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The Railroad Press Magazine is filled with railroad history, maps and photographs -- covering modern, vintage and classic trains. From ALCO and GE to EMD, we have the locomotive information you are looking for! You will find diesel roster and builder lists, along with Locomotive Notes II -- one of the most comprehensive and detailed diesel news columns in the country! Past railroads covered include the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, Amtrak, Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe, BNSF, Southern Pacific, Rock Island, Penn Central, Chessie System, Conrail, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Lehigh Valley, Delaware & Hudson (D&H), Reading Railroad, Erie Lackawanna, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Susquehanna (NYS&W), New Haven, Lehigh & New England (L&NE), Boston & Maine, Jersey Central (CNJ), Soo Line, Norfolk & Western (N&W) Birmingham Southern, SLSF - the "Frisco,"Louisville & Nashville, Southern Railway, Reading & Northern, SEPTA, Kansas City Southern (KCS), Lehigh & Hudson River (L&HR), Grand Trunk Western (GTW), Western Pacific, Oahu Railway & Land Co. and also the Ringling Brothers Circus train, James E Strates Carnival train, the 1947 Freedom Train, the Friendship Train, the 1975-76 American Freedom Train and the Merci Train.

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Baltimore & Ohio: Rails Across the Heartland

Toledo-Cincinnati (Glendale)

in Color (Hardcover)

This newest ALL COLOR hardcover book from The Railroad Press...

This is the third in a series of high-quality hardcover B&O books covering the 1960's into the 1980's. The spectacular photography that has been carefully selected for this book shows much more than just the trains. Get a good look at towers (inside and out), interlockings, junctions, stations, bridges, signals and more! Plus, this book offers a wealth of operational details, including freight train schedules and maps of major cities. Hardcover 144 All-Color pages, only $59.95 retail.

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