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Farewell to Steam $9.99 Full performer name: Railroad Sounds/Various Artists.

The Renaissance of the Railroad $24.02 Although its author does not put it that way, the book bearing that title could well be put as A story that needs to be told. Indeed, the chronicle of a mighty transformation that is too often overshadowed by other events. . At the beginning of the 20th century the steam locomotive powered train was supreme in transportation. Then by mid century it had all but disappeared. Yet at the dawn of the new century the auto, truck, and airplane was little more than a hobby of the few. That railroad at the turn of the century had a dramatic excitement and position in the culture of its own. Yet now, at the present beginning of the new 21st century that railroad still occupies a prominent place in the world of transportation. It did not suffer the fate of the horse and buggy, as commonplace in the late 19th, century. Instead, the railroad underwent a transformation as dynamic as the auto, truck and plane, and even the oncoming telephone, radio, moving picture and television and computer. That steam powered Iron Horse has been replaced by the dieselelectric locomotive, the electric train, and even as the 21st century emerged, the floating train maglev. But there was far more to that transformation indeed. That is the story that has been told more comprehensively than ever before in the just public book of that title. And it shows together how well man and machine have worked together to draw upon other emerging technologies and advances that swept into reality far more in the 20th century than any time in the history of man. Author: Richter, Frank Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 247 Publication Date: 2005/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inches

Building a Railroad $22.95 The Shelf2Life Trains Railroads Collection provides a unique opportunity for researchers and railroad enthusiasts to easily access and explore pre1923 titles focusing on the history, culture and experience of railroading. From the revolution of the steam engine to the thrill of early travel by rail, railroads opened up new opportunities for commerce, American westward expansion and travel. These books provide a unique view of the impact of this type of transportation on our urban and rural societies and cultures, while allowing the reader to share the experience of early railroading in a new and unique way. The Trains Railroads Collection offers a valuable perspective on this important and fascinating aspect of modern industrialization. Author: American Hoist Derrick Co/ American Hoist . Derrick Company Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 70 Publication Date: 2010/04/25 Language: English Dimensions: 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.14 inches

The Railroad Problem $61.87 The Shelf2Life Trains Railroads Collection provides a unique opportunity for researchers and railroad enthusiasts to easily access and explore pre1923 titles focusing on the history, culture and experience of railroading. From the revolution of the steam engine to the thrill of early travel by rail, railroads opened up new opportunities for commerce, American westward expansion and travel. These books provide a unique view of the impact of this type of transportation on our urban and rural societies and cultures, while allowing the reader to share the experience of early railroading in a new and unique way. The Trains Railroads Collection offers a valuable perspective on this important and fascinating aspect of modern industrialization. Author: Academy of Political Social Science Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 444 Publication Date: 2010/04/25 Language: English Dimensions: 7.00 x 10.00 x 1.00 inches

Titans of Steam - $12.99 The English documentary Titans of Steam (one in a series of nonfiction films on the British railroad, which also includes the release Strange Trains) highlights the fact that, in addition to the British Rail Company, four major rail lines have crisscrossed Great Britain for 40 years — the Southern Railway, the Great Western Railway, the London & North Eastern Railway, and the London, Midland & Scottish Railway. The film then poses the question of survival, asking which cars have remained intact over the decades — and how they are currently being preserved for contemporary passengers. The program studies such examples as The London, Midland & Scottish Railway steam engines; the London & North Eastern Railway Locomotives (including The Flying Scotsman and Sir Nigel Gresley models) and the Mighty Pacific cars on the Southern Railway. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Requiem for Steam : The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden $62.11 No Synopsis Available

Steam : An Enduring Legacy – The Railroad Photographs of Joel Jensen $48.75 No Synopsis Available

N Gauge Trains – It’s Their Size That’s So Engaging!

N gauge trains are the smallest of the three most popular sizes and by some accounts, second only in popularity to HO gauge. N gauge trains are built to a scale of 1:160, that is, one one hundred and sixtieth the size of the real locomotive or coach being depicted. The trains run on diminutive tracks that are spaced nine millimeters apart, hence the name N – for nine. If O gauge is the granddaddy of model railroading, N is the new kid on the block. Bachmann, the world’s biggest manufacturer of model train equipment has an extensive range of American N gauge locomotives and rolling stock.

Cute – but what’s the real appeal for the serious modeler?

