As far as RailRoad books go, I have a few only,, I have these: Amtrak Consist Of The 1970's,, And The Field Guide To Modern Diesels -------------------------
There bolth great books, And I'm looking for more,, What in your opion would you say are the best titles?
Hope to here what you say
------------------ JONATHON D. ORTIZ
Posted by yukon11 (Member # 2997) on :
Jonathon: Another book you might find interesting is "Rail Ventures- A Comprehensive Guide to Train Travel in North America". I have the 5th edition, but there are now 7 editions, with the possibility of an 8th coming out in the future. The book covers the routes of Amtrak, the Canadian VIA, as well as Mexican train routes. It is a guide to various cities, towns, and places of interest based on train mile posts. You may be able to still pick one up at Amazon.com. The Editor is Jack Swanson.
Posted by dilly (Member # 1427) on :
"Streamliners: History of a Railroad Icon" by Mike Scafer and Joe Welsh is my current favorite.
It's entirely devoted to pre-Amtrak passenger trains from the 1930s to the 1970s, with lots of vintage exterior and interior color photos.
It's cheap, too. You can still find it in the "transportation" section at many Barnes & Noble bookstores for $12.99.
Posted by RRRICH (Member # 1418) on :
My choices are "Some Classic Trains" and "More Classic Trains", both by Arthur Dubin (?) -- they are large hardbound books, with tons and tons of old (black-and-white only) train photos and stories about many old classic passenger trains and routes -- I don't know where you would find them, though, since they were both published many years ago. Check amazon.com, or check in a large book outlet such as Barnes & Noble or Books-a-Million. They can probably be ordered, if they are still in print.
Posted by PullmanCo (Member # 1138) on :
IIRC Kalmbach destroyed the plates to Some Classic Trains sometime in the late 70s/early 80s.
It is most assuredly out of print.
When I see them on ebay (not often), the price goes stratospheric quickly!
Posted by PullmanCo (Member # 1138) on :
IIRC Kalmbach destroyed the plates to Some Classic Trains sometime in the late 70s/early 80s.
It is most assuredly out of print.
When I see them on ebay (not often), the price goes stratospheric quickly!
Posted by RRCHINA (Member # 1514) on :
Here is a site that has books from book dealers all over. Many times the same book but with different prices is shown because the dealers do not work in concert. They apparently are just using the site for sales exposure. http://www.abebooks.com/ Posted by chile2 (Member # 3110) on :
I would add in addition to abebooks.com, to take a look at www.bookfinder.com. It will bring up books listed on abebooks as well as other venues. These are typically independent out of print/used dealers large and small. The price differences reflected are usually due to the condition of the book and edition (first or later). Collectible mint condition and rare books command a higher price. Also, for books that are still available i.e.:in print, also call your local non-chain bookstore (if you still have one); they can often find & order the offbeat title that you won't find at the chains.
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Posted by CoastStarlight99 (Member # 2734) on :
Amtraking is also good. US and North American Passenger Rail And the US Rail Traffic Atlas www.railbooks.com
Twilight of the Great trains by Fred Frailey is a great one if you're interested in the downfall of the streamline era, immediately pre Amtrak. Its almost like being a fly on the wall of the railroad management offices 40 years ago.
I second Dilly's recommendation of the Shafer & Welsh books. They've actually done a lot of "streamliner" books, though I'm not entirely sure what the differences are. They all claim to cover much the same thing. I've got Classic American Streamliners which also has a lot of great illustrations.
John Grant's Great American Rail Journeys a companion to the PBS series, is nice, too, and more or less current.
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Are there any books out there yet all about Superliners? I haven't found any and I wish there were some as I think it would make for some interesting reading.
