing the side or semi-saddle tanks and adding a conventional tender. While most of the logging articulateds toiled away in relative obscurity, several gained acclaim for their well-traveled longevity. Remarkably, ten of the locomotives have survived and several of those remain active over a century after their construction. Beyond the exhaustively researched text, Timber Titans: Baldwin's Articulated Logging Locomotives features 455 black and white and color photographs that have been painstakingly restored to their original appearance. All have been reproduced in high resolution with many presented full page. Additionally, two full-color drawings, four three-dimensional renderings, and an original oil painting for the cover, were all commissioned specifically for this 256-page volume. If you're a fan of logging railroads, Mallet steam power, Baldwin locomotives or simply love railroading of the past, Timber Titans: Baldwin's Articulated Logging Locomotives is a must-have book for your railroad library.

The Garden Trains Annual 2023 is packed with building and how-to projects along with great layout tours and our Garden Gallery photo feature, filled with great shots from readers like you! This third issue is brimming with information on prototype trains to flights of fancy and whimsy; whatever your large scale modeling style, you'll find the Garden Trains Annual is for you.

Das Buch ist in Englisch, farbig mit vielen Fotos

The 2021 HOn3 Annual from White River Productions brings you the best of HOn3 narrow gauge trains and layouts along with building projects and how-to articles by the top authors in the scale. The HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading. The 13th annual edition is packed full of exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full all year. National Narrow Gauge Convention Wrap Up Scale Illumination Part 2 Better-Looking Commercial Track Old Signs on Old Walls Short Line on a Mission Converting HO Locos to HOn3 Switching In/To HOn3 Scratchbuild a 24-Foot Boxcar And More!

The 2023 HOn3 Annual from White River Productions brings you the best of HOn3 narrow gauge trains and layouts along with building projects and how-to articles by the top authors in the scale. You don't have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you ve always suspected that the narrow-gauge guys are having more fun, and you'd be right! The pages of the 2023 HOn3 Annual are loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 15th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for If this is your first issue, or if you missed last year's issue, check out previous White River HOn3 Annuals.

Kansas City Southern: Midwest Division from White River Productions is a must-have for railfans and modelers interested in the KCS. The KCS system in the U.S. sprawls across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis. The traditional southern main line moves traffic to Dallas, New Orleans, and Port Arthur, Texas. Later additions carry KCS rails east through Monroe, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, to Meridian and Artesia, Mississippi, and an even later addition touches Tennessee at Counce. Southern Texas and Mexico-bound traffic rolls from Beaumont through Houston to Corpus Christi and Laredo, where KCS rails continue deep into Mexico. This volume chronicles KCS east from Kansas City across the former Gateway Western and south from Kansas City to the end of the Shreveport Subdivision at Shoreline, Louisiana. The book features 256 pages, 371 photos, and 7 maps. Hardbound with dust jacket, all color. Kansas City Southern: Midwest Division is one of many prototype railroad titles from White River.