N gauge trains are half the size of their HO brothers, so whatever you can do in HO in a given space, you can achieve double that with N. This obviously has appeal for the serious hobbyist who has only limited space to give to the railroad empire. It is no coincidence that Japan, with its small apartments and restricted living spaces is also one of the major producers of N gauge equipment for the domestic and export markets.

But there is another, more subtle advantage to choosing N. Somehow, the relationship of the trains to the miniature worlds they run in looks particularly “right” in N gauge. You can model the mountains bigger, the canyons and gulches deeper, the forests denser. And finally, a mainline express loco, with nine to ten coaches behind, all too often just looks wrong in HO, unless you are lucky enough to have yards of relatively straight mainline track in your basement. With an N gauge train, you can get away with it on a much more modest sized length of trackbed.

But so much detail is lost when you shrink it that much.

Yes, and O gauge modelers say exactly the same thing about HO; live-steamers the same about O gauge. The real issue is to look at how much detail the manufacturers are managing to incorporate. Bachmann’s EMD DD40AX (with Digital Command Control) or if steam is your thing, Bachmann’s big 4-8-4s, available for a number of different roads, are pretty much the state of the miniature injection-molding art. Do you want to really spoil yourself? Just take a look at the articulated C & O 2-6-6-2 in Bachmann’s Spectrum range. And of course, if money’s not an object, finally, the brass loco makers have turned their attention to the burgeoning N gauge train market. N gauge brass is still rarer than HO, but that’s changing.

Smaller…and cheaper?

Well, no. Cost is about the same as HO. That being said, there are some wonderfully inexpensive N gauge train sets out there. Bachmann has plenty of starter sets as well as individual locomotives and rolling stock that won’t blow the household budget. The very nice Thunder Valley set, headed by the classic EMD GP40, with two cars, track and powerpack, all there in the box, is below $100.00. A personal favorite of mine is the Yard Boss: two cars, caboose, track, powerpack and saving the best until last, Bachmann’s tough little 0-6-0 Yard Switcher and tender. Yes, I’m a die-hard steam fan and it’s that little slope-back tender that gets my pulse racing.

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Farewell to Steam $9.99 Full performer name: Railroad Sounds/Various Artists.

The Renaissance of the Railroad $24.02 Although its author does not put it that way, the book bearing that title could well be put as A story that needs to be told. Indeed, the chronicle of a mighty transformation that is too often overshadowed by other events. . At the beginning of the 20th century the steam locomotive powered train was supreme in transportation. Then by mid century it had all but disappeared. Yet at the dawn of the new century the auto, truck, and airplane was little more than a hobby of the few. That railroad at the turn of the century had a dramatic excitement and position in the culture of its own. Yet now, at the present beginning of the new 21st century that railroad still occupies a prominent place in the world of transportation. It did not suffer the fate of the horse and buggy, as commonplace in the late 19th, century. Instead, the railroad underwent a transformation as dynamic as the auto, truck and plane, and even the oncoming telephone, radio, moving picture and television and computer. That steam powered Iron Horse has been replaced by the dieselelectric locomotive, the electric train, and even as the 21st century emerged, the floating train maglev. But there was far more to that transformation indeed. That is the story that has been told more comprehensively than ever before in the just public book of that title. And it shows together how well man and machine have worked together to draw upon other emerging technologies and advances that swept into reality far more in the 20th century than any time in the history of man. Author: Richter, Frank Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 247 Publication Date: 2005/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inches

Building a Railroad $22.95 The Shelf2Life Trains Railroads Collection provides a unique opportunity for researchers and railroad enthusiasts to easily access and explore pre1923 titles focusing on the history, culture and experience of railroading. From the revolution of the steam engine to the thrill of early travel by rail, railroads opened up new opportunities for commerce, American westward expansion and travel. These books provide a unique view of the impact of this type of transportation on our urban and rural societies and cultures, while allowing the reader to share the experience of early railroading in a new and unique way. The Trains Railroads Collection offers a valuable perspective on this important and fascinating aspect of modern industrialization. Author: American Hoist Derrick Co/ American Hoist . Derrick Company Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 70 Publication Date: 2010/04/25 Language: English Dimensions: 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.14 inches

The Railroad Problem $61.87 The Shelf2Life Trains Railroads Collection provides a unique opportunity for researchers and railroad enthusiasts to easily access and explore pre1923 titles focusing on the history, culture and experience of railroading. From the revolution of the steam engine to the thrill of early travel by rail, railroads opened up new opportunities for commerce, American westward expansion and travel. These books provide a unique view of the impact of this type of transportation on our urban and rural societies and cultures, while allowing the reader to share the experience of early railroading in a new and unique way. The Trains Railroads Collection offers a valuable perspective on this important and fascinating aspect of modern industrialization. Author: Academy of Political Social Science Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 444 Publication Date: 2010/04/25 Language: English Dimensions: 7.00 x 10.00 x 1.00 inches

