The Armour Yellow fleet of “Uncle Pete” is examined in more than 200 color photos across the system.

Jim Boyd's Southern Pacific epic continues during the 1970s as the railroad enters a troubled period.  The best SP color photography ever published!

The last two decades of the SP saw a surprising variety of color schemes. This exciting period plus a 1950s retrospective of steam and first generation diesel provide the theme of this new book.

A stroll through the color photography archive of the Southern Pacific reveals some extremely interesting equipment. Taken by the road’s marketing, purchasing, and public relations departments mainly during the 1950s and 60s, this first volume is a 100% company photography and thus not a comprehensive look at the road’s roster. Plenty of piggyback and truck photography for the rubber-tire enthusiasts!

Volume 2 continues the examination of SP’s equipment roster covering SP and SSW tank cars, box cars, gondolas, hoppers, flat cars, auto racks, and refrigerator cars using the best color railfan photography available.

Color coverage of SP equipment is completed with Business & Official cars, passenger cars, cabooses, MofW equipment, intermodal cars, auto racks and leased equipment.

Travel along with SP "company" photographers as they cover assignments to capture steam-powered freights and passenger trains, new diesels and special events in full color. These photos were commissioned by the SP in the late 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s for all types of corporate purposes — advertising, brochures, annual reports, etc. Straight from the corporate archives — many never before seen!

The all-color story of the Mainline Thru The Rockies during the last years of standard gauge steam and the years when FT’s and PA’s were common. Noted historian Ross Grenard guides the reader through scenic Colorado eloquently explaining the D&RGW operations and innovations during the ‘50 and ‘60s.

Tour the D&RGW from Grand Junction to the SP interchange at Ogden through more than 230 vintage color photographs. Every type of diesel from FT to SD45 is lensed in this most spectacular setting. There’s even a little steam in this station-by-station itinerary.

A year-by-year look back at the "Mainline Through the Rockies" starting in 1947. Follow the transition from bankruptcy to merger, Mallets to GP60s in more than 240 color photos.

Examine the last of Rio Grande steam in main line freight and passenger service followed by a down the roster look at everything from FT’s to SD9’s. Detailed by a former D&RGW employee.

Spectacular scenery surrounds the GP30's and SD45's of the Action Road during its final decade.

Grande Gold passenger cars and “Cookie Box” boxcars are just a small part of the fascinating roster of this fabled road. Three hundred color photos (98% standard gauge) are expertly captioned by DRGW authority Jim Eager.

The all-color photographic perspective of a Division Engineer of the Rio Grande during the 1950s and 60s, both in his work and hobby.

This electrified freight and passenger train railroad blanketed the Los Angeles area. The “Big Red Cars”, Southern Pacific influence, vintage street scenes are all to be found in this book.

More than 250 vintage views of PE operations in the 40s and 50s. Includes rare views of freight equipment and other unusual items!

A rare look back at the streetcar systems that served the cities of San Diego and Los Angeles, California.  More than 250 color photos from the 1940s and 50s.

Tour the “Feather River Route” with a WP engineer who was also mighty good with a camera. Bob Larson photographed everything from FTs to Bicentennial units across the entire system.

More than 300 vintage color photos of the equipment roster of "the Feather River Route".  From the flashy orange, black and silver box cars on its freight roster to the glittering of its equipment contributed to the CZ pool, WP was a class act.

The first in a multi-volume set that will cover the Milwaukee Road from one end to the other during the period when one could see Hiawathas propelled by everything from 4-4-2s to Bi-Polars to Erie-builts. This volume covers the territory east of the city of Milwaukee and showcases many varieties of the road’s steam and diesel operations centered around the Chicago area.

A 128-page hardcover book of all-color photographs taken entirely in the namesake city of the Milwaukee Road. This book contains the most impressive color array of steam and first generation diesels ever contained in a Milwaukee book. The intriguing saga of the Milwaukee is encapsulated in this colorful look at the road from the 1940s to its demise.

Begin our tour in Milwaukee again with a look back at Erie-builts, E7s, and vintage steam. Then join a tour of the remainder of Wisconsin, station-by-station, along with Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Detailed captions along with rare color photography of the early Milwaukee electric operations make this a must have book.

Beginning in 1951, two eager Midwesterners, Sandy Goodrick and Bill Janssen began a quest to chronicle the electric operation of the Milwaukee Road in color. Their beautiful Kodachromes on Bi-polars and maroon-and-orange "Little Joes" are magnificently reproduced in this 128-page hardcover.

The first in a two-part series covers the passenger fleet in both maroon-and orange and the latter day yellow schemes. Also contains cabooses and non-revenue equipment. All with expert commentary.

The revenue freight equipment of the Milwaukee Road is illustrated in more than 300 vintage color photos. Box cars, gondolas, hoppers, they're all here in this 128-page hardcover.

Over 280 color photos of stations, signals, shops, yards, and other segments of the physical plant along the right of way Chicago to Los Angeles from the late 1950s to 1990.

Santa Fe’s branch line network was quite extensive, handling everything from unit coal trains to single cars of Kansas grain. Explore the stations and other railroad owned buildings of the ATSF in almost 300 color photos.

The Narrow Gauge’s last days as a common carrier are chronicled in magnificent color work by master photographers Robert F. Collins, Emery Gulash and others.

Join Jim Boyd in exploring the Milwaukee Road of the 1960s in his Mid-west homeland, from FM C-liners and H16-44s to Hiawathas with Skytops and branchline locals to the UP Cities streamliners.

The editor emeritus of Railfan Magazine continues his journey west on the Milwaukee Road photographing everything from new EMD FP45s to ancient E50 electrics.

A wonderful chronological look at Western Pacific’s motive power development from the end of steam to the UP merger. Lots of great action!

Two intrepid travelers traveled American (and Canadian) lines in the 15 year period immediately following World War II. They photographed everything from vanishing steam and brand new diesels to hobos riding atop moving box cars.CP, MILW, DRGW, ATSF, UP, SP and much more!

Denver hobby shop owner's photos of the steam to diesel transition years on Colorado's famous "Joint Line" between Denver and Pueblo and the FW&D in Texas. Santa Fe, Rio Grande, C&S, FW&D, Rock Island, MoPac and Colorado & Wyoming.

Photographer Dick Donat was an active member of the Pacific Rail Society during the 1950's and recorded its rail activities and the changeover from steam to diesel on the UP, SP and ATSF.

The late Jim Ozment took his camera to work with him as a track upervisor on the D&RGW around Denver but was also a dedicated railfan in his free time.