Those who know, know that Everett Young is the man to go to for heavy-duty coal railroading. Join him for a look at the hollows and mountains of Kentucky where the coal was abundant and rare power everywhere.

Penn Central Power, Morning Sun Book’s first title, is reprinted in a special 25th Anniversary limited run released on November 15, 2012 in anticipation of a new series entitled Penn Central Power In Color, which will begin in 2013 and pick up where the original left off. The original Penn Central Power was vastly different from the typical MSB format to which readers have become accustomed. Instead of being in all color, that first Penn Central Power (and this reprint) is 248 pages of black-and-white photography with a 12-page color insert.

The concluding chronology in this epic all-color history.

The last years of Big Blue before absorption by CSX and NS.

The NP was one of those roads that took pride in its passenger service right to the end. Passenger train expert Geoff Doughty guides the reader stem-to-stern throughout the Northern Pacific’s streamliners.

The New York Division was the busiest division on the EL comprised of a tangle of suburban commuter lines and freight routes. Photographers Al Holtz and Bill Rosenberg captured the workings of this dynamic division from New York City and out to the Delaware River.

The Steel City was an operating museum of trolley cars when our photographers captured its essence in the 1960s. Join us in the days when the town was still bustling and much different than today.

The motive power of the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads were merged to form this new system in 1967 and later augmen ed by new power.

A visit to the industrial “backyards” for a view of railroad operations using cookie-cutter and special-order locomotives built by Atlas, Baldwin, Davenport, GE, Plymouth, Porter, Whitcomb and others. Over 300 new photos.

A definitive look back at the last years of this fallen flag.

Look behind the fences of docks, grain elevators, power plants and other industries where standard railroad-size locomotives work.

Look behind the fences of docks, grain elevators, power plants and other industries where standard railroad-size locomotives work.

A look back at the years when Katy's very existence was threatened and the road struggled on with old or rebuilt power.

Follow the L&NE till it ceased operation in 1960 and then was operated by CNJ, LV, CR and NS.

A look at the first half of the EL roster--#B-21 through #2586.Switchers, first & second-generation road-switchers through the Century, U25B and GP35s. Includes the E-8 and PA units.

The first-ever all-color tour of VIA Rail Canada, covering the system's first 25 years from its beginnings as a Canadian National subsidiary to its role as the Crown corporation responsible for Canada's intercity passenger train network. Emphasis is on VIA's early years, when equipment inherited from CN and CP was merged in a period of remarkably colorful operation. Coverage extends through the 1980s and 1990s, when VIA introduced its first new equipment in the form of lightweight LRC trainsets and F40PH-2 diesel locomotives.

A region by region look at how the railroads operate and support the steelmaking process. Includes the Iron Range operations, Great Lakes Ports and Fleets and Specialty Equipment.

The ABCs of how and why Amtrak was formed and a photo review of its early diesel units as well as modern replacement power. Includes original Amtrak #1-499, switchers, road-switchers, E units, F units and more. Part one of a three part series.

A continuing look at the industrial type locomotives of the minority builders.Davenport, Plymouth, Porter, Vulcan and more as well as GE's popular line of "tonners".