Titans of Steam - $12.99 The English documentary Titans of Steam (one in a series of nonfiction films on the British railroad, which also includes the release Strange Trains) highlights the fact that, in addition to the British Rail Company, four major rail lines have crisscrossed Great Britain for 40 years — the Southern Railway, the Great Western Railway, the London & North Eastern Railway, and the London, Midland & Scottish Railway. The film then poses the question of survival, asking which cars have remained intact over the decades — and how they are currently being preserved for contemporary passengers. The program studies such examples as The London, Midland & Scottish Railway steam engines; the London & North Eastern Railway Locomotives (including The Flying Scotsman and Sir Nigel Gresley models) and the Mighty Pacific cars on the Southern Railway. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Requiem for Steam : The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden $62.11 No Synopsis Available

Steam : An Enduring Legacy – The Railroad Photographs of Joel Jensen $48.75 No Synopsis Available

Steam & Steel 2012 Wall Calendar $13.99 The Norfolk and Western Railway was the last American railroad to abandon steam and convert to diesel. During the mid-1950s, O. Winston Link (1914 – 2001) created a photographic legacy of this period of American rail history which remains unrivaled.

Ocean Shore Railroad $79.66 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Ocean Shore Railroad was intended to be built from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, California, via a route along the Pacific coastline. Incorporated in May of 1881, with construction beginning in 1905 at both ends, but the line was never completed. The April 18, 1906, earthquake caused major damage and delayed completion of the railroad. A major tunnel was built at Devils Slide; another tunnel was built near Davenport. There were numerous bridges and trestles along the route. The tracks from San Francisco were completed as far south as Tunitas Creek, south of Half Moon Bay. The tracks north from Santa Cruz were completed as far north as Swanton, north of Davenport. Trackage within the city of San Francisco was electrified, while the rest of the line was operated with steam locomotives, and later, with selfpropelled railcars. Despite significant passenger patronage, especially on weekends, the railroad never recovered from losses in the 1906 earthquake and failed to attract enough freight traffic to cover increasing deficits. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 114 Publication Date: 2010/08/13 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.27 inches

Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad $109.93 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad is a steampowered heritage railroad in L hain, Hawaii. The LKPRR operates the Sugar Cane Train, a 6mile, 40minute trip in openair coaches pulled by vintage steam locomotives. The tracks connect Lahaina with Puukolii, stopping briefly at Kaanapali. A narrator points outs sites of interest during the trip, which crosses a 325foot curved wooden trestle whose elevation yields panoramic views of neighboring islands and the West Maui Mountains. The line follows a 6mile stretch of historic rightofway originally constructed to haul sugar cane from the sugar plantation fields in K anapali to the Pioneer Mill in Lahaina. At one time, the island had over 200 miles of rails connecting the sugar plantations to the mills. Trucks, however, largely replaced the railroads by the middle 20th Century. In 1969, A.W. Mac McKelvy and the Makai Corporation created the railroad in order to illustrate this part of Hawaiis past. Author: Apostolis, Dismas Reinald Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 164 Publication Date: 2011/07/18 Language: English Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.38 inches

Chelatchie Prairie Railroad $65.33 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad is a heritage railroad and former freight railroad in Yacolt, Washington. Freight service was taken over by the Lewis and Clark Railway in 1987. The excursions travel through the historic logging country of beautiful North Clark County, Washington, from the town of Yacolt to Lucia Falls and returning, stopping for a halfhour at Moulton Falls Park. A trestle crosses the Lewis River. Currently excursions are operated using a former Hammond Lumber Company 282T steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company, a former Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Pullman car, an openair car, and two cupola cabooses of Burlington Northern heritage. Upon leaving Yacolt, the train operates in reverse to Lucia, allowing passengers in one of the two cabooses to have a forwardfacing view. Author: Garfield, Norton Fausto Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 60 Publication Date: 2011/07/19 Language: English Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.14 inches

