Railroad Books
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Color History
Kirk Reynolds and David P. Oroszi
$24.95
This 8 1/4 x 10 5/8", 128-page softbound covers the B&O's entire history from 1828 through its absorption by CSX Transportation. An ideal reference for B&O enthusiasts and modelers with modern and period photography and rare archival imagery depict memorabilia, promo materials and the trains themselves.
Cleveland’s Towering Treasure
James A. Toman and Daniel J. Cook
Cleveland Landmarks Press
$18.50
Cleveland's Towering Treasure covers the entire complex from the planning stage, through construction, to the major changes that occurred in the transformation of the former union station into The Avenue at Tower City Center. In addition to the train station/shopping mall, the book also details the history of the Tower, the department store, the hotel, the former main post office, and the Landmark Office Towers. In 146 pages and with 178 illustrations, Cleveland’s Towering Treasure makes a great gift for anyone interested in the history of Cleveland and its most beloved symbol.
Colorful East Broad Top
Mallory Hope Ferrell
$26.95 (soft)
All-color, 88-page softbound 8 1/2 x 11" book depicts this unique 3-foot-gauge coal hauler in the '40s and '50s. For 83 years, the EBT connected a remote region of south central Pennsylvania with the outside world. This deluxe book features vintage locomotives, freight and passenger cars, mines, facilities and more.
Museums of Harry Magee
Pat Parker
Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society
$13.99
This book describes the accomplishments of Harry L. Magee. It features 159 pages of black and white photos and text. The book describes the three museums that Magee opened up plus his efforts at preserving streetcars and its history.
The PATrain Pittsburgh’s Last Commuter Train
Allan R. Bluman
$25.00
This book begins with the history (1975-1989) of the PATrain. It highlights the route, stations, and schedules. The equipment chapter shows where the train came from and where it is now. The final day and last minute efforts to save the train finish out this book. It has a lot of color photos throughout the book.
Pennsylvania Railroad Color History
Mike Schafer & Brian Solomon
$24.95
This colorful tribute to the Pennsylvania Railroad, the keystone of American transportation for 121 years is a 128-page, 8 1/4 x 10 1/4" softbound. At its peak the Pennsylvania was the largest railroad in the world. Pennsy's crack passenger trains including the Broadway Limited and Pennsylvania Limited, connected New York City and Philadelphia with Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Chicago. Color and archival black & white photos showcase the locomotives, train and events of the Pennsylvania.
Ken Kobus and Jack Consoli
$20.00
This publication contains about 270 photographs, several maps, plus a multi-panel map insert. Released in conjunction with the PRRT&HS 1998 annual meeting in Lancaster, the publication supplements the commemoration of 150 years of the PRR's presence in Pittsburgh, the traffic heart of the railroad's operations, begun with the authors' first book on this subject "The Pennsy in the Steel City.. .", published in 1996). Photographic coverage includes locomotives, trains, stations, yards, bridges, engine houses, towers, and related facilities, from the 1860s to 1968, with a few photos from the early'70s. Maps identify all PRR lines in the Pittsburgh area. Narrative covers PRR Pittsburgh area history. Geographically the book covers from Pennsylvania Station, Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh to Pitcairn on the Main Line
Pittsburgh to Mingo Jct., Ohio on the Panhandle
Mingo Jct., Ohio to Rochester, Pa on the C&P
Pittsburgh to Beaver Falls on the Ft. Wayne
Rochester, Pa. to New Castle on the PY&A
Includes an alignment map of the PRR between Pittsburgh and Beaver Falls from July 1920
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Timetables
Howdy Productions
Howard Worley Jr.
$34.95
Here published for the first time is a complete set of Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway timetables, form the Number 1 issued in 1917 up to the final Number 27 edition published in 1956. Several of the scarce P&WV passenger service timecards are also included. Vintage photos, many never before seen, appear throughout the text. The book contains 508 pages, is perfect bound, and measures approximately 5" by 8.5". A laminated color cover features artwork by renowned rail artist Howard Fogg.
Railroads of the Ohio Valley 1968-1990s, Book 4
Willard Harvey Jr.
Highland Publishers and Photographs
$25.00
This 96 page book features black and white and color photographs of the railroad equipment running through the Ohio valley. It features many images of diesel and steam locomotives and streetcars.
Railroads of Pennsylvania
Lorett Treese
$19.95
Divides the state into regions and explores the major railroads, recounts the lore, profiles the individuals involved, and identifies places one can go to experience the relics of rail culture.
Tourist Trains 2007/2008
$18.95
This completely new guide to tourist train sites in North America is both a guidebook of selected train sites and a directory to hundreds of other fascinating train-related attractions. The guided selections give enhanced information about when to go, how to get there, and tips on what to do when you get there. Includes more than 100 photos of favorite train spots selected by the editors of Trains magazine. Directory listings cover hundreds more train tourism sites including out-of-the-way displays of steam engines or old-time rolling stock and museums. Includes a laminated discount card good for hundreds of dollars in savings on admissions prices.
Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway
Howard V. Worley, Jr.
$28.95
American history in the mid to late 19th century was written by the building of the railroads. Behind each railroad were men who conceived, financed, built, and operated them.
West Side Belt Railroad
Howard V. Worley, Jr.
Price: $34.95
The West Side Belt Railroad was one of Pittsburgh's most strategic and historically important railroads from the late 1890s to the road's sad demise in 1928. You'll learn the evolution of operations on this gutsy railroad, see its role in the development of Pittsburgh and surrounding communities, follow the routes it served, and much more. Rare photographs, detailed maps and nostalgic timetables also help recount the story of this unique railroad.
Last modified on July 16, 2008