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 18501963 $58.94 When the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was founded in 1850, it was the first major railroad in the west, and the only one headquartered in Kentucky. In the twentieth century, the LN grew into one of the nations major rail systems, reaching from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley and down to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Kincaid Herr worked for the Louisville and Nashville for more than forty years, and this book originated as a series of articles that he wrote for LN Magazine between 1939 and 1942. After various printings through the 1940s and 50s, this fifth edition, completely revised and updated, was released in 1964. The 1950s saw the reluctant abandonment of the old steam engine (the LN was a major coalcarrying railroad) in favor of the diesel. During the late 1950s and early 60s, the railroad experienced significant expansion in the South, where the economy was being fueled by new industry. Coal, automobiles, mail, and passengers all counted on the LN to get them around the region. Herr traces the development and expansion of the LN system over a century and profiles important company figures, such as longtime LN president Milton Smith. Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan and railroad bandit Morris Slater also find their place in this entertaining history. Four appendices on topics ranging from the materials used to build trains to passenger equipment to motive power round out the complete, but accessible, account. Even after all these years, this volume remains the concise, illustrated history of The Old Reliable for its many fans around the world. Author: Herr, Kincaid A. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 408 Publication Date: 2009/11/13 Language: English Dimensions: 7.00 x 9.99 x 0.85 inches

Steam & Steel 2013 Wall Calendar $14.99 The Norfolk and Western Railway was the last American railroad to abandon steam and convert to diesel. During the mid-1950s, O. Winston Link (1914 – 2001) created a photographic legacy of this period of American rail history which remains unrivaled. UPC: 764453089387 EAN: 9781416289388

Thomas and the Magic Railroad - $8.99 The internationally popular children’s television program Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (shown in the United States as part of the PBS series Shining Time Station) makes its way onto the big screen in this feature-length adventure. On her way to see her Grandpa Burnett (Peter Fonda), young Lily (Mara Wilson) gets on the wrong train and ends up lost. Fortunately, she meets the tiny Mr. Conductor (Alec Baldwin), who shows her a magical railway where the plucky little steam engine Thomas (voice of John Bellis) pulls the line from the enchanted town of Shining Time to the island of Sodor. Thomas’ rival is the bigger (and meaner) Diesel Ten, who has already put one of Thomas’ allied engines, The Lady, out of commission. Without The Lady, the Conductor has no source for the magic gold dust that allows him to travel from Sodor to Shining Time in the wink of an eye, so Lily and Thomas have to find a way to find more for him. Thomas and the Magic Railroad also features Didi Conn as Stacy Jones (reprising her role from Shining Time Station) and Russell Means as Billy Two Feathers. Like the TV series, Thomas and the Magic Railroad is loosely based on the Thomas the Tank Engine books written by British children’s author Wilbert Vere Awdry. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

China Steam: Chasing China’s Chariots of Fire - $12.99 This program takes a look at the secret railroad built by the Chinese government, the existence of which is denied by Chinese authorities to this day. Investigating the secrets of the system, filmmaker John Agnew explores the wonders of the Chinese railroad system, traversing harsh and beautiful landscapes, as well as the intensely powerful steam engines that travel them. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

The Illustrated Pocket Railroad Dictionary $29.19 The Shelf2Life Trains Railroads Collection provides a unique opportunity for researchers and railroad enthusiasts to easily access and explore pre1923 titles focusing on the history, culture and experience of railroading. From the revolution of the steam engine to the thrill of early travel by rail, railroads opened up new opportunities for commerce, American westward expansion and travel. These books provide a unique view of the impact of this type of transportation on our urban and rural societies and cultures, while allowing the reader to share the experience of early railroading in a new and unique way. The Trains Railroads Collection offers a valuable perspective on this important and fascinating aspect of modern industrialization. Author: Colvin, Fred H. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 226 Publication Date: 2010/03/11 Language: English Dimensions: 7.44 x 9.68 x 0.47 inches

Houlahans Railroad Hand Book $39.64 The Shelf2Life Trains Railroads Collection provides a unique opportunity for researchers and railroad enthusiasts to easily access and explore pre1923 titles focusing on the history, culture and experience of railroading. From the revolution of the steam engine to the thrill of early travel by rail, railroads opened up new opportunities for commerce, American westward expansion and travel. These books provide a unique view of the impact of this type of transportation on our urban and rural societies and cultures, while allowing the reader to share the experience of early railroading in a new and unique way. The Trains Railroads Collection offers a valuable perspective on this important and fascinating aspect of modern industrialization. Author: Houlahan, Patrick H. Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 136 Publication Date: 2009/10/01 Language: English Dimensions: 6.14 x 9.21 x 0.37 inches